Litchfield enquirer., 1844-03-21
From the Hartford Journal.
SUGAR AND SALT

time, till it found out that log chains were
cheaper than ever notwithstanding the duty, and
that 'sheathing copper is free of duty; now
groans and agonizeS over sugar and salt on
which articles of necessity to poor men, it saws
the Wing Tariff imposes an exorbitant rate of duty
which has raised the price greatly, and taxed the
farmer and poor man enormously! That is bad in
deed! The abominable black tariff!
Let US look at the outrageous law BY the ia
riff Of 1916, the duty on 6rOscn sugar was cents
by that OF 1924, cents; 1928, cents; 1882, two
and half cents. And by that of 1912, precisely
the same, viz: two and half cents. The Wing
Black Tariff has not increased the duty on sugar
at all If the price of brown sugar is raised
therefore, we must look to some other cause The
Tariff cannot be to blame. But the wing tariff
has reduced the duty on sugar generally. Thus
white clayed sugar, which is now getting into gen.
eral use, is reduced by this tariff from - to 1-2
cents. Loaf sugar, from IL to cents. All other
sugars from 10 to cents
And now for salt. Under the Tarifflaws of1s16,
"a and '26, the duty was 20 cents per bushel I'm
der the tariff Of 1882, 10 cents per bushel Under
the Wing Black Tariff of 1912, it was reduced to
cents per bushel. The Wing Tariff then, can
not have raised the price. Salt is however, full 30
per cent. cheaper now than ever before. -
So much for Sugar and Salt The Locofoco
leaders and papers must be either great fools or
great knaves to base their hostility to the Tariff on
these grounds. They had better read the Tariff
law before they talk about it. They evince more
stupidity or knavery about Salt and Sugar than
they did about log chains and 'sheathing cop
per-, and there is no need of that most assrlredly
That part of the Tariff law relating to sugars
is Sec Sth, Provision First the 9Th page of the
published law. That part rotating to 6 salt is in
the same section, Provision Fourth, the same page
This is plain matter and every man can satisfy
himself in relation to it, the humbuggery of Loco
focolsm to the contrary notwithstanding.
SIT seems to me, to be our true policy that the
public lands shall cease, as practicable, to
be source OfreUenMe."
So said Andrew Jackson in his message of 1882.
Most of his followers said Amen, but now it seems
that the sentiment is peculiar to the Federal
British Whags.' How is this ?-Bridge't Stand.
The late Noah Webster.-It has been announ-
ced that the Rev. DR.. Bacon, of New Haven, has
consented to write the memoir and edit the papers
of this eminent and venerable man that the work
will not long be delayed. The life of DR.. Web
ster connected as it with the political and lit
erary history of the country through its most try
ing and important periods, in the discriminating
and able hands of Dr. Bacon, will possess uncom-
mon value and interest.
Utica " Wizard Hunt, Dem, has been e.
lected Mayor of Utica by majority of 81 votes.-
The number of votes was 1903, being the greatest
number ever polled in that city. The Democratic
candidate for supervisor had d. majority. Seven
Democratic and five Wing Aldermen are elected.
The late VirgI .Marcy.-The late Mr.. Maxcy
was an amiable and highly accomplished man. We
notice in some of the papers, that he is stated to
have been native of Maryland. But he was born
in Massachusetts,, in the vicinity of Providence,
Rhode Island. and wasa graduate Of Brown univer-
sity, at the same time with his brother Mr.. Homer
fho late of
ma. His father the Rev. DR.. Jonathan Maxcy, celia
brated for his eoquence and his virtues was at that
time, president of the University, and subsequently,
of the University South Carolina-Com. .adv
The Time ofte Explosion. accounts ofthe
deplorable occurrence on board the Princeton va
ried as to the time of the explosion A correspon-
He has seen Mr. Upshur's watch, the crystal of
which is broken, and is driven against the face,
thus stopping the watch at the very instant the
plosion occurred, er0ety fourteen minutes t,centy
seconds past four O'clock
The late COL Gardiner David Gardiner, Esq,
who was one of the victims on board the Prince
ton, was native of East Hampton, L. l., and grad
uated from Yale College about the year 1894 He
studied law with the late Chancellor Sandford, and
practised in this city several years Ie was subse-
quently an aid to Gov. Tompkins, and from 1923 to
1927, the representative of this district in the Sen
ate, having been taken up by the peoples party and
elected by large majority. In public and private
life he was distinguished for his intelligence and
gentlemanly bearing and of late years had travel
ed extensively with his family Com. .4dO
Shocking Disaster-6O or 10 iues lost-The
steamer De Soto reports that while passing down
the Mississippi river, March LIST, in the morning.
between half past three and four, she came in COL
LEI with fha cfoa R,,u Ho,, Tr
less than five minutes the Buckeye went down, land
it is estimated that between 60 and 10 human be-
ings persisted !! -...-e..... -...a.....->
The larboard bow ofthe DeSoto struck the Buck
eyes starboard side, just above the forward hatch.
The latter struck to her hurricane deck The night
was pleasant and the moon shining brilliant at the
time.
There were on board the Buckeye nearly $50
souls, the major part Of whom were saved. -.H
II is thought that of the number lost not more
than 10 or Is were whites, the remainder being
negroes ane slaves.-.N o. Republican.
A bill to elect members of Congress by plurality
instead of majority, has passed the Massachusetts
House Of Representatives
The exports from New Haven to the West Indies,
in 1912, amounted, says the New Haven Palladium,
to $40s. 1868 (; and in ls43, to $s514 66l.
The Louisville Journal says that the rumor II
Judge Porter's having left Mr.. Clay large Legacy
is erroneous. He left him breast pin, but noth-
ing more.
From the Boston Transcript. '3 ~
INsTALLATIor.-On Wednesday evening last,
March 18th, Rev. Edward Beecher, d. D., was in-
stalled pastor of the Salem street Congregational
Church and Society, in this city. The services
were unusually interesting. Invocation and read
ing the Scriptures by Rev. J. Humphrey OF Charles