Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-23

TO more favorable times for rcneral Of more efficient
Tariff and with species of gibber,sh, which We did
not understand at the time, and which attempted TO
expose, he speaks oil "puting the system perna-
nent foundation Tor nine or ten years -hinc or ten
gears constituting permanent foundation!
Such, then, is the language which Mr.. Clay, in the
splri, OF the honest times of 1870 condescended
poy in October last-und which Mr.. Rives condo
scended to use IN the same honest spirit 10 throw dust
into the eyes of the people. Must We compare these
poltlc professions with his supper, OF the princi-
pies OF the act of 1912 An act, which shown by
the tables published in our last to be oppressive
to the consumer OF all The articles: AN act by
which some OF III, Sc articles are taxed from fifty
10 one hundred and sixty per cent. on the rs cost
by which salt is taxed eighty hundred and twenty
per cent upon lis original cost-and by which bushel
of that essential article instead of selling for only l2
cents, is sometimes raised up TO - cents We have
published Mr. McDntfe's speech on the principle and
details of the act Of ~ We have received the first
potion Of Mr.. Woodburys speech, and shall COM
mence il in our next paper
But, in the mean time, by way of showing Mr.
Claws notions of low moderate mot high Tariff
we beg leave to lay before our readers the following H.
Illustrations of the effect of the present Tariff (of 1872
the "principa frat of the Wing victory Of 1910 y
We copy from the New York Ple6eian
"THE BEAUTIES THE WHIG TARirF.-An inie
rlor quality of cotton goods pays duty Of from fy to
one hundred and y per cent the better qualities pay
but thirty per cent The inferior description of WOOL
cent; the better qualities pay forty per cent An IN.
feror quality Of brown sugar, used by the poor, and
those in m;dtlng circumstances pays duty OF from
hundred to hundred and fifty per cent the best
quality of brown sugar pays about toehfytre per cent
The iron log cham Of the farmer, is taxed hundred
and fty per cent the gold watch chain of the arsto
crat per The costly wines OF the rich, twice
or three times much the cheaper wines of the poor
The cowhlde boot OF the abo.er, much the fine
calf skin of the wealthy In short the Wing Tariff is
discriminating Tarltf-no one can doubt that. But
IL so happens, that all the determinations in favor
Of the rich, and against the poor. The poor pay the
expenses of the Government and support in idleness
the aristocracy of the United States. The wealthy
man acturer send his goods abroad and pur-
chase that which we do not grow make at home,
and give the farmer what he pleases for his wheat and
pork THIS is the beauty OF home market for The far
mer and the market of the world for the ufacturer
Ii high duty lessons price, why the best qua
lity of cottons 100 per cent, and wooens the same
and costly wines and gold chains heavy as cheap
wines and lor chains? Then the poor will be able to
purchase the better Article. Then farmers and la
borers might gold chains, drink the best OF wines
purchase better clothes and thus they would be better
led and better clothed for less money. But No. The as
serton that h. i make cheap goods is an ahsu-
div and the Wings well understand this: they 20
for cheap taxes on articles consumed BY tie rich and
heavy taxes atclss consumed by the laborer. Dis
crinpaton for projections that is II protect the rich
and 10 plumber the poor and This they call ewarding
| the industry OF the country!
| The following is from the Correspondent, of The Ens
quirer, dated
"FRAYKFoRT- oS-TuE-M,ISE, Dec. Is.
"Our planters do not purchase the merchandise that
they should, and the tariff act prevents them from
purchasing tina, which they otherwise would of Ger
man manufacture Burlaps and other linens taxed
so enormously almos: to preclude their mporta-
ton II not my purpose TO assa the tariff Of s42
but there is portion OF it obviously unjus, 10
merit lew remarks. For instance, cotton bagging
pays duty OF four cents per square yard, while ION
any ether manufacture not otherwise specified suitable
for the uses TO which cotton baggng is applied whe
Their composed in whole or in par, of hemp fax,
ANY OTHER MATERIAL, or imported under the designo
ton of guuay cloth, any other uppeation, and with
out regard TO the WEIGHT or WIDTH, duty of
FIVE cents per square yard
"Here is protection to the hemp grower and bag
gng manufacturer; but protection which falls with
vengeance upon all other interests.
But gmmerng of light begins to pierce through
the darkness trend Washington writes US, the
10Th, ,ha, The Committee of Ways and Means have
tariff bill ready report, and is only delayed for some
tabular statements from the Treasury 10 accompany It,
which Will give essential relief and which they expect
to pass the House.