Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-22
RAW COTTON, AND COTTON GOODS

The pound. We as. he great cCtto l'ldHliI'S NJ
tcrc>i, il this he 'the entertainment To when they
were invited" when they were told IN lSl0, that
the price of their agricultural produce was then
too low-and that The overthrow Of Van buFcn
| would restore confidence 10 the country and al
l,w them better prices for their labor! II NE
| Whig humiu.gcr. would mpoverish The asricn'-
lurisS To such an extent as Ia deprive their Ia
lorcrs al! good bread, in 4 land ike Virginia az
in the South. ;.hounding in hread>ull>, is not
ms .hr way To bring them Ia if--ihat >aine
black bread Of Germany and Holland, which
Mr.. willis Green has 50 kindly procured Tor The
Inspection 81 the Virgimians! What better mode
coulI thcy adopt 10 bring ii about than 10 sick
10 an opp ,ss;,c tariff. reduce olr imports, and
en-, us from lnan,' OF the markets 10 which oar
predictions woHii h. exported Bni shanaN he
ID Heaven the most impiovdcnt American Go
vcrnlien' caLno rc,.;'., lts L. the necessity ol
cain. this pa. labor bread" a The Wig
wis ~ j.
~ ask rAe Cotton planters further nay, all
The Ayr; ';ltuIi>is ot tie country, what justice
,hc.Q i in culn. us of FROM some oI the foleiSn
markc.s. an gctlin" better Tricc> Tor their p!o-
ducion@. ard hcn paYing bearer uf The goods Ne
! COM! in?orr fro:n a;oad The Wing: jc us,
indeed. tina, tie Tart! j. impartial, because ii
Iays ,uii. iur the Loucit al the Farmer, upon the
| article. which he pc 'uce, |, this any thing
lul mockcrv1 HIr Clay himself admits, thai az
ricuI,ur docs act admit OF any oa>i,icrahIc pre-
| icc.i on hut yet he oprrcSsc* II Tor The hcheh "i
I The manufac;nrin. classes What lu,Iice is there
! i'm dis l. nianui.Icturn. Industry The only d3-
! mc<'ic jadnStfG ia hc United STATES Is n2t the
! industry Of Tia Farmer the Planter, the airr-
! chant the Mechanic, Tie Professional man. equal
Is d.e,lqtc. with tina; al the Manufacturers.
wly is il, that every ohc. species I'll domestic la
| .,ar is to I've taxed, Tor The protection and be
| nci, Of only one species OF domestic labor?
! WEy cant about duties for The protection oi Agri
! culture. when he DOES not admit ot ii! When 50
few Articles can be brought in competition with
! her productions is il not mochcIy 10 talk OF H.
! cprocly? Take up this Tariff act OF lsl2 Read
over lis first and second clauses The iirS, lays
duty Of three cents per Found on r'r c"'ioD-The
second lays Il heavy dni. upon cEtaa gdofS, par
! iicuarly those intended for the consumption Of
the lahorcrs and The poorer classes ot the country
many of these articles being prohibited indeed,
most al them very severely taxed, by the mini
mum principle. Docs Nh. Riycs rccollcct The &C.
LIBERATED tables which he enclosed 10 n Cores
ponlcnl in lSi1, 10 show the oppressive character
OF the Tarltl-cypann@ ns the printed sheet did,
The operation 81 tie minimum and the specific du-
tie? For INSTANCE, here is 81 extract from ii
~ casual observer or taking mp This bill, and
uokin. under The cotton section. might TEST sails
fed with reading a. follows: on all maauiac-
lures OF cotton, or OF which cotton shall BE-
component part not Otherwise specified, a duty
of htirfB ,cr ccnum:' the minimum provisions
afterwards Introduced. if read hy any tut mcr
chari, woGld probably b. passed ovcr without
bcin. thoroughly understood AMI therefore taken
for clantcd a. lcvyn" d,Itv something Hcoy 80
g,r ccni: hut lei Us look at the practical operation
ot This matter let us unmask This most Spccioti>
mode Of ilamir. Tariff 10 suit particular in
lsres and then il will he more apparent what dn-
ties are levied ior protection, and what Tor rcvc-
nue..
White cotton goods, 81 inches wide, costing 81.
sterling, or 6c,s per square yarj, woGd pay cS.
dutv, or 100 per cent on cost.
"Whi,c cotton goods, it inches wide. costing Ill.
sterling, or els. per square yard, would pay6 Its,
duty, or - per cent. OF cost.
"Whiie cotton goods, 81 irchcs wide, costing 81.
sterling, or 10 cts. per square yard, would payG
c.s iuly, oi G0 per cent. on cost.
"Whiie colon @o0i. Ill inches wide, costing Gd.
