New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-11
Job,c wright ON the Tarify.

Senator jon. c. WhIGHr of Schohsrie Co. who
was an Adams man in ISIS, but went over TO
Jackson when that proved the stronger SIDE IS
now making Speeches through SchohaTie, decry-
ing the Tariff of 1872. We have report OF
some OF his remarks at HoansvilIe, Schohsrie
township last Saturday, WHICH, if correct, (and
We are assured il IS proves him very grossly mis-
informed G. dishonest on this subject. He is re-
ported TO have Ssid that = Before ISIS, the idea
Of Protection never entered The heads OF any party
IL the ascendency which IS quite mistake.
Although not strictly party question, large
maigr!ty-in fact, nearly al!-of both parties were
IN favor Of Protection under Washington's Ad-
minist.a,ion, though such Protection was really
extended to but few branches, as the Country was
no. then considered ripe FOX more. If NJ. Wright
will but look at the Messages Of Cows. GgoRGS
CLINTON, D. D. ToMPKINs. De WITT CLINTON,
VIM L. MARCY, &c. he Will see that they main
tanned exactly the same who!e-souled Protective
doctrine that we now do-rot a Sas Wright
among them.-Mt. Wright i. c. abused tie Ia
If very thoroughly, and then claimed for his
nameseke Silas the credit of passing it-Ekc q true
Regency politician, Is he IS, He objected tina;
the duties were higher on nacessaries than OIL
Notwithstanding simply ti,st they are higher on
the articles we c'a produce al nome lhan on those
NC cannot-blt nc did not attempt to prove that
the homemade articles of prime necessity which
nave taken the place of those the Tariff shuts out
are dearer than the imported formerly were.
Who is oppressed b. the duty on Glassware, &c.
being much higher Than formerly, when the arti-
cle- come lower than ever lie vas paitry
enough 10 say that Do!ls toF childrenl are taxed
but Il per cent. BY the present Tariff: the actual
duty is thirty per cent. which the Loco Focos
tried twice last winter to reduce-tirst By Nc
Hays bill, and then b. ratilying the Zo Verein
Treaty.-ue asserted that Satin Shoes, worn
only by the sich," are taxed 30 or 40 per cent.
more than Leather. This is untrue: the duty on
each pair of Womcn's SIX or SATIN Shoes is 80
cents per par ; do Of other material than SILK,
- cents per peir.-He cavilcd that Watches,
Jewolry, &c. are charged but i and 20 per cent
while Log and Trace Chains are charged 80 per
cent aud higher. This is true; but Watches
and Jewelry are taxed SO cheap only because
they would otherwise be suuggled; and beside
duty Of u per cent. on an article OF winch. like
Sold Watches, the raw material is the chlei eie-
mcnt of cost, is higher lnan duty of 80 per cent
on Trace CHAINS, Gcc. U! which the raw material
does not cost one-tourth Under /. : j per cent.
duty, Watch movements are imported; Cases,
&c seldom are. Tine gold is kept IN use rs coin
lilI the calcs are wanied--fie next asserted that
the duty on raw Sugar Is two cents per pound,
while on Sugar Caady it is bat four per cent
We think our correspondent must have misappre-
hended him. The actual duty on raw Sugar is
two and hall cents per pound; on Refined Su-
gar and Sugar Candy, sir cents per pound
Lastly, he asserted that the Tantf had not ad-
venced The Wages Of Labor, whileit has increased
the price Of whatever the Lab0rer must buy-both
which assertions are entirely wrong. Labor is
far better empoyed and better paid in the average
than il was in SAP; While the LaborerS as class
supply their wants at a less cost now than then.
In Schoharie and the Canal Counties, the stop
page of the Public Works has in good part neu-
trslizad the tendency of tho Tariff to increase the
demand for and reward Of Labor. What Is want
cd there is not the Tariff taken of, but the Public
Works put in motion again.
ii our friends every where will just supply
themselves with few copies Of The Taid as it
Is-a little tract which we shall be glad to send
them at Sl1 hundrcd-;hcy can easily turn the
tables on such cayilers at the Tariff as Mr.. John
c. Wright.