Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-22
IHE VANDAL TARIFF.

The following brief article from the New-York
Tribune exhibits the deceptive character of the
new Tariff 1t will be observed, that while there
is an increase of 10 per cent OH coarse wool. fthe
word coarse is retained in the bill-will our Iocos
now contend that it is nugaiory since it is adopted
by their ownpartyf) the articles manufactured from
that very wool pay but 10 per cent and so on the
bil goes on all woolens, discriminating against do
nestle manufactures. The result of course must
De that our manufacturers must manufacture cheap-
er IN order to meet their foreign competitors: and
to manufacture cheaper, they must cut down the
price OF the raw material, of the produce on which
they live, and the wages of their laborers. This
is the tendency of the Locofoco Tariff. We OBJ
served last week that the duty wool is to be re-
duced by this bill now by taking off the 3 cents
pound specific duty, and in 1916 by taking off 5
per cent. from the ad valoTem duty. But even this
IS not all; in another part of the bill VIC find that
in fixing the cost of foreign wool, the market price
and charges at The place Of erportaiion are to be
added, while by the present Tariff the cost includes
not only the charges at the place of expectation,
but also the freight and charges at our own ports.
We cannot believe possible that the Tariff bill
reported by Gen. MKay to the House will become
law. Let us glance at some of its provisions:
Coarse Uo0t (such as does not enter into conpe-
tltlon with our own product) is taxed fifteen per
cent, while cheap BLANKETS, the product of that
same W DOL, are charged but ten per cent. Here is
u discrimination of five per cent. against our own
industry and in favor of British workshops
| Woot IA good article) is charged hiity per cent.
by this bill, instead of the three cents per h. ami
thirty per cent now imposed while Kerseys. &c.
wooden and worsted mts, gloves, stockings socks
drawers, Shirts &C., &c, are charged with t,cest,
per cent. Here is discrimination of ten per conf
against Home fabrication. On wooden warn TWEEN,
ty-five per cent-a discrimination of fre per cent
against the American spinner. 1t is not possihla
that such ruinous injustice should be perpetrated
by an American Congress.
| Ready-nade Clothing is charged with thirty ner
cent. duty by this bill "Well," says one, acan't
American industry live with thirty per cent. Pro-
lection" Why, sir, have you considered that wool
charged thirty per cent and is much higher here
than in Great Britain: that most of the cloths and
sufs Of which Ready made Clothing is fabricated
are also to be charged thirty per cent and are high
er here than in Europe? How, then, will this d9tv
protect our tailors and seamstresses? The import
ers Of Foreign Clothing, made up by poor women
who work for six cents day, will swear in their
clothes as cheap as an American importer can swear
in the material, and there will soon, in fact be no
Protection to the cothesmakers at ALL So of Roots
! Shoes, Nc. on which there is a discrimination of
barely uVe per cent ulloWeu IN favor OF the Amer
! lean workmen. Let this bill become law and the
importation Of all these articles would be quadru.
pied within year, TO the great injury and depres-
sion of our own workmen.
But the climax of insanity is reached on the va
rous descriptions of Hardtcdre These are fabri
Gated from ron which, all are aware, cannot vet
be made nearly cheap here as it can be brought
from abroad. The cost of Iron abroad mast, there
fore, to great extent rule the price here for some
years TO come. Yet this bill taxes various descrip
tons of Iron, the material, from sixty TO a hun
dred per cent, yet lets in the Hardware the man
/ uiactured fabric, at thirty per cent Here is ii
swndling appearance of Protection to Iron for tue
sake OF binding and supplying Pennsylvania; but
the word Of promise kept the ear is broken to the
hope by letting in Foreign Iron at thirty per cent
in the shape Of all descriptions of Hardware, and
thus crushing the Iron and tool interests at once.
The passage of this bill would destroy Fifty Mill
ions worth Of American property at blow, and
turn one hundred thousand American Freemen out
of work. But it cannot pass thanks to the indom-
table Wings of Tennessee and Maryland!
Railroad Iron, it will be seen, is to be allowed to
Mt ten dollars ton, while that used in the
moor mans Io5-rfair,2a &C. &c, is taxed twenty
dollars We are not here obJectlng 20 rTrTs
but the crocodile tears shed over the different treat
ment of "poor men" and "rich corporations" by
former Tariffs are beautifully exposed by this bill
Gold Watches, Jeicejy, Precious Stones, &c., which
the Wings were abused for letting in at a low du-
lty az per cent? are left undisturbed What viii
the dupes who have been told and have repeated
that these articles let in so easily not to avoid
smuggling, (which was the fact) but to favor the
Rich at the expense of the Poor, say now? Where
can they hide? Say, gentlemen Locos why does
your Congress tax the rich mans jewelry, gold
Watches &c, only netoluth as much asthe poor
mans log chain?