Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-10-31
From the Cine innatii. asausette

MR. McDUFFlE AND THE TARIFF
we alludedto Mr.. ,MeDuaie's letter III
o'heraay. We have read lit Sagen viii
some attention, and must say that il is
s'fong' frank document on the subject, |
embodies, in short space, the whole sarru
ment in defence CT .tFee-trade, and shout
oelread bylaIl sides: ior it tells out whatl
vans, and what he means, without hesi
talon or qualification.
I'VE often hear persons talking.of redu
clng.tAe tariff to the revenue standard. :.
Wb4t4hat7s tew~know or care. fMr. Nc,
Duitle gpes,his definilionof it thus:
II Is CbHfeus to femilk that revenue
taF't. Is the to1oHs, rate of duty upon eeery
foreign impotf thU4 will raise the reGuired
aHiapn: oitevehue. SGhe smallest addition
TO tht:fa:e upon anyone article with a
view to increase the price OF its domestic
rival, is "pfGinFy. diateAtionaI!y",a pro-
elective, as conlradistngu1sned from a rev
'enue duty. But, if the e'addiaoAal duty not
-onlreHhances the price ot bohfHhe foreign
and domestic article, but dinlhshes the
revenue, it woald be the most bare e-iaced
"neckery--the most inpudent and hYpocrit-
icat asguise by which mercenafyand mer-
cIess7o oppression ever attempted to conceal
Its deiornlity,to cell this revenue duty"
Sugar and Iron are cited 10 explain, and
the -lenerthPn says:
"Nothlng can be more plain If pfOteCr
"tlon 10 particular cusses, al the expense Of
0uH others results from evenue duty-as
1t does from all revenue dutes--it is an un-
avoldaole incident not to be desired Jut re-
IL 10,
nsysteRtof taxation by which three-iourths
at least OF the public revenue is derived
from duties upon foreign manufactures, the
Ike OF. which are extensively produced in
the United States, is tie most hurthensome
and unequaIof all theknown systems that
Now exist in civilized nations, reduce and
'inOdiiy it as we may. The whole of the
duty imposed OIL this class of articles, is d
'.dScri0tarttca Ggataa The imported, UHI in
.JaUor 9i home manufacture 10 The full eGiem
.ofth0t duiy,
- "Now when we recoIIect that all foreign
imports, are as truly the productions Of do
mestic industry, as their home made rivals
~ .-ahd that the Industry which acquires the
foreign article is as much entitled to be eX-
empted from taxation. as that Which mates |
the domestic article, ii will be seen that the |
very lowest rate OF revenue duties upon |
sugar and iron, and upon all manufactures
OF ZION, cotton and wool, is an unjust dis
crlmlnalion in favor OF one branch OF do
mesllc industry and against another The
true point of equality and justice, as have
always maintained, would he TO impose The
same rate ofd0iy on The home nude, Tia! zoe
q a aSgg m Ib0 am al. u,,f,, -
Thisis frank, nay, bold, as well as honest.
For, mark Mr. McDullie makes no differ
ence whatever between the indUetry of bis
own country and any foreign land-scowls
at domestic industry, and, like an cut and
out i'ee.uGdcr, says; "JHc same rate ot d.
ty shVUtCbe imposed on hOa.e made, I, that zoe
impOse on imported manufactured" 4
Aud where would this put us! Where
r would II place our home industry! 1t
WouI make Us competitions OF the pGuper
lauerot hurope--rcndef US again drpen-
dent on the old wofd--and eventually
p osllatc home interests, to foreign capital.
Make this issue and we fear not the result.
No perlv ont Of the south, will dare TO do
il, though he lnadels may mean it, For
one, lIen, we rejoice lhpt Mr. MCDuilie has
thrown of all cioaks end spoken out, so
thai the whole country can understand
HIM. Letus see who ,willraise the signal.
We give another passage;
"ln any scheme which the admlnstra-I
ton meY p csenL for adjusting the tariff,
feel confident that the leading feature will
BE- the total abolition OF mntiiutu and spe-
cllic duties. These are iraudu|enrcontri-
vances that serve no other purposes but
TO deceive the people anddhguise oppres- n
SION. Let us have dd-UaiOrcm duties That
every body can understand. Let the peo-
pie Bee the full extent OF their burthens,
aud II they must he oppressed Ietlt he $50
nominated in the bond" As these duties
q now sand low prtcedartices consumed by
the poor pay the highest rdles Of duty
while those OF the highest price, consumed
by the wealthy, poy the lowest late. THIS
is q fatal objection to all specific duties. A
yard of calico, for example, which costs six
, cents in Manchester, pays nine cents duty,
vhr. is one hundred and fifty per cent
on its cost; while d yard Of the finest color
ed muslin which costs Ithiry cents, pays
only pine cents, equal to dirty per cent.
on Is cost These revolving deIormitles
must be removed, and fee! assured that
&. Mr.. Poh wU cordially cooperate in hePa-
triOHc labor"
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ORrHAN AsYLuw BURNT.---The ST. Johns
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