Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-05
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| mons additional increase. We say decidedly,
no."
THE TARIFF.
After giving sumo calculations on the pro-
posed Tariff ia writer in the Salem Observer
| concludes thus:
This system of fayoriism with regard to
| particular branches OF industry is not only eX-
iremely injurious with regard To the other
branches, but will eventually prove fatal to
tle very branches favored. The WalIham
mannlactory, with Its water power and labor
saving machinery. would have been Il profita-
hle establishment if 1t had been no more pro-
tcctrd than other branches of industry. Ii
actually was SO before such excessive encuu-
raSements were given. 4 single concern in
New England is supposed To have amassed
nearly d million OF dollars by the cotton ma
nnfactory, under common encouragement
Since the iaw imposing 80 per cent duty ON
cheap cotton cloths, the profits Of these two
establishments have been enormous. But the
enterprise OF Americans, with our free go
rernmeut and free inquiries, will never suffer
| Tor any length Uf time monopoly of exorbi-
| tant profits. Establishments Of this kind have
immensely increased. The profits are now
comparatively small and il is intended by
increasing the duties till they amount TO a
prohibition, tn rtstnre the business To its former
ever, will again produce similar increase Of
manufactures. The government will always
be under the necessity of obtaining revenue;
and when foreign productions virtually
prohibited, and the government are obliged TO
resort 10 direct taxes, the yeomanry whose
farms are taxed, will at once put an end to
this iavoritism, and leave manufacturers with
hundreds of competitors; when, if they had
been suffered Ia increase Only by uatur4 Al
. al. al. a y 4 Il Il
Just adequate to the wants of the country
The truth is, unless some distinction should
he made for she purpose of common defence, J
that every branch of industry in this country
is equally entitled To encouragement, and the
products of each should be pr objected by the
same duty nd vaiorem, although lis name might
be specific. The products Of the agriculturst
should not be- protected by duty of Is per
cent. ad valorem, and the fabric of the cottnn
manufacturers by a duty of 80 per cent. under
the deceptive appreciation of %. Any appli
cations IF industry which would thrive under
such equal duties would be thereby demon
sIrated to be the natural production Of the
country and it would be shown that any,
which could not, had been attempted before
the country had made such progress in i'm
provemenl would render them profitable.
trnst every citizen, upon reflection, will be
con' iDced that the present attempt of the ma
nuiaeturers To tax their fellow citizens is en-
tirely uniuslifable. Practical men further
kno" that his system of raising revenue by
incr easrg the duties is completely fallacious
The great cause of duties being so universally
and puuctua!ly paid in this country is, that
every merchant considers them as paid for the
support of the most excellent government in
the world, In the hands ofthe people, of which
he is one, and The theory of which is that the
rights of all individuals under it are equally
protected. But let the mere lkints, in common
wiih oih"r', once imagine that they are pay
ing millions of dollars for the exclusive bene-
d IF u small portion ef their fellow citizens,
uD more industrious than themselves, and they
will no longer hold in check. by their frowns,
those daring spirits who abound in all coun-
tries, and who, without character or capital,
st AL laws 1T defiance for chance of imme-
diiir gain. Smuggling to an Inbounded ex-
tent will NOT Only not be discountenapced hut
sill he encouraged by public sentiment. The
government will not only lose its revenue, but
that pure m 9raIity, which is the support Of
our republican institutions, will be almost
universally corrupted.
II Is incumbent on every citiZpn to resist
such attempts to exalt any particular class Of
citizens ut tn" expense Of the rest, because
tbs same injustice may he next attempted
against hiYlself, although he may happen 10
b"iong 10 the favored class at the present mo.
ncut.
Nzw TOEK, Jan. 27.-At special meeting
Of ne Chamber Of Commerce on Monday
evening the Goth inst. To- take toto consdera-
lioD the proposed Tariff, now before Congress,
the following resolutions were passed and or
dcrcd To he published
Bcsol'ed, ~ tlIe scnsr Of This Chamber, that
the true aud legitimate object oftaxaton is Re
venue, and that the power To- lay Il collect tax
- eiud establish Wp0sis, which is given 10
Congress by the Constitution of the United
Stairs, vas not granted with the intention,
nor Will i hcar the construction that il may
be 50 exercised, IS 10 cherish md elevate one
ciqss al NE erPense of all ne other classss Of
oar citizens. i
Resolved. That the Fill now before the
- use Of Representatives OF the United States
for altering the Tariff Of Duties, win, II il
should irc1ne law, he attended with the
most perdcjous consequences 10 the Conn
rlrrcc, NN igalion aud Agriculture orthe Uni
ted states tnat The Increased duties whicl, il
proposes ~ III operate as prohibitions and r.
s1iciigns on trade, wiz promote exclusive IND