, 1843-03-11

If high protective tariffs are bless
ings, n large part Of the civilized world
Will o be in the high tide OF expe.
rinent under their operation: if they
are evils. the people will soon feel
them in all their magnitude. With
in twelve months several countries
seem TO have declared Il tariff war
upon each other; that is. they have
imposed prohihitory duties upon for
elm manufactures for The purpose
of encouraging their own manufac-
lures. They have resolved 10 dis
courage importations from abroad for
the purpose-as the phrase is-of
maintaining their independence and
creating Il home trade. Among the
nations that have raised their tariff
law are the following:-- a4sr =
Ist. Russia. Her lass tariff is dat
ed November, l84l. II is "imed
principally against British manuiac-
lures. and is Il rera!niory measure, ~
dopled in sequence ol the long
and obstinate refusal Of Great Britain
10 admit her products on laying II
reasonable dutv. As Il. samll IT Is
stated thai the Gu'ieS or cot'ons and
woollens ,ange ifom 200 10 500 per
cent. ad CGl0rrm. %
%. Portugal. Her last tariff bears
date December II. I24l. Its duties
on British wonilens are raised from
3GO rti< per ID. 10 600 refs: before
1887 the dG.ies were only 10 per
ccnt.-now they ane As per cent
The Portuguese complain tina. Great
Britain excludes her VINES a more
favorable tariff is now under consIde-
%rliin. No. . g.
81. France. Her lat tariff is da-
ted June. l342. It's chiefly direct
cd against England. Tie duties On
I;ngllsh linens and linen warns have
been doubled. and made neatly pro.
;ibitoiy. Ii Is .fIrmed in ,hr Eng!isI,
Jodrn:ls that France is ready 10 r.
iucc her Gui.eS an manufactured
Foods, if Ennlan,i vii limit the bran
. Nv and sit e. OF Frauce IN LIBERAL
tcTm-.
ain. Bl.itnn. Tie ll>t tariff Of
til, country is dated July. la42.-
Tie duties were raised Ia u similar g
monnt with ,i.ose of Tie French tar
if; it WAS done BIZ French influence.
in order 10 prevent the smuggling of
Ea4li>h marniac uce, thicugl: that
country i.t" France.
5th. The German Lea no. THIS
important Tariff il dated December,
1912. Ii Is the result Of 4 long dis
crS>ion. and in ~ small degree at
i,rihutail- tn an influence that went
IRON this country. \ writer who.
previous ~ 1928. advocated the ~
:nerican system. length an breadth,
has been since busy in Germany IN
~advnca,ing the ~prn;cclivc 81 stem. IL
hears wi h tremendous severity upon
British manufactures. The dunes
nn worS;rh coniS and hard ware. for
insane. arr ~prrhibii"ry.
Bc>idrS these runnirirS and the L.
tStltrs. naw tariff laws have teen
pissed in Ncxico. and Great Britain,
md ate now under con Snleration IN
Br4zil. The great principles. be they
truths or falIacieS. OF them all are:
.~.p;o'ectinn 10 home industry" and
.in,iep n!encc of fn~reicners." %
OF all the tariffs enumerated. the
British iaiiif IS tn mes, liberal and
most IN accnriiance Wiz, the spirit oi
the age. Sill 1t Is protective IN rs
cisa,acter. IN many respects. but
protective rs j, now Is. IT Is liberal
compared with what the obi tariff
was The opposition to i, in Eugiamt
/. hn: irilns. Parties here are raih-
er c,n;cntiin" f,r tic merit OF lis
passege. The WHY'S complain that
the Tories. on coming INFO power,
stepped into their shoes: that thew
seized upon .heir principles because
they ue,e popular. The tory pa
psrs reply that the tories have always
hean the most .hornueh free Traders:
Mr.. iluskinson, fDr instance. uas one
NJ the ahlost advocates of free trade,
and he was \ tory. Its operation IS
some what severe upon the farmers.
but it has infused lie into trade, and
is popular among the mercantile CON-
munity.-Bnstnn Post.
HAVING HIS mANns Full during
the late disluyban,es in Ireland. the
fnllnui ng was written by an officer
of The armv:--"rhis town Is still IN
an unro,r erpcrtiny the re belS every