New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-08

theirs IS precisely lho Po0 -. ,4 ;ssue
generally with the Wings on the p0h.s danger a.
between them and the Loco-Focos' yet eaua 90 20
everv thing by voting an Abolition ulAsl - those
;; fsnp to vote at all. Patriots 'iii'iA
things! -. between the course
~" .rt;ea nnder similar circumstances
~. Jackson was not merely large save
holder through life, but for years heaVy siave-
trader and driyer-not a reputable caiihg e'on
:, the midst of Slavery-he never was at any
time or in any sense opposed to Slavery Yet
no Whig press, within our knowledge, ever as
sailed him as Mr. Clay is assailed In the para
graph we have quoted from the Democrat. ouoii
abuse must recoil on the heads OF the utlefeis'
HIGH DUTIES Low PNcEs-ihfsr M r hnne
though davowed i; is the constant eSI. agree TO be-
Ins ss 0thst st this those who make R it .ng @
apply TO the articles which they want 70 ouy @ material
thing else which buy We shall on5
they only trying to cheanr Us T for Rgh
es When they will make the duty iinseed OIL hve per
da nsssd fifty s eH, m shall fs hE
honest in r errors But shall never think that ne Ss
ve themselves what they would Try to make o'ns''
while their practice so conadct' 'f. Joama Of Commerce
ry The Journal is not half as simple as II pre-.
tends to be. We have twenty times explained
| that the effect of Protection IS not uniformly 10
reduce Prices The plain rule is thls that where
an article has not been produced to any extent
among U.S. but brought from distance, and
| where no natural impedment exists to Its pro-
duction here as cheaply (that is, with as little
labor as elsewhere, and where its advantageous
production requires large concentration OF Cap
ital, Labor Skill and Experience, then that arti
Gle will be cheapened to our consumers by such
Protection as Will encourage and secure its fab
rication here. This is obvious enough on its
face, and abundantly proved by notorious facts IN
connection with the comparative prices formerly
and now of Cotton Cloths, Nails, Screws, Pins,
and almost every description of Manufactures-
But Protective duties will not materially, if at
all, reduce the prices Of the raw staples of Agrl
culture, produced by rude and simple Labor, such
as Grain, Meat, Wool, Hemp, Cotton, &c.-in-
deed, it's effect is more commonly the reverse of
this
And again Protection reduces prices to the
consumer by increasing the earnings Of the pro-
ducer, by bringing them nearer together, and
diminishing or annihilating the cost of transpor-
tation, mercantile charges, &c. The cloth
maker in Ohio gets more grain for each yard
of Satinet than he could do if he remained in
England and made cloth for Ohio, while the Ohio
farmer will obtain more cloth for his grain of a
neighboring factory than he could get if obliged
to export his grain to England and import his
cloth No matter what may be the money price Of
Cloth and Of Grain, there is clear saving to the
Working Glasses of different pursuits by bring
ing them near together, instead of exchanging
their products across half the circumference of
the globe. Why won't the Journal meet this
view of the case, instead of repeating it's old
cavils and taking no notice of our answers?
The Tariff, Prices, and the Hardware Men.
To the Editor of The Tribune:
You have conclusively shown the deceptive
character of the Memorial on Hardware, and if 1
did not know how easily signatures are obtained
to memorials, frequently without the parties
reading them,) should doubt whether some of
the respectable names on this memorial are gen.
uine Many of them have expressed the opinion
that the duty very seldom increases the price,
and yet they say that the rate of duty on the list
of articles in the memorial shows a most exorbi-
tant tax on the consumer. At the same time,
they must have known this to be incorrect in re-
gard to Wood Screws Brass Kettles and Butt
Hinges at least.
A fact came to my knowledge, few days
ago, which is important showing that the in
crease of duty on articles which are not made
here is not always tax on the consumer. A
dealer called on one of the signers of the memo
rial, who is agent for British manufacturer in
regard to Anvils,' and remarked to him that as
the duty was SO high, he supposed they wouo
greatly advance in price. "Oh no. SAID the
aren't there will be no increase OF prlce
| :. Whv. how is that" said the dealer, 8" if the
duty is so much higher?'' "Oh," replied the
signer of the memorial, ",oe shall sell for lesI
profit" This was from a man who had said ii
the memorial that the duty was an exorbitan1
tax on the Farmer and Manufacturer.
have been informed by one who has &C.
curate information, that not one of the signer:
of the memorial has imported pound of Iron
Wire for the last FIVE years.
have no doubt the memorial was got up by
Foreign interests, and that most of the signers
have put their names to it without consideration
AMERIcUs
MARYLAND.-The Election for Members OF
Congress in this State takes place on Wednesday
of next week (l4th.) The candidates are as fol.
lows:
| Dist. Wigs Loco. Foco
| l. ST. Mary's. Sc. John Nj. s. Causn William W. Bowie
| Ill Balt. Co. Sc John Welhered. Samuel Brady.
w Bait city llwdsJohn P Kennedy, John T.. Lsgand.
| v. HaIfor, Sc. Jacoh A Preston. a. Constable.