Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-05-09

(say from thirty TO forty cents.) hut TO shew the
iasehood of his assertion, that the interest OF the
wool-grower has been sacrificed to the mnDufac-
turer, we will take his own price OF twenty cents
four cents specific duty per ID. on twenty cents
cost will amount TO twenty per cent. nd valorem
duty, add to which, tho twenty-six per cent. al
vaorem duty, MS reported, will make The duty on
wool costing twenty cents per pound, forty six
per cent ad yalorem. Now The duty recommeh-
ded on foreign wooden manufactures 10y the same
report, was only forty per cent so we see that
by taking the statement of this veroclous writer,
the woolg grower is better protected by six per
cent, than is the manufacturer, without including
the nd vnorem duty oil the charges, which, from
lis bulk, will I've greater on wool than on woolens.
But il his whole statement is taken, 1t makes
more against his assertion. His calculation is,
that wool which COSTS twenty centsin Spain, will
he subjected TO ~ 2l0,cents per pound in addi-
ton, being for the freight, &c, specific duty Of
four cents per pound, and 26 per cent al vao
rem that is, merno wool which costs 20 cents
per pound in Spnin, with all charges included,
will cost in our country 80 2-l0 cents per pound
which, unless my arithmetic deceives me- is 81
per cent upon its cost, actually II per cent more
Than the duty reported on manufactures. As re
CARDS the wool costing eight cents or under, the
writer displays gross ignorance, or pail Ulblu in
tcntion To deceive. Woods are divided into Two
classes, the long or conbing woods, aud lhe short
or fulllng wool the foreign woods imported nu-
der the minimum duty are all coarse, long woods
and do not come in competition with Orr own
wool. This class OF WOO! is imported from Smyr
ia, from Mogadore, from Buenus A,res and the
other South American States, and commonly costs
from four TO eight ceuts per pound, aud is usctrtnr
mixing negro cloths, coarse baiz"s bOrkiugs, duff
fels blankets aud other untitled wOUens; where
as our WOODS, the Spanish and SaXuny, are only
fitted for lulled cloths, aud are always used for
those fabrics. The expense of maintaining these
lnrUp tynrliab simon Ia UnuuI ipr tnuttI
OF The respective cnrcnsSes, as great as Tor the
maintenance OF the fine wooded sheep; aud as The
long wooled sheep do not produce NJ nltch Wunl,
weight Tor weight of the carca ass, do the small
iulling wooded sheep, they never can he nirodu-
ced into n country where they are obliged to dry
fodder the sheep five months in The year 80 that
the eSpcdiency of importing these knd OF WOODS
or moi, involves the question of manufacturing
coarse woolens ourselves, or of depending upon
foreign countries Tor those coarse lubrics. These
coarse woods are mostly paid for Ivy the produc
lions OF our soil and il we manufacture them our
selves the profit OF manufacturing is received 10y
our own citizens bat, if we prohibit them by II
high duty, they must necessarily he purchased by
foreigners, aud we must then buy them IN II man
ulaclured stute and in addition, pay the foreigner
the cost Of manufacturing
If MI efficient protection both for wool and
wooiens is not obtained at the present session OF
Congress, the blame must rest with the Loco To-
GO nlemoers from Name, New hampshire, wow
York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, joining with the
Bentons, Calhonns and the other opponents Of the
Tariff policy nj The south; and the wool growers
must hold that party accountable, and remember
them at the ballot boxes for this betrayal Of then
interests and the best interests of their country
was in hopes that n measure, so vitnly ait ctlhl
the prosperity of The Union, would not he made
parry question, but all poriirs would JOIN an'
cordially help IurwPrd the good work but, since
the leaders of the Loco Euco pnrly, more ben
upon their personal advantage than the welfare
Of The community, have resolved, let the conee
qucnces be what they will, to make this part!
question, am willing to join issue with them IN
this ground without fear of the result, MS | an
confident that the good sense Of the people vii
Judge the two parties by their acts and not b.
their professions. FARMER.