Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-24

REAARK.-lhe difference IN the above tables be-
tween the aggregates Of the domestic production and
Of the consumption Of the domestic production the
amount of domestic products exported. We do not
pretend to entire accuracy in the above calculations
but the aggregates approximate neuTy TO the TRUTH
that the errors, if any, cannot affect materially the
great results.
The first of these results is, that the eight States
Produced in that year, s40D $4,000 900 of the above
four classes of manufactures more than all the other
eighteen States and the Territories, and the DISTRICT
and that they he eight States of that amount
S4S 600, leaving the residue, after deducng the
foreign exports of 81 100000, say $25 o54 900, the
consumption of the of the Union Of the domestic
anufactures Of wooens, iron leather, and cottons
of the eight States. Now, if assume the average
duties on similar articles imported 10 have been, in
1870 So per cent. ad valorem, which no one can,
think doubt who will examine the table No. g. annex.
ed to the report of the majority, the duty the $685.
954 600 if the same amount had been imported would
have amounted TO s., 0S3000 while the duty actually
paid into the Treasury, all the imports of the like
four classes of manufactures, calculated the
rate of Duty paid into the Treasury only Sc s23 600
Now all the manufacturers who have been examined
before the committee to agree that, unless the
duties on those articles are kept high as they
in lei0 they cannot live compete with the foreign
manufacture in market; and in this opinion the
minority OF the committee seem to have concurred by
reporting bill assessing the same amount OF duties on
those imports were levied in $40 lfso the consumers
paw in the increased price Of the domestic product
the foreign whole duty Of IS per cent ad vaorem
that is So S3 000D which whole amount is paid by
The eighteen States and Territories in the following pro-
portions according to representative population, at the
ratio of 6 800 that is TO say, dividing the whole into
les parts Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, pay
az parts or O5l 600; Delaware Maryl land, and Vir
pnia 90 parts or 81 G32 000 Kentucky and Tennessee
pay 81 parts, 81 100000; North and South Carolina,
Georpa, Alabama Louisiana, and Mississippi, Al parts
ar - oD7 600 In this estimate have taken the
81, uatio unrP ted no
lent TO the consumption of the State Of Maine aud the
three Territories and the District OF this whole
amount not one dolnr goes into the Treasury, but the
whole TO the manufacturers Of the eight States, the
result Of the difference Of price secured TO them by the
protective duty. This beng the fact, the inquiry is
presented 10 these eighteen Staes whether, mere
matter of profit and loss those States or any portion oil
them gain in the protection afforded to their produc-
lions an equivalent for this amount oil indirect taxation
We think not especially when it is considered that this
consumption of the foreign article, thus excluded BY
the domestic would have paid into the Treasury the
greater pari if not the whole of the $685. o0 at no
greater cost them, and of greater portion OF which
they would have got the benefit OF the expenditure
And for this amount of duty, and the S299 900 OF
the consumption they have actually paid in their TO-
reign EXPORTS though not into the Treasury, TO the
foreign Producer will appear by the statement OF
'oreiop exports above. The distribution which We
have thus made of this among the States above
must. of course, be modified by the greater or less
amount oil their own uoTeBtiC ProuuctioHo Vi 's seea
kinds.
Aseyidence that the domestic manufacture IS ex'
cludnp the foreign extent that endangers reve.
nue. altogether, except derIvable from that portion oil
our consumption which, account of climate or other
cause cannot be furnished by home production, we re-,
fer 10 the leather manufacture, to show that consumP
ton which, by data from the census returns, exceeds
s33, 900 000 and by the statements OF the mannac'u
rers before the committee, exceeds S500OOOoo, ohiy
pa duty S5i2 900, that being the value OF me TO-
reign import in 1910. By reference TO the tables OF
imports for that year, with population of lI0Oo o0o,
we imported Of boots shoes, and slippers, o3o24 pars
and bv reference the tables attached to The report oil
the Secretary of the Treasury of that day, OF imports
from Ist October, 1901, TO Both SePie lew II
will appear that, with population OF o5ooooo' 'e'e
were imported 90, 440 pairs By reference 10 te same
tables it will also appear that, IN Ic4o mere were IN
ported Of nails and spikes Oo0 Pounds ana IN
as above pounds-a difference IN favor Oh Iool
., of 500, III pounds. This reduction IN Inc quantity
of imports OF only two articles OF extensive
in our country will show the effect OF Inc oomesuc
manufacture upon revenue. An inVesl'ga''on 'h'o
other articles of like common consumption, would, nc
doubt, show like results But why waste time IN fur
Their examination when the table above shows, IN .
consumption of Sill 900 worth only 81 ooo,o0o
or one Sc venth, is supplied from abroad!
we have stated above that the eighteen States, with
three Territories and the District, pay taxation Of
upwards Of S9OO0,000 to the other eight States but
to prevent cavllng will reduce the amount TO three
four,hs of that sum- say 10 There are those
however. who deny the existence Of such tax aioge
Their and Others reasonable, who, while they ad
init the tax insist that by the additional demand which
is created for the productions Of the eighteen States ant