Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-17

than known, except in ne-iron has been graz
dusly increasing Ia value ever since the tariff OF 1921
Of iron, yet consider the duty The great no.
dy OF the people here are farmers all have
less ofiron, being article do whou Before
the 1924 iron retaed from five six cents per
pound live public road. and could my own door
exchange any OF the projects OF my farm irounot SO
now. buy tat retail IN the stores, at and cents
per pound, and that for cash. There il no bar,es for
IRON here now at what we used to cali trade rates Moth
ing VIII buy but that which is good cash." Here
are some OF the blessed effects OF tire American system
which we have represented in this debate percc, pa
nacea Or more property rs the philosophers stoue which
by converting every thing 10 god had made this the gol
den age oil the republic. Now, sir, while prices have re-
NAMED stationary, nearly So i'm this country during
period OF forty years, how ha, been eewhercs Look
TO England, and YOU will find tint iron sold for
10 The ton and that in 1880 it sold tor bu, G5 5that in
1857, the whole produce of the English but 80
600 tons, whereas in 1880 it had swollen TO 700 900 tons
30 that II the duty now specific at 37 the ton on English
bar irouwas repealed the article could be procured i'm this
country at price varying from S35 to $40 the tom in
lieu oil which, compelled 10 give the enor-
NOUS price oil from $50 to $50 the ton This tremendous
tax operates on an article which enters into the universal
consumption OF the country, and falls. ali classes of So
cicty the iarmcr the mechanic, and the shpbuilder-
lake me slnPbuilder, and sec how it operates him.
Mr. Tyler here read from Mr.. Lees exposition under
inc mead, takes on Ships statement of the actual
charge in the construconofa first rate ship OF us tons for
dnues aione which resulted in showing addition in
the price OF $2Si 43 cents, arising chiefly from the
DUTY on iron; and taking period of twelve years. the
dcs PAD on articles entering into the necessary repairs
when addedlo the above sum, would be equal TO S lii 2I
cents TO which, IL there be added the premium OF nsur-
we
years paid by ship OF AIS tons burhen is equal TO
$lo,9t3 93; which is equal TO twcnly-six dollars the
ton and applied the whole tonnage the United States
which, according 10 the last returns was 26O 1877 TONS
amounts 10 33OO3,1l6 direct tex imposed ON or
shipping in twelve years.
This, sir, said Mr.. T. is another OF the bitter fruits of
the American system This noble manufactures the shin
In the construction which, America had outstrippcd the
world, employing as II does, twenty times the amount
OF domestic labors and capital with the bgIy favored
iron business, is made but secondary matter and il
OF asystcm the most short and unjust
that civilization tolerated. Sir the Secretary Of Tho
Treasury, becoming sensible of the injurious effect of This
iron tax on shipbuding has the
oil drawback OF the duty articles entering into the
strucon of ships This would be another most odnirobI,
expedient for increasing the profits of iron master
But why not meet this question face face? why seek
relieve one employment ofhe burden, leave il on the
heads OF othcrs Is there sympathy fell bv tbe Secre
OF iron, who TO the extent of their consumpion
heavily taxed as is the builder the part wise
Government TO put forth the engine redress boldly and
icarlessly resort 10 merely temporary expplcnts IL
unworthy OF II, and injurious discrimination between
oierent employments more unfortunate still. If nv
memory serves il is estimated that $50 600 bl,cL
smiths in the United States are thrown ont of cm
ployment by the heavy duties ON raw iron Wall
through the streets of your cities and villages and tell mo
rom whence come the immense quantities Of hardware
which I'LL the various stores which where meet
eyer They almost all imported from England and at
less price than the iron, burdened with the duty
can be bought for in this country comparison Of Amc
rcan and English prices will satisfy us of this
you table which have extracted from an appendx 10
the report OF the select committee appointed on The memo
a oil the biacksmiths at the last session of Congress