Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
'EECH OF MIR. TYLER OF VIRGINJA

subject without exhibiting striking effect of the high d
ties on the manufacture of hardware. An invoice of y
ingpans for example, all charges included along with the
duty OF 20 per cent. adj vaorem, costs in this country
$40 - leaving TO the English manufacturer profit of
$zt Oh per ton; whereas, allowing the American manu-
acturer similar profit he has, by reason OF the extrava
CANT duty on iron and its consequent high price TO obtain
$ 90 cents Tor The same article which the Enslishman
sells iii this country for 500 81 Al other articles of hard
ware stand upon similar footing.
The Facts which have stated show TO demonstration the
oppressive character of the iron tax not only ON inJvi
ais, but upon whole trades and conclude this exposon
by exhibiting the levied annually upon the communi
" through its instrumenaliy Ii is estimated by the
New ork committee, that the annual production OF bar
iron in the United States, is equal about Il 600 tons ,
which, II we add the annual mportaun saw % OOO we
nave Tor yearly supply Of the Union $4,000 tons; which,
under the operation OF an average duty of $50 per ton
The duty beyond all question entering the price
levy 10 be made the people OF the United States of
f4320,000, and UNDER among others the frivolous are
cnce OF providing for state of war, which may not come
in tho lifetime OF any now living. During the Sc
cond year OF the late war, iron sold but for lI5 the ton:
aud submit 10 any say If such augmentation of
price Tor The limited period OF and that, too when
hore exists not speck upon the horizon TO justify The en-
pectaon OF war in any short time, can excuse much
loss justify, the imposition OF for unlimited pc
Rod. r.
Sugar is the next article which propose to examines
speed as can The annual consumption of this country
is estimated at 10000 hogsheads OF 900 lbs each of
which $4,000 are made at home and so 700 imported from
abroad The duty on brown sugar is three cents per
pound and on White sugar four cents. The fact gen
orally known, that sugar is currently sold in Havana Porto
co, and St Crox, for from IL TO cents per pound
ana commands In New York from to cents per pound
1t Is therefore obvious that the duty enters into the prce
and that thus annual tax is imposed upon the piblc
OF on brown sugar alone; to which il there
be added the moasScs tax aggregate levy will be ex-
hlhed on the good people of these United States of So
i9''oOo. The honorable Senator from Louisiana, (Mr
JohnSton) in letter written by him to the Secretary of
me treasury few years ago, which have read with
much pleasure urges, by way of sustaining and uphold.
ing this burden, an argument which doubt rallied TO
ms ad the humane and charitable of tho norh-those e
Peclay who are eternaly shedding tears over the slave
population OF the SOUTH and whose ears the clonkn
OF chains and the screams of the arc ron
any ringing. allude 10 the view which he takes TO
prove the value of the sugar culture TO the slave trade
which Is carried on from Maryland Virginia and North
carolina shall not stop TO canvass this argument with
h but rely 'n facts TO show conclusvcly that the tax
enormous and excessive. In 1916 when sugar sold for
fourteen cents per pound, the duty two and half
cents, which was then equal TO 20 per cent adj vaoren:
now, when sugar has fallen cents per pound the tax is
cents, being equal 10 vaorem tax of 100 per cent
With the fall in The price of sugar the tax l. more Than
ana IRON this example of the effect OF speci-
nc uuues VINO can dUuBt advantage OF al va
lorcm duties, which regulate themselves Inv 7be dl
sion IN The price and thereby enable consumer TO de
rIve full benefit from the fall in prices! Sir have before
Sa that this duty stood alonc-fitwas not dove detail
ed IN with other duties eqay extravaganza before the 60
ing uown oil me sum- would be stricken from the statute
book Eor whose benefit is it exactcd? For that Of So
ven hundred sugar planters, Of whom have often
hcud IL stated, pockced thirty thousand dollars i'm sing
year from this single tax We nevertheless told ta,
II the duty be reduced the price will be increased The
Senator from Louisiana, however sees his him, viii
clearer vision In his letter TO the Secretary of the Trea
sury he considers that the abolition OF the duty ,oud re-
