Ramsey, Alexander. SPEECH OF ALEX. RAMSEY OF PENNSYLVANIA ON THE BILL FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE TARIFF. DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1846.
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Washington, D.C.: Printed at the Office of Blair and Rives, 1846. String bound pamphlet; 12 pp. Double column text. Stabbed and tied at inner margin. Title page with a few stains. Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), Whig Party U.S. House Member, later U.S. Senator and Secretary of War. He addresses free trade, the advantages and disadvantages of tariffs (he’s pro-tariff), and opines on direct taxation: “Direct taxation or direct protection are the true issues before the people, which are so speciously disguised under every name, from the horizontal to the perpendicular!”
| Author | Ramsey, Alexander |
|---|---|
| Title | SPEECH OF ALEX. RAMSEY OF PENNSYLVANIA ON THE BILL FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE TARIFF. DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1846. |
| Year of Publication | 1846 |
