The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-04

uiaciufers. A duly IS LAID 90 foreign Oh
gar, for the benefit of The Southern Sugar
growers. Wllbou, a Tariff, thousands
would be ruined in Louisiana. For short
time, Sugar would come III cheap from The
West India Islands, bu, niter England had
| broken down our manufactures, we would
be at their mercy, and she could charge as
high as she pleased. But with a Tariff,
foreign Sugars are imported, and with our
own Sugars we have competition which
makes il cheap. Besides these articles,
duty is lald on foreign Wheat, Potatoes,
Cheese, Bacon, Butter, &c. &c. for the
benefit OF Farmers.
Commerce is also benefited, for goods
imported IN foreign vessels pay higher du'
ties than those imported in American yes
sells.
Bu, i, is said with great esrnes,ness,
that prices are raised by Tariff. There
never was q greater error, as | will pro
coed to show. Before the last elections IN
our State, more than one reckless dema'
gogue asserted, that prices would be enor-
nously increased BY the Tariff. have
now a letter before me from an Intelligen,
merchant, stating that since the Tariff has
passed, prices on shrting, iannels, drillings,
and o:her articles in common use, have
lessened You were told then, taxes were
laid on shoes, coats and other clothing, but
you were not told that no one but Broad
way dandy would complain OF this, II IT was
understood. II was only tax on foreign
shoes imported, aud what farmer or me.
chanc IN North Carolina, sends 10 France
or England to buy shoes, boots or coats
We have them made among oursehe s.--
/ But if any one . benefited By tax on ar
tlcIes of this kind, who is II Not the rich
man, but The tailors and sboemakers OF our
own country. The Tariff, by projecting
labor, is advantageous TO the poor, rot The
rich. The Tariff is tax on the rich, on
the consumers Of foreign goods, for the
benefit Of the poor. We mus, protect the
labor of our own counirymen, because II we
\ did not, thousands and tens of thousands of
them would scarcely be able 10 live. In
many manufacturing countries, man may
be employed for sixpence or shilling a.
day and eat meat once a week possibly
SUCH U tltl CAk SlO'bi " SbONSs -
other articles cheaper than our people,
shose wages are fifty cents, or a dollar a
day. Without Tariff, therefore. our own
laboring population suffer, for the benefit
Of Ensllsh laborers.
Another advantage 10 the South, in the
Tariff, /. found in he great benefit of home
market-a market indie pendent OF foreign
nations, which cannot be taken from W By
their Tariffs, or their wars With each 9th
err. Bu, few years ago, beioro CoBnec
ticut became q manu- acturlng State, thou
sands Of bushels of corn we're brought down
The Connecticut river, for sale 10 the north
ern or middle States. When their people
turned their attention TO manufacturing,
they had to buy corn elsewhere, and this
. gave Us a market for our corn and wheat
D thousands OF barrels Of which are shipped
! every year 10 the North. they are CON
d PEELED 10 abandon their manufactures, vi
o thew not turn their attention 10 farming =
d Surely, and this, Of course, by turning
! larger quantity into market, IS productive
! OF loss to the Southern farmers. II Is thu
5 interest Of the farmer, therefore, that Their
r should be many people engaged IN manu-
! featuring. To show the advantage Of TIN
! more clearly, take single case Aassa
0 chuse,ts alone, during two or three year
}, past, consumes, annually, on an average
t for,v-two millions Of dollars worth of dc
nestle products. More than 200 ,OOt
! Zone million, two hundred thousand dollars
IS Of which, was for tar, pitch and turpen'ln'
4 principally from North Carolina-for MOI
y ufdctures too, and more than two million
q OF dollars year, for corn and other grain
v. much o. which ven, from our par, OF III
81 State. Every man. therefore, who sells
" barrel Of turpen,ine, or barrel Of corn,
D, interested 10 the Tariff.
0. But il NAV be said, Il the northern mi
:. nufacturers do not buy, England and otl'
% foreign nations will.
re la this expectation we would nee. Wi
sad disappointment. Great Britain preac
"a rs free trade, but never pracIses It. 81
IS protects her manufacturers and grain gro'
ep ers by the most enormous Tariff. Most
%, our manufactures are prohibited, virtual
I'm from entenng her ports, and the mos,
normous duties are imposed on our agrict
ms iural productions. Take for instance. /
rate of duties existing IN England, in lS4
y, The following statement shows the rates
no her duties.
:" AgriculturalAricIes. Amount Of British dui
on them, per cent.
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