The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-04
iYNcHBURG, OCTOBER !, 1927.
THE TARIFF

,,,oduced by the increased duties on cot
a. ,h,t the consequence of that increase
- not an addition, in the same extent 10 Inc
.f,be fabric. That on the contrary, not
..;,hs,,nding the higher rate Of duties, the TAD
...,,selves were obtained much cheaper
,f.,e are not to argue from such datum asth's'
- confess that all attempts TO convince those
..,se a tariff, are vain. True. when we
n. This fact. so overwhelming and convinc-
a., we are referred to other causes, TO ac-
=, n, its existence. We are told OF the
,...,ovements in manufacturing machinery and
..,,,s low nrice of the raw material But, sure
!, the improvements in machinery WITHIN the
:, :. ton or twelve years have not been 80 extern
.;re orofsuch acharacter as materlallyto dim'n-
=. the EXPENSES of manufacturing nor has
.L,,o hcen so great reduction in the cost of the
.,,v material as to produce the very great d.
..;,,,t,on which has taken place in the cost OF
al. wrought article. We must then, look TO
..ao,ber and the-true cause. W. find the whole
u,ystery solved by the fact that, under our sys-
rem If protectip IN, competition has been enconr-
soed and the quantity of the wrought article
.h,ovn into market, nearly doubled. We are
here met with the objection. that were itno' for
,he heavy duties imposcdo on the foreign article
he which this competition is brought about. We
saoud get il much cheaper than we do at pres
an, and that, in fact the consumers are COM
,eIled to pay more for il than they would other
xise have 10 paw in exact proportion to the du-
,;es imposed on the foreign fabric. Is this so
We appeal to experience and facts. Was not
rhe raw material frequently as low before the
,mnosition of these duties as it is now Why,
.be, was il that cotton goods were always so
much dparer than they are now ! the manu-
Grturer surely wrought his fabrics as cheaply.
Tabor cost no more f; fuel was as cheap ma
chinery was as perfect Why then, we repeat
Is IT, that we obtain cotton goods. now, for IL
II cents, per ward which formerly could not
be obtained for less than p cents? But, If the
yoce Of erDerience he disregarded. we hope
dat a we'll known fact win not meet with the
sane reception. The South Ameriran states
fa,osa exactly m, sGH' dutias on American
md British cottons. Howis it that we underseR
soI,a American markets If, bnt for the opr.
RATIOS Of orr protecting duties. the British nnau-
uilcturer could aflorl 10 sell his goods in this
cpnatrv. at cheaper rates than the American
4 Al
u cheap in the South American markets, where
he is exempt from this duty, and. in which the
American goods are saddled with the additional
Gust ofexpartltion We think this fact places
tlie matter fairly before the public view, and
satisfactorily refr"S the ,srpposition that, but
FIR our protecting policy, cottonS would be oh
tlinad cheaner than they now are. TIE British
athev could sell here cheaper than the Amrri-
Gun manufacturer. ough surely u do IN the
South American market; for, whereas. the Am
-ricah manufacturer can necessarily sell his
goods cheaper at nome than he can abroad,
thaynr allied 70 thr FIRST cost the expense Of
traisporaton) the British manufacturer could
America aud vet evrn there we uaderselI HIM !
III, circumstance ought to have inmcnse infln-
snce. II is completely decisive of the wisdom
VI the imsrirnn spden, which looks beyond the
present. hour to tn fitura destnies Of the coun-
ey
Its generally conceded, that, Of all the sci
al = a.,
dAd complicated. And why is it so! Is not
oecdiseh ITS >tll2. IInl became the slaves of
ue1ses. which they resolve - m axe of univers Il
Application, when, in truth, theyare only adapted
particular cases, and ought to be modified
ny circumstances as they occur in other words,
"'"isi they generallze terms, Rhcl do not
au'nt OF general application ? II was Napg.
'e''' we behave, who observed, that many Of
''e'e 'neorles are very beautiful, rs theories. bnt
o'' never succeed IN practice except nnder par
"enlar circumstances. Heinstanced, five mis-.
'i1e not, the absurdity ofapplymo the same rule
'1h'adna y to France the former couatrv being
P''ay CONNIE rca, and having within Itself moi,
the Constituents ola great manufacturing
p''ff whist the latter contains all the elements
"'' only of commerce and agriculture. but of
'"'e'afes il,eWlsa. That great statesman.
III onr OPINION, aa .,1pnr' u historian would
''' hd'hedt to saw whether AIS talents sbooe
l''''ianliy in the cabinet 3r he dcld) Mes
'''''e that to make France first ate pow
''''o hylgoratcnnd consolidate her strength,
"N' eaan'nc" by cutting the lgaments
p p'''a aer N state of dependence to
britain. To do this. he must force her TO
manufacturing nation. And having
-, '''ef ioonS aud FORCES to work, he knew
''ere would be no danger of her ever rever-
@,' 10 that miserable policy which makes one
prudent on the wilkins and caprices of
the essentials of life--for clothes are
IN essential of life than bread and