Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-28
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| THE AMERICAN TARIFF.-The Glasgow Argus mus
speaks of the Tariff passed the close of the last
sion of Congress:
! The new duties are, in point Of fact, prohlsitory
ngnlnst numerous and important articles OF British
trade and they have given rise to the most serious ap
prehens!ons in regard TO the future, both IN Gissgow
and Manchester. We know of one house in -cty
that ship from 10000 10 E50 COO value every Spring
and Ta!, who declare that they viii be COMPELLED Ia
abandon The trade, and only refrain from doing so IN
the meantime because the provisions Of the Iaff arc So
mons;rons that the American Government scarce y
persist in them permanently Another house has can
celed orders to the extent of 1000 pieces OF prn'rd
cottons and dtaines-and have heard ESQ, nfarge
orders for ginghams and other articles OF manufacture
bsirg IN like manner countrrmanded. These are Spe
cmena of the 'benef:s' conferred by the new Tariff
upon Glasgow, and We nigh, proceed TO cnumernr
many others. We prefer however, to make @ay for
the following letter. which have received from alr.
John Pa;t'son, Of this city gentleman aho is e..an
siVey engaged in the trade with the u. and whose
views being those Of practical merchant are de-
serving of attention:
| From Mr.. Pattison IS letter TAKE two extracts:
| To give you some idea how The new daes will affect
the nanua curing interests Of Gasgow and Paisley
will shortly state That printed rnusas and all moderate
printed coitons, Of which The grca; hulk of the trade
consisted, are virtually prohibited, such cottons, "a
inches wide now paying cents or 3 pence the yard
duy deaiEes, cUilpn and woclien mixed goods paj
same cottons. Gmghams, nine cents, or five pence
the square yard; Madras and Verona handkerchiefs,
l20 per cent 10 80 per cent duty mus!ns, d cts
or SD square yard; silk goods or at which SILK is .
component part two dollars anda halfpc Id. Of 10 OF;
90 that Paisley silk ard cotton shawl, which weighs
about pound, and costs Us. 10 7s will pay duty often
shiilngs! Iron will pay from 81 to Us per CT To
add TO the severity of the law, all the duties are 10 be
paid cash down entry To sell, under the old and
moderate duties, if you got any profit, yon were com
pelledto give credit Of eight months! cannot help
thinking that this prohibory measure has been called
lurIh hv N of ri
Peel's tariff
The French papers speak of it as very pre- judicial
TO tie commerce CT that country. The Courier de
Girondc, of Bordeaux, has the following on the SUD
ec:-
The rev duties are equal 10 $50 per centum on the
value Of brandies, 100 per cent red wines
in cases, 80 per wines in casks, and from 40
to so per silks and dry fruits. Thus, our ar
cles the least affected will pay an al caorem duty of
40 per cent? whereas England only pays 30 per cent
for her most heavily rated articles such as her SUITS
and cotton goods, and yet she complains bitterly OF be-.
ng hardly treated II is evident that this increase OF
duty virtual prohibition OF our produce, for hence
forward there will be but few persons who will be able
10 drink cur WINES and brandiss ut the price 10 which
the customs duties raise them. So much for French
agriculture and commerce in general. As To the de.
partme Of the Gronde and Charen'c laterieure IN
particular Bordeaux exported TO the U. ). annually
$500 pieces of brandy, fourth proof aud La Rochelle
3.500-in Eli 1860 pieces Of fourth proof, or about
a7 500 hectoli:rcs Of wine Bordeaux exporting about
% 300 hecolitres ADDITIONAL giving total quantity oil
400 900 hectores. Thus market for 100000 hectic
trcs OF wine has been taken away from the two de-
parmenis already so badly treated.
