Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-07-04

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made it about two inches higher than
the old one, and Immediately com
menced taking toll with my new dish.
The report was soon circulated in the
neighborhood, that | too had turned
Wing, and my Wing neighbors fiocked
in by dozens to see me, and among the
rest my old friend that loaned me the
speech, with several others, came togeth
er to get grinding, and all shook me
cordially by The hand and welcomed me
10 the household Of Whiggery.
AS soon as their greetings were over,
took my new toll dish and in their
presence heaped it rounding full out OF
each of their grists.
lIalloo, Bob, says one Of them, you
have got new toll dish, havn't you.
| Oh, yes, says l; the old one got a
little shackelillg like, and little wore
off at the top, rather too small fer the
interest Of my customers, and thought
! it best to have a new one.
Yes, by gracious, says another Of
them, do you see that Williams, if it
amt about a third bigger than the old
one | will be shot; sure enough, says
the other. Why, Bob, what the mis-
chief does that mean, how is that for
the interest of your customers, as you
say.
Oh, says I, very plain; don't you I'M
derstand it; the higher the toll the low
er the price of grinding and the more
meal you get.
Shaw now, Bob, says one Of them,
how can you make that out' Now
none fyour humbugging US with your
big toll dish in these hard Tyler times.
Well now, says l, it is all as plain as
day; come set down here and let me
explain it to you; and straightway l
took out Evans speech and read to.
them, and explainedho how The high tariff
worked, and although it appeared to
increase the cost on the goods to the
importer and retailing merchant, yet
the higher he paid for them the lower
he could afford to sell them to his Gus.
toners, the farmers and laborers who
consumed them; and now, said |, the
same universal law of trade and cause
and effect applies with equal force to
the miller and his customers. He does
the grinding and takes the toll, you
are his customers and consume the
meal, and the toll being the price and
cost of grinding, it follows as neces-
sary consequence that the niger the
toll the lower the price of grinding, and
altho' my new toll-dish appears larger,
yet you get more meal by it; and this
l proved very clear by Mr.. Evans
speech and the argument of my Wing
who gave me the document;
and I tell you friend Mack, it was
knock down argument to those boys,
they looked at each other like so many
bewildered pigs in Newfoundland
fog, each expecting the other to an
swer my speech, but it was no go, it
was good Wing argument and pro-
ven by accredited Wing documents,
and they Immediately gave in and ad-
mitted, that although they did not ex-
actly understand it at first, yet It is now
clear and self-evident as MIR. Evans ar
gurnent showing the higher the tariff,
which stands in the place of the toll,
the cheaper the goods, which stands in
the place of meal.
From that time / have been using my
new toll dish pretty freely, and manu-
featuring meal and flour has got to be a
frst-rate business, and what is better
my Wing customers; although their
grists of meal don't last quite as long as
they usedto; are well satisfied, and now
Mack, ] don't want you to be blowing
away here that Evans speech is not
true, and that this Wing doctrine about
the high tariff making goods lower is
all wrong, for if you do my pond is out,
and am ruined, withmy new toll-dish
operation.
But, says Mr.. Mcconnell, pray Bob,
how do you get along with your Dem
ocratic customers, surely you cant hum
bug them with your Evans speech and
Wing arguments
Oh shaw, no, says Bob, | use the
Ole toll-dish for them and all goes off
well, but now don't you tell any body
what Itold you.
Sailors on Horseback. "Avast
there, jack" cried the voice, "shorten
sail and heaveto; my craft must water D
GAY, ay," was the laconic response;
presently three sons Of Neptune and a
"Jolly,'' the former gentleman being
under existing circumstances, to claim
very near relationship to the latter, &C
cordingly Shore up" ard, their nags
having taken inthe requisite quantity O
moisture, were again soon under weigh