Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-31

4 charges directly duty OF ~ bits oa,f
on our cotton, aud indirectly about bali
al much more, there ARE u few leading
\ politicians in the democratic ranks en-
/ deavoring to convince the people OF the
South that n discriminating duty on the
dear old creatures goods, brought to-
/ this country for sale, viii be tanlnnount
! Ia robbing iha south for the benefit Of the
Mouth. II the South CaroIWa doctrine
! be true that the duty, charged by our
present tariff on English goods, 10 taken
! ou, oi the price of our exports, surely the
| % millions al duty charged IN British
ports on our cotton, re" ana tohAcc".
must also be taken ont of the price. u
we could get rid Of that duty. as lar as
| cotton Is concerned, by manufacturing II
/ ai home, we would get nd of the heaviest
duty which "tIrcis he price-ihe Eng
/ lish duty, which falls on the larger haii
of our exports. Whereas, the American
!, duty, if ever so high on cotton fabrics,
caunot materially affect the prIce OF our
saNe because II falls on very small
part Of English exports comparatively,
a very small portion OF the cotton crop Is
/. consumed in the United States.
Il The south, rich IN agriculture and
tlessed beyond any other country IN a
happy, peaceful peasaniry, Is never'he-
less poor and embarrassed. II lies IN an
unimproved condi'Ion--iis lands except
some choice spots Will scarcely sell at all
and property oi every .iGd - below Ms
lnli .nsc value. II ranno, compare w'ih
!. the north. Those who do no, under
| stand our Institutions aiilibule those evils,
very errnncouSly, to slavery. Mr.. Nc
Duff" and some other politicians Of the
south Carolina school have made a large
portion of The southern democracy be-
| lleve that the north, ~ soue way, has
got The advantage ol The south and makes
the south pay irihmte 10 II, aud that II
discriminating competiil0n 'arllI, such as
the old republican Congress under Mad
ison imposed, Is The instrument 10 exact
the tribute OF ia other words Ia rob The
south. 1t Is dliliruli 10 convince those
persons who take heat, d and sh"rl->lg h.
ed views of ihlDss, iha, n dniv oi 4 cents
per yard "n begging and siill beaver
|. duty on cotton iabrlcs dors not cause the
consumer 10 pay as nurh ~ addition as
the duty amounts 20. il tins position
were correct, slll, as ] have shown, u
would not account ior the lmpoverlshmrni
ol the south. 4 few crnis more or less
Tor baggiug and cotton goods cannot IN
pnsriI,h the suuih which makes about
g millions ui bales ui cotton, besides
,ice, sug AZ and tubacco IN abundance -
/ the iarIiT were 100 per cent. on rolton
goods, n planter naku. 300 bales ot cot
ton would only have To pay about SO
per aunum more under the tart! than hr
would have 10 pay wnho.i II because
: DO Will purchase more thau euongh ~
cotton good, Iu supply the persons en-
gagged IN u.H'ng 800 bales. The pre-.
sent duty on bagging and rome, If addpd
80 the pr,re, would no, amount 10 mout
'.au s! II winch added 10 the So
""u'd make Sl89. That Is too small a
snu' /" impoverish "A planter making 800
bales. Ia other respects, the plautr,
wonld not feel the iarhf "n other articles
! more IEaD any other cI,2"n al the l nntd
! states. This additional amount of 1870
! imposed upon 800 bale planter, under
ihe -upposiion that the duty Is added t.
The price, cannot impuveriah him. Wha'
! does lmpoverish hlm Let ban ship hI.
800 bales TO Europe direct and he vii,
| soon see the itur cause. Between u
/ third and fourth of the whole SUM
! winch his cotton sells for, ia taken ava,
4 nom him IN the English market ano
/ much more IN the French. The cotton
comes 10 lEr Eusllsh manu!aclurcr clog
\ ged with "A heavy freight, beside, duN
! Int S3 per bale, stamps, dock, town an'
trade dues, Sc. The nanuiac'urcr, no.
anic I" give the true valae ior the raw
naierinl, lakes the 0ddNinnal charges
about Si2, out of the price of the nr,rh
and gives the planter that much less thai
he could nitnrd To give without them --
! The planter, therefore, loses about $50
on every bale he makes for not having
! done as jefferson told blm TO do, VIZ st"
b!dce he manufacturer along SIDE OF The
agricuitUaiisi 1t is the enormous tn.
| bu,c OF p millions oi dollars, annually
! paid by the planters Of the south Ia the
sing le government of Great Britain on the
| Articles OF cotton, rice and tobacco, aud
| the disregard OF the south to the advice
Ioi Thomas Jefferson, which have inn
povcrished the planting Siaes and not
the tariff on cotton goods and cotton bag
g'ng as Mr. McDnilir aud the South
Carolina politicians contend.
/ The northern States have followed
Jehrrson's advice. They have placed
the manufacturer by the side of the far
mer Like man and wife, one helps the
other. The farmers consume a portion
ol the goods and wares OF the mauuiac-
l'urers and mechanics, and the manufac-
IiurerS and mechanics afford our northern
agrlcullurls's u market Tor the greater
part oi tho'r provisions. The south, old
,bachelnr-IIk", having never we ddrd the
arts, Is Obliged 10 look abroad for Il mar
Ret, while the north, having iong since
done 80, finds a market AT home. Thus,
while England l. hepclng the rich old
bachelor 10 the tune of % millions per
annnm 10y way Of duties on cotton, rIrr
aud tobacco. she can only eXiott about
D mllilnus ou' ol the whole Of the north
"rn, middle and western States These
states are protected against British ra-
picny by the mechanics hammer aud
The weaver'S beam. The atIzans of
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