The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30
THE NEW TARIFF.

Although, as we have before said, the tariff law
just passed by Congress, 10 better than no law at
all, yet there are parts of it. which so distinctly
mark its aristocralic origin, that like all the en-
actmenls of whggery, j. is destined to be the sub
ject Of perpetual strife and confusion. The most
valuable feature OF the whole of it, is that which
tears out by the roots the germ ofcorrupon which
the extra session enacted IN the name Of a dislri-
button law. We would submit almost to any
thing rather than such corrupt and corruping
scheme as that; and we rejoice that the tariff law
has killed it.
The great fault of the new law, rs whole, is
for the "lords Of The oom," as If they were all
creation, while the masses of their fellow men, the
farmers and common mechanics, are considered Of
no account. Hence it is, that while such nabObs as
Abbott Lawrence, who is said TO be worth some
three millions Of dollars, who employs fifteen hum
bred Operatives" at Lowell, aud who has had a
half million Of dollars legslated directly into his
pocket by the rise Of goods which the new tariff
produces: while such "lords" as he Is have pro-
lection awarded to lhem Of forty per cent on
wooen goods, and from thirty to one hundred per
cent on co,tons, (lhrough the deceptive minimum
prnciple.) the great class Of producers, the far
mers, the rool-grouers, ure only protected by
pal,ry duty Of fire per cent. on common wool -
why is ,hls' The wool growers out number ten
times the wooen manufacturers. Why then have
these farmers been thrown entirely in the shade
The reason il, the chords of the loom wish to
make up their fabrics Of foreign wool, because
they think they get cheaper than our farmers
can raise it; hut they nre unwilling that any one
should buy foreign cloth for his jacket though
cheaper than the chords" can turn out from their
establishments. They demand projection against
that. They tell US, that the duty on their cloths
will no, enhance The price; tina, in the long run,
cloths will come the cheaper to US. in proportion
to the height Of The duty. But see how unwilling
they are to take their own prescriptions. Why don't
they cheaper the raw article, the wool, by the
same process' Do they think that the grea, body
of intelligent, farmers can be humbugged in this
way' Are the Clouds" to compel the farmers to
wear their cloths, made Of foreign wool, and then
cody turn round and tell them to make mutton of
their sheep, As Daniel Webster said in the be-
ginning of The war, "s this the entertainment to
which we were inved'" Forty per cent for the
woolen manufacturer, and fire per cent for the
wool grower
Now let Us look ut some other parts Of the BILL
and see how the aboIns many fle, as compared
with The privileged lew. Take the article of salt
which every Nan uses as nm article of the first ne
cessy We have BY this new tariff, duty Of
eight cents bushcl imposed on that, which ms
compared with the price in Turks Island would be
from GU 10 so per cent. on the foreign cost. We
have on common brown sugar duty off q cts.
pound, equal to a, least fifty per cent on the
foreign cost. These are articles which ALL how.
pense with. But see how the chords of The loom
who decorate themselves and their families in gems
and diamonds, are taxed on sucha rcles Of luxury.
The bill reads on''gems and pearls'seren per cent.
only! and on "walches 'ahu dia'hoh"S sew" III"
half only while "ra,tans' for dandies. and gold
epaulel,es, are to be admitted duty lrec!!! There
is whiggcry for YOU in perfection. The salt which
every abo'er pu;s in his meat barrel, and every
farmer feeds GU, 10 his cattle, is taxed from 60 to
so per cent, aud the common brown sugar which
every poor man buys fo' his family, is taxed at
fifty per cent. while "gems and pearls, ""damonds
and Watches are taxed only screen and screen and
a half per ccnt.-nnd "raltans' and "gold epau'
le,,es" are permitted to come itce'!
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