New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-10

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rectness Of some of the comparative prices at tina;
place of articles in l342 and l344, given by a
leading merchant, which we copied from the Ga
zette. Here are samples Of his logic
Axes Simmons brand, and manufactured 9t Cohoes
York sse 81 q eI % f zenn saS Us 8 4' pt s
acH proudly be l1e c0rrine Fail Si3,5J American
,oo Sn @ CO. Ses 81 cost ,
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OF course, If the criterion is TO be- not what
prices actually are, but what Loco. Foco dealers
expect they may be at some future time, we
may give it up
The Telegraph states the present price of Mo.
lasses at % cents gallon. II so, the present duty
docs not exceed the 20 per cent on the Home Val
uation prescribed by the Compromise Act How
much lower does he wish the duty
The Telegraph cannot well be ignorant of the
fact that Sugar and Molasses are much higher d,
the points of production, the world over, than they
were in lo42, OWING 10 remarkable deficiency III
the last crop. But It's whole statement is unfair
and deceptive. The merchant who made up the
Gazette's table gave the prices at which goods
were currently sold in Newburgh. The Tele
graphs men give the prices at which they buy
The former seems clearly the rate which IS of IN
terest to the consumers of Orange county.
The Telegraph states the increased price OF
Wool in consequence of the Tariff at ) cents ii
pound We have not doubt that 1t is at least
Is cents pound higher than 1t would be under
such Tariff as Mr.. Polk prefers.
ANY observing reader will G lean from the Telc
graphs article these facts: |. Where manulac.
tured articles have risen in price since 1912 there
has been decided advance IN the raw material {;
2. The increased prices asserted by the Gazette
are all on articles which continue to be largely
imported, not on those which are most entirely
produced in this country.
For example The Telegraph quotes Sugars
s:ss s:s 5.:s.s s.' s;s;::s = !
Here is, by the Telegraphs showing, an average
advance of three and half cents per ID. OIL Raw
Sugar, an Agricultural staple, while on Refined
or Loaf Sugar, Il manufacture OF this City, the
advance is but one cent and half, And yet we
are told that this Tariff increases the prices Of
Manufactures and depresses those of Agricultural
staples BY the way, will the Gazette tell us
why ITS party in Congress- in the bill framed and
perfected by it last winter, only made afreduction
Of the duty on Sugar from y to > cents per
pound Here is the Gazette making the Sugar
duty the leading and most intolcrable bur,hen OF
the present Tariff, while its own party only pro-
posed 10 reduce that duty bare daif cent per
pound
The Telegraph says that Raisins have rson
from 80 cents per box in 40 to s. % in '44-
(the duty on them being cents and cents per
pound) 1t also asserts that Pepper has risen
from 81 to IL IA cents per pound. AS neither
of these articles is at all produced in this country
it would puzzle any paper but the Telegraph 10
SEQ how the lords of the loom, the factory ma
bobs' arc benefited by this.
The Telegraph says the duty on Log Chains Is
1884 per cent Very well: let il 60 at that
Now will the Telegraph tell us ho,o much this
duty Of l794 per cent has increased the priee Of
these Log Chains TO the farmers abope that of
lS42, phen the duty pas but % per cent Tins
IS point to which we tired to bring the Hard
ware Importers of this city, but without success.
We mean to keep trying till we find some Free
Trader hardy enough 10 face IT.
We like the Telegraph. 1t is not candid, nor
ALWAYS truthful but it does not sneak nor shut
fc on the Main Question. 1t speaks out It's
deadly hostility to the Tariff and to any Tariff
for Protection. We like such manly foes. We
know that they do the country's cause an unde
SIGNED but efiectual service. In confirmation o.
this. we will state hat we have Just received 8
letter from Newburgh. written without the least
referenceto to the Telegraph, which no, merely says
that the Wing cause is gaining rapidly IN that
town, but gives US the names of several well
know n and most respectable citizens who have
,ecsn,ly ,enounced Loco-Focoism and come on,
for Clay and Protection We would gladly pub
lish their names, but will not without their per
mission Oar correspondent says that Clay wii
have at least 225 majority in Newburgh, and our
fr., nds confidently expect more. Qn 40 Harr
son had 81 majorlty) If the Telegraph onl,
crcula,es generally through the County, we shat
feel sure OF msiority for Clay this fail.
o" The Globe has lot Of Dragging letters
from various States and an offer to bet 500 each
on nc sixteen States deemed most likely to go
for 'olk-equivaIent 10 offering to be, that Polk
Wi 81 e,ght States, or ono less than third oi
the whole number. In Old Hickory's time, the,
never thought of betting in this cowardly fashion
PENNSYLVANIA -Sumuel Ceavenger has been
nomir ated for Congress BY the Locos of th'
4QIIIih (Faye,te) District. He was beaten 49,
votes by Andrew Stewart last year; we hope II
will be 500 this year.
GEoRGIA.-Hon. Seaborn Jones has been no
miraict fr Congress by ,he Polk party of the
lld D.,lc.ct. There will be close race here.