Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-30

II properly asked and urged by Government The pro-
priey and reasonabeness of beyond question and In
addition to these moiives all the under until the
United States cusomhouses organized would result 70
the exclusive advantage of Texas herself Il s however,
too late to correct the oversight, and there no remedy
but grin and bear it. After ALL however there is great deal
cry made the subject than the affair warrants, as
will be practsed only very limited extent The induce
ment is not sufficient The whole gain would be the differ
ence Of duty between the tariffs and from this difference
must be deducted the expense Of cgh two nsurances
risk Of damage or deterioration loss Of interest," and probable
loss Of market seasonable goods lie e ne vau pas
Ia chandeAe."
II seems be pretty well understood that the party power
are determined war rouirance on the tariff Be it SO
willing that the Wings should go before the people with
that question: their batec One of their leading presses
in this city has hoisted the anar banner and out
with the declaration that they wish Democrat belong
their ranks who is in favor Of overhrowng the tariff of
1912 Their strange Inconsistency this subject is
times really amusing instance Of which recently
under my notice here prominent Locofoco merchant To-
Gated among within few years, Of capital and
teprse and in ohsr respects very excellent and good e
low, but violent antaris contempates establishing in
this city large manufacturing cotton mill and
expaang to the great advantages would be to New
Orleans using precisely the arguments that urged in favor
of the manufacturers of the North and having got hrou gh,
he added 'but wish the Legislature give
ssance and encouragement particularly exempt the pro-
perty from taxation, and other little privileges" Oh,"
said "you want State tariff. do YOU in addition to the
protection of the General Government You
tent with the protection afforded by the duties foreign
imports, and which you would enjoy in with the
Northern manufacturers and which they say necessary in
order enable them pay fair and liberal wages the work.
ing population Of the country instead of reducing them the
starving rates Of Europe but you require in addition local
protection against the competition your Northern brethren
Now here instance Of intelligent and welnfomed
man. violently opposed in with his party, to the
tariff and yet when he to take practical and common
sense view of the subject and his mind for the moments
leased from party tammels and preudices, he finds himself
inadvertently adopting all the views and the very arguments
of the tariff party, and actually wishing and expecting OBJ
tain greater protection than what the manufacturers
rally throughout the country enjoying.
We had cessation of the extreme heat under which
suffered for two three weeks but the last three days
is something like second dose of it. and sincerely hope
may not prove to be large In business there is
continued duness amounting almost absolute agnaon,
is usual at this few bales of have
arrived and portion of it sold high ii to IL cents.
The crop three weeks behind that Of last
Recent rains have greatly improved the prospects Of the
planters; the drought however, had retarded its growth
and, to very considerable extent permanently injured it,