Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-22
THE TARIFF.

We ere indebted 10 one OF our most intelligent
merchants for the following Mctnorandum-whch
shows the practical effects of the present Tariff in
raising the price Of certain articles OF importation
Yet, perhaps, some Tariff Devo,ee may turn a.
round, and argue with his usual non-chdiaace,
that The duty is not ultimately paid BY the con-
suncr; that the goods raised not jo, higher
by the duty; and that il they are, it can only be
ior short time ;inasmuch our manufacturers
will soon supply them cheapy as the British;
that such has uniformly been the case with most,
il not oil the articles which the TarifIh has been
levied &c. sc. II not mistaken. Mr..
Mics did lately challenge any one to produce any
article, named in the Tariff laws, which cannot
now be made good as the foreign article, and as
cheap asst would be without The Tariff.
We wish TO examine these confident assertions
and we are attempting to obtain som, information
upon the real effects of the Tarff-which we shall
lay before our readers-but, far we are We
informed, there has been no inconsderabie decep-
ton practised upon the public in relation to the
price of goods.-1he more we mediate on the
principles OF the whole system, the more strongly
we satisfied, that il is partial in its operations
unwisesin its principles, al with the rights OF
our citizens, and with the soun.est vie VS. of the
Constitution-We are satisfied hat the present law
especially, Is most obnoxious in its provisions-soe
OF them at war even with the usual regulations OF
a Tariff system, and calculated to defeat of
the very consequences which il protested 10 have
in view.-For the present, we lay the following
facts before readers:
we nave seen one al our importers, who
states tous that he has lately received an invoice
OF bales of, what is called, fearnough,S, from
which are made great for iaboring people sal
Tors and others, on which the duty under the pre-
sent law is Sii2, under the la-iaw or 80 per emit
was 800 difference 1892 which is near LIB per ct
increase on The late duty. On an invoice OF fan
neis from the same source, learn, that the dii-
ty at present paid is 1853, the same amount as
last year iOl-making this article an increase
oil so per cent. OH the duties. On the article %
carpeting, the duty is now 30 cents, while il wa:
the last year only 20 cents OH thar description
which pays least. Notwithstanding the heavy in
crease, we assure, our readers that the invoice:
which we have seen, are OF the price. which are
least affected by the increase, being the best kind.
OF goods, AND, of course, pay less, the duty being
calculated by the square yard And on importa-
ton Of napt cottons, mllei woollen goods, very
suitable for the coats of aborers who are exposed e
weather, bearskinS, carpetingS, and flannel, cost
ing IN England 1882 the duty would have a
mounted to 5 $50 under the Tariff of 1924
which was an increase on tina; OF 1916 of IL pei
cent, but is al present 2693-or about 81 pei
cent. calculated on the duty. And thi, on the
qualities OF goods least affected by the late tariff
These goods were all ordered early and the ship
cleared at Liverpool with allowance of 80 days
% as TO be in by the Both june but did not arrive
till some days afterwards. Many of the article.
would not have been imported, except for the be.
lief OF getting them before the new law went in
10 operation, for il amounts to prohibition on q
number of goods