, 1844-11-02

tiOi vi ShClN dllIIlO iIlOO Ms ti
ents are combined-frst, the raw ma
terIaI, second, the labour, third, the
capital invested. Now they gravelv
tell Us, that by high dutiss each of
these three ingredients are increased
IN value, severaIIy. and yet when
combined, lessen the whole-or in
other words that the parts are greater
than the whole, or the whole Iessened
by the increase of the parts. We
have read OF mad philosophers who I'M
dertook to prove that stones sunk
from lightnesS, not from weIght--and
we have heard Of Siums' hole. by
which he was to visit the inhabitants
Of the interior world-and we have
lead of moo struck geniuses, who
were seeking an intercourse with the
inhabitants OF that pIannel--but we
have never read Of the man, who at
tempted to d~lSprove the axiom, that
the parts and the whole were equal,
Until we found it, in the sophistry OF
wing orators, But we the people,
in II wv blunt way, cannot be-
iieve an argument SO revolving to
common sense.
But | promised you a few samples
of the beauties of the wing tariff
FIRST. then they tax your cotton fab
rics thirty per cent al ratorMn--but
then by the force of what they call
their system of miRiMumS that pro
vide that AL articles of the kind cost
sng less than twenty cents the yard,
shail be presumed TO cost twenty
cents and taxed al such cost, by which
the cheapest articles are taxed l60
per cent, while TIE fae$t that enter
Into the consumption Of the rICi are
ONLY taxed 50 per cent.
On Flrnnels, they lay a specific du-
tv. and ii provides that u piece OF II
yards, costing twenty shIiIiESS ster-
linz, shall pay a duty OF four dollars
and eighty three cents, or exactly
one hundred per cent. The specific
duty increases as the flannel advan
ces in price. but not in the same ra-
10 until a piece cost SO shiliings ster-
ling, pays a dury o. five dollars and
seventy five cents, or 40 per cent.
Thus the coarseSt article pays no per
cent, the finest 40 per cent. But as
they are the protectors of labour, and
protect no p,r c"nt out of your peck
ct tor the manufacturer, now let us
see what they tax him in turn for
vour benefit on the raw material
wool. The coarse wool that produ-
ces the coarse article. is brought in
great abundance from South America,
where the sheep grow wIld-and to
project you farmers from this influx,
they put the tax of fire per
cent on that article. These Wi serve
for specimens OF that act. The same
spirit runs through the whole of it
On your salt you are taxed about 1875
per cent, and to conceal the burden.
they tax it per bushel, then faISify the
real bushel by a Custom House bush,
ell. You ere taxed one hunired per
cent on your sugar, an article OF al
most universal use. and this is for the
benefit Of a few hundred sugar plan
tefs. Your log chains and trace
chains. are taxed from 100 TO $50 per
cent, while the god chain that deco
rates the neck of TIE dandy is taxed
seven per cent. 1t is TO relieve you
from these unjust burdens, that the
democratic party seek to repeal this
tariff, and establish one for revenue.
The distribution of the proceeds of
the public lands is another issue in
this contest. The object of this is in
the frs, place to keep up the rrotec-
lice system. by sqGandeTlng money,
and replacing it from the pockets Ct
the people, by unjust duties. But
the true policy, that lays at the foun-
dation of this scheme, is a centraliz-
ing influence, a tendency to console
dation. Give Congress the power to
tax your pockets, and then donate it
TO the State authorities TO support the
Government, and all your ideas of
State sovreignties and State rights
would not be worth a rush light.
The CONSERVATIVE power in the
Constitution given to protect the Peo-
pie from owe hasiy legislation, call
ed the Veto. is another issue in this
election. Your presumption system
is also at stake. These are princi-
pies of the parties, upon which this
battle is to be fought.
But the occupation of Oregon, and
The annexation Of Texas, are also in
volved in the contest. Mr.. Claws
position on the former of these ques-
tons. renders it impossible, that he
could be safe depository OF the
power to settle the matter. He stands