American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-17
Volume VI.

twelve, onth--witlnut which, indeed, it could
scarcely hase bcen organized Al all. An Army or.
q NaYy might haze been dispensed With. but a
revenue could not. nne might as vel undertake
u sur port animal existence without food, as
Government without 4 revenue.
| When the duties On imports we're first imposed.
there were chvious prudential considerations for
making them low, to ensure lheir collection, and
gradually TO ianiliarxo the people Of the several
States to the payment Of them. III time thew
were augmented, either collectively or separately,
Until the period oI the late war with Great Britain,
at winch time they were deAbigd a; one dash, and
81 remained until alter the war. III consequence Of
which. IN the year following the war. an immense
revenue accrued to the Treasury. II was unde,
the stimulus og such HIGH duties that our lnsnufac.
lures took start; and, natural consequences
ine reduction OF these duties to nearly the old
standard left our manufacturers unable to compcts
with the foreign goods IN the market, and in many
instances they were overwhelmed BY it with ire
trievabie ruin. This state Ut things produced a
loud and anxious appeal to Congress for relief
and SO great was the zeal exhibited bt the friends
OF the manufacturing interest, that it was feared
that the duties would be stretched to the point oil
prohibition, or exclusive monopoly. ter our manu-
facturers, either Of which results We wi i others.
most earnestly deprecated. In 1924. the ratlf
underwent revision. b. which certain of the u-
ties modified, and others augmented; and
that our manufactures have strengthened and
grown. thougii. by those who are interested in
them. it 10 believed that the duties ON certain I'M
ported articles, saoI wu0i aud wooden goodsa
will yet bear an increase.
This is the history Of the Tariff which the I.e~
igisature OF Virginia has discovered to be unenns
stitufunal las encouraging manuiacturesl and
winch very great man, N another great State,
considers, fer the reason, as one Of Tie
! rights oil which the States have been Invested
BY constructions" and which ought to be ere,
stofed.''
The MAJOR part Of tie People Of the South, who
repfobate the IalH appear to Us to date their
tipathy from ITS revision in 1894 if it had thes
only begun to exist instead OF having existed be-
tore most Of them left their mothers breasts
And they repiobate it on the belief, apparently,
that it has had the effect to the ,ket for
tleir pr0dnce, and 0f course, to reduce its vatue
to them. As regards the cotton region, this can.
not be the fact. for If it has had the effect 70 mar
row the foreign market for their prntsnce, il has at
least proportionably widenetl the dome>tic. And,
as regards other articles. even the general peace Ia
Europe, combined with the increase u our duties,
has not reduced Ile amonnt Of imports. whci.
have. on The contrary, increased since the revision
| OF the Tariff; which has of course not narrowed
our general market abroad With regard to an
other apprehension which Induced the Statesmeis
0f the South to resist the modification of the Ia.
riff in 1924. we end chat in fact the price Of every
description al cotton goods, instead Of being III
creased, has been reduced under the revised ia,
rift and that the articles OF Manufacture besides
being lower priced than before, are also Of better
quality.
These lew plain observations will serve Is il.
troduce the following, from remote Tennessee
lpaper, which, with remarkable simplicity ami pre-.
eiaon, places this question in light in which il de-
serves to be attent!Vey considered even by those
enliyhtcned gentlemen at Richmond, VINO rule the
destnies oi the State Of Virginia, and have hith-
ertO exercised vast influence OYER the South
ern country generally. This honest Westerns ed.s
tor is capable Of nstrlcting even thcse Nasi of the
land:
/ From the (Iynnessee) HiM0sseau.
i OPERA rsow Of TIE TARIFF When the Ta~
riN OF 1924 was under discussion in Congress. it
had very few friends in those districts Of the coun
try which we're exclusively agricultural For it
Was believed that the duties then proposed, wpali
produce all the effects Of a nonntefengrse e.,,..
aton. 1t would be manfest!y oppressive for the
/ Government to sacrifice to any class Of the
munity the interests Of any other class, aud to
protect our manufactures at the expense of the
farmers. Now, if the duties imposed b the tarT
had been so high as to exclude the importation oi
foreign articles, and, consequently, to cut or the
revenue derived from the customs, the farmer
woul%bc affected in one or both Of two wavs.--
Either their products would be excluded trpm for
i eien markets, by countervaiing duties. OF they
would be taxed directly, to make up The deficiency
in the revenue. or both results would be produced.
An extremely high tariff would deprive US Of the
revenue derived from the CUSTOMS and an extreme.
" low one would bring about the same event
Safety, therefore, is between these eXtremes.--
The motives Of those who advocated the tariff of
1924 have been srragned, severely reprobated
and the measure has been, and yet is, prunnunced
ruinous, as tending to direct ia. ftion
But the following statements Of the fteasury
receipts from imports and tonnage. from 1913 to