The London Standard of the Sd Of October pub.
fishes The notice Of Mr. Collector Curtis of the 9th
September, with the following commentary
very slight glance at the above order will clearly
show ihat foundation is laid for endless disputes
as to the principle upon which Valuations will be
made, ard different rates may be expected to pre-.
val at different ports, and on different classes OF
commodities No expectation is, however entertain
ed that the Tariff, it now stands, will survive
the ensuing session Of Congress- otherwise arrange
mcnts would be Immediately set on foot for correct
ing oil lis crudtes by the irresistible power OF the
suurgler. Even matters stand IT is expected that
The contraband trade will be sufficiently extensive
to dsa ppont the hope held out that the Tariff would
relieve the pecuniary embarrassment OF the central
Goysrnme nj BY an increase of revenue In the mean
while good many articles that have been shipped from
Europe which did not in time for entry before
the new scale Of duties came into operation must be
returned, find their way into consumption through
other channels than the cuslom-houses The view, ny
the whole is, however, not considered favorable Tor
the trade of the present season, as it will require time
to ascertain the best of evading duties, which
will curail or altogether anniiiIlate consumption.
(Fram The I0nGon Spectator, Oct. ~
Although this has not been week of much politi-
cal "excirement, il has been week Of progress. II
tPran q
in the Morning Chronicle, which are now openly as
crIbed 10 Lord PamerstoD, hammering away nj the
Treaty with the United States, in the endeavorio
convince the country that has sustained misfortune
though il does not know it, News comes of the fare
well dinner given 10 Lord Ashbur,on, OF New YORK,
and ever, booy is struck with the cordiality and en-
thusiastic Joy for peace evlEcsd by the Americans,
except the noble Editor, whose The rejoicing
Jars ms u eburst of triumph over "the mysllhed ne
gota,or." At last, by Thursday, Visconnt Chronicle
had worked himself into such heat, that he forgot his
pentiliiy, and used vulgar tocDts about "Ynnkce d. o.
die " In fact, the oppIobriors ephe's which old Ii
berals d. emed Ieproach 10 Tory Journals in tie
mids, of hoslles, transferred TO the leading Wing
journal in peace The whole giet OF the Chronicle =
csmor is that the Treaty docs not prepare for
leaves military road exposed during war; it leaves
possible uesons which may lead 10 war; it does not
render war a stipulated impossbIlity. The assur'
ance which can overlook the fact that previous dplo.
macy actually was fast leading TO war, whereas head
long disposition 10 war has been replaced by an eager
desire Tor pc ace only less surprising than the ostrich
like simplicity, So mGd is the oblivion, that at the
very moment of complaining that future war is posi-
ble the ccmpainer doing The NEST he can TO provoke
wc.lke feelings, by making England discontinued with
the terms o. Peace and assaultng The Anercahs III an
unqualified bingsgate dialect.
The new American Tariff more real cause o!
dscon.cn and it s plain that desire 10 reciProcee
tile friendly feeling occasoned by the treaty struggles
with The natural dissatisfaction at practical INJURY
The Glasgow merchants assert, anu lif!e apFrniS Eo-
thing to contradict, them that tie Tariff will seriously
shake the interests of that important town. The sug
stion of relaliaory measures, however, does no, find
much favor; lax cotton, it is remarked. world
cripple our export trade OF manufactured cotton o
he contrary, Glasgow manufacturer makes The hrsi
specific proposal to buy off the new difficulty by ad
hitting American corn. The mission on the Boundary
question having succeeded so WE'LL it is naturally cup
posed that n special mission 10 settle the disputed
boundaries of mmerce might be successful. On this
i. may be Observed that while The leading dplomalisi
out of work is busyng himself with ne wsPaper des'a
ralions of about nothing, the men of trude suffer
crs from real injury considering practical mea
sures with bias in favor of the most moderate and
liberal.
The suggestion Of the Glasgow merchants has mao
an echo in the speech Of the American Minister at ,be
wal,ham Agricultural dinner. Mr. Everett, INTRO
duced TO the meeting BY the agricultural Duke OF RuI
land with remark The vast exchange oil American
nroduee and British manufactures declared that The
distant United States would not be the country to he
nefl from these notifications, and intinoed that
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