Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-16

freight, mercantile profits &c, and the article which
coots The cunou.ner from 33 to 50 cents per run
ming yard, will probably cost him from Do to 70 cents
he cannot afford TO pay III he cannot purchase II from
The Merchant and the latter will cease to import IT.
1t amounts then to prohibition. The Commercial
Capital, heretofore employed in the procurement OF
that article, must be thrown out of that employment
the importing merchant loses his profit, the sailors
their wages, the ship owner his freight, and the Co.
vernmen mt ills venue But the tobacco planter must
still procure his course woollens, and he has no other
resort but to the Northern Manufacturer. The latter
sells substituted article, (most probably OF neri
value) only little lower than the increased price
Of the Forign Article. The difference between The
present price of the Imported article and the price
which the Northern Manufacture will cost him, is an
entire loss 10 the Planter. Let suppose that this
difference is from ID TO 90 cents the running yard,
(and it cannot possibly be ess and the Planter must
pay this tribute annually TO the Northern Capitalist
without any equivalent himself and with great loss
TO the Government And here let pause Tor mo-
ment, and ask the Representatives of the People, Tor
what this tremendous exacton is required IRON
the Planter 1t is declared that the great object IS 10
foster and encourage National Industry! what Is
not the Planter part of the nation well as The
Manufacturer and if you plumber part OF the ma
lion to enrich another, do you thereby encourage Nd
tionai Industry? No. This is egregous abuse oil
terms by which we are to be gulled and cheated
Whatever may be the object, the effect of this measure
will be foster Local Industry and to give enormous
sumner while it enriches the Manufacturer. We do
most seriously protest against this strong effort to com
pei the Southern Planters TO pay than an Agerlne
Tribute to the Northern Capitalists.
A Review of many other parts Of the proposed Tariff
will display objections to it, equally orcbe as those
have urged Thus it may be proved, that the pro.
posed Duty Plains will be an advance the first
COST of from so to 50 per cent according to the orr
ginnl cost. On Cotton goods, The minimum cost OF
which fixed by the Bill at 35 cents per square yard,
the Duty will be equally oppressive; thus Printed
Calicoes which cost from a 7id, the Duty will be
from 40 10 or per cent. the first COST Cotton Shirt
ngs costing from u to 3D. it will be from 40 10 70 per
cent. On Cotton Brown Hollands, which cost 4d, il
will be - per cents On Cambria Muslins which cost
from I'D to 3d. it will be from so to 50 per cent, and
with many others.
Your Memoriasts will state other example of
the effect to be expected from excessive duties. 1t is
proposed by the present scheme 10 lay Duty on
wrought Nails of cents per pound. In 1sl7, The Du.
ty was cents. At that Duty there was imported into
Richmond, and chiefly in American ships, 1882 bs
giving to the Treasury $500 10. The Duty was sub
sequenty raised to cents, and the whole import Of
Nails, during the year 1922 into the port,
tered at the Custom House, consisted Of
$685. bs in American vessels
56g60 in foreign do.