Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-03-22
THE XANDAI. TARIFF.

We cannot believe it possible that The Tariff
bill reported by Gen. Mckay to the House will
become law. Let US glance at some Of its
provisions -
Coarse Wool (such as does not enter into
competition with our own producD is taxed fif- |
teen per cent, while cheap Blankets, the pro.
duct Of the same Wool, are charged but ten per
cent. Here is discrimination OF five per cent.
against our own industry and in favor Of British
workshops!
Wool "a good article is charged thirty per Ct.
by this bill, instead of the three cents per ID. and
thirty per cent. now imposed, while Kerseys,
&c, woo'en worsed mi,s, gloves, stockings,
socks, drawers, shirts, &c. &c. are charged but
t,centy per cent. Here is a discrimination of
ten per cent. against Home fabrication On
wooden yarn twenty five per cen'-a discrimin.
alton OF five per cent against the American
spinner. 1t is not possible that such ruinous
injustice should he perpetrated by an American
Congress.
Ready made Clotling is charged with thirty
per cent, duty by this bill. Well Gays one,
can't American industry live with thirty per
cent Protection!' Why, sir. have you consld-
cred that wool is charged 30 per cent and is
much higher here than in Great Britain! that
most Of the CLOTHS and s'uffs Of which Ready
made clothing is fabricated are also TO be charg.
Europe How, then, will this duty protect
our railors and seamstresses! The importers
, Of Foreign Clothing, made up by poor women
who work for six cents day, will swear in their
ciulhcs as cheap as an American importer can
, swe.r IN the material, and there will soon, IN
fact, be no Protection to the clothes makers at
X all. So of Boots, Shoes &C. on which there is
dis riminltion O barely five per cent allowed in
i favor of the American workmen. Let this bl
become a law, and the importation of all these
' articles would be quadrupled within year. t'
; the great injury and depression OF our owl
ID workmen.
II But the climax Of insanity is reached OH tn
G various descriptions of Hardware. These arr
4. fabricated from Iron, which, all are aware, can
% not yet be made nearly as cheap here as it ca
~ he brought from abroad. The cost of Iro
10 abroad must. therefore, to great extent, rul
O. the price here for some years 10 come. Yet th
s. bill taxes various descriptions Of Iron, the ra,
re- material, from sixty to hundred per cent, W
lets in the Hardware. the manufactured fabr
at thirty per cent Here is a swindllng appear
ance Of Protection to on for the sake Of blint
ss- ing and Supplying Pennsylvania; but the wo'
he OF promise kept to the ear is broken to the hoI
re- by letting in Foreign Iron at thirty per cent.
~ the shape Of all descriptions of Hardware. al
~, thus crushing the Iron ard tool interests
Of once. The passage Of this bill would destr'
Fifty Millions worth Of American properly at
'a,- blow, and turn one hundred thousand Americ
.vn Freemen out Of work. But it cannot pr
mi. thanks 10 the lndomllabe Wigs Of renness
ney and Maryland.
r;s. Railroad Iron, il will he secn is to he alo
the ed To come in at ten dollars ton, while II
used in 'the poor mans LOG chain &c. &c.
ply taxed twenty dol)a,s! We are not here
The jcclmg Ia this PER Sc but the crocodile lei
shed over the different treatment of poor ne
II 4, aud 'rch corporations by former Tariffs
,ion beautifully exposed by this bill. e
INC Gold Watches. Je,oelry, Precious Stones,
The which the Wings were abused for letting IL
~ Of low duty (7l.2 per CENT? arc lefi undstnrt
g OF What viii the dupes who have been told
'he have repeated that these articles were ct II
olicv easily. not 10 avoid smuggling (Which was
ace a fact.) bu, 20 favor the rich at The expense OF
poor, say novl Where can they hide Z
little gentlemen LAGOS Why does your Congrrss
'" snd the rch.msr's ie~e,v a,hi ssatrhes, &c
his 1ns fourih much ~ ts pisor mans 'u..chi
,ego. We have more Ia say yet Of this most
man (were It not fore doon,sd) b,ll.-Triduae'