David Seymour Autograph 1844 Letter Signed Not Graded. ...
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David Seymour Autograph 1844 Letter Signed Not Graded. Three pages of a bifolium. Washington, D.C. January 4, 1844. A letter from Seymore to "Stephen Warren Esq," discussing the 1844 vote on protectionist tariffs. Signed, "D L Seymour." In part: "We free trade men came into the House this morning in high spirits. They had a move...for a final vote on Mr. Dowell's resolution to make a more balanced tariff & which resolution was pending when we adjourned yesterday...The vote was taken and it stood as you will perceive, 84 for instructing the committee...102 against it...There were several members absent yet I do not think the result would have been materially varied by their presence. I came here prepared to find the South anti-tariff-but I did not expect to meet a free trade West. But almost every Democrat from the Western states is rank free trade, some for a horizontal tariff, some for a discriminating tariff, but all for a tariff for revenue merely and totally unwilling to reconsider protection." David Lowrey Seymore was Democratic Congressman from New York during two non-consecutive terms, from 1843 to 1845 and again from 1851 to 1853. In 1844, during President John Tyler's administration, tariffs emerged as a major political issue. The Panic of 1837 had triggered a major economic depression, and nearly a decade later, its effects were still being felt. Northern politicians generally supported high protective tariffs as a way to right the economy, while Southern leaders resisted raising rates beyond the 20% limit established by the 1833 Compromise Tariff. Although President Tyler was initially reluctant to increase tariffs, he eventually yielded in a move that later cost him a second term in the White House. The last page shows some wax stains and a larger tear. HID08101242017 www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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