The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-04-21

Duy Of Nun the hrttCl0 WAnl6u... AHo uleIChdu' .
takes every tenth pound of,he pork and every
tenth busheI Of corI to feed his own family, e.
sells the remaining nine for as much as he
gave for theieu. Thus, thetwo Farmers, in
stead Of enjoying between them the entire
fruits OF their own nduestIy, lose one enthby
employing this agency 10 do the business for
them; andlhus 1t is that the merchants sup
port come out ofthe farmers & other producers
But suppose the government were 10 s'a-l
ton It's Agent nthe road between the Far
mers' houses, with instructions to stop their
wagons, and take out for the use of the gov
erumenl ONE THIRD Of all the pork, and
corn sent for exchange or sale, or actually ex
changed, wonldthey esteem It benefit wor-
thy Of thoir gratitude and applausel
Iflhe Farmers lived in different townships
and the tax gaiherers we're stationed on the
line between them, Them, would it make the
matter whit less Objectionable Ifthey liv-
cd in d,ffer nj States and the laxgaiher were
upon the borders of the States, would not The
effec. be-lhe samel .-... ..
And iflhey live in different nations and The
taxgatherer is found on their coasts or their
boundaries. taking for the use Of government
one third Of all that comes in OF. goes out, one
or both, how can it be any benefit to the Far
mer, on the one side or the other2 CAN'T be
an advantage to him 10 lose one third of his
crops Of grain or other produce? If so, let
him raise stock of squirrels, rats and mice,
hawks. crows, and buzzards, to eatit up and
save further trouble.
tits obviously the interest of the Farmer,tO
exchange his surplus for what he wants, with
his neighbor Farmer or other producers, with
out any deduction at all, either for merchants
profit or government tax. In exchanges with
producers living in different States and nations
the intervention of merchants is not TO be avoi
ded and their profit is a fair deduction from
the surplus products sold or exchanged of
their proceeds. But the interposltion Of gov.
ernments taking third or half Of the articles
exchanged for their own uses, is not neces-
sary incident 10 the transaction, and is a tax
on all classes Of consumers, acting with bligh
ting effect, both directly, on the great mass
ofproducers in both countries; directly taking
from them a large portion of their surplus pro
duce; indirectly in lessening the ability of
their neighbors or fellow producers to pura
chase the balance. Ill have pork 10 cell and
my neighhor' has corn, and the government
take from me one third ofmy pork, cannot,
with the other two thirds, buy so much of his
corn. His market fer corn s WDerefore i'm
paired by the government tax upon me-. So
il the government take a third of his corn, it
in like manner impairs my market for pork
Thus, a lax upon oneis an, injury to both, and
an equal tax upon both doubles the injury.
In this view, we have confined ourself 10
the natural and necessary effect of Tariff tax
atlon, independent Of the object for which it
is levied. These are its effects upon different
classes of society when imposed for the pur-
poses Of revenue only. We beg our readers
10 consider whether there is any thing untrue
or unsound in our premises or conclusions;for
our only, object is TO lead them to the truth.
| If any one thinks he sees any thing errone
Gus IN them and will favor US With conden-
| sed statement or argument adverse to our con
clusons we will most cheerlulIy give 1t in-
sertion in the Democrat. ~ -.
10 the meantime, We shall mature some
views as to the effects of a realla,ory Tariff,
ameasure now vehemeutIy urged upon our
government ~. "A, X.
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