Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-10-04
STATE SENTINEL.


I he princ ple of the Compromise Act. Is to im-
pose duties at fixed rate per centGn, upon tie raI
Of imports that different qualities OF the same
article pay precise proportion to their expense
and price.
Bv the system Of specific duties. tie different
qualities Of any particular article. pay lie same
duty which operates hardly upon those whose
circumstances compel the consumption OF the cheap
or and inferior grades.
Thus under the Gd raloren prime pie, the man
who buys Java coffee. pays more duty upon the
peund, than the man who boys the less expensive
cof.:cs
Bar under the system Of specific dp'ie', all kinds
Of coffee ply the same Duty upon the pound.
B4t spsciG; duties, bad they are, trtling in
ihc.r inequality. compared w.ih duties levied upon
the principle Vi Cd pervaGes tie vetoed federal
Iaria Bill throughout
10 illustrate tie principle, Jet Us examine the
prosso 10 the 1lh section winch Is IA tie wofds fol-
ioviHg:-
Provided. Thu, al manufactures Of cotton. or Of
which cotton shall BE- a component part, not dyed,
colored printed. stained, not exceeding III value
20 cents per square yard shall be valued at 20
per square yard.
q" And ID dyed, colored. printed stained. in
whole or in part, not exceeding IN value 81 cents
per square yard. shall be valued at - cents the
square yard excepting velvets, cords. moicskins
fOstians buffalo cloths, goods manufactured by
mapping raising, cutting shearing, not exceed
ing IN value - the square yard which shall
accordingly"
The 5, elton referred to imposes duty Of 80 per
cent, al Uainre,n. upon all the articles named IN
aud Tie proslso fixes a minimum, or ia other words,
price tetots uh5ch those arficfes shall BE ra-
hed, yropardiofy 10 the iecy Of The per- ceHfage.
Now tnis f,ct > arranged be
DOUBLE and TREBLE the actual vslue of the
lover qualities OF the article
The cheaper kinds Of - nufIcfures ofcoPo1s."
- not dyed," a., really worth but q or cents
al IN - -.
words. pay treble duty. Those kind of these
manufactures really worth - cents upwards pay.
OF course, ony the 20 per cent. duty which the
ton imposes.
30 that tie highest lar is assessed upon the
ooaTsfa fobrics, which cannot fail b. observed a.
an apt illustration Of the lore winch federalism
bears 10 tie poor
Under this very proviso. cheap calcocs ire dutil-
bic at Tie rate If hHndrtd and hcenfy per cent.
whIie expensive cllcprs pay bnt thirty per cent
IhIs Is what called turf minimum, but 1t
ought u be called a tedcrat lrigtHm or a spe-
cimen 81 extracting the gre.aest amoa.t poss,tie
from the lrboFiug classes, for the benefit OF the
pank gentry.
Our readers will observe that minimum is Latin
word and that federalism always talks LATIN or
lHcomprt hen>Ibie Eng sn. whenever 1t sets itself
10 wurS. to cAe.' the ople
y need not fellow thus minimum principle through
Tie hill suffice 10 sag that is full of enornl
ties aud abotnlnarion~ throu rhput.
We now come h n case, where the rule is worked
IE'eKcly. HIS i case, Of "A tIr,T D,arimua,
which upon examination, turns out To b. feleTdf
minimum or specimen Of i.npos NJ The hshiest bur-
den possltie upon thc powerful aud wealthy.
TINS B!i taxes silk by the pound and at the rate
OF ; 30 per pound. Common six worth on an aver.
aye 500 per ,unl pays TINS duty, and silk costing
$500 per found. and even sIik ilces costing from
Si2OO II s.O,G0. PAY THE SAME.
tsaod rw this for the Broadway beauties of New
York. who bay $40 Oh six llces and pay three per
6 crt. duty hui bad law far country women.
WI" n'e glad To ct pa silks and are taxed
THIRTY PER CEN f!-.lasusia Age.