The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-07

All this is shipped to six ports alone. Now, if the
horizontal tariff to 60 into effect next June the
agricultural products which we now send TO these
islands, would no onger.be exported by The trade
would go into the hands OF the British. For it isAot
necessary for the people Of these six Eorts to take
any Of these goods from us; but as we bring back
the products Of their countries, sugar, &c. in ex.
change tor ours, they trade with us in return, be.
cause we are their customers, and our market is
convenient for them. But with horizontal dutv
in force. England would take away those mar.
kets from us, and leave US only markets for
part of onr cotton and tobacco. cloud applause. }
We have seen that the amount of duty received by
government was only two or three millions more
than they require for their expenses under state
fittings that was full protection before the com.
promise act had lessened the duties And, there
the amount Of $1,000 OO order to preserve 10 the
country the profit on Si,701,OOO 900 cloud an
plause) Now the white population engaged in ma
nufactures is Nth OF the whole; so we should be
legslating to tax the remaining 4hs with but
2,00O,0 900 for the general good of the whole coun.
try (Cheers) The Secretary of the Treasury states
that we employ in the transportation Of our agricul
iural products TO these SIX ports 1906 men, $40
boys, 1851 vessels, amounting to 22 $50 tons Here
is then 18th of our whole maritime force engaged
In taking out our products, and bringing US back
wealth In return. And the amount paid for our pro-
ducts by these foreigners equal to the entire reve
nue. OF the United States government. And this
income is derived from our timber, which costs US
nothing as forest production, employed in ship.
building) and in freights, and agricultural industry
exported under the flag of the United States
Tremendous Cheers) Now, a few words in re-
gard to the feelings of the south in this matter Ii
has been said by Mr.. Calhoun and others
that the south as consumers paid the protective
duty which went to the support of the northe I'm
manufacturer. Here we have H. COO 600 of people
Now the South, suppose, ;means the six cotton
growing States They have
1881 goo whites
l,40s coo slaves
$4,000 free blacks.
Well take the article of paper. Does the South
pay the protective duty on paperl Well see !!
l5OOOO,0OO lbs. Of the raw m ,terial are domestic
rags; this Is made up principally of the waste cot
ten, rope ends bale bagglng ends and the Osnaburgh
clothes worn out by the negroes The planter gives
the negro two suits Of clothes year; one is Osna-
bprgh, the other is woolleR. The Osnaburghs being
perqulsites saved with good deal of care by the
nggerunli at last they fall into the hands of some
mercantile niger, who re-transfers them 10 the old
ank dealer. (Roars of laughter) They are done
up in bales, and arrive in this market regularly,
and frequently with the bottoms ON by which
they can be identified. (Great laughter Thus by
tar the largest majority Of the domestic raw mate
rial for paper is furnished by the South. And thus
they receive very large proportion OF the protec
ton as being producers, Of the principal part of the
raw material (Cheers) Now let us see how they
stand about being consumers Isuppose they won't
argue that their negroes waste much paper in read
ing and writing, and If they use il at m, they mus,
use 1t in some other way. (Roars Of laughter
Their whole white population is less than 1000 600