Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-15

consequent enlargement Of the demand, weud. II 4,
confidently believed. produce corresponding increase
In me production oil our mns'; while tho great sdd
ton TO tho number. aud consequent imprevemsnt In
the skill OF eur arzans aud mechanics would enlarge
10 an sqdal degree. the Of tho country
peace and war. Ia every view Of the subject there.
fore, ths committee 10 "a is6sd that the r,sf prsvsd
Tor by the petitioners, while 10 essential save them
from impending ruin can bs Afforded not only wi,hou,
Injury TO others. but with entire safety 10 the couoy
and to the great and lasting benefit Of the whole com
muniiy. U.der this strong sonvc,iou, tho COMMITTEES
would not hssi,a to report bill for the relief Of
petitioners, but that tho few dsys which now remain
OF the session, must preclude iii hope Of such inca
sure being acted on at thi, tme They content the IN
selves therefore. with submitting the whole subject to
inc favorable cor sdsra'lon OF Congress, wi d ,nc'
expression OF the appreciation Of the committee Of tn.
general views OF Tie petitioners, and the hope that the
blaeksmhs and workers in iron throughout the United
states viii not Do discouraged by repeated failures to
obtain justice but that they will again bring forward
their csims before Congress at their session. In
shape calculated to command attention of that bodv
and to ensure the backsmiths happy issue" out Of
| all thar difficulties.
| See Appendix A. tSee Appendix b.
+Sse John Sarchers statement annexed to this
port to which particular reference is eraved. See also,
| extracts from the petition hereto annexed
Sin the Report Of the Committee on Manufacture.
10 stated " that tho committee Of opiuon that
there should be just proportion between The duios
upon bar iron and those upon hardware but that this
proportion be most properly attained by ncrea
tn. duty upon hardware. &C. But this, sssm'. the
Mr. Sarehet states that, IL he could get his iron
free Of duty he could contract to furnish nails a,
liz cents per pound they now ssllor La cents.
He would Ike wrought nails NJ an amount less BY
the duty; that TO say cents less than the present
price. Similar reductions 10 price would probably be
produced In most descriptions Of hardware. Mr.. Sar
chet estimates that Of the Al 900 of hardware
now annually imported, IS. 900 oas would be manu-.
featured in this country"
TIt appears from the statement Of Mr.. Sarchet that
while there are one hundred thousand mechanics and
wo kers In iron in the United States there are proba
bly, not than eleven thousand persons 10 all en-
pioycd in preparing aud making bar iron, and tn
that of this number three fths employed 10 the
country out OF the reach of competition Mr.. S,rck
supposes that pot more than three thousand OF Thu
numb, m .chanics, and TO give the employ Mt
hundred thousand b.cksmiths are opp e,sed and
the addition Of hy thousand to the number prevented
"a From elaborate state ment and calculation, con-
tanned in the petition Ito which tho committee beg
leave TO reer il also appears, that the whole annual
consumption Of iron in the United States is lie, 344
tons that of this quantity 344 is OF f,regn, and
900 tons Of American iron; that Of these IS 900 TONS
only 1900 reaches the seabord From this stateme
ii also appears that Of rolled iron, teneevenths were
imported in the manufac and only eleventh
in the raw state; that the American manufactured bar
iron which comes to the seaboard, compared with the
foreign, in the proportion OF TO nne-l0 900 tons
(according TO the port OF the Committee on Manu-
lectures, made to the House OF Representatives in
1881 being the whole amount, including every de-
scrpon oil iron which is brought from the interior
the seaboard. And II Is Gays he petitioners" 10
the protection OF this incousderable quantity Of Amer
can ron,' that the duties complained of have been
imposed.
(a) In support Of this statement, Mr. Sarehst refers
TO the testimony OF the iron masers taken before the
Committee OF Manufactures, 10 the House OF Repre-
senta,vss, in 1898. (See Report No las p. 27) See
also M. Sarchets remarks aud statements anne ed
Appendix K and +.
There is abundant evidence papers from every
part oil tina country that the tariff system IL every
losing feuds, aud that the Of trade gaming
! ground. 10 the New-E England States. public opinion
on the subject Of protecting duties, is rapidly under
going change. Not only do the people doubt the
consi uon, Atty of laws imposed for protecting manu-
factures instead OF for rating revenue, the object
pressed in the Cons tuition blu, the policy Of the msa-
sure is every day more and riously and more
exte n'vely questioned The Sullivan NJ -reury, q
we'll conducted paper recently established at Charles
stand on the subject The following explanation oil
The mi'apPlisd appea'ion, "Amercan System" from
that pap-r:
TIE "American Sy.tsm" mean,-Hieh Tariff and
Internal Improvement. High Tariff, translated into
English, Is measure OF Papabe fraud and injustice.
OF all policies II is he most odious Ii taxes not the
property VIII ch productive, but articles of eonsump.
ton IL does not tax the rich but il the poor
man for the benefit OF those already wealthy The
lordiy farmer in New Eng and who owns one thou.
sand or i've thousand sheep has his income inc easod
four fodhui II at the expense OF those who possess
bu, small focks flock, all. Money is not worth
upon an average in fair trade, than six per cent
but b. manufacturers in this country .kng from
20 to 10 per cent the interests of their pitfalls How
do they acquire it? BY well merit exertons and in
dustry! No; their work /, done at the lowest possible
price, and they only roll in splendid coaches their
counting houses once day, to remain but an hour Is
II by risk that they emitted to such heavy avas
No such thing: They risk nothing, long as pro-
hibory duties imposed goods OF foreign growth
or manufacture. Have they embarked their capita TO
promote the prosperity Of the people of the United
States. No! You do not linda capitalist who will en-
ploy money at per cent. when he can procure a re
turn Of sevcnty.bve to benefit any ons-mueh more
millions TOR whom he canes nothing. But whence are
these enormous derived From the pockets Of the
people, ave. even the poorest OF ths poor who are
pslied to pay from Is 10 100 per cent. on every art
Gle OF food and clothing which they consume chat those
who are already ,oorh millions may be toerfh mil.
ions more. TN " f. po,t
In our paper Of to-day readers will end an act TO
regulate the foreign and coasDg trade the
and north western frontiers Of the United States This
law aboshes all custom house fees on Rats fate boats.
or vesse, OF the Uuited States entering other wise
Than by any port IN the rivers lakes OF those
frontiers 10 the also OF itsh vessels Of the same
description, the tonnage fees reduced to the sam.
log the fish pors the northern lakes and
The provisions not only liberal aud bene fetal in
themselves, but they are easure OF se-defeDce on
our part The advantages enjoyed by commerce on the
British eide Of the boundary have given heir ports
preereueo over ours places Tor the transason of b
siness. An additional provision OF the act in question
directs that the Anne ricon vessels in this trade
without requiring them to procure a certificate of ro.
gisiry. tIb
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE, ,
Wasbiogio Feb. %, 1881. :
u Notice is hereby given, that, agreesbIy to The
provisions OF an act OF Congress, entitled "An act to
provide Tor the adjustment OF claims Of persons entitled
to IDdemuihc aoD under the ention between the