Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-07

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The lowest duty is 80 l.s ~
then does he Il,
A difference of one and
If there be as error of hi,
can 1t be SO material as y
whole mass of testimony !,
nit that all the 'eslimop,
greater inaccuracy, vos% 10
of every man in the Foo. W.
of the justice of the r,I.'
If there be no greater is
testimony from the fac, :
posed by the gentleman !.
and 81, then is the ,.,,;,.
tally accurate. But h.
mistaken. If he will lo.,
again, he will find i,.t,ei
rage of the lowest du,i,
by the custom house is
What, sir, is mean, b,
the lowest duties ! It's
Of one {! but the avcraae
tics, as distinguished ll,,(|
duty. 1t is not therefore q
ty that is spoken Of, bu,
the II 10 and Is per cent ~
average is therefore LID
lowest duty. And my bv,W
with his excellent und,,
acuteness he has aceuiry
and the wisdom with whid
ence in the Senate has graz 4
IS entirely mistaken. NJ
friend is wrong in his FRS e
Is it not fair then % pre-
othcrs-and to excuse ,hM
for slight variations, when B
fallen into errGr! The oGjsIN
mittee of merchants Was &
there were two great cIaa =
that the highest duty wa, Il
perage OF the lowest dui4 !
cent. l. is admitted tha, ]
rcd IN ar unlmportant speed
tiCIes. 1t isnot true, for u
iron,nongery pays a duty al
1t is true as the pent.cr.i
that it pays 81 or So. BIZ /
there is a Gloss of duties /. !
ard that the lowest duG::
SO Is. The result Of I'd
equal quantities is create.
OF the average of aclu:I !,
viii place it precisely On
which the CONNIE tttce have 4
for instance a particular yai
like my HONORABLE friend, \
cumchts Of the Treasury
1857 there were imported !
amount cf Sc 10000 do.l.lI
duty Of II l.2 per cent
year 9,48O,CCO. leaving a
cent. the average of eQi,
at these duties, as now erent
but in the year stated, sbrr,
were imported, payilg / PEA
- 9, and one.6fth pass,
Iof Is per cent which gi'. .
result, as the duties now VI,
per cent. as stated BY tx
If gentlemen will ninutcly
facts, they must be salts;
that every material part
menls Of the merchants j. .
rect. The only error ~hie
man from Kentucky has ?
Iy, that certain ARTICLES e.
the committee, from New
bear a duty. as cal, alated
house, Of so per cent o
cost, has no real or prac.
the question before you,
extent. because the goods :
sist almost altogether OF
cles. There was no iItere
fore could have been no III
ceise-there was practice!
ton, because the errone"
did not fleet the question.
In relation to tie extra
are made to form S, lmpo'
,bi, di.cussion, the gei,ler
according 10 a rule OF law,
sum should be taken in ext
average Of the SUES gIvea-
traordinary profits are adf
from 5 to 10 per ceat, end
ing to the rule ailuGed 70,
is to be assumed as the e;
Now, sir, / Cannot recoile'
law by which the gent!cma
ed to assume The largest al
the average res uI'-,he las
the rule of law and The n
likewise applicable TO the
the extra prof., would thca
cent. Til, will b. the
claim Of the government J
this partnership in The pioS
the highest slim stated hy
is assumed, instead OF Ii
suit, it is denied that eva
the truth, and it is alleged,
TIA profits are niucb great
this any thing bu, vague 1t
If | were to enter into a !.
nation ofthe evidence OF
acting, l ccu!d prove Ire;