Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-29

nestle Industry Ms their home mados rival
and that the industry which acquires III
foreign article is as much entitled 10 b,
exempted from taxation as TINT whicl
makes the domestic article; il will b,
seen that The very lowest rate of reye
nue. duties upon sugar and iron. and upor
all manufactures of iron, cotton and wool
IS an unjust discrimination in favor of on,
branch OF domestic industry and agans
another. The true point Of equality anc
justice, as | have always maintained
would be 10 impose the same rate Of duty
on the home made, that We impose on the
imported manufacture, The exemption,
therefore, Of our home made manufactures,
from The duties imposed on those we i'm
port, IS a most liberal concession, gratui.
ously made by the people to the manuiac-
tnrers; and that they are not satisfied with
this determination is proof how ieeble Is
The sense Of gratitude and justice among The
masses OF men, when their inlereststs are
IN question. But our system is az burthen-
some as it is unequal. II may be safely
suited that II imposes pecuniaiy burthen
on The people three times as great as the
amount of revenue it yields 10 the Urea
sury. The duty on imported cotton man
uiactures, for example, may be assumed to
average 40 per cent. and The amount i'm.
ported set down at ten millions. But the
cotton manufactures annually produced in
the United States and equally enhanced in
price with the foreign, by the duty impos-
ed on the latter, amount TO thirty millions
of dollars. Forty per cent. on this gives us
Twelve millions as the additional blrthen
imposed on the people, by The duty on cot
Ton manufactures; so that the people are
subjected to burlhen of sixteen millions
TO obtain revenue of four, paying 80 the
cotton manufactures, who are now reai,z.
ing from 20 10 40 per cent. on their cap.
ltal, three dollars for every one they paw
to the Government Now lei US compare
lnis duty on cotton manufactures, with
like duty on tea and coffee, which the
artfully prevailed upon
Congress TO exempt from duty altogether
by the act Of ls42. Let us assume that
we annually import tea and coffee 10 the
amount OF ten millions OF dollars under a
iuly OF 40 per cent. This will WELD a
revenue precisely equal TO that derived
rom the duty on cotton manufactures, and
VII impose on y one fourth Of the burthcn
N the people. The money collected at
he custom house would be the full mea.
nre oil The popular burlhen. And vet il
! one Of the schemes Of manufacturers 10
ct tea and coffee remain fee of duty, in
rderto create necessity tor increasing
ne duties on sugar, iron, and the various
embraced in the protective
ystem. or all foreign imports, tea and
oliee are among The most proper subjects
/ revenue duty, inasmnch as they Weld
he largest amount Of revenue with the
east burthen 10 the people, and thai
nFlhen is equally distributed among the
consumers. But the manufacturers, who
AIRY their manufactures TO China 10 ey
hange them for tea, and 10 Brazil and
u5a to exchange them for coffee, under. {
and perfectly well the benefit of free
'ade, If il he only confined to themselves. .
hey are like Sir Robert PeeI's fisherman.
no said 70 that minister, 81 am free
ade man, sir. but you must not touch the .
lly on fish," have no doubt, therefore, c
lat powerful eff1It will be made BY the 0
to induce Congress to VIC. Q
te the true principles Of a revenue sys. u
IN, aud the solemn pledge contained IN g
e compromise act of 1889, by leaving g
a and coffee with the long list OF foreign u
nports used by them in manufacturing, ?
ee OF duly. But this scheme, am sure, III
N receive no copntenance from The al. z
They will recommend no CT
rs we have been semi Of W
tally informed, but with view 10 reve. III
Ie; and upon every sound revenue prn. -
Die the highest rate Of duty should be
d upon such articles as are not made in 2
. United States. If this class were suf.
ientIy extensive, the whole of the feder. c.
revenue should he drawn from it. We of
ould thus have no wealthy and innlen- so
! class, drawing princely incomes from tn
} extorled contributions Of the people, M
stimulating Inc government 10 all sorts IN
extfayagant expenditures with view to to-
ep up system of high and oppressive an
les. ps
In any scheme which The adminis,ra.
n may present for adjusting the tariff,
eel confident that the leading feature
be the total abolition Of minimum and -
cic duties. These are fraudulent
lirivances that serve no other purposes
to deceive The people and disguise op
ssion. Let us have dd ralorem duties
I every body can understand. Lei The v
'ple see the full extent Of their burihens, m
if they must be oppressed let il be so ty,
minated in the bond" As these duties Of
v sinnd. Inv nriced articles consnn,ed an