The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-11-29
LITTER from Hon. Horace Everett
WINDSOR, Nov. 3, l

II the Editors of the Vermont Mercury
GgNrLEMEN,-Thero appears to be yet some
Misunderstanding to amount of protection afforded
bv hs Tariff of the past session to the wool-growers
which desire to correct, through the columns of your
n,ner It is subject in which the farmers of this
State aredeepy interested, and the repeal of the
Tariff is to be the leading object of one of the great
urtes, it is desirable they should know the value Of
the subject in contest Having had some agency in
relation to the protection of the wool grower, can
not feel Indifferent to the danger of the threatened
peal
The Tariff Bill as reported by the Committee of
Ways and Means laid a duty of 5 per cent on all
wool costing s cents and under, per pound and so
pgcent on al! other wool on the foreign value and
\ charges of importation including Commissions (excep
\ ting Msurances
The effect of the last provision is TO raise the duty
on wool costing
s cents, from to Ga per cent
9 80 to 37a
10 G" &c &c 81 SC.
Byau amendment none but coarse wool is admit
ted under the per cent duty and by adother amend
men the cost limited to cents. So that now none
but coarse wool costing cents and under admitted
under the 5 per cent duty. The term coarse will
exclude Merno Wool of all grades, and the best Of
staples Of native wool: and was intended partic
dmy to meet the mixed grades imported from Due
nos Ayres Another amendment had the same OBJ
ect 1t provided that if wool Of different kinds, was
imported in different bales, but in the same invoice
md at the same price, the advalorem dnty should be
~ a ~ IL &C .t,
VI ha&e 1t had been practced to import kinds
NwoJh separate bales, bnt at the same price, viz
N heTeragc price Of the whole. This enabled the
n Importer to enter the whole at price under cents
\ But under these two amendments, all peltng wool
4 T be excluded from admission under the per cent
hy.
The coarse long wool used principally for Blankets
y md carpets, do not very materially compete with
4 any portion of our wool. The short telling woods,
4 tho coarse, do in degree compete with por-
! ZION ofours. They are used in the manufacture of
atmets and Negro cloths. There are, however, two
Considerations to oppose to this competition. The
\ Inst is that if coarse long wool was excluded, the
manufacturers articles would in, in their place;
and the second is that it is necessary to yield some
thing to other interests to strengthen our own.
We were alarmed at the great importation of felt
Il ING wool in 1S4l from Bucnos Ayrcs, under cents
and free of duty. The average prices before refer
red and the low prices there, occasioned by long
blockade, alone enable the importers thus to import
land repeat my belieftha, hereafter, wool that
our manufacturers will use for making felted cloths
be imported from that place as low as cents:-
9@ even under 10 cents.
By another amendment specific duty offs cents
a pound was added to the advaIorem duty.
he effect of all these amendments will be to raise
N duties on the low priced fine woods and including
most mot all the telling woods from Buenos Ayres,a
ASNOws