Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-19

uyes on Manufactures.
To bsA osrraHc ia Chairman asl ulclsIr-s Of He .
C"HgrMoes Mlag'bt1res
The solutions ras,oi b. the Legislature n Ken. !
'u' y.reqn"siu'g the memers OF Coagrs,s ION iha
sale :" use Their beet cHrrllOns g. cause such le-
gi'lui'on the part of as would relieve L.
hlcc' produced IN the United State lros, IA, b.,
w duties and mpnoIples with Mhich II 10 burden /
cd by most oi the nations OF Eurouc. must bs NV
excuse Tor undressing yOu TIA. memorial
10 Pr0;cct American commerce and the pruduct,
OF am'roan industry in'm iJrcigs prohibitions du-
"e- and regulations, by c,,uniervailng duties all
other means having failed To acourn i,n that object
's'' oeheNe, duty nov enj.aned veil by the i'm.
forests tho honor of our cuunt.y frcybous In ts
oi tie present Con~rotou. the mpp-sibil.
" oi 'he seNcrai States, while acting each Et lts-
ell projecting Ihsr coinmrrre amt Tho Products of
'her industry. who. shipped foreign p,ri, from
We Ir'Dhi'ninn-. hfrdcEsone duties and oppressive
regulations imrz'sed ihem b. foreign nations u.-
''" and acknowledged by oil OF the greatest
eNih airing ir-n tho then existing state Of thug.
anu strong anIieiy 10 hrVe th, evil corrected !.
hnown ." have been Of the greatest induce
mems Ia Ihe iortn tiun OF the Constitution and he
'yond all question: was OF the chief argument,
urged ior u. a'i"P'ou by the States. No weH.in-
i"rmcd man viii contend that the Constitution voud
ever have bs~n accepted b. The People IL IL had
S.ninihcd the clause BY whirh tho power and IN.
csrrelstive duty uf regulating commerce with E,r
eign nations was taken n,m The several States and
bestowed "n Congress. of the depa ra ieni, of
the Federal Government.
Although tho spprSssions our commerce rum
those prohIbIiOus duties and regulations of nearly
every na ion ia Europe. have been continued ever
'ince the Constitution granted the power aud impo
SEQ Tie duty on Congress 81 regulating rommeTc,
WIN trogn nations, 81, up 10 this me- tha, dotv
remains undiSrh1rged and each foreign nation =, th
out any regard reeproc iiy or equality Of dute,
has been permitted TO take counsel wholly fr,p, a.
ava ee without any regard To Justice. until they
nave ceased 90 fear that our Government viii seeL
redress by the only means la lis tower 10 -pj,,r.
~.
The result Of this abandonment Of n. Jytv ~,
Congress. ard leaving commerce To takc chr. fi,
en- a'aeu ny such assistance Us the Executive DE.
Iartmeni ns been able To give H. toy exercising the
oqnN cal prwer of regulating our conn.,rs y,,th
TIRE sn na''on..hy treaty sipula,ions Ia. been such
re ~us naturally TO be expected; nnd "a. 6uJ tb,t
these eNacuOns have increased, until at th,, ,;,u.
the E'llnNing fact. sIst.
The Produce "i the labor the cit, ms of IN.
United States. shipped h the various nati,n. oC Fu.
rope amounting annually TO about ninety millions
g" DOLLARS, an average tar one hundred per cent
while the Productions all Europenn nations i,,
ported irtO the United States nmnuntiny annu,II, q,
ABBOTT tone hundred millions ofdUars pay IN average
ial oi duly OF less thin twenty per cent In othcr
words from the prniuctIOnsC the Iahpr Ct The eli,
izenS Of the United States frnm which those ,,b,
o" tue sou n"d perform the labor Of producing and
transporting the produce tn marker receix. ni,.,
millions Of dollars foreign nations mo n.,u. ~ ~
ues levied ia different ways. receive ninety eight
mIionS s'
u u MOI to he wondered that tho agricnlturi.i,
u 'ne Cnheo STATES have not prnspered IN propor-
ZION to Their industry. when they do net receive one
nsII me oonehi oi Their own labor With genial
'"hie' rirh soil. nhd industry an economy on the
part OF our planters and farmers surtnsed by j.,
The ~or!d' ther aggregate prosperity aud wealth is
inr ie~ Than that Of the oihc soil Great Brit
ain. 3 rance. Germany, ouy other nation IA IN. |
rope exercising the slms skil and industry IA the
cultivation oTthe earth
IL Is the duty ortler Representatives in Congres.
