Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-13


RETALIATION.
The argument assumes the Bi, Domnons will receive
produce except under higher duties and concludes therefore,
that etaae by imposing high duties the goods
receive country Those who urge this argument, admit
would be better every country to imports from other
countries exchange of articles But that
plan should be adop ed by country unless all adopt It,
In the first place. there 10 the fact. The public
based show that during the years ending
with and including the year IS 10 the exported
products foreign the of nine hundred and fifty
ciat and one half millions this large
the British Doninons alone rcceud more than on-hag
In the four years ending with 1910 exports to c[at b1
ami qnd oL hundred and thirteen mil
lions dollars besides the profits being considerably above what
received thence in return.
It said too that Great takes of provisions
But the returns show year 1910 atone. farmers
piled Britain and her Colonies, the single articles oil o
and sLea above twelve and Onehat millions OF
dollars. that time, had heavy duty on ogn
provisions doubt diminished her imports IN that me
though it had but little effect on the profits on what
ra have shown the consumer not the m
porter pays tariff The principal elect them when II hd
provision there dear to deprive her own abcnng
ss of comfortable sucnance. wished 'protec the
arocracy by imposing heavy tax on imported pro-
and compel the other classes to buy their domestic supply
In this way numbers actually df Of tqrvao They bcnc
fitted their arisocray by ampng millions OF the into PauPe-
And now because they have acted 50 ninli{ anu uuy
towards their poor impose high tax to benefit our wealthy
by grinding the farming interest into the dust H.
high duties could reach the andGd "rsocr oil Igu' II
retaliation But instead of that they diminish our imports
that country and that we have shown dmn'he1 our exports
of provisions it. and the fewer provisions we SEND there; inc
greater monopoly enjoyed by their landed aocacy IN supp n
their market
their poor wealthy manufacturers must tate by depressing
4 Ours
Besides Just late tariff passed Great Britain had
greatly reduced duties provisions comparison OF cT
tariff and ours her duties grain lower than onea
OF the articles tamil She actually taxes dccuy
recty hrccouhs all the grain export Can we talk with
proprcty retaliation, when our tax on her coto' "ooc ana
crockcry nearly high hers gram!
When opponents admit that the system OF low dueS Is the
policy, by all nations who do select the very
for increasing when England had just set the example
diminishing Is there danger that 1t induce her "
again. will certainly she Is governed by the
miserable policy that produced late tariff And such an
evident inuc the sale of surplus produce OF t
n West
Ar,;n exclude
goods abroad. by taxing ourselves with high at home
will increase the of freight exports vessel caI
New Orleans foreign country
CHEAPER bring cargo back If the foreign
1T ports by high tariff, the vessel must charge
Of much taking our produce would for the gn
II cargo. If had that wou
half of expenses the High eght diminish tn
ID and that give tn
farmer much his produce, for the purpose shipping abroad
Ia SO chat in this the other have mentioned the burde
falls and abocr benefit the manufactures
a by excluding ncccssaries from abroad.