Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-23

dignution Of every patriot. We charge him again with
knowing that the Correspondence is no hoaxhnt the
Abduction Plot was rtaned--that he has defended
it in his paper--and charge him with vindicatrng
the Plot, almost soon as il was published.
"The Bill of .atoninations.''
REPEAL is the Word
We lay before our readers the following striking ar
tices from the New York Evening Post, upon the
working of the new Tariff bill. These results proceed
from the great CONNIE rcal Emporium, under the
ton of the Editor of that distinguished Journal What
field for smuggling is here opened What injury is
inflicted commerce by the restrictions on leg-
innate mportatons How the revenue Of the United
States win be circumscrbed partly by prohibiting the
introduction Of foreign goods, through the operation OF
the minimum principle, Of high dules and partly by
the substitution of snugglrs, who take out no licence,
and pay duty TO the Custom house What favor
tsm thus shown to the Northern manufacturers, anc
what oppression upon the yeomanry OF the South -
Let any read The two following short articles, and
he may form conception OF the crushing effect oil
the whole machinery
from the ". y. ErenRs Post.)
"TARIFr lTEMs-Every day some new instances OF
the inequality of The dues or the demorazng effects
that will be produced by them, laid in The recent a-
riff, come either under observation or ure brought
TO our knowledge.
"The duty on sewing silk is two dollars and half
per round Every sailor attached 10 any vessel bound
this country from port where sewing silk is import
ed, by concealng few pounds IN his mattrass, or
in any other manner, realize more than the amount OF
his wages for the whole voyage. If this duty is lad
for the purposes OF revenue will entirely fail, as there
will be portnors subject 10 II. II It is laid Tor
proec on it will lke wisc fail for there will be much
the article cande stney brought into the country as 10
undersell the home manufacturers II this duly was
laid encourage The violation Of the laws and contempt
of the institutions of the Government, it will succeed
eectually for it splendid bounty that is given to
the smugger.
"The duty on brandy i, dollar per gallon. On
pipe Of brandy il would be about one hundred and
twenty dollars. A few pipes thrown overheard by
vessel she approaches the land, would escape the du.
ty and Weld To her owner than all the necessary
expenses Of the voyage. small cargo OF the article
wonld if successfully Struggled into port, yield tel or
fifteen thousand dollars Is this no Involvement 10 The
keen and active American to lransgress the laws OF
his country? prize of fifteen thousand dollars with
in their reach, would move whole villages 10 era sP
it. Much would it excite the inhabitants OF
city where the chief pursuit IS the acquisition OF gam
Consider the long stretch at our sea coast, win It's
wide bays and creeks, mud solitary nets, whose re.
pose now TO be disturbed by The unlawful deeds Of
men, and The nautical habits Of vast numbers OF our
pc cplc, and We then shall underrae the amount OF
Smuggling that will be done. Eight years ago, the
Northern pnrt of New York, parts Of Ohio and Mich
ignn, received in clnndestnc manner from Canada,
large portion Of the brandy that they consumed Yet
doubted The fathfuness of the revenue
officers, accused them Of purposely sleeping when
they should have been awake.
"a duty cotton Of three cents per pound is M
posed Was this fer revenue protection;
"The duty OH The low priced cotons such as are IN
among The mass OF the people, who have only IT.
mited means, is laid on with desperation oil purpose
In the first place, the minimum Price Of all such goods
are d. ed ard coored is fixed at twenty cents,
and OF those dyed &c. it is fixed at thirty cents =
On these valuations thirty per cent duty IS imposed
Thus shirngs, which Gun be bought at SIX and seven
cents at wholesale, made subject TO ninety per
cent. duty. An additional ten per cent would make
the duty equal 10 the whole cost OF the article On shirt
ings of higher price, 60 per cent duty is imposed
This is than half the price of the article. Pre-
cisev similar the with the cheap callcoes, which
are universally The servan, that receives
dollars per week wages, pays St1ty per
cent duty the calico dress she The farmer
PAYS the same duty tie common dresses OF the fe
male portion Of his family, This is exac,ed al mo-
ment when wheat is seventy cents, oats twenty cents
and all his other produce at The same rate. On the
cotton shirtng that he his in the fields
he pays duty of ninety per can't What does he gam
by all this exacton, What is the duty on raw hides
from which he might expect some advantage: On raw
hides of all kinds the duty fixed at tre per cent nd
vaorem. How do the farmers and the cotton mannac
turers stand under this blll' Yet it is what the Wings
call equal protection 10 all"
IRON the som,.)
"THr TARIFF RuISors TO CoMMERcE.-Ihe follow
ing letter, from who Is directly engaged IN COM
mercia aiiars, tells only Two instances in
which the recent Tariff act strikes deadly blow at
the commerce Of The country. Those fleets of vessels
which have sprung into existence in so many OF our
sea ports within The last few years, doomed 10
Law idle and rot ut the docks Free trade and saiiDrs
riphfs was emblazoned the flag under which we
fought the last bloody with England, and that flag
will be unfured again.
"Mr. Editorial this moment, when flour is so low,
and is threatening In go lower ms not 10 remunerate
The farmers will you tell the farmers fact connected
with the Wing Tariff;
81 am q ship-owner and have fine ship now lay
ing idle. am offered several freghis for her OF Anne
rican imports to foreign ports, chiefly flour, and at
rates should he glad 10 take, but for ore difficulty
should get freight home. If carry slaves to Ca.
dir, there is duty on salt, which might otherwise
bring back, which would make II losing freight III
lake flour and tobacco 10 Gibraltar, there ia on OPP
pressive duty meet me here, If bring home hln!a
ga fruit, Italian silk goods, manufactured marble
lf take oil TO the Baltic, then German cotton goods
and hardware, Russia hemp, &c, &c, are oil under
the dend law of protection.
"What follows 1t follows that the ship must come
home empty, ard it follows TINT American produce
cannot be exported unless pay all the freight one
way, and all nearly ul the expenses Of he ship Tor
coming back.
"This is protection with vengeance! it is, in ef-
feet, duty at this mt Of thirty cents barrel on
the export Ct -four. Ard hy preventing The export
of large amount which now burdens the market, II
may possibly affect the price 10 The extent OF sixty
cents.
"Tell the farmers this Put in axiom for their
use. IF you stop imports, gou burden exports 'eith
IRENEUs."
a Graceful Resignation
MIR JIG derson once said of Dubjc officers under his