Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-10
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FRIDAY MORNING., SEPTEMBER 10

We commend the following article from the Ma.
tionaI lntcigencer, TO the serious and candid NJ.
'enhon OF the public, and especially OF those who
are apt to experience something like p.roIvsm
whenever the subject Of Tariff is mentioned in their
hearing. 1t presents sound and lucid views on n
topic which has often perpeIed III. most in,en,ous
minds-a subject which practical and OK perenced
men, and especially the merca lie and nanuf,c.p.
nns classes understand far better than the most
ETHEREAL Abs,rac,ionst, the most a,tenuated pro-
lessor Of political economy.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF
THE PUBLIC LANDS, REVENUE BILL. &,
is urged by the opponents Of the Land Dis
uuuuon BIZ" that the abstraction OF the proceeds
OF the Public Lands from the revenues annIic,LIc
10 paying the ordinary expenses of the Goys,no
menti Wi. induce the necessity OF leyyins \ duiv
on articles now imported free of duty and rs n no
ceSsaTy consequence increase the price paid by the
consumers vi those articles 10 the extent of the duty
.eVied and the expense OF collecting II: tina, The
States Will IN reality gain nothing by the n,onsy
distributed, Tor that the q liens OF each State
pay more than an equal amount by indirect taxa
ton IN the form OF increased prices on articles OF con-
sumption.
However plausible these PROPOSITIONS rn,v h,
hey are neyerhe ess, IN the man entirely erroneous
i nat inc distribution OF the proceeds Of the public
anus VIII create necessity OF imposing duty on
tied Of
GUY, such as silks, wines, teas, coffee gorsret and
linen goods, to meet the ordinary expenses of Gov
ernmcn., IS undoubtedly true; but tat the uriee {
these articles to the consumer will lie raised IN m
amount equal to the duty mpo ed IS as undoubtedly
false. The operation Of the duty will be IN Io,s.1
the price paid 10 the producer of these foreion sr,
eeS TO much greater extent than y will rSise the
price paid by the consumer. Tni, prncinle IL ,y.rI
understood 10y the importing merchants, and wa nc.
cotulhSY now md them, IN the almost certain anti
ID ~ FnR g
pending before Congress seIIin, these nr,;rs I,,
tie or no advance upon former prices,
II Is Pfoposed, lof example, To levy a duty Of
twenty per cent on foreign silks This, II /, sun
poseu py 'he most iniel-en! dealers IN those ar,.
ceS VIII raise the price 10 the joDber be retailer
ana the consumer abou, FIVE per cent, Tbs ~
naming hieen per cent Of the duty Will be mad r,,
the foreign manufacture. In Other word. h, ,n,',
amount. - '''u'
The whole duty will it is true. in one ss,s. f..
paid by the consumers bu, fifteen per cent on, nj
the twenty, that IS three iourths Of the whole d,v
wIll be PAID to the Government instead of bc,D,,
pa'd TO the ioreisn manufacturer. And TO this eI,
tent Tue money vii be saved IN the country instead
Of being sent 10 France, Italy Switzerland Ge,,,,
! ny, or Eng and, rs the case may De- Good. Tho,
now cost the Importer 500 wil then cost, nf,s, ,bo
duties are paid, sos Twenty dollars Of ,bis am,
VIII De p'Iu, oy Tue importer 10 the Government
as duiy; and S5j will he pad TO The IN cign rn,,,
iaeiurer, instead OF 500, the price now r5,d
ne same observations will apply, with some it,
ie variations, to wines, coffee, tss linen and worst
cd goods, and IN iactto all articles Of which tho sun
| ply IS equal 10, or greater tban the demand
Our grain growers understand that the increase
or dminuton OF dulles on our bread stufs by those
countries 70 which those articles are exported when
ever there IS surplus IN this country, oper,les 10
raise or depress the price IN this country In other
words, hlt they Ia fact pay the duty on bread stG
~ The countries to which they are exported IN ;be
IItm o. INC dinlnished prices which they receive.
TIC belief that they p1y on the duties imposed ON
loregu articles imported INTO this country In the form
/ OF increased prices n they still doubt, a nor
time and little observation will clear away tbei,
uouO"' HAMILTON.