Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-10

rupts. and through the operations of the
law regulating bankrupt-, an abundance Of
10th foreign and domestic goods have
Leen, al an unlavorable time, brought in
I" market and sold for little or nothing,
under the hammer Of the assignee 1t Wi!
now be seen by every unprejndlced mind,
that other causes than the one given by The
advocates Of a high PRO ective Tariff, have
een at work 10 reduce The price fgcods.
The ~ per cent feature OF the compro-
mise act, the alto ition of The credit system,
the cab system, ard bankruptcy, are the
chief causes that have produced the re-
ducl,on.
Let a judcious revenue Tariff only, be
established; lei the cash system be in full
lorce; let no other kind of Bank paper
be put in circulation but that which will
command gold and silver at the will Of the
no der--let trade regulate itself, and our
word for 1t, time will improve, and every
thing that is bought and sold will be on an
equality. But let system be establi.h
ed, Tor taxing the many for the benefit of
the few-leI an attempt be made to regu-
late trade by law, and by the creation of
monopoles ANA sou!less corporations; let
worth ess bank paper again come into use;
let G ID and silver, the only real m ,ney
IN the wo'lj, be banished from circulation;
let The ruinous credit system lately in vogue,
be le esluhl shed; let all this, or portion,
be again in full operation, as some men
wish, and the consequence will most cor.
tlinly be, low and uncertain prices, bank
rup'cy' ruin and disgrace.
A certain Federal editor, in his great
anxiety TO show The important benefits re.
su ting to the mass Oh the people from the
present Wing protective Tariff, gives the
following cases:
There is duty of 2 cts. per pound
upon sugar-and sugar was never cheap
er
There is heavy duty upon cotton
goods, and cotton goods never were chea-
per.
There is heavy duty uopn iron and
nails, and Iron and nails never were
cheaper.
The same is true of woollens, and every
description of goods upon which pro.
'ected duty is laid"
lie produces these few instances Of re-
duc,ion in price to put down, as he says
The objections raised 10 Tariff for pro.
lection. He says these are facts, supper
ted by The reason and common sense OF ev-
cry man. Now we will give few facts,
supported by reason and common sense
of every man in the community, more
particularly The farmer, mechanic and Ia
oring nun, here at home. We insist
that the same role must work b IN ways;
that like causes will produce the same ell
fects. II Tariff will in its operations
reduced the price of the articles above cit
cd, it will also in like manner, reduce the
prize of protected produce and other
manufactured articles other than those
given above.
Taere is now duty Of 25 cts. per bushel
upon wheat, and wheat every body knows
is dog cheap There is now on beei
and pork duty of two cents per pound:
IN hams and bacon 3 cents; on cheese .
CTS; butter 5 cents, (now selling at &
cent>;) lard 3 cents On rye Is cts oats
10 cents; corn 10 els. per bushel. All
these articles we're never cheaper, were
never 80 low as at this time.
There is now a duty of 10 cents pei
busheI Of fify-sx pounds on salt. and sal
was never cheaper; il is now selling in the
Cincinnati market at from IS TO 20 cent,
per bushel.
There is now heavy duty on raw
colt N, and raw cotton was never cheaper
We might run the list out to grea
length, Lut we have given enough 10 show
most c,ncusively, that this great Whis
hnmbhg called "protectinn will not worl
tight. |, is complete system of robbery
and chealry. The Wing policy then
is 10 reduce prices; low prices is wha
they 20 IN for. Let every farmer, me
chanic, and in fact every man, no matte
what may be his occupation or calling
turn his face against Wing policy AM
Wing measures--Ihey are ruinous to tn
people in any light YOU can view them, a
We have successfully proven by their ow
premises assumed.
THE only argument now in The m out
of The high protective Tariffites, is. III
their system reduces prices. If this a
gument is true, which hy lie by is contr
ry to the nature Of things, why not the
put on duty Sc high that all goods, war
, and merchandise, will come to the Co
; sumner ior rothog, paying only carriag