Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-03
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POLITICAL.
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WORSE ANO WORSE
The more we look into the rate of taxes recently
laid nm imported Goods the find IL. We pub
h to-day anny OF the duties on the various de-
scrptons of and wooll'a goods, PREPARED W an
accurate hand which will as,onsh cur readers. Du-
ties in various sances, Of nearly wo hundred per
cent The hevi.s, duties upon the goods used ey the
poorer classes
There never was more foul combination Of selfish
cunning on the hand, and corrupt connNance on
the other, than that which produced the oppressive re-
venue law, under which we We. The maloti'y III
Congress were resolved crafty the manufacturers;
body of most active and powerful canvassers IN eec
tons. The manufacturers took advantage OF ths avs
position extent, OF which even The Po'icsi ieac
ers unjust they were, are not aware and oy craoy
asking Tor specific duties, obtained Tariff which az
most puts an embargo ports, brings down the
prices of country produce almost 10 nothing, raises
The prices Of manufactured goods enormously, and
runs up the profits of the factory owners ID thirty per
cent on the capital. There is not man OF all those
who voted for the Tariff, who, If lie knew what he
was doing f be did not utter his AYE in pure igno
rance of the eec, of the Law TO which ne gave his ap
proval does not deserve be object Of pubic cor
tempt and TO walk the streets amid The Kisses OF las
countyymen for The rest OF HIS life.
we desire the attention OF readers TO the tables
We Law before them. They will not fed The eSamlDa-
lion OF them very intricate. They show what ma
nuiactures-dden people We are ana now between t'e
knaves o: the mills the one hand ana The kneses o.
the Halls OF Congress the other, we are eeced and
peeled as merc..essly # we had conquerIng army
IN the land laying US under forced contribution.
Look at the rates of duty; duties OF fifty per cent
duties of hundred per cent duties OF hundred and
fifty per cent duties OF u hundred and eighty per
cent, and more. See how prodig'ousy the prices OF
the goods manufactured in the American mills have
risen since The Tarr LAID; cases, nearly to
SIXTY per cent
For to Ecening Post.
To the Editor-Sir: As the rates Of duties nndeT the
present tariff Law but l!tt. known 10 the public
han elucGlte
per centage paid manufactures and some other
rcods and if 10 these you could get added similar tables
as 10 glass ware hard ron salt, in TACT every
thing save such as useful to the manufacturers
am Of opinion that you would open The eyes OF the pub
lie TO the most infamous act which ever disgraced our
statute book.
The fact is that had the manufacturers asked for
these rates OF duties plainly and openly; they knew
we'll that member OF Congress would have cared 10
support so disgraceful proposition; tney knew better
the DE- tsrmined to humbng and blind both Congress
and the people. Take Gotten goods for instance, had
they said "place average DUTY OF one hundeo per
cent upon cotton goods and double the high tari6 o
ls2S v hch caused the nullihcat excitement, they
would have plainly asked for what they wanted and
what they have got; but they knew tut such request
would have been refused them, even by Their comP!a
SAINT friend the late Secretary OF The Treasury
They therefore SAID, "va!ue cotton goods, colored
at thirty square yard, and charge tatty pei
cent. upon that mn'nun-we don't ask Tor more thar
thirty per cent taking good 10 the Secretary
and Committees of Congress ignorant oil The TACT, ina
thirty cents a square yard coored cotons was three
times the price they then getting Tor Her owr
goods and that thrty per cent on that price was or
an average over hundred per cent al Vaio'en OF
the goods.
Thus it was with cc.tons; higher duty per square
ward was put upon them Than was imposed oy Inc a
riff law of ls2S although the value OF the goods had
fallen one half and consequently that high duty was
doubled; doubles IS all the other goods subject to nin
NUNS and specific duties were managed III the same
ingenious manner.
The first table hand you is the price current o.
Nsssra S;ewa,t. Thomson & Lay, eminent Man
chester house and is dated 3lst January last. Il
could get none of later dae.) have APPENDED u
every article in it the rate OF duty under the presen
Tariff have omitted no article, save lev OF fork
shire manufacture, which more properly under
another head, and TO which shall al!ude in my next
You will observe, that in the unbleached goods lie ar
ticlss pay less than 100 per cent duty
The printed cottons quite as hign ano SO are ms
yarns. | hand you also tables showing the enormous
lax on carpets, hannss baizes, cotton aud worstec
goods Irvine, bale rope, &c, &c, nc and II IS wor
thy Of remark tina, all goods suited TO the mass oil the
people, in fact necessary TO the comfort OF 'he echah
zeal and abo7ng classes, charged with prohiotory
rates whilst those ustd by TIE wealthy alone are WITH
ont exception, charged at u much lower rate. rake
carpets for instance. Ingram carpets pay 1913 pei
cent. aud Wilton the finest, pays 81 per cent TINS
difference il not confined TO carpets II applies TO al
mos, eyery thing subject to duty; and II certainly
new principle in taxation.
have only one other remark TO make. When the Ia
riff was der discussion promised by It's advo
Gates cheaper goods it is trne that We get ali the r!o
duce of the SOL cheaper. This Tariff IS mos, ei!ec
tual bar any permanent use IN Tie va'ue OF inc pre-
ducts of the farmers md planters and mechanics, on
mt so with their couds they have secured the uonoPo
Is of this great market and they arc roy getting pro-
fits unheard oil in resua. and steady tfade. II me
operatives in their employ shared the spots, we mug"
have some satisfaction in this result; but 1t IS not So
s. tna tha
and the prnters been increased but l;te, :; any
and The whole OF these .lyoen gains are pockeied bJ
some few hundred individuals.
TO show YOU the profits making by the m1nu
iac,urers, hand you table OF prices IN May las' ane
in This present month. have rather understated TIT
dference-the rise in value is greater hat they were
not losing money BY their goods last year. IS made ev,
dent by the handsome dividends lately oecltreo
SO their gains can easily be calculated. Wlu
these remarks leave the subject in your hands, an'
hone Won wi no, abandon il until you fully expose The
neiarious nature of monopoly, and the pesiient niu
ence of this Tariff law. MEhIA oh,
Here follow some loag aud elaborate Tables, fol
which we regret we have not the room --E'q"tr"J
Its amusing TO witness the av,diiy with when any
circumstance IS seized by the ir'ends oil h'gh a.
riff in Justification Of the original enactment aho Is
an ARGUMENT for its continuance. Hence Inc frequent
n.,,ae of nar,cul,r articles which are claimed TO be
sold at less price than iomerly-a d'minuon ~h'oA
IS at once down 10 the credit OF hgh du,'s, 'tfes
pec,ve of any other considerations, as regards t'e Vo
lume of the currency, or the peculiar circumstances
he manufacturing world. Nothing be more ad
verse /, the right appreciation OF subject than such
course, whether it be adopted 10 favor dispange It
However variant our views may be- 20 the real ei
feet thigh duties foreign imports, there is one point
connected with the subject OF inpos's, upon WINCH
there can be no con,rare,y Of opinion It IS this
the primary object Of imposs must be ressnue; hense
all the secondaries, however numerous mnsl be OF
character not t, conflict with the original ntnt OF 'hs
,,b;ch object is sought to b. accom-