Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-20
cost 60 cts. per square
yard
Il duty of 30 per cent.
4 SIS.UO
S2i,600 90
$1,000 40

n duty of 30 per cent.
gives to the Treasury S2i,6O0 90
50 per cent $1,000 40
So that ly the operation OF the proposed Tariff the
undergraduates, who trade with Richmond, will be
compelled to pay upon this single article in duties
20 the Government until the .;Oth June 1925, the
sum of Sll,9Oi 66 cents, and after that time, the
enormous sum of $la.301 G6 cents, more than the :
NOW pay !.
According To TIC invoices before me ioned the ave
rage price ofthe saiiaticc viii, the charges may he
SET down ut y cents the running yard ut the place
whence imported. and the du;y thereon about q;
cents. According to the proposed Tariff OF 30 pei
cent the duty will be about IL cents, and al .sS 3
Will bc about ~ cents per running yard that i; to
say. instead OF the present heavy duty OF M per cent,
ad valorcm the proposed Bill will lew upon the con-
sumner Of this article about 81 1-2 per cent in one
case, ana ~ rcfcent III the other the nal
of the Article What is the effect. Adj TO these
enormous duties, the usual expenses Of purchas-
i's' shipping, Insurance, Freight, Mcrcau.;lc Pro-
h,, Nc. and the article which now cost the con-
sumner from 50 to % ccnts per running yard will pro-
badly cost him from 80 To T., cents lie cauro, ai-
ford to pay IL: he CGuhot purchase Il from the Ncr-
chant and the latter will cease TO irnpur. it, 1t IL
mounts then to Il prohibition. The Commercial
Capital, heretofore employed i'll the procurement; of
that aftIlc niuStbc thrown of that employment
The Importing merchant loses his profit: The 81
| orS their wages, the shp-owncr his freight and the
Government its revenue. But the toblcco-p uitier
must still procure his coarse wooicns and h. has no
other resort, but to the Northern Manufacturer
The latter sells some substituted article, [nos pro-
baby OF inferior value) only little lower than thu,
Increased price of the Foreign Article. The differ
cncc between The present price the Imported, urt-
cic and the price which the Northern Manufacture
VIII cost Inn, Is an entire loss to the Planter. Let
suppose that this difference is fom IL tn 20 cents
the running yard, (and it cannot possibly be lcss)
| ana the Planter must pay this tribute annually to
the Northern Capitalists without any equivalent to
himself, and with great loss to the Governments
And here lctus pause for moment and ask the Re-
prcScntaves of the People for what reason this trc-
nendous cNac,on is required fem the Planter? Ii
IS declared that the great object is, foster and
courage. .NaiioaGi Industry. What lSuo, the Plan
ter n paEt of the nation well rs the Manufactu-
reg and il you plumber part of the nation to
enrich another, tlo YOU thcrcbv encourage National
industry! No. This Is cgrcgiou, abuse of
Terms by which we to be CALLED and cheated
Whatever may be the object, ,!.2 effect of this mca-
sure viii be to foster L0cu! Industry, and to give
enormous profits To Local Capital! 1t will impov-
criSh Che Con while it Will enrich the Manu-
iacurcr We 10 most seriously protest against this
StrCng Iort conpsl the Southern Planters TO nav
more inan al Algcrine Tribute to the Northern Ca
ptalistS.
review ofmany ether parts Of tho proposed Ia
rli' viii iii play objections TOT it, equally iorcib!c
those we have urged. Thus it may be proved that
the proposed Duty on Plains will he an advance on
the nSt cost of from 30 To SO per cent according to
the origin cost. Oh Cotton goods, the minimum
cost ct wnic is fixed by the Bill at - cents per
square yafn. the Duty will be equally oppressive
thus on Printed CalicoeS wliich cost from - ia
IL the Duty will be from iii to 6 per cent on the
first cost OH Cotton Srtings costing :on, 4 1-2 to
3D. II will be from - to 10 per cent. On Cotton
brown Hollands which cost ID it will bc 72 per
cent On Cn>nbric MuSliuS which cost from 4d TO
Ia, viii be ttou 90 to % per cent. and Don with
many others.
Your hIemoraists will state one other example
81 tao effect to be expected from excessive Duties.--
ii IS proposed by the present scheme TO lay Il Duty
on wrought Nails of . cents per pound. In 1917,
the duty was ) cents. At that Duty there was Inn
ported into Richmond, and chiefly i'll American ships,
l|S,3IS lbs. giving to the Treasury $500 l6 The
Duty was subsequently raised to i cents and the
whole Import of Nails durin, The year 1922 into
the same port, entered the Custom House, con-
sisted OF
$50 lbs. in American vessels.
569jO in foreign do.