Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20
VOL. XXVgHa.---No. EOs.

muSluto binds costs IN England from two TO four
yard, and the duty regulated by the price is from 2Is To-
$50 per cent If article costs i'm England 80 81
cents per yard, the duty is 100 per cent? and if II I-2
cents per yard the duty 0per And vet talk OF
touching these duesthe American stem is to be aban
doncd and ruin spread the land declaration
is only made here but sustained by the unanmous
vote of the Legislature of Pennsylvania The fact is
that the country is made 10 pay from 100000 to
SoNoo'oOo per annum, for the support of the cotton
manufacturers. My own opinion is that the last is
by no means an cNtravagant computations have fallen
on estimate which will elucidate the grindsonc system
OF my honorable friend from South arona (Mr. Haync,(
upon larger scale. Iii taken from Mr. Ragucts vaa
bic paper is said that 90 coo pounds of cotton are
manufactured in the T. States The number ofmen,
men ana chlIden employeds computed at 80 GOO. Now,
IT the tax imposed for protection is but per yard,
II imposes an annual tax of S2lO0 600, which distributes
bounty OF SIS per head each OF the operatives if
cents yard, then an annual of 81 500 600, and
each operative boonIy oS96; and three cents,
over and above the fun value OF the article in foreign
markets.
The last subject which shall attempt 10 follow QUE
somewhat into detail is the wooen manufactures; and seek
speedily TO relieve the Senate the dryness of this
Investigation, as possibly can, Justice to the subject
recent importation Of warns aIresdy y, IL; h ,o
for the manufacture OF wooden goods The yyool-prowe
does not seen TO have the saue of Justice
OUT 10 nih' as 'ne sagar-p!1uer The importation OF the
syrup from the cane is considered by the house as
prohibited under the duty sugar, Or more properly
subject TO The same duty: but the wool duty avoided bv
the importation OF ready pun yarn, aud nothing is said
about it, The opprcssveesS OF the duty fine woollens
may be illustrated by the well avouched fact that nerson
can travel from New YORK Montrc and back on the
saving which will accrue from the purchase suits
clothes at the Montreal prices. In support OF Ibis,
refer 10 statement annexed to the speech OF the
tor from South Carolina, exhibiting the tailos bill at
large, tho enire accuracy of which is sustained by the
most satisfactory authority. the further fact the
error oil which II error there be- readily be detected
by resort TO figures, that yard CLOTH which can be
purchased IN Liverpool al 81, CONES to the American
s"'uSr AZ price exceeding " per yard. Failing under
the 50 90 cents minimum, The duty alone is S. 6s 34 cents
TO which, the charges of transportation only be added
and nothing allowed for mercantile profit The in
creased TO $i Is 81 cents
Take next the article of ennels on which the honora-
BILE Senator from Kentucky displayed his eoouence and
wit. The duty all annels costing so cents ner square
yard and less is - ID the square yard Now the
flannel which is usually required for the poor people and
working classes, costs from to twenty cents i'm Eng
land; and Is subject TO duty here, varying from II2 I2
per cent to 225 per cent under the minimum systems
system, than which nothing is better calculated to de-
ceve and miseada system which is graduated upon the
false principle of imposing lighter duty on luxcs than
on nccessarles which operates heavily enough in all
science on the rc but which grnds the poor into dust
and ashes Flannel of quality can DO imported at
less than duty OF 10 per cent; and il 20 per cent be
added Tor the charges OF import, the lanne makers
protected by bounty of from 65 to 2I5 per cent This
brings sir, TO the Sauda gap view OF this subject
would ask no clearer illustration OF the operation of this
entire system, than the trade between Kentucky and s.
