Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-22
DOMESTIC.
from the Louisville (hy) rrGiis advertiser !
IMPORTANT FACTS

Effects Of the Tariff. "A great public sale
of American M nuiacIurec goods (says the Nation
al lnteiligencer of arch 22,) took place last IS eek
IN Boston II IS said thai the articles were in great
variety and o! superi"r yo,kmsn-hip. The broud
ciothS, casSimereS, JtaRneLs, and sattinetts were
Ia great quantities. Oh cotton goods, Sheet, gs
| shi'tngs aad printed calicoes, there was aI.o an
eItcnsive assortment some of them very fine:
and the c"lors aud hgnTes If the pTinrsvery good
Articles of glassware and Cabinet furniture !, ere
| numerous; and some fne ware, In imitation of Chi
| IA offered. There were likewise great euan
titles of wool, leather and shoes. The sales are
said to have been generally made at fair prices
The foregoing paragraph is copied from ,he
.HdySrMe Eagle of the 1 h inst. Il as appended
by the Maysv!Iis Editor 20 lusome panesyric nm
the Secretary of State, and sort OF argument. ia
tended to prove the wisdom of the Tariff we
have transferred II to our columns for very diffe
eat purpose, viz to prove, by the facts pub
lished by the friends of Messrs. adams and t,Iav
and the defenders Of the woollens bill which m seJ
the II. OF r. at the late session, that the Senate
deserve the thanks of the nston for Defeating ,ba,
unfair and nqumous measure.
II should be kept in mind, that The goods sold
at Boston in arch, we're sold a, aurfi0r and for
cash BTSGd cloths, caSsimereS, tunnels, and
SottmeHs, were soii FAIR PRICES. ~ hat
more could The manufacturers reasonably SIX than
far PTtces--and the cash IN hand? WocIlen pood.
were sold in great quantities, ard at fair
prices under an al U0l0r protecting dvty OF abou;
SO per cen-yei Congress was called upon
at the last session, 60 ncreas. that duty, 20 some
thing like - or an hundred per cent,tnt. and
those who voted against the measure have been
denounced Tor so doing. Are The farmers and plan
, tiers OF the middle, Southern and Western States
able 10 obtain al this time fair prices for their
surplus produce? We answer, they are sot We,
they have been called upon TO lay heavy addiu
onai tax upon themselves for the benefit Of
Northern woollen manufacturers, whose goo ds
are now selling at fair prices under the
hammer I!
The Jaets stated in the paragraph at the head
OF thlt article, are OF The most important charac-
ter. In our paper Of he 9TH inst, we remarked
IN relation 10 The woollens bill, more d.r
ing attempt TO deceive AID swindle the public.
was never made 10 any civilized nation" Now
what say" recent experience o. this subject? A.
IneTicsn "oollen foods are abundant In ,be Neyv
England States they were brought into The Bos-
on market In March last, " in great quantities,
and although Knocked off under the hammer
TOR cash, The sales were made al " fair uriees''
yes, at " fair prices" and in gJedt gnaafi
tSes." Let The reader now imagine 10 himself
what would have been The state Of facts had the
woolleDs bill IT the late session become law III
the present duties had been doubled, (say from
~ l-2 to IS per cent? would moi the gooIs re-
Gently soil at Boston, for fair prices, and in great
l"''''''S"' nave Uo"sti enormous PROFITS No
honest and intelligent man can besltae to answer
,hIs question IN the Acknowledged some o. the
Western members have been denounced. in the
most bold aad bitter terms, for voting sgsins,
woollens ill which would have enabled the
the manufacturers Of the North TO dispose of bei,
goods, not at fair prices" but al enormous
profits.
We believe the stock Of woolen goods on hand
was estimated by lir Cam5releag, at the late
session Of Congress, to amount 10 at least sixtv
millions. The stock in New York alone was !
supposed to amount TO 500. 900 900 The stoek |
IN Boston, when this great sale took place, was
probably worth, at far prices, SIS, 900 900; and
We are, therefore, inclined TO believe that Mr. C. |
did not not estimate The stock Of woollen good. |
on hand in the nation, sufficiently high BIZ.
suppose 500, 600, 900 10 have been The actual value
- the stock ofthe woollen goods, when the bill /
was under discussion, what would have been the
eject OF that bill upon tie market If hal become
a law! The present duties would have been don
6ied-Or increased, from 81 I-2 10 about IS per
cent. al valoTcm, and as natural aud inevitable
consequence, wOollen goods would have been ~
least % per cent uiOre valuable IT. our markets
The stock Which worth GO 600 600 would
have been advanced IN value to as 600 900 dolls
-snd 'hus, an instantaneous tax vouls b,vet
been levied upon his coo-omsrs, Of 81 5000 900 7
his 10 The operation that eg4s simed ~ AL
tHis hot be Aweric4n c~opie we're 10 be li,.r.ll.
s~iadled out Of $4,000 600 Wesay siofa.iled
because tLs receni gycat sales made al Boston.