Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-20

a
frontier guard against the smugger The officers and
naval military for the pre- of smuggling country
all twenty per
Cling England what will be the effect country with
and frontier of miles, and tariff of trysix per and
upwards The United States divided from Canada only by Lakes
River, fence Nothing has been than for
persons line Canada buy their goods
which they could much cheaper there of tariff
has been raised much higher smuggling be continued
much larger scale. We all know the smuggling done that line
during embargo All may advantageous
to York. New England which border
Canada but fraud the honest importer and fraud the
and consequently makes the burdens heavier the people of
That high tariff dmnsle the revenue proved by expe
In England when the duty coffee reduced from Is Cd
53 cent to cd l cents pound that IS to only onethrd the
collected from Notwithstanding three that of the
former And country. public document of
last shows that collected vastly from
when the it low, than when high.
Even ridden England, this truth admitted. One Of her
statesmen Lord John Russell himself lately observed "Upon
careful view OF our commercial mpos to the conclusion
that by removing prohibitions and enng restrictions possible
to e"ish The treasury and the same time to secure to the Or
classes greater Of the Of H steady and
moderate prices Ought be less this free country
devise that will the the and less
INTO the pockets OF the manufacturer and that will cheaper the neces
of life the poor man. Or American be less
humane than a English lord
The trade of the Island of Cuba exports and imports nearly four
times the of head of her population and three
that of England and yet the duties there often less than twenty,
and seldom exceed twenty five per
But in Spain, whose tariff higher than that of
Chstendom constant warfare by the military carried against
the mugger contabandi to prevent violation of the laws
We have then mparay evils of
high tariff and especially of passed last of
Congress- and its injurious effects upon the morals of the country and
the prosperity and happiness of abong millions We have sought
countymen before late follow the fatal
example of desPoc countries by adopting their laws their policy,
for the unequal distribution of wealth. system of laws policy
which inevitably tends make the rich richer and the poor poorer
1t be asked that a tariff has always existed in this country
and neither abandon it, what kind of does the
Democratic party offer:
We promptly, tariff for
regarded vague reply will forth the plan detail
We beieve-nay, confdenta expenses the
Government which absolutely necessary, raised by
tariff would desirable protection manufactures OF
every kind and at the same time emess monopoes and yield
ample for the of the country.
To what would be sufficient will be
to compare different periods of ourh history.
AT the last session of Congress Mr. Fillmore, the Wing Chairman
millions of dollars To raise this would be
necessary impose tariff of millions overpus being
required to pay the expenses of collection.
Next, Judging from the quantity goods then and pre-
viou imported into the country, when the duties low
of such imports would be about cgty-nnc millions of dollars
year
Now if trty-two nns dollars eighty
nine millions goods average duty
of about thirty-six per
Then pay mens required
by the last tariff law has been computed would
compared with former tariffs about thirty forty per for
average tax, is called horizontal tariff.
This the Democratic party contend entirely
and that would pohiJiory tariff: that
the imposed would be high prevent many articles being
brought which would extent dry up the revenue from that
But this the smallest part the evil Not satisfied with having
tins high duty, the Wings insisted having excessive
duties articles far above the duty (of from hyx
forty cent? up hundred and hundred and
seventy five per
The different lead the works, the woolen
manufactures, the manufactures the salt each
struggling Congress- which should the greatest discriminating
duty their favor And have shown that espc
ciay those of and wooens of the class of the
imposed after such manufacturers had attained
such and wealth. the their
friends, need further protection.
Now, upposng the principle of protection, be the
how far ought be carried the the
imposed To this will be proper how high the tariff
has been different the Uned States.
The duties 1c9 and covering the Of
Gen Washington, only twelve and one-af per
much less, except the article and
fifteen per
From 800 S0S, covering Mr. Jefeons administration, the
duties but And yet the OF
aShmgon and Jefferson sometimes claimed favorable high
protective tariff! Even the tariff 1916. averaged quite
thirty per And under that tariff that Mr.. Webster adj
med that had passed the point
Notwithstanding this the 1921, (Which,
fessed protective tariff raised the duties of thirty
five per The tariff 1928 which has been called bill
Nominations still beyond that and such unequal
had well nigh
disruption of the Union.
Finally peace and what called the compro
mise BILL introduced by Mr. Clay 1888 which provided that
part this should be taken off until