The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-02
Prom ihe p.lllmore Ame. can.

SdfeGo gA vi " bN-
coming an elecuoLeering l.tIse on the
par, fIhr Opposition q raise great ou,.
cry 81 the imposi ION II duties On tea and
cnllee. II argues well inr lbe Wing Adj
ministralion thar this is seized upon a.
nns Of the chirf objections sg.ins, u; Tor
ifithss committed no more grie,ous lsull,
ih.n ,hIs. il the wslchtul eyes II lie Op
position have brrn able ioleicctno snorr
IrHable grnund Of hosnll,y. The inference
is sirorg that high degree of lalrintism.
prudence and siaiesmaniIkr ability has
been brought 10 tie management Of Ii.
gOserHmrn'. ...... ..
Whist ere The fact. bearing upon Ibis
pninl. The Van Buren Administrator
retired from Office leaving = debt 81 some
len OF twelve milllon'. The present AL
minislraiinn must provide lnr its pqy meni.
dow shall This be done! By diuel taxa.
'lon upnn The land. and properly Of the
people! Hardly, II il can be a,o.ded.
The usage of The government has always
been 10 false money BY duties on impuris
"a mode Of praslding revenue so easy
a.d simple, 40 free from nppres,iop, and
SO heneicIal in itself. as m indirrcl means
&c rfgulaling trade with for, i'm ruunIies.
thu M oiher mode. We NAV he sure.
wnsld be tolerated by lie people pf ,hr
UniIed States. 81 inrg - that could be
resorled 10. II tie Van i.nren Admins
Ira lou hsd continued ~ over il would
have had RECOURSE 10 Tie .anc sys ,cm: Tor
in connsciinn With H. drsl slresty CON.
traced, here was ai,lugo1 ~ The revr-
nue. m consequence. Of the iiminunun &c
fuiies und,r the Camvrnm,sr Act. L.
would have been nersssar, lor The relI-f
nf tho Treasury 10 put dsirs u;on most
Of ihr free arlnlrs ~ "ur lIsi II imports,
and 10 incressr a. high =. twenty Ter rent.
Al lest. the duties upon arwles sdln,ued
under tina. siandsId. Mr.. Wnodbury. IN
one Of bis Reports ttcrn the Treasury
Department. inlnmed Congress iha,
this course would be inpsraiiysly called
for.
The Wings. succeeding 10 The respon
.hililles Of The late Administration. have
d"ne e" more in IN. particular Than would
have been necessary ~ any event.
The objection however 10 that tea. CT.
fee aud sugar should have been Included
IN the list Of dnn p.yng ar'iclss. l. this
The f 81 time that 'hrse ast,rlss have bee 4,
susjeci 10 ,lu,! Thr SIMPLE fart is thai
for isriy-f"nr years "ui 81 The ff,y-,wo
thai the t;nhernnrnt la. bern esisblish>
rd, Tea and c"ilrr haze MT only hfrn sub
jeci to d"iy. but he tluy his ur'sr before
been so low u 'hr prrsen, h.ll proposes.
wi,h the exception Of coffee ier snplr
year about lhe nine Of the pass re nl he
hmrroai,e Act,
~ 1901. under Mr.. JEFF, r.rn. tie duty
on r"iIre was tar''d t" five cent. pound:
end in 1912 II wss ra,sed to ten cent.
IN 1918 il VAS brought bark 10 five rent.
asaln, aud so remain, d until 1880. The
abundance al money III tie Trrasur,
about HAT lime rendered a reduction pro
per. aud the duty was bronghi dow n L.
to" cents pound. and shortly sfterwar
was eniirely rPmoved. The case was
prsify much The same with re.pect 10 tea
S'g'r vas also subject to duty far
double purpnse---'or revenue. and al.n for
The sake ii protection - The planners ii
LpuI.ians.
The prlces Of these commodities vary
but sli1hily when lice and when suhjeri
!" moderate tluy. The foreign producer
pays The chef psrt of tie duty when
The crop is as usual. abundant: when a
ialls short. the price. would rise whether
here be duty o. mt. jns, IL proportion
% The deficiency &c supply. There has
been considerable quaniiy Of nonsense
vented already on this subject. Mih a
view 70 make grea, DIAL oui Of very
snail mater; and IL The. people choose 1.
listen aud be guIled by il, lhefe will he
. greai deal more. The Gnvernmen, /.
pursuing an old and f.miliar policy in l,y
ing duties on ihess articles; and there i, |
really NO oecssion Tor the fuss which com
eieci'one"fI"g people are mas,d. shou,u