Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-08-11

ref sinesi Whatever BE may che6si 70 jahsrfe !
lkem. 1hils he fn6f fabFicss used u ~ rfsh, !
are aeusifftd u : much lcis rate cf tair The
aeesassrics 81 life and The very inPismeuts Of
he POOR manrh trade, are Tar more kAasIly tax
q has Ne costly luxnTiss q ihs rick The
posr nsn pays nscb mere IN proppssionsfoF ID
eIeit, ~ hst, his tlaaksis his Shoes. biz are,
~ hainnsr. his piouEh. than ne rich mpn con
uibgiss fer hls 1het apparel, bis Eirss. Ais fur
nIsdI| Ma Ska
VIA u these Esutlsmtn has itsisd he pro-
1ilicns u he illsurrsetly. I1ill rot updsr-
lie Il present 10 say. baI ] an ssrJ cap61ent
|..Ine TariG Tor pfstsaisn can benefit ibs poor
n4kL FREE TRADE =
We had iaisnde1 u ecnfinus our sruass
from Mf. sshsrts pfse,issl speech on he TsrtG.
nnd Ne carry sar err purpose b. giving the fol-
lowing Perhaps our correspondent Free T:pds.'
Who writes With sonmsadabIs ,fmpsr On shis
subjrcs. may hnd sonsfhirg sffEissbls 10 he
issue jsiaes By hin.
But "a said thai ntny Of the sriisles suhjestto
iwF ere iadEsf ensotk % ths eorafort Of family.
istFns Bot does ruJ EeHtlstssg pretend thA,
HoSsFbanent sak b Supported vithosli money
ne rauif raise rstsnne from soms q1hrtsF. and the
trae qEestioB - not one 81 farseH far alien.
but vkrther We pilthaxs Inc revenue sslieetsd M
directly ~ duties a fOreign goads, o. ~ direef
4 fares md ekritts On oar iaRds srd parkshops
\ BatIvt q exauiise ,be Operaiiea Of The duty up
On some fev articles which Indispensable. and
1 see how wisely the system = adjusted tp confer .
henshF On DC farmer. By vng OF compensation Tor
II the burthen which it imPoses he frs,thAs viii
4 The.e aFe Indispensable sriieiss, apd tbe tax On
Il them v bssthea 10 the fsrner. Bot does nol
i-It1beEg.T hESfe fIisI eompenssiedN but Il is
tleug3tte b very hard that ircs and salt, which
enisr INTO the eonsamptiOn Of The poorer classes.
Il should b ssibieet % duty Here aesin those ~ no
make lhe Objection overlook The fact, tai the iron
works ard The Sslt-farnaees bring large SUNS Of
money into the country, and supply extsnsve mar
4 kets tsfhe farmers, which Frequently repay them
hundred fold foF the very smell insrrase 10 the
! price ofthce salt md iron.
n Let as Iopk az Ne provisions Of the present bill
snd zee What additional burthens they impose upon
Il farmer, Who sRnuslIy consumes 100 pounds Of iron
and SIX kushsls Of salt The dirty upon bar iron,
prior % The si Of January last vas SCI per ton
about ninety -four cents per 100 lbS and the duty
on salt sbou, u cents per bushel Under the pre-
hill the duty upon bsr iron, IL 27 so per tor
about 80 per 100 lha and the duty upan salt
70 eight cents per bushei potha il the worst IS
peei you can view IL. the increased tax which the
farmer PAYS bis 100 ibs OF iron ID es cents and
on bis ~ busheltef sat p cents, making The eE-
gregstc 81 A9eepts per AMMAN Ard 10 eompsn-
safe for this, he has the sdvsntages OF the with
drasalof the labor Of thousands Of operatives from
raising inc very nrticles which come into c0npetl-
Ation With bis ov1, and Of the market which They
will furnish for his produce ,I
+ Hut ! drhy thal the proposition is universally
lrue, that the price Of articles necessiIy snhAnc
I cd. By laying an increased duty on them. The
effect Of the increased duty is enhance the price
, for time, butit eventually stimulates our own q.
uzans toengage ID The manufacture OF the protect
ed sriielesi and experience, which 10 better than
ailressohipg khs shown that "a sllnost every 10.
sanse. AZ fHcteased duty has, in The end been fol-
loved BY dirlinisted price. Let d take, BY way
Of ILLUSTRATION. the sreles Of eoarpe cotton cothi
md pails, emitting macy others which have beer
nresdy referred tpin IBIS debate. About the elose
Of the last war With England. The most indifferent
imported eoitons were worth from II to % cent
per yard. The lsrif Of 1915 imposed heavy pro.
teefisg duly on them, which has been continued
to The present time. and which induced our sitizsn
10 enter into The manufacture and now bettet ar
tiole can be had FOR from tos cents per yard.
4 But the most conclusive evidence Of The fallacy
Of the action, that every duty upon an article O
importation produces increase OF its price tquA
TO The additional duty. is found 10 the article o.
nafls NaIls were, until very TecealIy subject to
duty Of Ave eeaisper pound, and Of course II n,
doetrinc vhiell have stated was correct shoulS
expect TO End the price Of nails equA 10 the cost
the foreign maTket-the cost Of freight aud insu
rauce--the profit Of the Importer. aud the amour
OF the duty but 20 the utter confusion Of the sup
a portcTy 0ftat doctrine, he prices current cxhib
the fact that whilst the duty continued nails eoulC
be bought for y cents per pound, or less than IN,
sssssp1Sy yt1ulssAss
ufer disregard Of the most important fact that
protective duty, instead OF creating MONOPOLY Il
favor Of the home manufacturer, tends to desfro,
.he f'regn m'age'ly BY siimalafiag doraesiie com
petitions