Holly Springs gazette., 1843-09-22
TIE TARIFF.

III: interest al this time than eny ofthe led
cral measures before the country l. is
made the chief subjec, Of discussion in the
South. because it is supposed by its oppo-
and consequently. a capital stump hobby
We can scarcely do justice TO this subject
in the narrow limits O.: newspaper article.
but we will hereafter devote portion Of
our columns TO It's discussion. We are con-
fideu: that when properly understood, and
when the views Of each party are presented,
it viii become popular measure, and it
will be seen that the difference between
Mr. Clay AID the Democrats leaders is 80
slight, az 20 amount TO a distinction with.
out difference"
All agree that Tariff is the proper
mode of raising the revenue OF the govern
ment. That no more revenue shall be ra;s-
cd than IS sufficient to provide for the expen-
drures Of government; administered upon
economical principles This Tariff is lev
led upon the imports into the Unled States,
aud must vary according to the amount of
those imports. Now, our whole imports in
1912, amounted TO SI27, 900. 600, but there
IS portion Of that amount, which pays no
revenue. Suppose The Tariff is raised from
SlOO,00O,OOJ of imports, and that it requi-
red S25.000000 to carry on our govern
mept, then il will be seen that it would re-
quirc an average tariff Of 25 per cent, to
support the government Ifthis tariff were
levied upon all articles indiscriminately, it
would amount TO a very heavy protection
of most articles. So Il appears that protec
ZION more or less is iacident to every tariff
But instead oflevying % per CEN: indiscrim-
ina,ely, upon all our imports, ii has been the
custom ofour government, from its infancy.
10 impose q little more than the average du-
~ upon such articles as we make at home,
and less than the average upon such as do not
come in competition witIsour home Industry
and such as can be easily smuggied. as jew.
slry, which would pay no duty, ifsmugg ing
became an object Now en- iron, shoes, and
many other articles, there is duty of more
than p per cent while tea and coffee and
drugs, and several other articles which do
not come in contact with the labor Of por-
lion Of our own citizens, are free of duty
The Tariff of 1924 imposed duty Of five
GEMS pound upon coffee, but the tariff of
1912. admits it free. yet the tariff of 1924
was supported By many distinguished men
Of the democratic party among others Gen.
Jackson, Martin Var Buren. Richard NJ
Johnson, and James Buchanan. Upon the
whole the consumer gains upon one article
what he loses upon another. even admitting
that a tariff raises the price TO the consumer,
to the amount Of the duty We will show
hereafter, that 1t does not, but in many in
stances it actually brings about reduction
Of prices. rNow when we take into con-
sideyation he poIicsaf discriminating in ia
vor Of our own home producers, the many
benefits resulting from a moderate protec.
iion OF the labor of a large number of our
own citizens, who, without this, must be
turned out of employment we must in
deed be selfish in the extreme, to withhold
from them that fostering care, which has
ever been the object of our forefahers, for
mere ancied injury which results to our
selves
We conceive it IS the policy Of every
government TO render itself as independent
Of others, for all the comforts and necessa-
ries of life as Is practicable without too
great a sacrifice In The infancy of most
manufactures. a protection is required a.
sainst The competition offull grown and op-
ulent manufacturers This protection is on
ly necessary for short period, until sufi-
cient capital is invested to enable them to
produce the article at low price. Now it
is we'll known that the more capital is en-
pIoyed in trade. the cheaper the fabric can
be sold. For example. suppose shoema-
ker can find sale for only 200 pair of shoes