Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-08
TIE CALICO RnrNTY,

We End in the Express a Letter from Mr.. Mar
shall about the bounty he received on the cali
Goes which he imported from England, and ex-
tracts from sunGry invoices. showing that The
facts are precisely as We put them down at The
outset The Express introduces the documents
with some characteristic remarks, among Wi1ca
are the following:
.Thc Editors cfthe Journal of Commerce have
beer shown letter from Mr.. NJ ,rSball, and CO.
mics Of invoices. 10 establish the fac, that Mr.. NJ
was right and they were wrong, ard yet they have
refused 10 correct their error, or 10 10 justice Ia
Mr. NJ They persist IN their iai>chood, not
knowing il to be such, Withou. the sciisc OF honor
to feel The degradation OF fist writing, and then
knowingly publishing what is untrue. Preiy
men, such Editors, 10 lecture others are mtstoaea'
Gencrall., we paw no attention 10 the assertions
Of the Express and it is not al all necessary
Bul it is perhaps, worth while 10 say, III THIS
case. that these documents were never shown Il
us, nor any papers at all; nor, OF course, did VIC
refuse 10 publish them, bit should have been hap
py 10 do So Mr. Carvie did, indeed call upon
rs; we had a friendly interview, and it would
have been carving ont the cour,o>icS OF that in
teryew in better STYLE il Mr.. Carvii!e had given
lis the documents Ia print, agreeing that mere
was AT least a typographical error IN MT. Mar
shallS letter rather than 10 send them 10 The l.x-
press with note saying that they prove MIR. Mar
Shall 10 have made no assertions on that sub
lec but what are sanctioned bv unGue>tionabe
proof" Now, what are the facts III. Marsha!i
in his letter 10 Mr. Bruen, which We printed,
saws :-"RcsIeciing the bounty from the British
Government, VIC were allowci 81. per yard on al!
our printed and stamped goods imported into this
country during the year 1903 10 1917, and in con-
SEQUENCE frequently sold prints for less in New
York than We purchased them in Manchester. y
The next day but one, We printed an article by Il
correspondent. commenting on Mr. Brucn 5 letter,
in which the writer says:-"l am very sorry TO
find Mr. Marshall very incorrect ON one point.
He speaks of the bounty lie received ON the ex-
port of his prints from England. It was no
honn:y il was simply the internal or excise lax
returned 10 him on expectation of The goods" To
this wc appended the following remarks OF our
own
u, is true. that something besides the dchenure
which Mr. Marshall refers 10 I'VE believed penny
half penny yari) was at one time paid by the
British government on the expectation Of printed
goods, called bounty, though really not much
beyond the duty paid on The importation OF the
raw material This nominal bounty, however
was repealed some thirty years ago, ana now The
English manufactures pays duty of six per cent
ON cotton for which he gets no debenture."
We anticipated that these statements would IN
dacc Mr.. Marshall to correct the mistake which
he hal made: but they didn no.; and such papers as
the Express continued 10 proclaim, on Mr. Mar
shais authority, that Great Britain paid bounty
OF three pence a yard on The expectation o. Dri-
fish caicoes, for the purpose oil breaking down
American manufactures. We did not think II
well thai the cause of truth Should be SO abnSed,
and we wrote an article designed 10 compel Mr.
Marshall 10 an explanation. 1t has pfodncei the
intended effect in the following rather grunolinS
letter addressed 10 his agent, Mr.. CarFille:
Troy. September d. 1911.
Dear Charles: Your favor OF yesterday Is al
hand. as also The Journal Of Commerce, wnich
Won think ought 10 reply 10; and, as my oniy
motive in writing Mr. Bruen was TO convey the
truth, should be pleased to prove every assertion
made Respecting our business YOU arc perfect
IL acquainted with rs ourselves Respecting ''e
bounty allowed hv the British Goveralneni, ever!
importer Of caicocs before the war VIII ai'e,' ''ie
truth Of my statement. that the Government d.
lowed 3 cents per ward bounty upon all calicoc>
whether stained or printed as also upon all linen
cloths costing under sd. sterling per vafd; anu
a further proof that if the Editor will ma any
British calico which was imported before me war'
he will find two blue threads on each SeiVL.Se,
which was proc! oil lis being British manuiac-
ture and not made in the East Indies. WISH
the Editor Of the Journal of Commerce was d
DESTROYS 10 discover the truth as TO suppress u,
and save me any further trouble, a ne could Set
undeniable proof at your Custom House, as our
invoices were necessarily exposed there ana a
drawback OF 81 ID sterling per square yarn ana
II d. sterling bounty per running YARD, aea'c'ea
from all printed and stained goods and when ne
has satisfied himself Of the truth of my assertions
The least he can do is 10 acknowledge the same
and secure the fair character of your friend.
b. MARSHALL.
Mr.. CHARLES CARvIrLr, 81 Pine street