Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-20
BERNARD PEYToN, Seerciury.
For the .Ncw York Erening Post.
To the People ofthe United States,
Fellow Citizens and Fellow Consumes.

| To the People ofthe United States,
Fellow Citizens and Fellow Consumers:
subject OF Importance to your pecuniarv in
tereSi, now before Congress, claims your M RITZ
cuiarattentloD. A certain class ofpersons, who
profess themselves the exclusive patrons of na-
tional industry, but who are most industrious in
promoting their own interests, have AT Iepntb
succeeded III procuring the report of = commit
tee IN favor of n new Tariff Of duties upon orr
imports, by which an cncreased tax is to be laid
upon almost every article of which you can Dos
slbly have occasion to make use.
The measure in contemplation is not merely
one OF temporary nature, It's effects will be per
nancnt. They will be felt in your every DAYS
experience. The contributions which Won arc
called upon to make are to be- drawn from vour
daiiy snstenancc; from the clothing YOU wear.
and from the habltations in which YOU reside ::
ana whether you arc merchants Or mechanics
whether you are ascriculturalistS, or mariners
every implement of your profession is TO be ,r,de
means Oh extoTtlng from you tax for the be-
ncht OF comparatively few individuals. To y
subject OF this nature You cannot surely remain
indifferent. The proposed NEW TARIFF il ;e
to he hoped will be examined BY every one of
You, that each may ask himself the Question
whet ler nc IS willing to submit to the irnnos;-
tons it requires.
~ ''oi,' w unnecessary 10 say more were IL
iiot lor 'ie hisialous manner in which it is pro-
posed, by the bill in question, TO asses The ~,
post on certain articles ofmost inheritance
The proposed duty on woolIcn mannf,ct,,rcs
Is liked at 30 per cent ad valorcm, till SOtb Juno
1875, and afterwards at SO 1-3 per cent IIoro
although the duty Is enormous, there is am an
Pearancc OF moderation to those unacouaintad
with tie subject; but by the provisions or tho
bill 1T is required that all miIed cloths ebaII bo
considered as having cost mt least 30 contc tI,o
square yard, with the addition required b,. I,,,,
and that unnilled cloths, s,Icl, as AanncI= s.,.
shall be considered as having cost at loaet An
cents per square yard, BY which process Of ca1-
culaton many of the cheaper kinds of cloths
| which do not perhaps cost originally half those
prices VIII be subjected to a duty of from GO 10
| 100 per cent. "
"ooilen cloths, such as are usually worn by
negroes III inc southern states, cost in England.
from 90 to 13d per yard of 81 a 30 inches ,v;Je
"a cloth that cost in England 81 ccn.s NO,
square yard, which IS a high estimate for tIo
quality worn by orr negroes at the soutb r,,,.t
ny the proposed tariff, pay duty of &C 2-3 pcr
| cent. P''
Low priced broad cloths and blue plains s,,cb
as are worn by orr searncn. ricrers rom, ,r,.,
kers, Journcynen, ship-CarpcnteTs. and otber
hard working mechanics, by the same process.
must pay duty of from so 90 per cent
Coarse ba'zes and nanncls worn also bv similar
classes OF our citizens in the scaports. and bv \
large proportion Of the people Of the counirv
VIII pay tax Of from 80 a sc 2-5 percent.
Planters, farmers and mechanics. can Won
consent toa measure like this Can any friends
oil our Iabouring poor consent to tho nnpoeif;nn
OF such am enormous tax upon the necessary an
Parel Of the INDECENT; "P
Inc same art'ice IS practisci in tho proposed
method ofestilnating the duty On cotton goods.