...should be abolished, and ad valorem duties upon the actual market value be substituted. That the duties should be so imposed as to operate as equally as possible...discriminating neither for nor against any class or section. The tariff of 1846 was framed substantially upon these principles. Duties averaged about twenty-two...

...be imposed on any article above the lowest rate which will yield the largest amount of revenue.* * * That the duty should be so imposed as to operate as...possible throughout the Union, discriminating neither for or against any class or section. * * * "While it is impossible to adopt any horizontal scale of duties,...

...fraudulent invoices and under-valuation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. 6th. That the duty should be so imposed as to operate as...discriminating neither for nor against any class or section. No horizontal scale of duties is recommended; because such a scale would be a refusal to discriminate...

...in their place — care being taken to guard against fraudulent invoices and undervaluation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. 6. That...discriminating neither for nor against any class or region.91 Along with other free-traders, Walker acknowledged that a 20 percent average duty would probably...

...stated that when considering tariffs, the government should adhere to a number of principles, including: 'That the duty should be so imposed as to operate...possible throughout the Union, discriminating neither for or against any class or region' .45 However, the Republican emphasis on the defence of the US worker...

...against fraudulent invoices and undervaluation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. 6th. That the duty should be so imposed as to operate as...discriminating neither for nor against any class or section. No horizontal scale of duties is recommended; because such a scale would be a refusal to discriminate...

...fraudulent invoices and under-valuation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. "6th. That the duty should be so imposed as to operate as...discriminating neither for nor against any class or section. Upon the propositions thus stated, the tariff act of 1846 was framed. The substance of these propositions...

...invoices and undervaluation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. 6th. That the duties should be so imposed as to operate as equally as possible...discriminating neither for nor against any class or section.21 Walker insisted that "experience proves that, as a general rule, a duty of twenty per cent...