Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-23
.,;,o mon all the imports, would you


,,,,;on mon all the imports, would you
F' % manufacture at reduced pr
e COM con D., sE9
'eaR ..solh. Ifilwoqhl cause yooio aban
'olnDl ..b,,our Business. in what way would
'ses@ oO %, employ your capllal''
IeGI .alu. Is there any pursuit in which
nonld engage. from Which you could
cala .;,e greater profits even after rednc-
'ploa4 u' If The import duties to twelve and a
oh; half per cent" ;,
ooolea "' ...Tweye and a half per cent on all
Tiagsl -" seems. then, to be "ihe revenue
~sna 'a"'ppd,,l" TO which you, as the organ OF
' 's;s ,dminin,ration, propose TO reduce
''hvea wv ,,e.en, tariff. Now, sir, having in.
'ays We "a vour ..revenue Standard" viz:
Of u n..aI,e and half per cent" have only
= NJ !. regre. that you did not at the same time
"0's ndicsie the amount OF revenue required.
.lIov me. sir. 10 supply TINS OMISSION. -
s' NJ you will want at least .wenty-tour mill.
ron 80 of dollars year; the Treasury esti.
.,e. make il nearly twenly.seven mill.
ppforE Now sir, permit me in turn to pro-
mem md few questions. which hope will
> es .n.yered Tor public satisfaction through
'"ues :. olficial organ of the Government, the
II0;on." ediiorialy or otherwise.
'ullys -, Would twelve and a half per
-, assessed upon all the imports of the
upon .,s,ent wear, including tea, coffee, and
hs free ls., be sufficient to pay one half
.f,bs amount of revenue required at your
y " o. ..,enue standard Of twelve and half per
49, cent!
prices RI, would not and you know il. Our
: vbole imports for consumption amour, 10
anu -, han QUE hundred millions Of dollars
'suom wear: for the last four years the average
ssssp ayss w.. , h., ninety millions. Twelve and
~ half per cent. upon one hundred millions
!. would give twelve and half millions OF
- 'e's eros, revenue. and deducting from this
vA Rree millions Tor expenses Of collection,
80, d,,wbacks, bounties, &c., and you have
.rp0i IN but nine millions and half nett reve.
.'o'1 nu,. instead Of twenty. -four or twenty Eve
= mlions-,he amount required.
o4 Cd. What increase Of foreign imports
would be required to supply this defcien
u's ~ Of revenue, say fifteen millions.
"'s GAnswer. One hundred and twenty
Eve millions. The whole Of the specie
~ : in The United States is estimated at sew
- i, ,uy6ve or eighty millions eff dollars
"'U So lha, all The specie in the United States
,;,u would no. pay by for'y-fve millions Of
'"A'A dollars, for the increased imports required
supply one years revenue at twelve
nd Pra{ and half per cent. the STANDARD pro.
smbsnaa posed BY the present ADMINISTRATOR
ch Rs 81. Reduce the tariff to twelve and
o, 10 half per cent. and how will you supply |
despss@ tn. revenue. now scarcely sufficient a, an
y twos average duty Of thirty four and half per
i'I, Il an Will you supply it by direct taxa
with lion, exchequer bills; borrowing or bank
'olen mpcy!
cleo These are hard questions, but they
must be answered. The people demand
the ii it,
Tepnl 4h. When all the specie in the Unit
rhl ed States will no, pay by for,y-6ve mill
lone m ions for the foreign imports required for
,ary n nuenue the first year under your system
anne IN nd when the banks Of course suspend
l3shha ad break, and their paper become value.
: else.}ss. how are you to pay for the next
I've GrYr ,r's importatIons having neither mo-
Mr. Buany nor credit left,
whose 5h. VIII not 4 reduction OF the tariff
for ,sl .,wclve aud half per cent, less thsu
bic An as ever been thought Of, OF seriously
so9f, ggs'ted before efecsusIly ruin every
"A hau{ asehanic, manufacturer and farmer in he
,nv 81 Ualied States! Al Twelve and half per
,sv an nn, wha, will become, sir, Of
him The Shoemakers no are now protect,