The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-24
!. t~Tarif ,Avet4gss-,amd Ram6oozzi1s.

f.E-+ 4GTeT AeeEGgeS,. .GaIal k31Rt60OztaHg.
We these two terms are destined to 90 togeth-
ef' 'hereafer The attempts which have been made
BY the high tariff advocates to show the act of
1912 to be a: moderate act by striking an aver.
fags between high duties and low duties, and be-
tween att the duties and nothing, have net the ex-
PosHe and Eidicule they deserve m all quarters
The New York Evening Post gave some Striking
Instances of the beauty of these averages Thus
Ia gold watch chain pays, under this act "a duty of
r. per cent; an iron 1ogehain pays l6e per cent.
The gold chain is used by the rich, and worn in
the pocket or by dandy, and worn round the
neck for ornament: the iron 4og-ehain is used by
the farmer 10 hath big logs and is indispensable
to hiuI Now, the doctrine Of averages, by mixing
aH rates together. aud the free with the rest and
with the aid Of. minfraHals gets average does
not carry up tax on the goldchain to 90, nor bring
down that on the iron to 90 The poor farmer
still has to pay $50 per cent on his hg-cabin,
and the dandy gets his. watch-chain or neck -ehah
at per cent !Phe eaoation from, Dean Swif.s
history of Nie Frog ct2Peapl aud John Bull ,
IS precisely analogous TO this average between the
two chains: = =,
+ We will present another, and address il very
specially to MT. Simmons of Rhode Island, who
has certainly become conspicuous 10, this affair
ofthe averages He Mr.. Siramoasl is cettoa
manufacturer and for kis exclusive beaefif assIch
long list of free articles, amounting to four Or
FIVE sdore-say from 80 to I90-are admih6d dhls
ty freef thisgives HIM nearly. every thing he uses
FIRE Of tax. But a western Rryner naannfactures
beef and pork, and butter and cheese and wants
satt for his fnatinEctfe, s well as for raising is
cattle hogs, sheep, &C. Sab il the foreign ingTe~
dieDt used by hia. and ON this he pays. a tax of
$50. per cent. .on that which rs Indispensable to
htm-7Turk's Island. We say 100; and prove it
thus: The duty on sat is eight ceuts theweigh-
ed bushef 0f-56 poGnds: bnt<re measured .buehei
of IA pounds costs BUTTS cents consequently he
pays IL centsdutY on 6 cents WORTH Of sqh. All
this is plain cYpheFing but how comes Mr.. Sim
mons with his bamtoozling process of averaging
and1elis the farrnsrLStrite< an avefage between
the seven,oF eight dozen free articles which IuSe
and your salt will some out only taxed 20 per
cent =. a.>.E ...,.>.-..~ -.
Ridiculous and even insulting as this Is yeti
we read it every day n the tariff papers, and
hear Il every day. in the tariff speeches Let it
its proper appeIta.ioa-the name-t
which it has SO richly earned-that, of bamc
Cso@!i''g- 80 -: = 4-.z-.a-.z Gt"0e;
= Democrats Remsm5er-3hat Henry Clay. Is T
he. sane man that In 1911, opposed Bank of
he United States as Unconstitutional until he be-
come the feed Attorney of the Bank and then be-
;arne one Of ies ioutest advocates; -s'
: The sane4naf whom the cooHs say r. he en-
hediHseat Of Wig principles, and who has been
Pm every Stde OF all the polltlcaI questions winch
have agitated the people for the Tast thtrty years
'r9 same man who is the acknowledg ged 9eadGI
81 Of "a party which John Qaimcy Adams pro-
claimed that treacherywasthefavefi +
and 'that they were bound tagether en4y bya ce-7
aent Of hatred to every man of Purer principles
hat themselves -
And finally. that he Is the same man frofr
whom Sen. Harrison said he, had Experienced
1nfy,. :" .pagcaeYous treatment IN xequihaE- for
ggGrs Of deeeted seroiee." Ohio Statesman.-
q, Liverpoot Cotton Market, slMarehs. Common
and middling qualities g; -American and >Sarats
ofered~Ysry freely and decTiae of i'd submitted
q in many cases Weeks safes<I &, ,O3O bales, of
which 1000 American on speculation; 400 Aneri- +
;aa for. export ;1Eiz: go Sea Island II IA fa
"a; 404opBawe9 5a6:3-41 2l50 Mobile, at
sarne 6449 New Orsans Ia Sd.
March IL. A fair demand with sales of 5oool
bales at 5 5-4Aa 6 81; ar American except '7O1
Mdranham and so Egyptians z 3D. $50 surats
3s3-4 a 4 -la23 speculators have taken. 2o9oE
London, DEarek IL. Coffee market steady. +
S96 Ceyfon and all the good ordinary taken at
Tos Cd 4 Us; 253 Dutch and Java taken at 54s !:
Salem Withdrawn at 85s -