Richmond palladium., 1843-08-05
Mi.celIaneou. selections.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE


couragng the agricultural and mechanical indus
try of this country, by tariff restrictions upon
excessive foreign competiton, is the assertion,
that such restrictions operate TO the serious InJu-
ry Of commerce. Statements like the folio 10 G
arc made with all the boidness that should char
acterrze only truth:
"The pernicious influence of high tariffs on the
nation at large, Is seen 10 the TACT that Ne"
England, whose interests were formerly CONNER
ciaI, is now manufacturing. Manulactures have
been built up at the expense Of the shipping IN
teresis, and of the marine strength OF the nation
Taking the average of the tariffs of all nations
as standard, and tho fact is notorious, that we
have never had other than very tow tariffs in the
United Sntes. To assume then that our tariffs
have been "high," when compared with those OF
other nations with whom we denl is to assert a
broad and mos, oby ious f4sehood the basis Of
the whole argument in favor of free trade. II is
indeed, unpleasant to be compelled 10 accuse the
opponents Of the protective policy Of assuming
that TO be- true which they know TO DO false and
which gross misrepresentation is made TO sub
serve a narrow. selfish, political end, to the great
injustice Of the community at large. In lSfl,
according TO official documents, exports, to
the amour, Of S9l 900 900, were charged on en-
$4,000 900, or l21 per cent. During The
same year imported foreign goods 10 tho A.
mount Of 1927 ,Sl5 900, on which our "high Ia
riff" then imposed duty Of Sl4, ,1s7 900, or Il
per cent! If foreign nations would reduce their
tax upon Amotican products of the value of S9l
from S6l3 down to $50, or to a sum larger than
what our present "hgh tariff imposes foreign
goods, taking an average on all imports,
would no, every call such duty thus eaUr-
mously cut down n low tariff?
If then our presen, tariff will not yield over
S2O,O0O,O0O q gross import Of 81 900, 900, it
be regarded i. truly is, tho forrest taling g
into account the amour, of our foreign trade, that
can be found in the statute. Of my nation.
The assertion so often made that "tho manu-
facturers Of New England have been bull, up a,
the expense Of the shipping interest and Of the
marine strength Of tho nation" is equally false.
We are indebted to tho Troy Wing for the fol
lowing statistics:
"ln 1926 was passed the Protective Tariff
against which tho free trade nulliier. of South
Carolina made 90 great an outery. At The time
of its passage New England owned 6S7 900 tons
Of shipping In 1899, she owned 900 69l, tons,
being an increase of 30 per cent. in l3 years
during all Of which protective tariff in full
operation. During the same period the shippin z
Of tho whole Union increased with wonderful ra-
pidity. Ia 1926, il amounted to only l,5Sl ,302
TONS while in 1899, i! amounted to 1900 600
tons"
Since il s obvious that Commerce is wholly
dependent on the success Of agricultural and me-
chancal labor for its support, how is it possible
that measure which will augment the produc,
tive industry Of the country, by securing TO eve
~ laboring man fair wages and constant employ
ment, i'll operate to the injury Of class dealing
exclusively in the surplus products Of nation
OF all men in the community, merchants enga-
Red in foreign trade have the deepest interest
that every one be industrious and create the lar
COST possible surplus beyond consumption, to be
exchanged for The surplus Of other countries.
Authentic Account of the Arrest and Liberation
of Smuh, the Mormon Chief-Is has been men
toned in several paragraphs that Smith, the Nor.
mon Chief, had been arrested; that his rest had
caused great commotion al Nauvoo, the inhablt
ants Of which had armed themselves aud gone
and secured their leader from the hands Of the
Missouri agent. The Springfield IIl) State
Register of the 9TH, gives full accoun. Of the
transaction. which is wholly correct:
Joe Smith-More of the Late 4rrest--Our
city was visited this week by the agent Of Mis-
souri, and his counsel, and also by Mr.. Walker,
counsel Of Joseph Smith An application has
been made 10 Gov Ford for military force to
ra.akA Smith, Hhirh ianrn. ,s under
consideration. We proceed to give The facts,
as we have learned them, of the proceedings
under the arrest thus far:
James Reynolds, the agent of Missouri, after
leaving this place with writ proceeded to
Nauvoo to arrest Smith. On his arrival. he as
certained that Smith was at Dixon, 10 Lee Co
eynolds. 10 company with constable Of Han
cock, proceeded TO Lee. and arrested Smith at
Palaiine Grove, near Dixon. All in company
then returned to Dixon. Cyrus Walker (he
Whig candidate for Congress) was at Grand de
Tour, only SIX mile. of, and was Immediately
retained by Smith. Under The management OF
Walker as his lawyer, Smith sued out a eapias
against Reynolds and the Unstable for damages
n arresting him. and they were Immediately
orrested by the sheriff Of Lee county.
They ntt proceeded towards OIi0cy totefhr-