Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-22

that the rates oi duty gwen were not III ieihs
those laid in the acl. ior such was The machinery
employed in the way OF minimum valuations,
duties BY weight, &c, that the rates IN Inc blii
itself gave no idea oi their practical operation.
The true results OF The duties were giren IN an
Ineligible shape, and II would be seen d. a
glance how unjust they were, and how oppres-
size 10 the humber classes OF our citizens. 1t
would also be remarked, that in many instances
where a high duty was laid on manufactured
or other article which was intended 10 be pro-
hihiiory and 10 cut oil all revenue from mat
source that The loss was lessencd by heavy and
crushing exactionS on articles entering laio The
common consumption of the country, mostly on
such as were Of coarser fabric, and used Chiefly by
the poorer classes, and not uEtrequcntIy on arti-
cles thai were not produced at all IN This country,
and where no idea oil p'otec'ing any body conlt.
have entered the heads of ihose who mannfac-
tuIed this bill:
Fine flannel - per cent.
Coarse flannel 100 per cent
Fine baiZcs % per cent.
Coarse baiZes 60 10 - per cert.
Fine guilt and other nigh priced buttons 80 per
cent.
Common do 100 to 80 per cent
Cine cotton colored and uncoored goods, vel
vets, cords, iusiians &c, 80 per cent.
Coarse do Of The same varieties from 70 10 l25
per cent.
Rolled bar iron and bolts IS TO 100 per cent
Ostrich feathers 25 per cent.
Brown sugar 100 10 l25 per cent.
Artificial flowers % per cent.
Molasses - 10 100 per cent.
Gold and silver embroideIies 20 per cent.
Salt 100 per cent.
Elegant mohair Shawls and cloth 50 per cent.
Woollen cloths, coarse and fine, 10 per cent
Coarse wool D per cent.
Leather 10 per cent.
Hides ) per cent.
Coal 100 per cent.
Fine thread laces 5 per cent; ard hair cloth
gloves and sota-seaiing p per cent
Pepper $50 per cent
Cosmetics and perfumes p per cent
Allspice l50 percent
Hair bracelets, ring!cis, &c. - per cent
Anvils 100 per cent.
Rose and satin woods, and mahogany, IL per
cent.
Cinnamon $50 per cent
Chinese floor mattng2o per cent.
Blacksmhs hammers and sledges 100 per CT.
Manufactures oil silk and gold 81 per cent.
Ginger l25 per cent.
Marble table tops, alabasier, and spar oFna-
meutS, and vessels of silver or gold, so per cent.
Trace chains - per cent.
Laces tassels, knots Sc, OF gold and silver Is
per cent.
Log chains 50 per cent;
Turkey and Brussels carpets 30 per cent.
Blu, il was said that ti'.sc high taxes made
cheap goods Mr.. Van Euren had already ad-
verted 10 this theory, lei II, now Ioaa al pracli-
cally With Ibis view he selected three articles
in common Use X tie lah1nng man, Flannel,
Glasgow Jean ana Sleeps Gray Cas>ineii, and
gave the retail prices, rs certified by ,wo rcslccla-
] hl, ,nn,.l,.,r,. Pal, t,ll1ty~.
Salisbury SCARE, ilanne No. II, - inches. II
cost III loi2 - els gard in 1913 - cts; 1914
IL cts
GLASGOW Goods ,wed wool and cotton, yar!
wide per piece, co>l, in 1872 per yard, - cents;
1913 =, cents: l-li % and 81 cents
Shtrr's Cray Caseinelt Of $. American wool
natural color It cost PER ward III 1912, 50 ceEts;
1912 - cents; ISL III cents.
The result OF this, is shown in The statement
10 which Mr.. Van Burcn referred, was, that il
l.l.o:in. man wished 10 buy a shirt and panla-
looaS 81 the coaIscst quality in 1872 ii would cost
him thus:
> yarl, Flannel at - cents >
:. Sleeps Gray Cassincl' al IS c. "a
IL 50
In 1871 the same articles would cost him .hus:
) yards Fianhcl a. il c. 70
: Sleeps Gray Cassinctl a, 10 c. %
50 81
Dcng a difference Of Il II against the con-
sumner, ar nearly 81 per cent. advance on siEge
dress vi the coarses material. Mr. Van Buren,
did mol pretend 10 personal knowledge oil the nc
culacv OF these figures, bat he was glad to lie
speaking III the presence Of large numbers, who
themselves knew how these facts were, and who
could correct him if he erred The same was
true in regard io the increased employment and
additional WAGES secured Ia mechanics by the
Tart. Of lSl3. He merely appealed 10 the me-
chanics present 10 answer how many more hands
had Lecn employed in this county within their
knowledge since the act Of IL was passed, and
how great had been the increase o! wages! The
answer 10 this question would enable those paTii-
cular individuals 10 say how Tar they haG been be-
nefitted by This act.
Mir. V. B. then reviewed at length the claims
OF the Federal party TO the support oimechanics
commented on the conduct and speeches ci
Chancellor Kent, G. J. Spencer, a.d other
"Whigs" OF the present day, in the Convention
Of 1921 as TO the extension ofthe right suffrage,
as compared with the conduct OF Tornbkins,
Young, Nelson, Sutherland and other Democrats
of that day and this-he also recalled their solicit
tude about the laboring classes before election,
their promises of tvo dollars a day and roas,
beef &C., &C., and contrasted their cCnducl be-
fore election, with the intimidation. threats ard
persecution praciiSed on them during and after
elecion-in this connection he alluded 10 Native
Amerlcanisin, and said That those who proposed
10 exclude the products of the paupcr ldbor Of Eu-
rope from entering our country would soon take
one step farther and exclude the foreign Ia orr
himseli-and this step would not be long one
for Native American For if The right OF hold
ing office was confined TO native born citizens
tb,t L
ty-one years, The foreign laborer would be about
as efcc,ually excluded from our country as if he
was the subject of Prohibilory Tariff The
theory Of the two parties might be fairly stated
By saving that The Federaliss took care OF the
rich, that the rich might lake care OF the poor
the Democrats threw open our institutions and
invested all with political power 10 protect Them
selves.
Mr.. V. E. next examined the effect OF the tariff
OF ID on the agricultural classes OF society The
Wing theory was, that this tariff would build up
manufactures throughout the I. s., and thus
create 4 home market for farmers produced
What was a home MARKET He supposed il
was mt an opportunity TO sell produce near home.
That there should be home consumption as we'll as
SALE was not material 10 the producer. In Great
Britain licenses are granted to sell liquor 10 be
drank on The premises, which were esteemed valu-
able-and 10 hear orr opponents reason, il would
seem that they thought it almost as important that
the produce of the farmer should be consumed
where it is sold. Now, let us see how this home
market works thus far; for this Tariff has been
in operation two years and a half and il is time,
al all events, chat lis effects began 10 appear lie
then read the subloined statement from the price
current of,he Evening Journal, showing the mar
ket prices Of wheat, corn, rye and oats in Octo-
Der, of each year, from 1898 10 1914. He had
taken these prices from the Erening Journal for
the greater satisfaction of his Wing friends:
PRICES OF PRODUCE
From The Eyen'ns Journal Price Current
Oct 1888 1889 1910 lSil 1912 1913 1914
Wheat l,S5 l,32 100 1,i3 90 % 90
Rye, LOB 7S GO 20 62s g. IS
Corn, 100 so IS 20 81 81 AZ
Oats, 80 As 81 80 PC - 80
1t would thus be seen that The average price Of
wheat per bushel, for the last four years OF the
- an