Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-26

From the Banner Of the Constitution.
man, urskiled 10 the science legislation as il il
eaTri d on al Washington, who should take up re-
port OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, giving state
meni OF the revenue derived from import, would be
allie TO discover du'y imposed upon woolsn cloths
OF higher rate ii an f'y per eenlum, aud he would
vsry naturally infer that no higher duty was charged
upon Sny IL would appear him that ia. offie al re.
ports OF 'hs Treasury Department would carry on heir
Ease the impress OF truth for he would suppose that
as they must be drawn up in conformity with the laws
aud that ss in the legisacu OF Government created
oy the people, an fer the psople, majority OF Con-
sres' would be so daring as 10 practice fraud in The
acsmsnt OF laws, With the express de,sn If tonseal ny
from tbs people the real ex,en of their burdens he
would naturally conclude thai, Hhen he saw fity per
cent recorded 40 the maximum Of duty, il would not
be possible Al be should be actually paving one hun.
dred per eeni-ADd yet such is the fasa fact which,
could only be brought into the vie OF lhos. who
are the victims of The igauI wcud Of itself be su
posture. But il may be asked, "Can it be possible
tbata man pays hundred per cenium duty, " hen the
law says he only ought 10 pay htiy!"-Ii is even 80
and ne mystery Is room cleared up, when ii il stated
that the very law which says you shall pay fifty per
ceDtum adj valoTem, also says a yard Of eioh which
costs hy-one cents shall be valued Al a dollar Sup
p2se tha ongress in laying internal dulias during he
last war had eHacted law s Ihi form: "The tax up-
90 copper sliil fbs be dollar psr gallon upon
the capaci'v OF tho Sill provided thai sill which can
hold only DfyOne gallons sh be deemed TO held one
hundred gallons, am shall pay du,y sccorJinqly.
-Whsi ihiDk you, genie reader, wnud n '.yl iksy
boys Of Pennsylvania have Sad 10 such Law? We
sie very much mi'.aEen II SINE Of tn m would not
have hoised the liberty p lie they did in old lines
denounced The majority Of Congress guily of out.
rageous fraud and put the collector the Tx q def
anse The discreet part Ct the community, TO a man,
would have condemned sneh unnaniy and insidous
contut', AM would have ssid, like pafo', Ell the
country rquires that there should be duty OF two
dollars gallon on he capacity OF the sts let Cong
say 50 above board, like men, and take from us
dollars wheD we Think we only paying Fir
play - jewel. The people have gh, 10 know how
much they pay towards The support OF the Governme Mt
aud Is Voain Of their rights If sny Ihing is con.
ceeed "hith can be made paipabe
This Of the still is the precise case of the wool.
lens:-the law says that cloth costing abroad,
Between 80 and 100 cents per So yard shall be va.
ued at 81 90.
Between 100 and $50 cents per So yard, shall be
valued at 50 so.
Between $50 and 400 cents per So yard, shall be
valued at 81 90.
And the duty is charged accordingly. upon the latte
prices, at the rate Of JoTtyiUe per cent 1he result
this mode Of cheating the public like TO call thing
! by their right names)-is this:
/ The duty on cloth which costs