Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1833-1844, 1842-08-20
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Trader" in coniendiDg that smuggling is one
among the many evil effects Of PrOhibiloEy OF
protective tariff; for the articles alluded to N
each paper show that ours was dated July the
2sd uIi., and that Of the Free Trader. The 25ih
Of the same month. This is small business,
however, as neither the Fee Trader nor our
selves pretend 10 any originality upon the sub
ject, as the authorities quoted, show. We will
cut this matter short II is fact well established
by political economists, however, as well as per-
feciIy understood by all practical merchants, that
high duties do encourage Smuggling.
We are asked Son what articles PrOhibiIOrY
duties are to be levedln and you add, q have
heard Of none" This is not our fault i you,
:. having eyes, see not-and ears, will moi hear"
II is, nevertheless, fact, that prohibitOry duties
are proposed to DO imposed by the present tariff
bill before Congress. Mr.. Clay is an advocate
for prohibition 10 a certain extent How far we
know not. 10 the bill just alluded 10, coarse
cotton goods, as well as some other coarse goods,
are to be excluded besides, il was proposed as
an amendment to this bill, that cheap quality
of iron, now yielding one million Of dollars Of
reyenue. should be prohibited. Besides, other
articles are proposed 10 be prohibited ALSO
lately, or in part. In fact, as this bill is pro-
lecliye one, its end would totally fail il It we're
NOT prOhibitOry. For, il the foreign manufac-
lure--havng possession Of our domestic market
lis able 10 supply oil articles desired for con-
sumption, under given imPost duty, no PrOlec-
ton would be afforded 10 the home manulactu-
rer nor could any be afforded until part of the
foreign manufactures we're excluded, to make
room for that Of home production. Hence, you
will perceive, that permanent revenue tariff, and
protective Tariff are. directly antagonists TO each
other. The object of the one being 10 increase
importation, and thereby, in The end, increase
revenue the object oflhe other being TO decrease
importation, and thereby, in the end, to decrease
reveuuu. gthns tf-totnPoTary nIcredso VI
revenue may be effected by high prehibiiory
protective duties; the result will be to yield 20
revenue, as the domestic article will drive The
foreign one OUT Of the muTiSeI.
We have mol he honor Of being 50 facslous
as 10 be lbs author Of The anecdOie Of the Judge
and the Criminal" II IS the production Of Mr..
Rsgust, part Of the extract Of the essay from
which we quoted, on the subject Of smuggling;
and it's scandal 10 your intelligence, if you are
in the habit of reading newspapers, or indeed
anything else, that you are not able to discrimi-
nate between Origisol and quOied mailer.
You ask :. How are we 10 continue 10 purchase
offOreiguers our supplies Of manufactures, to the
exclusion Of our own, where they will not, IN re-
turn. receive our productions ~ We deny the
fact that foreigners do refuse TO take our pro-
ductohs." Of lhe two millions Of bales Of loot
ton produced ia the United States, foreigners
take one million six hundred and fifty thousand
bales, and our brethren atihe North, three hundred
and fifty thousand bales. And on this amount
taken by foreigners, (or rather the goods puf-
chased by h,) iwo-hiFjs Of he whole federal
revenue IS collected. Is this Emo consequence,
that they should take one Article alone, which
pays lwo-thrds Of lhe federal revenue, and slndIy
other articles which pay the Oiher thrdi Were
il fact that foreigners do not take our products,
we could not take theirs; aud The consequence
would be, that direegtax Of thirty millions Of
dollars would be levieA upon the people Of this
county, TO support ihefederal government.
You ore the lrst, sir, that we ever heard Of
having asserted 9at e smuggling can be carried
on as yell underh low rate Of duties, as high
One.'' Why, The true doctrine is, that high du-
ties operate as sort Of an insurance for smog-
gIers. For exaIps-if smuggIer imports az
article of goods be incurs more or less rick Of
the penalties of he revenue laws. If the duty
be low, il vill lst insure him against the risk be
runs in smugglt; whereas, if il be high il will.
The fisk Of smuggling goods bearing duty Of
twenty per cent hight be TOO great, but increase
tito ! hundred, II hundred aud fiily, or two
hundred per ced and il will afford him hand
some profit, alIough occasionally some of his
goods might blcOn6scated. Really this does
seem to u TO bioO plain case, 10 bear being
seriously argue
You say you proud to say il (smuggling)
is moi carried O|by maiivs .a,ns,ieansi!'' Anil
Wall. we 90 nOknow how You became acquaini-
ed with IBIS crSlislance. However, This much
We will say, our own responsibility.
native America uy, MissIsspPians, have been
guilty Of condu marked with lille more honesty |