Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-08-04

Wnen MT Evans Ot Hhlnp TPh0 me 'TtH'
~ Of 1915, between the United States
and Great B"'Oin, showing hat If the
most inconsderNbe nation Of Europe
should let our articles enumerated IN
the amendment Of Mr. Tappan. into
their ports duty tree, that very act, by
the operation of the treaty, would let
the whole Of the British imports into
this country al the 90 per cent advao-
rom. So soon as the point was made,
Mr. Wright requested Mr. TapPan TO
withdraw his amendment, and he did so
with the appreciation Of the whole Sen.
ate. So much for that discovery, which,
however, was long since published in
the State Sentinel, and exposed in the
Indiana Journal
THE SALT DUTY.
The writer of The pamphlet has SO
lected she dutv levied on Salt BY the
Tariff OF lS42, as especially objections
bic. He is welcome to all the capital
he can make out Of The salt question:
Bot hear him. He says: "SaIt, that
prime necessary Of life, which The
wealthy inhshrant Of the city not only
uses on his table bat which the west
ern farmer uses so extensively to save
his pork and beef, bacon and TO salt his
stock ;this article even in tax oppressed
E0 and is admitted tax free, it is there
regarded ike the air We breathe as an
absolute necessary. But in this land Of
liberty. whether we have so many
stump professions for the poor. the poor
mans salt is severely taxed; aye, taxed
by this boasled Tariff, this poor mans
friend ." Would not the reader be led
to believe from the above that the Ia.
riff of lS42 was the first act that levied
duty 90 imported Salt? Such certain
| Y was the impression the writer intend
ed to create. How then stands the
case? Under he Tariff of 1916, duty
OF 90 cents per bushe was collected on
imported salt; by the Tariff of 1924,
the same duty was continued. and this
act pa assed by The votes of Andrew Jack
son. Martin Van Buren, Richard NJ
Johnson, John II Eaton, and Thomes
H Benton. When the tariff of 1928,
was under consideration, an attempt was
made to modify this duty, Mr.. Chandler
OF Maine, in the Senate, moved on the
9Th OF MAY, to amend the bill as follows
-"Thal in lieu of The duties now impo-
sed by law on imported salt, (20 cents
per bushel) from and after the 3OIh day
OF June, 1929. the duties on imported
salt shall be fifteen cents per- bushel
weighing fifty SIX pounds" Upon this
amendment striking off one fourth OF the
duty on salt al once and one hall aI'eI
the 3OIh OF June. 1929; the following
Senators voted in the negative, Martin
Van Buren,, Richard NJ johnson, Mdh
ton LickerSon, and William HendrickS
and the salt duty was lett at % cenl'
the bushel, and from that until II lei
under the operation of the compromise
act, it stood ALTO cents Such was lht
tax levied and collected upon this ahi-
Gle during the whole Of the admlnisra
tion of General Jackson. while the dem
ocrats held rho Government, except a
it was modified by the compromise act
Had the writer Of the pamphlet forgot
ton all this? that is the most charitable
view of the subject, or he surely woul'
: moi have omitted so important part q
J the history o. the salt duty, A word a.
to the act Of lS42, at which the write
of the pamphlet looks with such hol,
horror. That act levies duty Of eigh
cents on the article, less than one bal
as much as General Jackson, Mr.. Va
Suren. Colonel Johnson, and VIM, Hen
bricks had decided was just and proper
and the Indiana Senators. Smith an
White voted 10 strike that ont an
; make salt free, while Mr.. Wright, III
{ immediate representative Of the Stat
s and views Of MIR Van Buren, voted I
, retain it in tho bill. Why did not III
writer Of facts state these facts, If h
? desired 10 give all the facts TO the pee
I pie Of lndiana2 The writer complain
I that we have TO pay high duty on lo
| eign salt to salt our beef and pork I
$ send abroad, as the domestic salt wi
I not answer; surely we pay no duty Mt
T if the doctrines Of the writer of tn
, pamphlet and his school Of politicians b
true. "THe consumer pays the d"ty -
q THIS is his position; lei hlm see how
cuts up by the roots his salt tax. so Ia
!, as it applies to seIted provisions not cor
= sumed 10 Indiana, or the State or III
t country where they are packed,
A "HIGH TARIFF DEFEATS 1T
, OBJECT.n
!. Says tho author Of the pamphlet II
J., object Is revenue, he SAYS, and that OF
. lect is defeated by high duties He nd
Y mi,s that the Tariff of la2S was III
r highest that has ever been passed
d the United States, and he tells US this
, | Al . uoc nacsnd n h r