Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-03
THE wlsnoM OF CONGRESS.

That there is soch thing as the "w'sdom OF Con
PRESS" we suppose there can BE- no DOUBT, f"i' ' o
np 80 much talked OF, bat II 1t IS unquesuoHaue'
certainly unfahomable and past t'adas out We p"1,
,sb to-day an eyempcnton Of the mysterious Gep'u u
v;sdom "a shown in the taxes We pay on a!ncitS VI
b,rdwsre The petition oil the merchants ana makers
Of these articles containing the disclosures u VIM. "
alluds will be found III another part oil the paper
Why for example, should the farmer pay one hu"u'eo
and s;r,v per cent, upon his log chain ana only one
hundred and oriy!our per cent upon mas t'ace e'a"
In either case Than bali OF "hal ne pa! Is i"
for the benei, of the large manufacturer, oo' WY ~
he not pay hundred aud sixty per cent up"" o." ="
hundred and forts tour per cent upon both, why 'hs
Adherence between the two: THIS OF the insc'r-
liabilities Of the wisdom OF Congress
Whv, moreover should every wood SAWYER, ana eve
~ carpenter or other mechanic, who wei's saw Pay
only t,,ls less than half its value IN the shape o. 4
tax for the advantage OF the American n'anuacufer
WHY should he shove his saw backwards an" oF "afos
al less expense than the farmer makes ms oNe" u'as
his log chain. II is true ne pays soundy, pHt why Is
he let off much easier than the farmer aus
again. is one oil the mysteries OF CoGgressiohai w'S
dom. -.
Ao,in why is the blacksmith allowed 10 SWING ms
hammer on the condition Of paying s!'ii less 10 Inc
manufacturer. He is taxed only two htths OF the
price OF the article Oar oil every I'VE oo'ia's "n'In
he pxpends in the purchase OF hammers, he pays only
two for the patriotic purpose ofencoaragng the ndus
try of the wealthy and eaierPrising owner OF some
large mandatory THIS is considerably iets 'nan ~
paid by The wood-sawyer. 1t IS true That inns amer
ence ia made IN by the heavy tax The South pays
nm Tho bar ,-on from which he hammers out his horse
shoes but this he gets back again from his customers
Here we have a third illustration of the obscure depths
of the wisdom of our National Legislature
Finally, why should the housewife pay only ta'
dollar out of every three TO Phelps and DofGe, VINO,
by favor of Congress have the monopoly oil making
brass kettles Why does she no, pay Two collars
out of five, we'll the blacksmith, or three on.
Of seven with the carpenter aEc ~ohu sawyer :,
is true, that she is made 10 pay one huhe'e1 a"a
forty per centum upon her smoothing irons; pul d
pair Of smoothing irons will last longer IMAM oia7
kettle.
No doubt Congress had wise 'eason 'or I'M.
posing this variety Of duties on different ar'c'es
IL is reason not to be discovered BY any sasacly
inferior 10 their own In respect the Sc taxes i,-
ssmble each other, and come under coiino" "
They all unjust and oppressive
Corroy Axp WooLLTs Goops.-Some OF the if'eh1s
of the Tariff attempt 10 account tor l,ie NV
nate increase Of the price OF cotton and %oolen
since las, Spring by saying, that COTTON mas ''ss"
last Spring fifty per cent. ho.
What il it las a pound of raw COTTON ''unea
half dozen yards of cloth, and 1t cotton has risen
much as they say the increase OF price on eacu
should be trifng. The cotton, 10 but snai Pa'
of the cost of ward of cotton CLOTH The increase IN
the price Of domestic cotton goods, IS enough " guy
all the cotton of which they are made. ~ was fa'".
unders.aed than diversified, in the tables WHICH Nc
published on Monday
The rise in the prce O. raw cotton since last Spring
may be about forty per cent. Divide this among s's
Yards of cotton cloth, and you have RISE OF SIX VI
seven per cent. in the price, and no more
NoI the actual increase of the prices OF cotton
goods made in our mills, from twenty-five TO Sky
per cent. h
Blu, the truth is, that the rise in cotton is only VIVA
is called speculative, and no. an established .'se u1,
is accustomed in England by the supposed short crop
our country Manufacturers are not buying at thes'
increased prices Besides, the rise has occurred oni
within few weeks-not long enough TO affect 'e'
prices OF manufactured goods.
Meantime, wco!len goods have risen just as muaa q
co.,on we SUPPOSE The rise in raw cotton is reason
for raising the price OF wooen goods also Any INN!
10 excuse the effect of The Tariff. Any thing to maxi
the people quiet under the tribute they are forced
~ m y Eg. Post.