Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-12-08

with duty Of S. cents and one third
per cent.-and they are now cheaper
by So and one third per cent. than be
Tore that duty was levied, aud Of very
superior quality.
Paper sa great and valuable manu-
'acture-the various business which,
old rags furnish il Of a greater annual
value than the cotton crop Of South
Carolina. The price Of the article has
declined about 30 per cent. though the
duty upon II VAS much increased, and
the quality has greatly improv ed bv
the domestic competition. The long
list OF taxes on books Of different
sorts, is string Of nonsense.
Castor oil had an average price of
more than three dollars gallon pre-
Sious to 1924, when il WAS taxed
with duty of forty cents per gallon.
\ large cultivation Of the bean imme-
diately followed, and the price fell to
about one dollar and fifty cents, ex-
cept in 1923, when, because Of great
demand for our oil in England, il rose
to 81 Is cents per gallon, by which
our farmers proftled.
Fire brick, in imitation Of the Eng
lish Stourbridge. aud fully as good, arc
selling for thirty dollars a thousaud.--
Before we made them ourselves, the
British charged 20 dollars for them,
and arc now kindly willing 70 take SO
dollars. But our own are preferred
10 prevent future impositions.
Cotton 6dggIng, before the tariff Of
a
yard--it is now hardly worth twenty,
and has been sold at 10.
The manufactures Of hides aud skins
are worth at least thirty millions year,
or three and half millions more than
the export Of cotton last year from all
the United States.
There are fifty minor articles that
VIC might add, as fas, as we NIGH,
write them down. But it is enough.
In what Is the consumer taxed for the
benefit OF the manufacturer? Take the
lire brick as an example. John Bull dc
handed as received Of Us seventy dol
lars, for what he is willing to accept
thirty. since We began to make them
Tor ourselves; foreign nation. made US
pay dollars a gallon for castor oil.
until we grew the bean on our own
farms. and now il is worth only about
one dollar and fifty cents. Wbat-more
/ is needed
GENERAL. REMARKS.
An important commentary on the
facts stated. naturally presents itself
for matters OF most serious interest
too large majority Of the people of the
United States are involved in them
bat we must hasten to conclude.
HfpeRu6, IN some way raised, must
be had. Public opinion, or, at least.
the public practice, is in favor of sup
plying government by duties on I'M
portatIons. We shall not now contest
the correctness at this opinion or prac-
tice. IL Is sufficient to our present
purposesto shcw that the protection OF
manufactures, which insures a home
market to our farmers has not affected
the amount of that revenue, or enhanc-
ell the price Of articles OH which It acts.
Z We have demonstrated, and in a man
ncr that cannot he disputed. that the
price Of protected commodities has
universally declined. and that those
most Mghiy-protccted have declined
al the greatest rate There is no Won.
der "a thIs-it is tie natural result Of
conpefiliOn-n no matter whether among
ourselves, or OF the working people Of
the United States against those or
Great Britain. Take the strong case
OF fire brick. moi affected by any new
~ discovered machinery, but only by
] Ha 49, - lut
bring into value what had been value
less-American earths. While Eng
land had the monopoly, the price Of
each brick was seven cents but when
the persevefing MeSsrs. Berry, Of Bal
tlmore, under the encouragement Of
the Maryland Institute" offered a
quite equal II not superior article at
three cents. the English makers were
content Co receive the same price for
theirs. Generous men but such ia
the inevitable effect q brisk and we'll
managed competition. and IA all things.
MonopOlies cannot long exist among
ourselves. The Messrs. Berry alrea-
dy have successful rivals IN the meri
tOrIous manufacture IN Baltimore -.
This - HlGrOidabis ntcesSify, or What
the aneients called " FAie''--and 10 ap
plicable to every domestic manufac
uonet--thss iaieiy Uas p0blsAcd, md there sr,.
f'any q ns sis--. sch L.ssnet ire sArses =
nr FaiiO~ 49, ehafng diSiics'--s cologne vater
's"rra''is for mipse pies, dolls for eiildrcn.
'hafersacks,' faiiteus.' otto "a fosss'-s t,ss 1
THREAD. 't~icc mcdioped--s iocsh pee Der ss,er.
Is'sftti esndics,' saect utsfs.' fSiee put Joe n
- toy ',oos' traps fof r,s. and tn,sr, '',ee.
gar usicrs, ealkiug Nicks. tod, bruslses'
snd sigs. aud buDdTr'ls a ofisor tonscrlptibI,
thing msre busgabOo n ffigbien the sslsas,