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

A Government, which always legslatss for its own
people. and which 10 very much controlled IN its 10
| gisiation by the interests OF the great iand
holders Of the kingdom, refuses to permit our hour
wheat and corn 20 come into composition wiih their
own unless forced TO receive by the cries OF hun
ger from starving population. The tobacco duty,
In England, is a revenue duty. ltisnot produced
there and therefore, they have no motive to pro,ee'
their against rival production IL is luxury,
among them, used only by the rich, who are able to
purchase il with the enormous tax added TO Il. and
who will have Il, as n simuant, at any price. ihey
tax i; Just as high rs 1t will bear TO be taxed so as
to produce revenue at all. Those Of Us who think
this oppressive and unequal condition oil thinss
ought not to lie tolerated, and are willing 10 coun-
tsract il by American legislation, receive no aid
from the cotton interest. we are even charged
with waIt OF patriotism In daring 10 impose
coun,crvaing duties. We are told that din,i-
mutton of the duty tobacco would no, enable US
to sell it in the English market for any higher price;
that the duty not paid by us but by the consumer.
He gives US as high price as We could &c, under
any circumstances. and pays the duty in addition.
ID this Is even admitted to be So will DC conceded
that the number Of consumers Is thereby restricted,
Diminishing the quantity OF the article 10 be vended,
" does not lessen the price, result by which the
producer, and the commerce Of the country 10 which
he belongs. is as directly affected ne by prices.
But If tho signs OF the times do not deceive US,
those who have charge Of tho cotton interest of the
United States should take warning from passing
events. How long their great staple is destined TO
fnd market in England, is matter worthy of
thar consideration The success of the culture OF
the cotton plant in the Brish East India possessions,
coupled with our knowledge OF British energy and
enterprise, and her colonial policy, topics OF re-
Election 10 which We cannot be Indifferent. The
table OF English imports shows large yearly IN
crease Of India cotton. They have uemng popu.
laton, wages are low, not exceeding 81 62 per
month; and, f we have n Mississippi with its I'M
surpassed SOIL let remember that ,here is an Indus
and Gauges with their mighty tributaries, TO one
OF which citizen OF Mississippi has already carried
the skill and experience OF an American planter,
with the full conviction that he has secured there the
best field for his labor and enterprise. Brazil and
Texas also threaten to become no mean competitors
| IN this important trade. l will venture the predic
ton, IN less than twenty years, the market OF the
United States will be the great II not the only
ket for the cotton Of the South, and that duties on
( regn cotton wllIbecome necessary even tc save
that The custom house returns show the remarka-
BILE fact that, last year. thefe was imported into this
country near three millions of dollars worth OF raw
cotton. Whether It was re-expoTted, or what be-
| came OF it, know not.
But, MIR Chairman, let me call your attention to
one other case furnished by the document TO which
have already referred. IL relates TO the state OF
trade between this country aad the Spanish West
Indies. In this commerce, n portion Of my consii-
tuents, and all the inhabitants OF West Virginia
bordering on the Ohio and its navgable branches,
have an interest. New Orleans is the port TO which
ali the downward trade of that TO, ZION tends. Some
OF the nondescript crafts, which the gentleman from
Mississippi MIR Gwin) described covering the
bosom Of his majestic river-;he Broad Horns, ~
and "Bter Heads asionay take their depar-
| ture from part Of my district aud the adjoining
counties. Their owners not exporters; but the
remuneration which they received for their tolls and
the tedious, uncertain, and often dangerous, adven
| lures in which they embark, depends, in no small
degree, on the state OF commerce with the Islands
as affecting the New Orleans market. Let u, see
how far this is controlled 10y commercial resiric-
tons.
In the month of November 1871 vessel Of the United
States registered 40 tons the port OF Havana with
the following manifest OF cargo shipped New OreAns
Estimated cost Of cargo at .Nn0 Orleans.
| ESQ barrels Of nour at sc per barrel s39Nl 90
@,292 pounds OF lard Al 6 cents per pound l6g7 -
| say pounds Of hams, Al % cents per pound 500 ~
sofa ~ vi
a6l2l 8
| Value Of cargo al HGuana.
GO barrels OF nour, at els per barrel $3.50 u
2S,292 pountN OF larj q per 100 pounds 1896 u
sIiOo pounds OF hams, eli per lCo pounds ITO o.
sl4,357 q
This we should take to be tolernblc fair specu-
lalion. But let Us look little further before we
decide.
Import duties paid Ms ADORE al Harana.
. .92 pounds lardai 81 10 per loo pounds l,ls5 II
s~9 pounds hams, 81 Ii per Ito pounds 253 70
Tonnage dues 81 20 perton 2i6 10
Dredging machine duty ~ 3 cents perton ~ 81
Wharf dues for 10 daysatsi 65 per day l6 %
Total OF duties and charges ss2s6 O.
| Let US see how the trade stands now:
From value OF cargo at Havana sl4 s57 O,
subtract duties and port charges syst 0s
-. Ne.. 5000 .;
Subtract net in Havana 6O7O rs
Balance against the cargo $500
We would suppose from this example, that there
/ would be no trade from Nav Orleans IN Cuha -