Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-14

market, with its high daiies, was found TO be the be
of the two
We sell to England, frequently, more tobacco thar
TO all the world besides From L" 0'c'n' SOURCE "'''
Holland gets s5,aoo revenue 5000 hogsl.ends
Belgium gets $4,000 1,Voo
| CT R,,,ain y o75UO9 Io,UU0
This also proves that the duty is u matter OF the
mos, nerreci ind,lrrpnce being wholly paid by the
consumer The fact is, Great Britain inteEdicts the
growth of tobacco within her limlts and, regarding
the tas for II as fit 10 b encouraged, imposes upon
il hicb lay. which, while it may repess consumption
o,uts into the Treasury Of Great Britain considerable
4 portion of her annual revenue This is the cause
production in Engiant) of the large supplies wt
send 10 her-wliic, III consequence oil the large guam
titles grown in Holland ard III s'cm, We iufh hos'
countries where the article CT almost universal use
i with ccmparat,cly small supplies, notwithstanding
| their duties merely nominal
Bu concede for the argument, if foreign duties upor
our tobacco were reduced 10 such limit would satisfy
III. gentleman from Kentucky, that il would increase
its CONSUMPTION. Would il follow that the Tobacco,
grower would realize increase Of price, The reply
would be: yes, undoubtedly. And ye, nothing is ceare
than that such would be tue fact grant, upon the re
ducion OF duties, speculation would advance the price
but insist il would not lee maintained through sngls
crop Tobacco is luxury enully; for the taste o
i; is both acquired and depaved The extension of It's
use would therefore be slow and gradual. This We
know from own experience of this country, where
the Article is free, lis consumption rather d.
mnishng than increasing, and never iuctua,cs exten
sivey
| The increased demand, therefore, would be easily
met by increased supply; and prices would be kept
down, now, 10 that minimum at which planters
would be willing 10 grow it. Nay, | will 20 further
and say that the universal expectation of large profits
from great fall, removal Of duties, would cause to.
bacco to be grown extensively throughout The world,
and Of course 10 decline in price 10 most ruinous eX
tent When it is recolleced that the United States
can easily supply the world with tobacco; that every
nation within Tie temperate certainly can grow
it: and that England would then, without doubt pro-
duce t,-al ought, am sure, TO agree IN my conclu-
sion.
But suppose, Sir, grant, if foreign duties on our
tobacco repealed that we might get 70 per cent.
more for it, II proposed to reach this result By I'M
posing an additional duty Of 20 per cent This policy
may be excmpied follows: We sell TO foreigners
tobacco worth $40; but, in consequence OF their op
pressive duties, get but 500 Tor 1t. This is pad
To us in their fabrics productions But we say 10
the foreigner, will stand this traffic any longer
We will impose duty in addition of 20 per cent. on
the articles you send for our tobacco. The result
IS the planter who got $l00 for his tobacco, now, by
his own act instead of the $40 at which he aims gets
but $50 Is this plain and palpable: The only ex
cuge Tor such folly would be the relaxation of the TO-
reign duties upon tobacco-n consequence not to De
expected and in many respects not very desirable, II
to be attained. In the mean time we should have no
unapt illustration of The fable Of the monkey and the
cat, the manufacturers playing the part Of the monkey;
but without any other desire, u COURSE than 10 secure
Justice for the oppressed and pIundered planter
MIR Smith here replies to the 9th reason for protec-
it is necessary TO protect US IRON the growth
of India Cotton
7th Reason for Protection.
THAT 1T WILL Us ISDEPESDEST.
| This is an appeal TO nationallty-an attempt By
pure scshness to arouse within us our d;sin'erested
feelings We asked if will not free ourselves Of
independence foreigners for actual ncccssaries, m
| H. H.. t,a, t.l
Of the sue1ings Of soldiers during our late sirug-
gle with Great Britain. Without admitting or denying
The correctness of this SKETCH it must be admitted that
no Just fears upon this subec, can be entertained for
the future. With twenty millions Of sheep end Up.
wards of two millions of bales of cotton, the must
be hardy who will venture 10 assert thai ever
suffer for Of clothing. Why, Sir, in time OF pro.
found peace, with strong appetite among us for every
of luxurious indulgence, did not import and re-
tain for our use, in S4O Of blankets, than about
three cents worth to each OF people Our whole i'm
portaton of wool!en goods of every kind retained for
consumption, only about thirty cents each. In
! ls40, were imported, of Gotten goods, S6,o0l oo1
WORTH and exported of our own manufacture, S3349,
6o7 WORTH leaving for consumption of cotton goods
about IL cents 10 each person. In lS40 imported
of gunpow WIDER only 1881 worth, and exported Sll7
3l7 worth farms, we have the most abundant sup
ply to wit: 692 542 muske,s, 1884 rifles, &c. We
also have two public armores which turn oil annually
81 94S arms; and contracts with private urmo
lS4O our whole import OF iron, alter deductng 32,1 It
tons used by railroads, and admitted free Of duty, was
only 227S tons being less than one twentieth OF ou
own production, and only about three pounds TO eacf
person II is obvious, therefore, that, whatever may
have been the force of this reasoning in days that are
past, noac entitled to the slightest consideration
i 9Th Reason for Protection.
THAT, AFTER SHORT TIME, THE POLICY MAY BE
ABANDONED.
This reason comedies the injustice OF the policy.
1,utto As aG
out it, will cease TO plumber you But let US look IN
TO this pratens'on.
Gen Washington in his eth Annual Message, of De
cember s. 1875, says: "Our agriculture, commerce. AM
manufactures prosper beyond former example. IL
The same paragraph, he asks Is IL too much TO say
that country exhibits spectacle Of national hap
pness never surpassed, if ever before eqnalled:' A
this time duties only Is per cent. Mr.. Monroe
in his 9th Annual Message, of December 3, 1921, says
at may fairly be presumed that, under the protection
given to domestic manufactures, BY existing laws, W
shall become at no distant period, manufacturing
country on an extensive scale" On the 2oh of May
1876 in the House Of Representatives,
"Mr. Clay said the otjeet of protection to manufac
lures was, that we might eventually get articles Q
necessity made as cheap at home as they could be i'm
ported and thereby produce independence OF 10
reign countries In three years, he said, we coui
iudge OF the ability Of our establishments TO furniS
those articles cheap as they obtained from abroad
and could then hgiSiaie with the lights Of experience
lie believed that three years roud be sufficient TO plac
our manufactures on this desirable footing.
The sort Of arguments were used in support {
the Tariffs of 1924 End S25. In 1888, when the Ant
, Tariff party was in the ascendency, or, as was cor
cedcd would shortly be SO; when Mr.. Clay said of tn
Tariff "f should even be preserved during this se
son il aust fall at the next session. and when unde
the apparent and lofty desire Of preserving in harmon
and peace the fracrnal relations of this Confederacy
he was nearly struggling for the preservation of til
Tariff interest, did he not broadly repeat the sam
doctrine: "What was lie principle" he said, "whc
had al,cays been conended for, in this and the othc
f House? That, after The accumulation of capital an
skill the manufacturers would stand alone, unadcd b
) the Government, in competition with the imported al
cies from any quarter Now, give US time; cease q
fluctuations and agtations for nine gears, md III
manufacturers, Ia crcry branch, will sasaln themselvs
) against foreign competition In 1895 the prosperit
Of cur manufactures was such, tina: General Washing
ton thought worthy Of place ia his message 20 Cor
cr.ss T., 1891 ,lr Monroe in the same form exsre: