Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-05-21
From the National INTEL geucer.
THE TREASURY TARIFF REPORT.

the Treasury Department upon the modification
OF the duties 10 imports for the purpose OF provId
G ing revenue adequate TO the ordinary expenses
Of the government, enables us 10 lay 1t to~da Y
promptly before readers. For The project Of a
bW framed at The Treasury, ITO provide revenue
from imports. and to change and modify existing
. laws imposing duties on Imports, and tor other
purposes which accompanies the report, we
have not Nor do we think that lis publ.
cation woud serve 10 instruct those who most
interested III lis provisions, but rather 10 mIsead
them; because, although we have doubt that
the recommends iions of the Secretary OF tho
Treasury Will be respectfully considered BY those
10 whom thev addressed they s,lll are but :
commendati tons, which Congress may or may not
think proper to follow.
1t Is sufficient perhaps for present Information
to readers, to state that tho rates OF duties pro-
posed in general apparently high, though pro-
badly not above the rate required tor the purposes
Of revenue, having been graduates with evidently
careful examination and adap tIon TO each other.
Some idea of the general rate OF dnties proposed
by the Secretary may perhaps be formed from a
selection of duties proposed TO be !eViej upon the
most importaut items Of taxation, as follows:
Ga wool unm1 nfactured, the value whereof, at
the last port place from whence exported to
the United States, shall exceed eight cents per
pound. shall be levied duty Of thirty per cent>
ad vaiorem.
On wool manufactured, :he value whereof, at
the las. port place from whence exported to
the United States, shall be eight cents under
per pound, there sh, pc levied duty of three
per centum ad valorem.
Ga all manufl ciures of wool, OF which wool
shall BIO component part, except carpetIngs,
blankets worsted stuff goods, hosiery nit, gloves,
caps and bindings, a duty Of forty per cenium ad
vaorem.
On cotton manufactured, a duty Of three
cents per pound
Ga all manufactures Of cotton, or of which cot
ton shall be component part. no, otherwise spe~
CITED, a duty of twenty five per centum ad valo-
rem, excepting cotton twist, yarn and thread,
and such other articles are herein provided for
Proriied, That all manufactures of cotton, or of
which cotton shall be n component part not dyed,
culored printed, stained, not exceeding IN val
ue twenty five cents per squire yard, shall be
valued at twenty-five cents per 81 iare yard; and
If dyed, colored. printed, stained, IN whole or
in part, not exceeding IN value thirty cents the
square yard, shall be valued at thirty cents per
square ward, excepting velvet, cords, moeskins,
tustans, butfsio cloths or goods manuiact ured by
mapping or raising, cutting or shearing, not ex~
ceedlng IN value fifty cents the square vard,f
which shall be valued at fifty cents per squarei
ward. and duty be paid thereon accordingly.
Ga unmauuactured hemp, forty dollars per ton,
on Manila, sun, and other hemps of ladla thur
five dollars per ton; on Iute, S'sai grass. coIar
and other vegetable substances not enumerated,
used for cordage twenty five dollars per ton, &c.
Ga IRON IN bars and bolts, not manufactured
in whole or in part by rolling, eighteen dollars
per tom on bar or bolt iron. made wholly or IN
part by rolling, thirty dollars per ton.
On iron in pigs. ten dollars per ton; on vessels
of cast iron, not otherwise specified ono and
half cents per pound on all other castings ofIron,
no! otherwise specified, one cen. per pound, Nc !
On all vessels or wares, articles and manutac- I
lures, of cut flint or German glass, of one or /
more gatherings or pieces, weighing less than .
eight ounces. torty-fve cents per pound all ar /
,cles of cut flint German glass, of one gath /
erng. weighing eigh, ounces or over, thirty five
cents per pound. Nc.
All articles of plain nnt glass OF one or more
gatherings, or one piece OF glass, weighing less
than eight ounces, twelve cents per pound; all .
other vessels or wares, articles and manufactures,
of plain. pressed and moulded glass, specIfi
ed, ten cents per pound. &c.
On tanned sole or bend leather, six cents per
pound; on cafskins tanned and dressed, three dol
lars and fifty cents per dozen; on goatskns or mo-
rocco tanned and dressed, two dollars and fifty
cents per dozen; on kidskins or morocco tanned
and dressed, dollar and fifty cents per dozen, /
&c.
On mems boots and bootees of leather. dol +
lar and twenty-five cents per pair; mems shoes [
and pumps. forty per pair; women's boots /
and hooiees Of leather. fifty per pair; chill
drens boots, bootees and shoes, fifteen cents per
pair: women's doubled soled pumps and wells,
forty cents per pair; women's shoes or slippers,
whether of leather, prunelia. or other material.
except silk, twenty five cents per PAIR, &c. I
In regard to the negotiation between the Uni
ted States and Grea, Britain, new gong on at
Washington. tho Washington correspondent OF
the New York Express Gas we'll informed, per /
haps, any not officially conversant with \
the matter) writes as follows:
'sThe progress Of the mission of Lord AsHBUR
TON Is known to no one beyond those who are the
parties IT; and both sides, for the best of
reasons. the greatest secrecy is observed So far
from convenlng the Legislature of the State of
Maine for the purpose of receiving its assent or
dssen, to the selling of the territory in dispute
for a sum from one TO two millions aud half, as
stated IN some OF the papers, the is totally
different. The Legisia ture is to be ned
for the purpose OF procuring the assent of the