The tariff law was not, therefore, consistent with any general principle, but it was nearer so than the one in force before its passage, and the necessity of passing some law that would reduce taxation was so imperative that the differences between the two Houses were readily compromised.
Sherman reflects on the compromises made in passing the tariff law to reduce taxation.
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