Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-08
ON. NO-NOT FV'N WUEN FIRST WE LOVED.
rWENTY.sEvENTn CoNGREss--sd Session.
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REMARKS OF Mn. AARON '. BROWN, or IESS.


REMARKS OF Mn. AARON '. BROWN, OF TESS
Deissrcd IN tie House Of Representatives., Jane Il,
1872 -fCoNcLrpEp.
Mr. Chajrman having stated The rate Of duties agreed
on in the Compromise act, and having shown, ihnk,
clearly that they sufficient 20 sustain our most IN
nor,on, manufactures il not all Of them, | de-
mand 10 know on what principle Of Justice or topre
~ the duties should be carried higher than % per
cnn,um The statements of the manufacturers, pub
lished in the report Of TIE committee I'll put il on the
ground Of protecting American against the pauper Ia
bor Of Europe. SIR thus is specous p!e;ence. II ~
tken ~ and repeated by the public prs', BG t has
evidently made some impression on tho public mnd.
Well what is the force OF The argument 1t IS admitted
that labor most countries OF Europe than IN
this and i; is 10 supply very defect that the Govern
ent has given the incidental advantage o - per cent
in the collection of her revenue. ] contend that tins,
with the advantage Of cheaper living, more abnncant
water power onr inexhaasi5lr supplies OF fle, the
ligh,ness Of cur taxation property. and the general
advantages Of our free institutions, fully make up t"f
his inequality Of labor Eu; Suppose ,hev 60 not, what
igh have the manufacturers 10 asa the GoyeFnWeAi,o
inDose n tax all the other people 81 the |. =, IN
order IL raise of money equal 20 hs alleged DIT
ference IN the p,ce oil labor 10 be pad, not mo tie
Treasury bu, into tie pockets Of the manufacturers
What right have they ito send round the ha, 10 the
farmer the grazis-, the planter, the carpenter, the
blacksmith and the other mrciilncs Of the country TO
collect from each his five. ,en fly or one hundred
dollars 10 be paid 10 the iron master 10 ae wool
or the cotton manufacturer, 20 ;e workers in ciass
IN leather, to eqna!;ze tie Pgrts OF labor Wao in
turn is 10 60 round fer tem Protection to all would
but lead prob prob b;on would lead 80 the
destruction Of al revenue iiom mpcrts-end then
comes direct taxation on all prope5ty-reu personal,
and mixed nu, the other Interests OF the country
sustain this saft o! contribution, - he levied annually
of OF them ior the beafti, oi The manufacturing in.
,erest Tie PLANTER can iDd but poor market :or ms
cotton rice o. tobacco. The grazrr finds his stock
nccumula,iny on his hands until their very support
threatens hin with RUN. Tie gTan-gEoweT is com.
PEELED sell 81 sacrificing prices, or 10 leave his wheat,
and corn and rye and oats, % rot on hs farm fet,
the midst Of THIS universal gloom and depression,
they called upon 70 contribute more than onefourth
of their hard earnings 10 snrl. favored class of their
rountrvmen Mr.. Chairman, | Go boldly maintain,
that with tha protection OF - per cent and the other
accidental advantages growing out o the cash system
Of duties and tie return 10 sound currency in this
country, the manufacturers can make larger much
larger profit on their capital tan those rel yng arr
culture and the ord mechanic arts pssi5ly de-
Let US examine i:,e the enormous duties proposed
hy this BIZ remembering always that they 50
inuch taxes imposed one portion Of the people for
the benefit o: another, who choose 10 engage in bn.
siness which they say, premium, or bounty, pro-
lection Of one. fourth VIII not sustain.
| begin with iron, which all who cultivate the earth
must have the plough, the axe, the hoe, the saw,
the wedge the nail, &C. Nc.
The bill proposes the following duties:
On iron castings, vessels, nc. cts. per pound.
On iron blacksmith hammers, &c do
On iron, sheet or hoop :! do
On mails, wrought do
On iron nails, cut DO
Ga iron bar rolled 125 per cent.
On iron bar. hammered - per cent
A knowledge Of prices al Our chiei cities, Of the
four or FIVE frs,.naDied articles, VIII show the enoT.
NOUS per centage which they pay "rough; na'.s ior
instance sold, January last, (ic42l IN New York,
At about ten cents here they put down at four cents
duty cut nails, al the time and place, sold for
FIVE and five and half cents per pound here they are
taxed three cenismoIe than onehalt OF the price OF
the article Every farmer may thus be enabled 10 See
how he is taxed hat article which he cannot dispense
with
LIE, us glance little, also I, woollens:
"3d srcrros Ga wooisn IN cents e: pound and 80 Pc,
place Of expectation. shall exceed cer'i cents pound
and fued co hooTn 10y me nHne 81 ith he'Se!S 81 httdI
cooa of wtch wool shalt be e oniy nae.Ai et;na ss" i
wool is Component pat, jet by au! former ac {" DUTY 81
- per cent" dHiy 81 - PER cent? ahd on hAHes t'cNs'
ard hai2cs, "a PEI square !aid
Why this doua.lns OF dunes:-so much ~ the pound,
and also SO much me value. Blankets cassimeres,
coths-wh.ch multi;rdes G; labo;ing men, without ia
miles TO make what is called homespun, must have
are TO be taxed 40 per cen, ready MADE clothes io-
This is an enormous p!otectontoo much by 10 or ~
per cent
How does the stand with regard TO cotton goods
"Src All manufactures OF cotton, Of which Is
component part, 30 centum al v"io'em' provided,
~ iiI az ra' :, ." cent, .cn,,e ya,J &c
cod And If Owed, colorcd, stained, printed stamped
ceeding value - ccat> shall t. vainsdAi - eeit>
Without giving the balance Ct tins ssc.cn, pause
that you nlay see ard Gm1erstsud he duty r,ain
and printed coi,ons. Ia New York, yard CT PLAIN
cotton cloth suppose to cost five cents: yet II must
be considered costing - cents; or, costing 10
cents, the law saws II n1st be considered Us having
cost 20 cents and pay du Of 80 per centum, no, on
the actual cost, but the presantd cost. So OF all
the variousprced cacocs- whether costing 10, or 10,
or 90 cen,s-they must he teasGeredi IN lac, having
COS, 25 cents and pay duty a, that raie-be'ng duty
of 100 900 or in some Of 500 per cent more.
WHY this enormous Duty but Tor the entire exclusion
of all cotton goods whatsoever Under former duties,
all such have been excluded, except about SIX millions
WORTH and under this rate of duty, even that will be
sweep, overheard, and :he whole home market be en-
iirely surren dered to our manufacturers Where,
then, is your revenue Not dollar in the Treasury
from this formerly mighty source OF revenue Not
dollar And yet duty, ranging from lGO TO 800 per
cent has been paid BY Paid 10 whom: Why,
10 the manufacturers.
What is the proposed duty son brown sugar, and sy'