Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-04-25

}rondape, Which is so we'll depicted Ia the
work from which have been quoting. Mr..
Lee exhibits two tabular statements, one Of
in which he presents the high duties which
he represents to be paid in the ports OF !he
United States, and, in the other, those which
are paid in Canada, generally about two per
cont "a valorem, But did it not occur 10 MIN
that the duties levied in Canada are paid
chiefly IN British manufacture, or on articles
,,.ss;no fran one to another part OF com.
Non emnire: and that, to present a parallel
case. in the United States, he ought to nave
sho1vn that importations made into one state
So, mother. which are now free, are subject
80 The came or higher duties than are paid In
Canada. ouo
.-,;oul.r consideration of the arguments urged
aara;nst the protective system, and an inquiry In
TO its practical operation, especially on the cot
ton ,row,neI country. And as wish to state
and meet tbs argument fairly, invite the cor
,oo,;op Of INV statement Of it, II necessary. ~
e ALLEGED that the system operates precautionary
- the cotton planter, by diminishing the foreign
demand for hp staple; that we cannot SCH 10
GREAT Britain, ,nless we buy from her; mat inc :
,mnort duty is Equivalent to an export GUY, ana
falIs mon the otton grower; that south Caroi-
M NAYS a dispoportionate quota OF the pubic
-evenue. that an abandonment OF the ProtectVe
nol;cv would lead to an augmentation OF our ex,
49, of a, amount not less than one hundred and
3;ftv millions of dollars; and hnally, thai the
.5I} cannot partake of the advantages oil man
nfactpfing, if there be any. LIE. US examine
theslvario propositions in detail. /. That the
f,r>irn demand for cotton is diminished; and
that we cannot sell to Great Britain unless we
huv from her. The lemand of both our greatest
foreign customers, Is constantly and annually
increasing 1t is true, that the ratio of the In
crease NAV not be equal to that Of production;
but this is owing to the fact that the power Of
producing tie raw material is much greater; and
Is therefore constantly in advance of the power
of consumption. A single fact will illustrate
The average produce of laborers engaged in the
cultivation Of cotton may be estimated at five
bales, or fifteen ndred weight to the hand.--
Surprising thu annual average consumption OF
each individual who uses cotton cloth to be five
pounds, one hand can produce enough OF the raw
material to cldhe- three hundred.
The argument comprehends two errors, one OF
fact the other # principle. 1t assumes that we
do not in fact purchase OF Great Britain. What
is the true state pf the case? There are certain,
but very few articles which it is thought sound
policy REQUIRES hat we should manufacture at
home, and on hese the tariff operates. But,
with respect to al the rest, and much the larger
number of articlss of taste, fashion, or utility,
they are subject b no other than revenue duties,
and are freely Introduced l have before me
from the treasury statement of our imports
from England, Scotland and Ireland, including
ten years, preceding the last, and three quarters
of the last year; from which 1t will appear that,
although there are some fluctuations IN the a
mount of the three different years, the largest
amount imported in any one year has been since
the tariff of 1924 aud thst tho last years lapart
shall be received, will probably be greatest in the
whole term of eleven years.
ITO be continued