Mr. WILSON. I have only to say on that point that we had to raise money to support the Government, and we adjusted the generally on revenue principles. Sometimes and in somethings we departed from the revenue principle and adopted protection; but generally the protection that we have received in Massachusetts and in the country generally hasbeenincidental to revenue. Now, we have to raise 140 or 150 millions a year in gold. Duties must be laid to produce that result. I know that as a consequence of the imposition of duties, to thatextent, if they are laid fairly and accordin to any principles acknowledged and as sound principles at home or abroad, there will be incidental protection enough to the productive interests of the country; and I have no anxiety upon that point. But, sir, I have no idea that there is o any in this bill. Put a principle of any kind in it, and you can blow it to atoms. It is simply an arrangement, a sort of a conglom eration. I do not complain of it because it is so, for I do not see how we could adopt anything else in the Present condition of the country. Our great trouble has been brought upon us by the necessities of the country, by the enormous currency that we have. The Senfrom Indiana [Mr. HENDRicks] told us in his speech today that he was opposed to reducing this currency; and I have i. latelythat from portions of the country where the bill now pending is denounced, and portions of the country, too, from which denun ciations are heaped upon Massachusetts or NewEngland in regard to it, petitions are coming in against any reduction of this 7 or 800 millions of irredeemable paper. I believe sound policy requires that this Government should tend toward the resumption of specie payments at as reason able a day as possible. I would not Press it beyond a reasonable, steady policy. In adjusting these tariff duties at this time I have no fear whatever of the result so far as my State is concerned. But I have noticed another thing here, and I have noticed it with pain, that the general drift and tendency of the amendments that have been made has been to strike at my State or section of the country. Now, sir, I am ready to take my share of the responsibility of the action upon this bill. I voted last year against acting upon the House bill in order that the measure might be deliberately and carefully considered; and I believe more mind, more thought, more reflection has been put upon this tariff bill than all the tariff bills that have been made for the last half a century in this country. I have not a doubt of it; and we shall have a better bill now than we would have had if we had acted upon the House bill at the last session. I say am ready to take my share of the responsibility of passing this meas. ure and of every denunciation that may be made upon it. I am anxious to make these adjustments on as sound principles as possible, to make the bill as perfect as we can, to take care, not only of the interests of Massachusetts, but of all sections of the country, manufacturing, agricultural, mechanical, and commercial. But what do we have here? Everybody is talking just as though we of Massachusetts were living on the bounty of this Government; as though they hold us in the hollow of their hands, and if they close their hands we die. I tell them we can live, adjust your tariff as you please. We are no pensioners, and we are reasonably independent.