To inqnire Into the cause irum whence this springs
aud apply the remedy. &c one Gun be f,unI within
Their Piwer. have enleav0rcd TO find out this |
cause. and sincersy believe II principally n moi
wholly proceeds lrUrn the fact that our farmers aud
planters are iinr permitted 10 trade with the subjects
81 ioregn nations on equal terms hut. on the cunir,
y 'hey or their agents compelled to give In1re
nan one hall VI The produce OF their farms and plan
aiIoS or. what IS the same thing to them more Than
1e-liif the money wuud sell for. O. obtain the prIy
&c Of importing and selling the remainder ia Eu
'Pe' "h!e the cIiI@"is Of Eurspe nlI"ns give les.
'in one-iiIh Ul the produce OF thor labor for the
r'ilcSe Of importing nnI selling the remainder IN
he United SIHes. Ia figures the matter stand.
1us.
The products o( Austrian Industry
sell 90 Europe, after dcductinr u
freight aud charges. except duties, S30I 500 600
J" round NUMBER Of which We 9l.OUOOOO j
receive
md lose Iu paying duties slI35OO oOO
The products oG European industry sell
u the United SiItes. after deduCung
rslghI and Othe charges except du-
Ies. fDr 900 600 Ooo
u which the Europeans receive 73OOOOO0
IND lose IN paying duties $1,000 OoO
Showing Tho average amount OF duties, levied by
he natiDnS OF Eurpe on our eIpUral'ons TO them 10
e upwards Of sII and half times as great as the
vcrage amount Of our duties levied on their e1 |
.'r'atiuns Of tho United States
but great and unjust n this inequality is on the
O'ai amounf NJ stpor'atous from the United < ates
OscumSs stu more startling "a It's inifrst Inius-
zee when examined ns TO particular eIpur-tho
staple To great extent. Of several particular Slsies
JnInnnuiaclured tobacco pays, Greut Brian, since
hs - u May. 1910, duty Of - cent pcr pound
% upwards OF ass per cent yauug Ihc pound Otto.
JaceO at cents ~ Austria within n fraction Of so
rents per pound or one thousand per cent IN Pms
sIa 3OI cents per pOund or upwards II Eve humid.
red per cent; and France leyies by her Reggie or /
indirect duty about ons dollar per pound or 666i
pcf Fetsls
From ihe best caiculsiipn could rnokc. yyb,cb i.
OO Voluminpus 90 g. into this Communication The
irt sent nations enumerated ~ table No g. eTclu.
ling Russia. Prussia. and Puriu Eal for which have
not completed the calcnsuons for want ol lime
On This ON ,unt 81 aversrs annual Of
obacco shi Sped from the United Sta
I"'. lor the year sJ9 and 1910. In
W.. On e0.225I4j
There u levied b, the oihsr Europ-
Fan nations su annual tax Of 34463.54O
Showing The smouni fOr whtch Amer.
-an iybacr0 sells ~ Europe. exclusive of
feighl and pther ,hafgss. except duties.
10 D. lI.ss5. 65j
Il which ursign Governments retain upward. Of
hfseiourhs. and he tobacco planters receive less
han une.fpuuh
Aher his plata statement q facts. Is il 10 be won.
'From ibe want ofspsci6c returns 1s n placss Of
shipment e some uuimprrt1ui articles ~ impoua.