Sterling or Ices. per square yaid, wou! pay os.
d,ly. ~ % per cent. I'll! cost
"N hit cotton goods, ~ Inches wide costing 81.
sterling, og cts fcr>quare ward, would pay6cts,
duty, orl3 icr cent, nn cost
~ bite cotton "oos, 81 inches wide, costing 81.
sterling. or 10 g.. per square yard would ray e
c.. or:3'1l per cent on cost.
white cotton goods, ~ inches wide. coslrs 81.
scrlia-. or Is cts. per square yard, would pay Il
cts. duty, or3i per cent. on cost
white lotion goods. 81 inches wife, costing
lol. s.c,liac or2o ci>. Per square yard, would
pay 6 c,s. uu'y, or 30per cent. IN cost.
white cotton Goods, - inchcs wide, costing
lol d. Sterling. OF u c;s. Per square yard, would
pay = c;S duty, or -, Ter cent. on %,
w bite cotton goods, - inches wide, costing
| ~. sterling, or - Ier square yard, would
pay :! els. Guy, or 32i per cent on cost.
white cotton goods ii inches wide, costln.
!2i i. sterling. or - cts per square yard, would
pay - els. duty, or 20 per cent. on cost.
The first article enumerated above. although
only costing ID. sterling OF u cents is. under this
new bill ''iat,aand G,cmcG hrrctoS ~ ceHS, AMI
pays 81 per cca: cu': on ihai assumed value:
Illus before the per ccaiacc named III ,nc Till go
per cent? applied there is noless than BIB per
cent. added on 10 The actual cost, 10 lnpGfc f'V
Inc npmicaiiOu uf The qodccaied ntD Of 30 per cent
as named in The bin This is the operation Of
the specific or minimum duties and while they
ac - prohibition on all the lower qualities q
the aboyc articles they appear 10 the world rs
merely Il rc"cnHc dg;:, under Il moderate rate OF
ine ci,5m 10 pr ocR. TAc ahovc article
costing !Gsd. sterling. 81 II Cents : taken and
deemed Ia have cost - cents AMI pays 81 PER
cent ON ihat .. nrcd value, being -, per cent
on lis actual cost. On printed coitoI> the mini
mt,m value is 20 cents per >q"arc, yard, and on
prn'> (aE article 81 more general consumption
than any hing c'se) it i*as follows
~ pint, ;! inches vide costing 81. sterling or
. cents per -. yard. would pay . cents duty, or
100 per cent on cost
a prni. II nches wiz, -, lin" Ill. Sterling. or
- cents Pcr 50. yaIJ wonlI pay? cents d"'f' Or
- per cent. on coSl.
* nfirl. : inche> wide. cos,ins CT sterling, or
Is c,nls per ~. ward, woalG pay > GEMS ~
- per cent. OK tli. cosi.
~ ;Iin. Il niche. vide, costing I'd. Sterling, or
II ctnt> ivr sd yani, would pay cents '':'ty, OF
81! nc! cent. Oh cost
The aycla-r cf prints "o:' i'nfcr;e' cost about
t., s;eflin@ or : cents ,cr square vart. duty a.
above ~ pei cent; while uatc' The present Tariff
oil 1900 Per running yard, (c -! per cent. on
the cost cy can se!!oni h oh! al any proi:i, The
lower qualities are alm"sl r:iir'F excluded under
our pcunt ~: ut duty: and will heprrceved that
io prcpalc tie ;.bove al;cie. costing 81. sterling,
ia, Nc crgiitG'loa # he ~ per amt GHtp, Il must
re .rst rdised 10 the 81 cent minimum which -
done by a,.stin@ 80, ,ci cent Oh TIE ac'ua cost
then 20 per rcn Oh l:, give. l00 per ccnt duty :!
&c &c.
again, on The following a .pcriGc d"tp r1t-
c,t . n,nis.a,g) The ,iuiy proposed would lie
Prohibition Of nj l0a qualities, Tor instance
y flannel - inches vide costing 3D. sterling
OF lG cts. per 81 yard woall pay cts duty CT
S1i PER cent. on cost.
/ "A iianIcl - inches wac. c"SthS ~ Slrtiiiio
OF q els Per 81. yard, would pay IA els. Ga'y or
81. rer cen,. on cos:.
"A lianEet, - inches wide. costn" I'D. sterling
or - cl> per so. yar', would pay II Cts. duty or
or II per cent. On cost
~ flannel, - inches wide costing I'D. sterling
or 10 els per SO. yard. would pay II cts. duty or
20 per cent On co~i.
ingram carpets Sc inches wide, costing sd.
sterling or IS els. per 81. yard, would pay ~ cts.
du,y or s5i per cent on cost.
Ingram carpets, III inches wide, costing ed.
sterling OF Is els per So yard, would pay 80 cts.
I dGy or Ga per cent. on cost.
Treble caIrc;s 81 inches widc, costing 36'.
Sterling or - cts. per 81 yafd would pay to c's.
I Gur or 20. rcr cent OH cost.
"Brusscls carpets. - inches wide. costing 36l.
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