Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-06-14

Ind inVariabe that, wherever the du-
lies have been highest, the prices have
ultimately come down the lowest, and
Ior very obvious reason-high duties
promote composition, and competition
never faila to bring down prices. This
effect is lnvarlabIs and universal; but
unfortunately the duties always ron up
as The prices run down; hence the fright
fuI lists Of duties exhibited by tho Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, amounting
10 200, 300. and 400 per cent, When
first imposed these duties were but 80
or Az per cent; but now, owing 10 the
reduction Of prices, they have run up
to 200 or 800 per cent By way Of IL
Iuslra,ion lake The article OF glass, On
~hIch duty of $4 per box was impos-
ed al time when glass cost Sl2; this
was then a duty OF 33 per cent, but
now when home composition, induced By
this protective duty, has brought down
the price to So box, the duty, owing
10 this reduction OF price, is 200 per cent
instead Of 80; the same is true Of many
other articles on which the duty when
imposed, did not exceed 90 or 80 per
cent, but now owing to reduClioo Of
price produced by home competition,
they amount 10 3 or 300 per cent
When four cents per pound duty was
put on cut mills, the price was twelve
cents per pound, and thDs dury, of course,
was 33 per cent; but now, when the
effect Of this protective duty has been to
reduce the price of nails from twelve to
three cents per pound, the duty is in"
creased to 100 per cent this is equally
true Of spikes, RODS, wood screws, &c
Again eight cents a yard was imposed
90 coarse colions when imported al 20
cents, being duly oil 40 per cent; buI
now, when the price has come down to
5 cents per yard, the duty goes up &c
100 per cent.
Sir, could 90 on end enume rate more
than twenty such insIances where lhc
dulies, though moderate when imposed
noW actually exceed the price Of the az
licle; ye. we are tod that in all cases
,hs duty is added 10 the price and paDC
by the consumer! That 10. that ,ht
consumer pays S4 box duty on glass
that he buys for So; A cents pound or
nails that he buys for 3; and ) cents I
ward on coarse cotton goods that ht
buys for 5 Such are the absurd'ie
iolo which these stale anti. tariff theo.
ries involve their volarles; but Suppost
what they aIege were true in point o
fact, and lhat tne du;y is really addct
to the price, the cost Of cotton goods be
ios 90 cents when the duty Of 8 cent
was imposed, odd the duty, the prc
would be, of course, % cents a yard
end the duty only % per cent, instea
Of l6O as slated by the committee
hence, if you raise the price five fold
then the duty is quite reasonable, an
, there viii be no objection whatever t
: its payment. Let the manufacture
then, run up his price Irom'5 TO 70 cent
yard, and he at once sIlences all tn
. objections OF the committee OF Way
r and Means, as this would fix the duty {
e 80 per cent, just what they want. B'
d suppose the manufacturer were to RI
~ duce his price 10 one cent q yard, the
u the duty, being s cents, would be sc
. per cent Horrid oppression! VII
d would submit 10 pay duty OF 500 p'
cent? Who could ihon refuse 10.
j. with the committee OF Ways aud MaaI
Q for reducing such enormous daiesH
h AbSurdities Of The Report.
g Bu, the committee Of Ways g. Near
% say that tho object Of this bill is to il
. crease the revenue by reducing the dl
) ties; vet in the very same paragrap
" ahey say, that should the revenue
y found redundant, to avoid the horr
T. evils of deposies or distribution anon
4" , the Srotes, the duties should be insta0
" reduced, so as to reduce the reven
}" to the wants OF the Government; al It
" time, the committee say. there 10 II
revenue enough, and they propose
O' increase it by reducing the duties; |
w should it turn out that there is too mu'
y then they say reduce i, by reducing
= duties. Thus a reduction OF duI
"' alike cffectural with the committee
"0 reduction or for an increase OF rev
SO nue. Excellent disciples OF DR. 81
Us grado, who had but one remedy tor
Oe diseases. bleeding and warm water
How such papabe contradiction is
ue' be reconcIed or explained am al !
10 10 conjecture.
les The committee proceed next to
he that it is the true policy OF every int
he Osl in the country, except manu'act
lie ers, TO advocate the proposed reduct
ion Of duties, and they especially name
10 rcullure. Now, sir, IN my opinion
'ir, reverse of .his proposition is true;
ceH riculture js much more interested IN
&c maintenance Of The present proIecI
II ap1 fO