Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-11-28
The Tariff ON Salt.

interesting SUBJECT
The salt tax tai fundamentally wrong in itself and
contrary TO any principle of taxation or Of political econ
because imposed on an article of ind.ncnsabl. me-
eessy 10 man and east and because ncts more IN.
jury upon the country than brings bene, TO the treasu
~ or oese reasons has been opposed by all nations
IN all ages and has been frequently abolished in different
countries, sometimes permanently sometimes temporarily
In Ureat Britain the country from which we borrowed
the tax and the mode Of It's imposition on the weighed IN
stead OF the measured bushel. IL was totally abolished
about twenty years and the people cf Great Britain
though so grievousy loaded with other have at least
,her salt tree from taxation. The United States, for
few years under Mr. Jefersons administration had the
same Blessing the salt duty being repealed upon his
eomnendstion, about the year 1907. IL reduced
one halt during Gen. Jackson's administrations and was
undergoing further reduction under the act of 500
when the elections f 1910 took place federal
party came into power. This party Immediately ncreas-
"a VIC TAX from sr oers to ten cents the weighed
bushei Of Sc pounds and at that stands
This tax, besides beng Fundamentally wrong in Itself
IS enormously high amounting - per the val
We OF Liverpool salt; 10 2O yer Turks Island
10 $50 per cent French Spanish and Portuguese sat
and to 300 per cent. that which from Trieste
and the coasts Of the Adriaiic This Of taxation
- enormous, and unequal and out Of all proportion
other taxes those the Injuries Of e May Of
which do not exceed 20 80 per cent. Blu, the tax
enormous as II ~ Is not itscf the Of the addI
tonal price which 1t makes the salt 90 the
the contrary the least doubles itself IN adng
that for the salt dealer in the seaports ho usually
the duty well the prime Of the article and
besides these dealers Of become egra,ors and monopo
lie the article. and have their price The effect #
this in than doubling us in adding
tic Of the article may tc seen this day in the
price Of salt ia New Orleans. As an example, will
take Turks Island. The FTImc OF this salt is about
eight cents vet IT is quoted IN the New Orleans
market at 35 Now. how Is this of 50 made
up II i done thus: The duty of ten cents is added,
and that makes eighteen the ega,c then puts an hun
trcd per the eighteen which he pays, and
that brings it &c; aud tina, he sells the mer
chant who carries it to the country Tor retail and who has
profit of 80 per the whole. Thus, enable
the tO get ten cents the consumer OF the ar
Gle pays double that amount in New Orlcans and near
the double of il The lace of retail. In Ohcr
words, the tax makes the article the
forty than otherwise would; of which forty
cents growing out Of the tax the government gets ten
and the sellers Of the salt get thirty Thus. this in
.uous ia Itself aud fundamentally wrong. works ont in
iquiOus'y and becomes the oppressive Of any
known IN the American tariff.
have said heretofore. uat If sa'; free of duty, it
would be brought to the central parts OF the valley Of the
Mississippi for twenty five cents bushel OF course.
that laughed ~, like The god huMbgg. But Will
now 20 farther and that when this duty off, (as of
it will be b. fore the democracy done with m the salt Of
the West Indies, and II the Mediterranean (lhc best IN
the worldly will be sold anywhere in The valley The Ms
sisspp which the New Orleans boats at Gbou! the
one hair Of tvcnfy fre cents. This is wha, now say
and the dafa f,r the assertion Is this: The OF the
ticie ia New Orleans taken from the importing vessel.
height f,
nothing. the boat wanting Tor under TO keep
herself trim. The freight salt this year has been
low the tenth Of a pound and that far the
New Orleins boats went. This would give a pres
cnt. in all the central parts OF the valley Of the MIssisp-
ri a, little than half twenty five to all those
who purchased Tor themselves of the importing
eel. II the duty was Of
THIS odous and npious tax ought 10 be repealed and
the Res uiicu. the General Assembly OF your State
OF which YOU cucosc copy. show that Illinois /,
nloyine IA the great and benevolent work.
In tfca BfiiaIn the most heavily taxed country IN the
world The duty salt has been abolished for than
twenty wears and the people of that country have
that artic Of prime necessity free from tax, while The
prcpe Of he United states paving from 100 to zoe
per cent upon the Go, and profit of loo
goo fr cent. that tax to the resrates and
salt dealrrs.
rive .sc- have keep up this oiious
~ the u cd states namely, protection tc the domestic
Manufacturers aud the fishing bouniies and allowances
but 1t ins for those to operating IN favor
Of such injurious aud iniquIious The manuiactu
rev have had protection for Than fifty years AMI III
all this time they have supplied the country and w'
importing more than ever and still the country
j. -'intsd well taxed in this necessary Of HE The
fishing bointies and allowances founded ON tho sal
aud the fishing interest Of the north cact IN lvo
# the tax because gives them about $3.50 0oe per
Of the public treasury To hall Of whitl
they have prcxt Of rghlfu claim because the ha
been reduced half since that rate of bounty and al
towance is fixed; ard 20 large part Of the remaining
half they Mo have right hcrassc they use much do
salt which has paid duty These two interest
surrender their unjust advantages favor of tn
general good Of the whole mon. The repeal Of the
will these :350.0o0 annually to the treasury.
TcIDcsscr Nc9ssd:siisig Csny's Measure
VI meeting ~ Giles Go Tennessee, the following
pointed resolves agains, Claws dangerous
adopted
We iurhcr declare determination 10 adhere an
hold fast t. the democratic principles administered b.
Washing J,l. son. Jackson sud Van Buren,. and on
ccaing hostility 10 the late federal administrator
that his marked Is with destructive principles
policy generally.
I'VE declare preference for Martin Van Burcn
Il New York for President. and lamcs H. Polk Of Ten