Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-07-19

II is thus, Mr. Clay refuses to call out Mr..
Blair. though he affec to believe that "Ms let.
ier' would "dcneft instead of iymring" him
Now, who can believe this7 Who can suppose
that the same reckless indivi6ull, who invokes
the Omnpotent to fist our country with ,car
pesfiicnce, famine, or any other scoarge, rather
than Gen. Jackson should be elected by the peo-
Pile, would not Consent to the violation Of pr
vate correspondence" when Mr. Blair has as
sehted to it. reluctantly no doubt, 1--WE say.
under such circumstances, can any one suppose
MIR Clay would decline publishing. his letter to
Mr. Blair. if he really believed it would "jcaefS
his cause The very idea will be pronounced RI
dculsns, by every man in the nation possessed ol
ordinary sense.
Bnt. Mr. Clay says, "fhe letter" was "spor,
're'-ay, "sportive" "sportiUe !--and that il
would not be dcc0rous to the pubIic!i A sportict
letter, giving MIR. Blair to understand that Mr.
Adams won d be elected President and Mr. CIa,
appointed Secretary of State, if the vote of MIR
w hte could be secured Tor Mr.. Adams! ".Spoyt.
10, -''Sportire!' 1t may have been rare sport
TOR MIR. Cay, but it was not SO considered. and
WI not DC so considered, by the American peo-
lpe. If MIR. Clay was joking it must be conceded
That there are such things as true jokcs--for he
seems to have foreto.d, to the satisfaction of MIR
BAR what was TO come to pass, and what did
come to pass, with the same prophetic precision
which marked the story of honest George Kre
mer
This is not all We arc credibly informed
that information xas received at Cincinnati, a
Don't the Goth January, 1925, that Mr.. Adam,
would be C'sctcd President on tic first bollot!-
and that this inrormc''on was received by Charles
Hammond. from Mr ii. Clay or .tnhn e. Wright
FMS, We presume, was another "sportve" dis
closure, but i: turned out "true as hoy writ"
Effects Of the present I'ariF.--Facts speak lou
der than theories yet, however, loud facts ma
speak to prove the In furious effect oil any measure
so that il be the constitutional faw OF the land
1t Is our duty to submit, yet the same time il is
our privileges to speak as we think, and offer any
and all arguments which may suggest themselves
to obtain repeal ofopprcssiye laws, and more es-
peciay when the question of their constitut ional-
ity remains undecided.
The Tariff, WHICH went into operation on Isl.
inst avowedly to protect Manufacturers, at the
expense, we might almost say, to the ruin of eve.
ry other branch of national industry, is now be-
ginning to show in reality, tie very evils, which
were anticipated by its enemies
1t cannot be supposed that all the disadyanta-
ges OF SO unpopular measure can devclopc them
se'ves in day-and its supporters, who. argue,
'hat Is benefit to the country, because its evils
are not apparent III all hour, a day. month, or G.
ven year, are ignorant orthe fundamental prin
ciples OF political economy. At this time it is not
our object to alludc to the evils of the Tariff in
general, but on one article of foreign manu- facturcs
III particular = il is the article Of Baizcs
10y the ship St. George, (arrived from Liver
pool n aiay,) 10 bales Baizes were imported, the
duty on which, by the old Tariff, amounted. to
S760-or equal to cents $4,000 per ward, or
BIG Clio per cent on Invoice cost Now to show
the contrast between the old and Yarii1-7i;,c
the same goods, ifimporied now would pay duty
OF $3604.i6, equal to % cents per yard, or 40
3-4 per cent advance OH Invoice cost .
We will recapitulate-bY the new Tariff, 10
bales Baizes will pay $36o4 IS, or - cents per
yard, equal to-,70 81 per cent
BY the old Tarff-i0 bales Baizcs paid S766,
or $4,000 cents. per yard yard, equal to 33 Clio
per cent.
Advance By new Tar iiT-S202s46 or II cents
44-l00, equal to l34 1890 per cent,
Thus it is clearly shown, that the advance of
duty ny the present Tariff, on Baizes charged as
the Invoice above referred to, is no less than the
enormous amount Of 1874 1900 perccn or near
ly quadruple the duty that similar goods did pay
by the late Tariff. Who will say now, that the
present law, is not well titled, bill to protect Do
meStic Manufactures protection it is in reality
to neutrality-suspicious. to Importers.
Now let us look to what effect this law has up
on the purse of the Consumer since we have shown
how advantageous it is To- manufactures BaiZes
which, before the Tariff took effect, sold for 81
cents per yard. now command, and hare icon sold
1t 81 cents per yard making TAX upon the
Consumer, on every yard he uses, of eleven cents
but as the difference OF duty between the late,
and present Tariff is IL 44.i00-tlle price must
still advance, (Which it doubtless willy ID cents
to pay the importer the same rate for his fabric
if this take place, it will be farther TAX, upon
the Consumer of g l-2 cents per yard.
No wonder the South sends forth her com
plaints.-N. T. Courier
lFrorn our Correspondent
PARIS, May, 1899,