The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-18

"r' 49,, "o' oyeo, coored, pripsl
or stained, not exceeding in value 70 cent. De, ,
yard, shall Be pslasd at 20 cents per sauar. wv, "
and on that assumed value, duty of 30 ne,
imposed, which amounts to cents ON !.
square yard. WY
"0n all fabrics of the same description "a
colored, printed, or stained, in whole or IN ~,
NOT exceeding in value 30 cents, shall be pah,.d
cents the square yard" and on that assumed ~
duty Of 80 per cent is imposed, which .mons
| to cents on every square yard
"On velvets, cords, molcskins, fustians h,,r,
cloths, of which cotton is componen, ~. .sAa'
goods manufactured by mapping, or raising c,o,,' :
or shearing, NOT exceeding in value IS cam,
square yard, shall be ualusd at IS een,n and 4,
assumed value, a duty of 80 per cent. ia ;,,n..',
which amounuto 10 cents S mills per square VA,
Cotton twist, yarn, and thread, unble,cb.a =,
uncoored, costing less than go cents per pound Az
Be vaiued at so cenis per pound; and on ina, Co..
value, duty of 80 per cent Us cents per non.%
is imposed.
On the same articles, bleachsd or colored, eo,;,. !
than rs cents and over so cents per pound .hauh =,
ued at rs cents per pound; and on that assumed VII,
duty Of 80 per cent. (22 cents mills per pound
imposed.
The duties actually paid on importation. md.
the minimums in the present tariff, reduced n =.
ad valorsm duties, range from 80 to I62 per ,.,
as appears by the report of the Committee Of Vs.
and Means of the House of Representatives ,u,,.
the LIST session of the 2sth Congress, being do,n
ment BOG.
But, in all arguments, prefer the logic Of s,,,
and figures to mere theories or assertions. and !.
this instance, have them before me- have b.s,..
me samples Of seven different fabrics in who'll !, 1.
part manufactured Of cotton, all coming into a,
country subject to the minimum duties above ,n,,.
fed, and which were purchased in England 4, !,
eminent importer of Boston. ! shall give the nam.
of the article, cost, and duties, in his own wo,a,
They are as follows:
'No. is composed Of cotton and worstsd, /. call
ed Orleans cloth, is one yard wide, cost in ENGLAND
IA cents per yard, and pays cents the yard du,v
or 65 per cent
"No.: 2 is also composed of cotton and worssd !,
called moussene de laine, cost in England 8, cant,
per yard, is % inches wide, pays 81 cents duty o,
&C per cent.
"No. Sis the same material, used for Innings, caNd
Verona serge, cost in England>ll cents per ward !,
% inches wide, and pays 81 cents duty, or s. DR.
cent.
"No. is composed of cotton, is called 'ginghun'
il Of a yard wide, costs in England II cents p,r
yard, pays duty Of Z. cents, or II, per cent
"No. is composed ofcotton and wosted cost in
England - cents per yard, measures yard wids,
pays 8 cents per yard duty, or IS per cent. This
description of goods is called 'Parisians'
s'No. g. This article is composed entirely Of cotton,
is called ssarsnet cambria, and used for lining wo
mems dresses; it cost in England cents mills pa
yard, measures 92-l0O of yard in width, pays 3
cents mills per yard duty, l4s per cent |! This
(the merchant adds) amounts to nearly prohbl
ton; still few imported and pay this abomin,
bic duty for the benefit Of the manufacturer.
''No. is white cambria all cotton, costs cents
yard in England, measures 9O-lOO Of a yard in
width, and pays cents mills per yard duty, or
per cent"
All these fabrics, except the last, come under The
under the first, or 20cents minimum, which is To-
tally prohibitive to the coarse cotton cloths Fur
ther, it will be seen that all tho articles above
described are worn and used almost entirely by tho
poor and midding classes Of the community. Well
may the importer, in the fervor of his indignation,
denounce such taxation upon the poor and uiddly
classes as " abominabIe Z" But it is tariff
containing such abominable impositions md
expressions upon the poor and unsuspecting con-
sumner, that the sordid and purse-proud manuhe F.
turing capitalist calls upon the country to sustain
1t is the poor who wear "ginghams," cheap "moul
selin de laines," "Parisians" and Orleans cloths
made Of cotton and worstcd, and "sursnet cambriu'
for cloak Innings, which are loaded down with hss
enormous duties, ranging from SO TO l45 per cent
valorem. And it is the courteous, polite, high
minded, magnanimous manufacturer, who desires,
through the aid Of mendacious, fraudulent, cheat
ing device in the tariff laws Of his country, sI'
act these enormous duties (Which serve the double
purpose of giving revenue to government, and
bounty to himselD from poor men and Women
while it pretends only to tax them 30 per cent Out
upon such Legislative fraud, such shameful knaTsy
What effect can such base practices have upon The
moral characters Of those who are guilty of them
Can the representatives of the people hesitate to Blot
such infamous provisions from the revenue system
of republican nation, the fundamental principle
whose institutions and laws is justice and squass'
cannot doubt it. Il remains to be seen whether
democratic Congress will longer tolerate am
system containing such Ubiquitous provisions
designed to explain the device of specific dAn
in this communication, but il has already tram
-cended the limits had assigned to it. In my nh
! shall take that subject up, and, in oonnexlon s'h
it, show that the present tariff discrimnates IN a'a
Of the manufacturer against the farmer or producer
Of the material, and in favor Of the rich ag'na
the poor; thus benefting capital alone, and tsn'ns
to build up in this country that most mercen''I
most selfish, bnsest, and meanest Of all arsoar
cles--a MoNErED ARisTocRAcr.
BUNDELCUND,
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