The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-20
Fron he Sudcm f.HasS.) Obseyter
TIL TARIFF.

" Exorhitant dates nnlnported articles
Lscr,e Ia brart general splrt of snug
ogms which is always pl.ladclal 10 the
lair trader, and eventually 10 the rr'rnnr
lhsrlf They teud To read.r Other classes
nj the community trjbntaIy IN IN imPro-
per degree to the mt9utteturieg ciuSSes, To
enan they gave \ premature monopoly ri
ue markets Thry sumetimrs force IN
dElry ont otlis most natula Al channels iat"
others in winch it flows with less adyan
hsr. Aud IN the last place ting cypress
tie mug.tat. = Ftdrrallst NJ. 81.
AR. EDITOR,
L. my List communication | Cndea-
sorel To advert - the great principles
Of pnhlical economy, winch very clearly
drannStr,ttr the ruuous tendency at the
whole system of duties adv oCatcd by the
/ manufacturers sIiil NOW attempt IL
state the Immediate elects of The tariff al
mescul proposri, on III" Other clt-ses Ia
tie COMMUNITY. il Congress should be 81
far deceived as ~ pass IT..
The SAM drccptIoh IS now attenpted
10 be practisrd winch succeeded II 1915
when duty Ut a"ariy 100 per crni. wa
Imposed on India Coltuus, by enar'inS That
cloth costing or : cents per sd'r5r" ynd
should be cunsi lerrd as costing "a trat7,
anil should pay a duty "t - per rcat.--
The cheapest linen goods imported cost
about 100 cents pr squire yard. Bt this
hItthey airte br supposed "a cast - ends.
AID 10 pay "A duty ot ~ per cent, an7unt-
m Ia about 80 per crat ri lh',r cost
Far cheapest iaar,l., .mPorted, 'ost 2o@
cents per y IA trr vari, aid ,,c by tnis III
Il he suppn,rd 10 c"si 10 cent, and l.
pig 4 du(y Of 81 and dtrrward 333 pr
cat. a.nnanting iilally 10 81 per ernt. on
theif cost. lndu coitohs co ting Or I
cents, are to be cuu;lndrred - costing %
c4fts and To pay u datS al - per ernt'
amounting Ia about 40 per cfni. On ta"it
est. TIN cheapest EaSlien coii"n cloths
costing III ernts, ar 10 be- supposed II
ra't 81 cents, and h pay per cent amour
tug III 80 per cent. OF rlr cost.
Iron IN bars is to pay ,iaty Of 4 pei
sent. and the manufacturers of iron cheal
sheVcis and t"oGs, cheap maud siAs, sc
ram 20 To gao per cent.
Hemp j. 10 pay Il duty Of II per cent
and C9riagr duty uf about 81 per crat
On ali or!.!r! Of H'r4"w-, duties were
flfnrry pad according To tneir vaIpr
saw, and "f almost every oih"r cheap ar
rCle from Il Hardware storr, = tF'N l.
rty a. mach tax as the purchaser OF IN
best
By this bill itthr lutirs amount to a pre-
hbIion. which is Intended, 100 Nmrr'ca
ships OF $40 toms each, will b" thrown ct
sIethplsy as iuipuriin1 sttips, As aho"t IN
snnmlt of tonnage is annually tnP"y'
- the nport ,tioa af he'np and iron d"
all Ahcr Amrr.can |r-s, Is which are ,e''
fiaytd in TIM importation u! goods "h''
arr attended Ivy rh.- hill To he excl
dea, tanouaring probably t" some h"
drrd of thousands of tons Will hr r. no''
nsr!es9, except for IA" tSportal'"n ol L
Erdiacts OF or Own son and "Ht nv
c,aras nus, charge double Irrl5A ITS GA tht
rs their shirs must come empty non
aHd foreign nations will prohahiy soon Z
pf>e rs al the carriage OF THESE Pr"oh'
our cotton. rlcr, sc. by imposing hr q.
duties apoutn their lntpnrtail"n, 10 G inter
ihe enarmnIs duties sc impose ca ~
Manufactures