Carolina under the free trade system and this isshapen
aud deiormed American system. South Carolina undcr
the first exchanges with England her products a Their
lowest point OF production for English products Al their
lowest point OF fabrication Kentucky carries on the same
trade with South Carolina, and her supplies are obtained
at the lowest price also. The ability OF South Carolina
TO purchase, limited only by her wants; and Kentucky
he
ne'cahu'e anu navigating interests participate in the adj
yantagcs OF this fair equal profitable trade Here ia
e Soden circle which embraces all and benefits all But
v'Vh sees proper to inierpose, and prohibits the
traffic between South Carolina and ENGLAND cxccnt
upon the payment OF eXuavagant duties. What is the
influence which this Interference produces? South Caro-
Ina has to give for the articles under an avcrage duty
oil % per cent? twice much under the free trade svs
tenn, and so does Kentucky while her ability IN carryo
!he "aIe WIN kentucky is necessarily diminished one
ha Has not this state of things operated most niurous
10 ooih ana has not kentucy sacrificed the onc-haf
- &ir tl,a
any new market which may be opened TO her and affects
TO the same deieerous extent her with all the south
Inc honorable Senator (Gr CLAY drew us humorous
picture OF me hehnclan vending his way Charleston
on The Lord day, with turkey uRderhs arm to purchase
OF some rich nabob yard of flannel for his wic and chill
dren Certainly nothing could be more ridiculous thar,
The Inquire the kenuckian would cut, under the influence
OF TIE high duty system Sir he would be told, Oh reach
ing Charleston, ihat his turkey would not pnv ever
the duty on the yard of flannel much less purchase the
flannel itself. '"~
But further. The honorable Senator was ,Ioos0, q.
launt South Carolina for its resolution not TO purcbasc
Kentucky horses, hogs, and cattle. How did il escape
inc honorable Senator that he throwing ridcue upon
England the same as the South Carolina resolves i'm re-
gard TO Kentucky We will not buy of England at the
lowest price, but will raise for ourselves cost what itnav
we VIII not buy OF Kentucky at her lowest price but
viii raise our own hogs horses and cattle cost what tbcv
may ne parallel appears to me TO be perect and yet
The hrStis tobe sustained, while the last is ridculed
The woolcn manufactures Of this country are sustained
at an annual expense of from $1,000 600 10 $l3 900 900
estimating the differences between the foreign and dopes.
nc prices The correctness of these conclusions NAV Inc
tested by any gentleman who Will be at the trouble of in
vesiga'lng the subject The estimated Cuanv of wool
lens produced in the United States, when added TO tbe
amount imported viii furnish the data. For what mr.
pose this eNorbitant tax imposed? The Senator from
kentucky told Us, from information derived from one vbo
Tor ten years. had been engaged in the wooens business
at ne had realized but profit Of per cent for ten wears,
ana the SENATOR with emphasis, told Us that il was not
TWO per cent per annum but two per cent for ten years
NOW sir can any thing he prcpostcrous Than the
IeVylhg OF these high exaclions for the support of con-
Germ so absolutely hopeless? How capital be more nm
potaby invested The truth is, that tho effort is made
10 oVerseP cehiuncs-to convert by political nostrums
youthful nation into of thousand years standno
cannot take leave Of Ibis subject without giving 10 tic
senate an occurrence which took place in The COMMITTEES
OF Finance When to the article Of negro
clothing, tc venerable chairman (ir SM1rtr) prop,se6
reduction OF the duty 10 % per cent adj yalore,p in
CURED whether any negro clothing was manufactured i'm
NE United states, and was answered that nothing spec
hcaly such was made. urged. then total abolition Of
me duiy-r'prescnied tal il would be kindly taken by
me Soun' 2hd would 90 FAR To- produce harmony. was
answered by The Senator tO IS. York. NirM RcY Othot
mere was dmauulictugerin The city oi New York with
whom he had converscd that subject and from him he
had learned that he 3cqs 0bOUt manufacture something
out OF coarse cotton 10 the purpose and that ne had
samples Of the intended manufacture with him I desr.
ed that they might De shown 20 me- and they ,yerc oc
corhnely produced hc neNt mornings and here tev are
sir Mr. TYLER here exhibited two SAMPLES resembling
corduroy the one ribbed and the oher plain which were
handed about tIc Scnate desire Senators TO examine
Tor themselves, and 60 say whether This mere holiday
.' no' ~ even 10 be worn holiday. in the month of
NOVcmhe would be accepted by them az n substitute Tor
NE close thick article, which was formerly impor
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