luce the price OF sugar 10 three in the pound Sir
ne Is right and the Senator from Kentucky is wrong
ne price would necessarily be reduced if the duty was
repealed The amount OF sugar raised for the consmn
on OF the world is estimated 1000 900 900 lbs and
me money employed in its purchase about $50 COO GOA
In order to raise it 10 its present price clear Of duty
TO SIX cents per pound the money expended in IL; pur
chase must be doubled viz. 1920 600, 00O which wonld
Imply an increased demand equal TO twice the amount now
poduccd whereas, if our home production entirely ceos
eu' inc additional demand would not exceed four or five
tr cent ana would augment the foreign price something
NE three-Iourths OF a cent in the pound
come now TO the article Of cotton goods The manuf.c
lure OF coarse coons commemorate early period in this
country. The abundance of the raw material relieved
IRON all charges OF conveyance incident to its removal 10
me sites OF the manufacturing establishments gave dec
ded advantage in the home market our fellow citizens
over me foreign mechansts The Simplicity and at the
same u4c Tue perfection in the machinery, substituting
manual labor to great extent assisted also TO produce
ms effect Hence il was that the udicous and cal
Cuiauhg manufacturers were opposed what has been
called the judges BILL the measure Introduced in onre
III ioZU, by Judge Baldwin, prcierng 10 rest upon The
protection afforded by the act of 1916 wen rer,er,
me memorial presented TO the House OF Representatives in
1870 by the Naltham manufacturers and The sono ar-
inents on which they relied But, sir, The duesyent p
and at this moment range from so 800 per cent MOI
content by reasonable duties to assist such efforts as the
country prepared TO make with some ADVANTAGE tic
advocates oil the American system took i'm the whole range
oil cotton goods and thereby levied the country bu
Of the most oppressive character
We have heard much about an export trade in cotton
goods, and the Senator from Massachusetts, mr. SbecI
was referred TO having ordered shipment of cotton n
Asia little prior TO his leaving home Now sir lew
years since, the public prints fell to REJOICING and
exchanging mutual congratulations at the fact that another
merchant oil salem had made profitable Shipment of
American cottons TO Manila. beg permission o road
an eNract rom valuable public Journal which il NAV
ne IN the psWer OIL the honorable Senator either TO sustain
or contradict alt true that Salem Merchant Skinned
domestic coons TO Manila which, on arriving there on
scany market, sold at profit of from 10 10 20 nor 1T
But 1t IS also true that other shipments made since to m
same place, from Salem, by other merchants have result
cd IN loss oil from 20 to 40 per But This is not all
nc same merchant who made the lucky hit a Manila
mas made another discovery, by which he now proInq
lie mas found That he can purchase in England at cents
yard, the precise sort Of cotton goods as he would have
to purchase here at and 1-2 cents and has reccntI
made shipment from that country either TO the Eos H.
dies or Pacific Ocean" Mr. Silsbee said that he could
say nothing about the trade to Manila his sinmcnt va
ordered TO AsiaI Yes sir we understand dis matter
perfectly An assorted cargo has TO be made ont and
coarse cottons make part Of the assortment They arc
cent IN search OF market; and it, in the case Of the
Shipment to Manila, temporary scarcity chance to exist
at any place. sale i then effected at small profit: but
u no such scarcity prevail loss is sustained We arc
continually told OF the cheap price which coarse cot
tons arc sold IN this country Why not then put 10 the
test' Repeal the duty if you sell low as the Enc
hs'iman NOT only here but abroad Abandon This TO INV
mind, idle notion Of foreign combinations to inunGatc The
country with their fabrics at losing price, with the view
OF breaking down manufacturers. The FOREIGN mo
chan will be willing TO play LOSING game t
the American mechanist. He requires rcason,i, ,ro
TT his labor well rs other people; and he will no more
make us free gifts, than manufacturers will make 10
foreign nrtons free gifts The people of the coun,rv
viii udgeol The sincerity Of these declarations by look inp
into Facts The first and most important is that large
quantities OF cotton goods brought into the country and
sold at profit in despite OF the high duties proving CON
r. a. III.