Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-07-25
TIr. CLAWS SPEEEC25.
DELIVERED IN THE CITY OF
RALEIGH.
APRlL 18Th, 1874.
(C0RcluGed.)
(C0Rcluded.)

1t has been shown again and again, that
the price OF almost every article, on which
the system OF encouragement has ef-
iectualy operated; has been reduced TO the
consumer. And this was the necessary con-
sequence Of that law Of supply and demand,
and that principle of competition to which
have before adverted. Ii was furetold long
ago by myself and other friends Of the policy.
But il is IN vain that we appeal 10 facts. 1t
is vain that we take up article by by article,
and comparing present with former prices,
show the actual and gradual reduction, The
free trader has mounted his hobby, and he
has determined 10 spur and whip him on,
over all facts, obstacles and impediments
that lie in his way Ii was but the other day
| heard one Of these free trade orators
addessing an audience, and depicting, in
the most plalniive and doelul terms,
the extreme burdens and oppressive ex
ciion arisilg out Of the abomnable Ia
riff, Why, says he, fellow citizens, every
one Of YOU that wears a shirt, is compelled
To pay six cents yard more for 1t than You
would otherwise do, in order TO increase the
enormous wealth of Northern capitalists
An old man in the crowd, shabbily dressed,
and with scarcely any thing but shirt on,
stopped the eloqu INT orator AMI asked how
that could be )! tor says he have good
shirt on, and that cost me only l-2 cents a
ward. and should like To know how paid
a duty Of six cents" These ingenious and
indelatiqa able theorists, not only hold all facts
and experience in contempt, but they are ut
tetly iHcuns,stent with themselves. Al one
time they enleavor to raise the alarm that
the tariff would pat an end ID all foreign com
taerCe, and thus drying up orr principal
source Of revenue in imports, 1t would become
necessary TO resort to direct taxes and inter
nal taXalinn. In the process OF time, how
ever, their predictions were flashed and the
system was found to produce an abundaLt
revenue Then. they shifted their ground :
the Treasury, said they, Is ovel flowing; the
the tariff is the cause, aud the system must be
abandoned. II they have taken the trouble
u enquire. they might have a,cenaiaed that
al'hpu-1 England is the greatest ManuidciuI-
Ine nation an HE world IN amount, extent
sul variety, she nevertheless draws vast
revenue from customs.
Allow M To present you fellow citizens,
another view Of lhis Interesting subject The
Government wishes to derive a certain a
mount IF rcvonue from foreign imports -
1t MS suppose the total annual amount OF
Imports 70 be- 500, 600, 900, and the total
annual amount of revenue to be raised from
il. 10 be go 600 900 Is il al all material,
whether TINT 800 600 900 be spread. in the
form oC duties, equally over the whole 1907
900 O0) or that II br drawn from some SO
600 90 or more ofthe imports, leaving the
res free Of duly1 In point Of fact such has
been the case for seycralyc Is no,a com
pons1uon found, for the duty paid upon one
aUIcal by the exemption from duty Of anoh.
CT arlclrl Take the wearing apparel Of a
single individual, and suppose you have a
duy OF - TO raise upon It Is il of any con-
sequence 20 him whether you levy The whole
90 upon all paris Of MS wearing apparel e.
qu,lv, or levy !, exclusively upon his coat
aud his shirt, aring the other articles free?
And. II by sleh Determinations as have
described, without prejudice to the consu.
ner. YOU can raise up. cherish. and sus.
tain domestic manufactures. Increasing the
lihorto the nation, ought Il not 10 be donel
We are invited. By the pauiznns oflhe doc.
thine Of free trade, to initiate the liberal ex.
ample Of some of the great European pow.
ers England, we are told. s abandoning
her restrictive policy and adopting lhat o.
fec trade Why, where are her Corn
hw.l Those laws which exclude m ar
u,lr Of prime neeessity-,he very bread
when s9s'ains human life in order 10 az
bs! protection to English agriculture