The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-04-06

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gsesss In lhai shape il received he Ar
P-osal and signainre 81 The President. and
,hecame lsu. l voted against ihas BIN.
because lhoaghl ne duties imposed up
ION = nam5er o. ARTICLES in Il were t0o
high. md because afler two o. three years.
Whea he lar cot fairy into operation. Il
would ranse % be colleeled more money
Aihan Was necessary Cor ! iudieioas and
Economical administration fos one e.
two wears. that Law may moi yield enough
for The Just wants of lhe government. and
hen lafier The Oh sinck of foreign goods
on hand are sold | presume il viii sap
ply more Than an adequate amount Tor
the government. The tariff Tor lhe.rale
Of duties put on foreign goods importedl
i one of the most difficult and compli-
Gated subjects in political economy. II
embraces fable II dUtiss on fire or sir
hundred di5er,Rf articles. all Ia one Din.
and The arguments and reasons on zach
one If which are just a. different a. The
nature and description ofIhe articles. In
deed each item might form The subject ol
separate bill. The government must
be supporied-all patriots viii agree %
that proposition. The amount OF money
10 be collected should be a small and IL
miled as IS consistent with a Just. wise,
and economical administration. There
are three modes Of collecting taxes TO sup
port governments:
Isl. By direei taxes; which - direct.
" o. ealleri the resehne iron The pnrk-
els Of our own people. such a. tar on
land and other properly. collected in The
manner prsclised by the state Cavern
menls. 49,.
81. by excise; which is a Tax on The
productions or produce Of our own ciIi-
Gems.
81. The mode Of raising revenue by
laying and collecting du,irs or taxes On
fnreign goods imported INFO The United
Sisles. 49, q. ..-..--.
4 prefer The last way TO all others. bee
Pause il is the most just and equitsble-
hhose only who use the goods pay The
'tsx; because large quantIty Of the goods
imported are Injuries and c0slly articles,
that are used andconsamed chiefly by the
rich. sho are most able to pay The tax
imposed; aud last, though noi..leasi, be-
cause all foreign nations compel our cite
zens to pay tariff Of du,ies, before lheyI
can have the privilege Of selling our prod
ducu0ns or produce in their makes. I
am opposed 10 what 10 commonly called
free trade. Free trade is like free tiv-
srn or a free corn CRIB. where The owner
buys osery thing and sells nothing. All
he advantages are on one side. and all
khe disadvantages are on the other. To
illustrate. | will pu, plain case. Sup.
pose. when farmer in n. Carolina hauls
his wheat 10 Suuih Carolina TO sell. he
Is there required. before he can sell, TO
pay a tarifto that state q. fifty cents per
6ushei. for The privilege Of license oi SELL
ing his VII, al. Would the North Carolina
farmer think j, just and right, when the
South C,rolns larmer brought his wheat
into North Carolina for sale, thsthe should
be permitted 10 sell as much as he pleas.
ell without paying any tariff or TAX 10
the State for The license or privilege To
sell in North Csrolinsi No. indeed.
BY that rule The North Carolina farmer
would &c, only fifty cents per bu'hel for
his wheat. sfler pay ing the tariff; while
the South Carolina farmer would get ole
dollar per bushel for his wheat, because
he came 10 free trade state. So that
the farmnr in North Carolina would get
only half price for his wheat. while The
other half would gu IN ray the taxes Of
South Carolina. There is more cheat in
free trade. Than there is in unsound
wheat.
: ! will now put, not a supposed, bu. a
real case. which exists in ruth and in iac,.
When farmer in the United States sends
his wheat to Grest BIi ain, he is Obliged
,o pay TO tina, Government tariff Of fifty
cents per bushel, for the privilege of sell
ing 10 that foreign market La like manner
a!ifore'gn nations impose tariff on Ame-
ricsn produce imported into their domin-
ions an suPp"rt1hrir governments; and
therefore think. justice. equality. aud
reciprocal pollcy.9require iha, we should
tax their Productions here, just as they TAX
ours there. II Europe compels the pro
duce OF America to pay taxes 10 support
her governments, then America should
make the productions Of Europe pay TAX I
es 10 support our Government. am not
for untqual trade under the false, bn
plausible. name Of free trade. No. main
tain and sdvoc>tr the principle ant policy
Of fair aud equal trade.
As a-genersl role. taking a series Of
years together. no farmer should buy
more than he sells. II he buys 81. 600
worth Of goods. and sells only $500 worth
Of produce in one year. he is indebted
$500. What have just said Of indivI-
do lis is strictly true and applicable 10 ma
lions. If The United States imports aud
purchases more from foreign nations than
they export aud sell for series Of yeats,
thea the United S ales are indebted tn FIR
rigu nations TO the extent and amount Of
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