The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-09-09

penses and profits mus he added, and that sum
paid by the retail dealer; and he in turn mus,
have his capital with his expenditures and profits
upon the same, refunded to him in order To his
success in business. Now, from whom is this last
payment to Gomez To whom is the retail dealer
III Look for he return Of the investments he has
made2 OF course To his customers And Who
are they, the great body of the people 1T sure
ly VIII not be questioned that the larger the
amount expended in these transfers from the man.
uiactOry 10 the farm house, the work shop. &c.,
&c, where these commodities are ultimately APP
pr"priated to the parpose for which they are de-
signed, the higher price must, in order to cover
those expenditures, be charged to and paid by
the last purchaser. Can any one then question
the truth of our position, that the burden of taxa
ton imposed by the Tariff is sustained by the
consumers, who are the ultimate purchasers Of
those commodities upon which the tax is levied,
and which is at, last. paid in our country in
the form and under the name Of price2
Those, then, who consume most of these com
modities which are taxed, pay the greatest amount
of taxes These taxes are lain most heavily upon
articles necessarily used amnng the lahoring
classes in society, aud hence, operate unjusily,
by exacling from this PARTON of cur citizens, a
larger share OF the expenses of Government, Than
their circumstances and due regard for Rppubli
can equality can warrant. But. again: this sys-
TEN operates most unjusily, by imposing burdens
upon some classes and interests, in our county,
for the express purpose Of benefting other inter
ests. This we conceive la be anti-Denucratic
unequal. and wrong. The avowed objec, of the
ProtecttontSts in our land, is, by imposing taxes
upon foreign commodities, thus 10 increase their
price, and thereby enable the manufacturers If
like articles among ourselves, to demand, and re-
celve, higher price, than they could otherwise
command. 1t imposes burdens upon some of our
citizens for the benefit of others whereas all
should be equally favored, equally protected, and
should contribute equally for obtaining that pro-
lection. To protect the manufacturer at the ex-
pense of the Agrculiurist, the Merchant, and
Mechanic, is surely not equality or equity. With
the ostensible object of raising a revenue, some
portions of our citizens compelled to pay tax
To I'LL the Golfers of Government while others ac-
tuaily have money put into their pockets by the OPP
Grafton Cloths, for instance, are taxed But dues
The manufacturer here pay that taX2 No. He
makes his own cloth. buys none of the taxed arti-
Gle, but sells his own manufacture proportiunaly
higher, in consequence of this very tax. His bu
slness is, therefore, protected, first, by his exemp-
ton from the necessity purchasing The taxed ar
tlcle, which he manufactures for himself thus so
tar as this goes, he pays tax al all. Next, his
business Is protected by the tax Imposed on The
foreign article, necessarily raising the price of that,
which enables him to command higher price for
his own goods, and thus, while his neighbur is
taxed upon the foreign product and he exempted,
his nelghb"r, who purchases the home manufac.
tnre, is also axad, not for the support of Govern
ment, bat actually pays sum corresponding TO
The tax on the foreign goods, into the pocket of
his neighbOr, whose employment is thus fostered
at the expense of those around.
Is this in accordance with the spirit of our in
situations, which ever aims at equality of rights,
and privileges? Put dollar into the Treasury,
and at the same time, take five from A, b and C.,
and put in the pocket of ID, from whom you take
nothing, and call this equallty!!!