The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-01-27
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iersonlan, a locoioco paper printed at
Charlotte, in this State, has about TWO col
umns of editorial matter on the Tariff, the
object Of which is to excite the furious ire
Of the locos Of those regions against the
Whlgs for laying, as it says, az enormous
tax OF 30 per cent. al ratorcm on Sugar
and Salt. Now the fact is, that the law
passed at the Extra Session, on the subject
Of the Tariff, did not make one-hundredlh
part Of cents difference in the tax on
either Sugar or Salt 1t did not touch the
duty already existing on those articles at
all. And the very sections Of the various
acts quoted by the Jefersonan show it.
By the act Of 1882, Sugar was taxed 2
cents per pound and Salt 10 cents per
56 pounds land this So lbs. the Jeherso.
MAN strangely enough, calls bUShel,
whcreas.a bushe Of Salt will weigh from
G6 TO 80 lbs.)
by the compromise act all duties were
gradually to be reduced SO that none
should be higher after 1912 Than 20 per
cent. I'D raloren lie. Of their value at the
place where imported.)
The ignorance of the Jefiersonian, 1--WE
hope it is nothing worse,) consists in its
assertion that this 2 cents pound on ST.
gar is not as much as 20 per cent. on its
yalce, and that consequently the Com
promise act did not reduce that duty, but
that the act of the Exta Session actually
raised the duty from 2 cents pound to
20 per cent. Of its value This would be
queer mode Of raising duty 1t is
only equaled by the locoioco arithmetic
which proved that Van Buren, had reduced
tue government expenses from twenty
millions 10 thirty.nine millions of dollars !
Ii may not be known TO the Jclierson.an,
but il certainly ought 10 have teen before
it discussed the Tariff question, that the
average price Of brown Sugar imported is
not more than 5 or cents a pound at the
place whore it is manufactured, and that as
the duty is laid, not on the retail price in
Charlotte, bat On its value at the place
from which it is imported, u duty Of 20
per cent. would only be abou, cent per
pound. Consequently, that the duty was
reduced by the Compromise act from .
CENTS TO ! cent, and that, it being now act
ually cent, or 30 per sent. Of its value,
the act of the Extra Session has no effect
on il whatever.
So Of Salt. The dnty Of 10 cents per
So lbs, equal TO ~ or 10 cents per bushel,
would be nearly 100 per cent. duty on its
value az the place imported. The Compro-
mise act therefore has reduced that duty to
8 or cents per bushel. And the act Of the
Extra Session has no effect on II, II being
already at the highest rate OF duty allowed
by that act.
| So likewise of Iron, which is also lug.
ged in by the Jefersonian. Not the
slightest change was made in the tax OF
any one Of those leading articles.
Since writing the above, we observe
that the assembled wisdom Of locolocoIsn
Of Mecklenburg county IN public meeting
J has endorsed these errors of the Jeherso
} man, and rails loudly at "the outragoon
act of injustice" committed by the Wing
in laying taxes on Sugar, Salt, Iron
! coraso Woollcns, Scc."-a tax which wa.
1 laid by the unanimous vote OF all parties
in the Compromise act of 1888, an ucl
signed by Andrew Jackson!l Alas for the
locos We should Mt wonder if they
make as great blunder in selecting their
candidate for Governor, to further which
was the cause of their meeting. Instead
of sound Republican, they may get an
old Federalist But We shall sec.-Fag
esteriile Observer.