Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-28
From the u. g Gazette.
THE BRITISH. THE FRENCH. AND THE

The English and French papers are greatly oc
cupied in denouncins the American Tariff in tones
which would intimate that the United States had
no! achieved lis independence of Great Britain or
paid its debt OF gratitude to Oh France. TIE man.
ner oil treating the subject is almost ridiculous as
veil as exceedingly offensive, to Americans; and
the warmth with which they denouuce US, and the
tariff, is only equnlled by the ignorance which some
\ OF them betrsy OF institutions, and our mel ms
of taking care Of ourselves.
France makes great oUtcry account OF the
duties on wines and brandies, overlooking the fact
that IN this country these are articles Of luxury
They complain also, OF the specific 6uties on silk
duties by the pound. TIE advance is far less than
is supposed, ADD the benefit TO this country is the
certainly that the duties will be paid, if the mer
cha ndize is imported!
But the worst OF the case is in England. They
demand reciprocity. Snee when has shat reeipro
city been thought OH TIE duty on American to-
6Acco, imported into England, can scarcely be re-
cIprocated by any duty upon British goods import,
cd into this country. And Il some of our duties
should now be higher than others Of theirs, it will
be long, very long, before the amount received will
equal tina. which We have paid TO them.
We have not time. now, TO notice tho nrrogan,
| tone Of some Of the British press odchng the new
tariff, bu, we cannot forbenr referring TO the Ian
gunge Of the London B.Ps Weekly Messenger on
this subject That paper declares tina, it is opposed
10 smuggling in principle, but at tho same time il
foresees that smuggling all along the limo and else
where will be rried on, by the Americans and
British, aud It assigns the following reasons for such
| an opinion:
"The goods they mus, have, for they have no
fsctories Of their own TO supply them with coton,
woollens and hardware, except Of the most ndifsr-
ent kinds, and therefore, whatever may be their
price, and by whs'ever means they can procure
them, whether by smuggling or fair trade they must
| have them"
Was there ever any thing more prepos.erous d
| AZ the present time, the Americans have the com.
mand Of tho markets Of South America, ard even
| Of China, for their cotton fabrics; and when the
British squeez, their goods into the former pors
stamp them with the names Of American manulsc.
! lures, and VI American factories And at the pre-
sent moment the oulcry in this country az inst tho
tariff is that It will prevent the collection Of du'iss
| by promoting tho home msnufac.ure. But le. the
English seold-iI is naturi they should. They
lose by the relaxation Of their own tariff laws
American pork and beef are finding their way into
their country, and their own goods ore not coming
hither Oher circumstances, beside the tariff arc
operating. The people VI this country are IN fl
OF economy, and T. may, We hope it will, become
rofmanen, principle. There is no, a denand for
goods; and 50 far from its being fact, that VS. must
have their goods It i, tree that neither they, nor
those Of American fabric, now find a market
here. Smuggling will, Of course, lie attempted, nnj
other means be reeOued to- Bot The machinery OF
the factories, which patterns for most Of those
IN Europe, will DO improved and home Industry
wi ., ere long, promote home coG.fOrts, and home
wealth.