Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13

! "a print, "a inches wide, costing Sd
sterling, or 8 cents per square yard. would
pay cents duty, or 100 per cen, on cost.
IA print, "a inches wide, costing 4d
sterling, or IL cents per square yard, would
pay 9 cents duty, or rs per cen. on cost.
"a print. "a inches wide, costing I'D
sterling, or IS cents per square yard, would
pay 9 cents duty, or 50 per cent on the
cost. L
"a print, "a inches wide, costing Sd
sterling, or 81 cents per square yard,
would pay 9 cents duty, or 81 l,2 per
cent on cost.
The average Of prints now imported
cost about Cd sterling, or lS cents per
square yard, duty as above SO per cent,
while under The present Tariff, Of 3 43l00
per running yard, or 2S l,2 per cent. on
the cosl,) they can seldom be sold at any
profit, the lower qualities are almost en-
lirely excluded under our present rate Of
duty; and il will be perceived that TO pre-
pare The above article, costing Sd sterling,
for the application of the 80 per cent, du-
Fty, il must be first raised 10 The 30 cent
minimum, witch is done by adding 2333
s1:3 per cent on the actual cost, then 3O
per cent, on that gives 100 per cent duty!
&c. &c. r
Again, on The following Ia specific
duty arithout a minimum) the duty pro-
posed would be, a prohibition of all low
qualities, for instance.
"a flannel, 27inches wide, cosling, Cd
sterling or l6 cts. pei. So. yard, would pay
IA cts. duly or 81 l-2 per cent, on cost.
"a flannel, % inches wide, costing Cd
sterling or "a els. per 81: yard, would pay
ID cts. duty or 5S 70 per cent on cost.
"a flannel. 81 inches wide costing I'D
sterling or 80 cts. per So. yard, would pay
II cts. duty or 44 per cent, on cost.
"a flannel, 81 inches wide, costing l5d
sterling or 40 cts. per So. yard, would pay
IA els. duty or 30 per cent on cost.
Ingram carpets, 36 inches wide, cost
ing lsd sterling or 36 els. per So. yard,
would pay 80 cts. duty or 83 Ia per cent
OH cost. >N.
"lnsrain carpets, Sc inches wide, cos
ting 24d. sterling or 48 cls. per So. yard,
would pay 30 cts, duty or 62a per cent on
cost.
"Treble carpets sc iuches wide, costing
3ld. sterling or u els. per So. yard, would
pay IS cts. duty or 90 4 per cent on cost:
Brussels carpets, 81 inches wide, cost
iag SOL. sterling or sc cts. per So. yard.
wonld pay So cts. duty or 5f4 per cent on
ces'.
brussels carpets, 81 inches wide, cost
ing 42d, sterling or 1l2 cts. per So, yard.
would pay 55 els. duty or 49s per cent Oh
cost.
"By the Secretary Of the Trcsury's bill
hemp carpetins fused extensively by the
poorer classes) 36 inches wide. costing Cd,
sterling, or l2 cents. would pay 30 cenls
or $50 per cent on cost; now il pays 2Oper
cent! again costing 81, sterling or l6 cents
would pay 30 cents, or 1888 per cent on
cost. Under llle same bill, goods made
from spun silk Uhere being no provision
TO distinguish that from organize silky
which is an article Of considerable import.
and now pays 20 per cent, would then pay
specie duty of $3.50 pc! To-, which on a
piece of handkerchief costing IS. Sd. ster-
ling, and weighing OF. would be taxed
no less than 905 per cent Ok The COST" sc.
sc.
But enough! And now we return to The
question: Does it not look like nocking
the calami,les Of the planters TO offer them
three cents protection upoa their raw COT
ton when they have to ship 10 foreign
countries five six,hs OF the entire crop Of
couon-and when they are then forced to
pay under the prolIibotory ninimuns such
exorbilantly high prices for the clothing
they are compelled to purchase--And
denied 100 the privilege Of buying where
they send their cotton, they have 10 submit
10 their disressingly low prices for their
cotton! We do not wish to put down the
manufactures. Far from it. We are moi
hostile to their introduction iclhe country
be ripe for il--And ripe for great variety
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., with our in
dustry, economy, and a sasacious insen-
uity for invenling labor-saving machines
aud with the expenses of transporting the
foreign fabric. and with The incidentally
protecting duties Of the Compromise Act
TO assist Them, many branches would arise
and flourish in our extended counlry.-But
we do probes, against the violation of the
Compromise hc;-and asainst'he exrav-
aeanl and prohbotory minimum and spec
ific duties of The present Tariff. What
we ask is, some reproci,y-some justice
some participation of the relief as well as
the buhens Of The Revenue Syslem-by
which we may be better satisfied, and the
manufacturing interest itself be better
protected n consequence Of The stability
of the duties. This quality Of stability
is frequently Of more consequence to The
manufacturers, Than an extravagant ahd
mutual rate OF duty.
The Season.-This fall has closed beau
,ifully, bringing everything in the vesel able
kingdom TO full maturity. The Sea Is
land crop is a good one. The orange
have borne well, and present healthy