The Arkansas banner., 1844-10-16


 Mf. " stated what his rule would ba
 arranging revenue tariff lie would by }
 means lay the same rate of duly on every q
 tjcle of importation. The thing was impa.
 ticable in itself; because one article Wou.
 not bear ten per cent, unal you pgohl5Ite
 t, and destroyed reyeWue. Anct3ef Toat bear 50 per cent and yet the trade hold uE
 from inc nature 0f tie ali.oie f Was aasaEl
 in a revenue sense, i0 say. -'pai aai'oiH
 duty on both" Because, do lhaj, and yat
 eiJaeF fail Co get the revenue Jea 3&as. e
 yau proh bit the importation ait9gs.sies. 5a Z l W. would then discriminate according to tfis
 sat3re of he article. That @onld be oas
 .,ga,,,1 of discrimination ino.her ground
 srer,. community consumed oi iofeiEh im-
 nar..I articles. a portion oi &Hittare FeatfY
 i5aras5aries of lie, or have become 70 aHehs all eIasses Another portion were eil l.la.i- rallV luxugiag They were purchased and
 consumed to gratily taste. t..e PfiGe al aHaz=.
 fhe pride eff living, the style ol our Haases. eanpage. Sc. Would he a1 these tF99 a. tieIes alike to raise rcveHge &eald #a taz the neeessarics of life which every Hasa Nc man and childsmust consume, and taa ig2a- fiez of the rich equally: No: he eaula laz the necessafies as lightly as he comb, an secure ire necessary reveHae; and Ifz.# fss##H## tax the l8xueies as heavily as tEa. e#lIl z without destroying revenue 3z. ts. & trade. 1His Wf,s another saz4a @ =t.= nation. BH. ibe-e Was aillsa EsaHH f5Hzz were reTan interests it t4i7 eaaf#za. sz#Hs#H# eame ia competition win saa.tas interests D for ea countries; aa5 2if. V. would d5s- [ 5asina.e in reference t1t'taa3. When aa l5az D #HtsiaH came iu campe e..tiaa FslaIi asf1#zz= tie article, he would Gai-e tie aE oa the .a.- eiszn article. as far as raNl4ae 45z5zz.s t9 l= ros la domestic article; lat Es @aa.a eas % so lar as h defeat the q os lae aAa.= .lhe obtaining ol rayauua l# H5e
 To see how tar We miaIs sa. aa-a h. 4#lss agricultural interest of thi7 section et-t#5a country Whore ere ibe aetetea vea eaaia benefit by a aeld3 Whai were oaf principle stapiear.iras: BreaastHtss were aae. Gaat
 Yea benefit tha farmers and iHe growers 2. breadstHils by putting daa aa laleiga 5s6al= sHa Nc. Why not; iiacaa=e wa da not import braal-aHs, bgeesPaf taea. =be looked for marsc, Ha. WsHl9 to aaE aHa country, but to thevhale @4! 4aa @e sza5 o0t four to all quarters of t.te aiaae. aaa5. fhan. aado the price of ous6oaf. aa5I where Was Il Ha3as in he great markets ei e@ eaHntry-in New York, Boston aad R5lia= delPhia principally. Wha. gageHedaePs pie tbefe. Was itthe call of cur own people on those towns for four: No; but the eatlfe demand for lloar in New fork gaye5a#dffe nfice there. as well the demand for eSF3ssa= Iion as for consumption. What good, tI.en. did our duty on foreign flour and wheat de. when foreign flour and wheat dil net come theFa: None whatever The dglf neither brought mencY into tha treasury nor .ha pockets of the farmer. Ihis Was naauIt q the law, but resulted from the iHFaszIs5#ifz of protecting an article so as io raise tAe Pslea. while NC regularly exported t. so Wi5h eH5 beel We dld not import beei for coHsuuf= tion Nc raised mote dan our own people would buy, and we looked to other c0HHtfie# for market for oH' surplus. Then the duty under the present tariff 100 per cent ea tae present price Of bcci) did our farmers no good. Iteould not Follow on win your cheese. The present tariff imposed dHts of nine cents a pound on cheese. Where was the farmer of this or any other county of the State who could say that this has had evea q liigle effect on his chrese =tftis 5.e5f,. :. Laughter Ky, said Mr. H., fear il NtII prove 10 be true that the farmer will be glad te get even half tEc duty for tae whole pliaa af his cheese. Sc the duty on these articles was of no practical utlily-not because the ianlt was in Congress or the law, bat because we exported these articles, and they therefore could not be protected. |, tten, these arti= cles were out oi the reach of pToac.ion, SO far lhe agricultural interests were beyond he reach of protection Where did the farmer come within il3 On his wool. Me never exported wool. We did not now. We did nag grow as much as we consumed. Every year We imported foreign wool. Has ittot easy to see how our du5y protected oaF ta- mers Fog when the Spaa.afd q. tae 6el- qian brought his wool here, he uIa4fiitst qaY our dulv. and meet our farmers on e.aa! terms. The duty then wsis a protection, an5 the article was subject 10 protection. | would be rcachsd by Congress in rggliaf.ag this iagiii law. He would ihen raise iae dalV high on wool in proportion to articles lbat required no protection. He would do this for lhe protection of one great interest, Bat would he go 90 high that wool coQl8 nol be
 imported Prohibit importation aud nus defeat any revenue from wool | he cid, what would be the consequence l. would give to the farmer who raised wool perfect monopoly of inc mMket. They could com mand their own price, according 0 the de mand for wool, the foreign article being ex- cl0ded and every citizen who did Hot raise wool. and must wear woollen cloth, nut pay more. And where Was his remuneration II he paid a revenue duty, his remuneration would be revenue and relief from taxation: But f foreign wool was prohibited, | pa.l nothing into the treasury; and, ia addiiua to the price of woolien clollt, something else must he taxed This would ha clearly no, rr7ieciioa, bat prohibition. dad here 95S kHe dferenca banedA us a8d eW rz8p ttaa oPp9asats. 7Hy rem for ati tis zap zgg e9al3 get--aH g8a coaid iaposa-.}of pee- bi5ifarg, ias'lod oj protec'tre da.ies. Fms Hr. ". was against He would noi faise a9 a monopoly among our farmers any sooner