The Arkansas banner., 1845-12-10

were import ato this county county competition ees of is srn!nz r as. ,,; s.. sa,ss IS CHS with them; thus showing t6ara States Iipdg' and planters of this country produce larger surplus ofthose articles beyond the coasump- tion of the country, which must find a mar ket abroad, or perish upon their hands. How idle then i5 it to talk about protecting articles of which we produce large surplus, and which must find consumers in fo3egn coun- tlies How can the lo eign producer ol cnt ton afford to bring his commodity to this country and compe,c with the American planter, who can undersell him in any market
 n the world? How absurd $ il to talk of protecting .wheat, when our farmers raise millions of bushels more than can be con sumel in -1his county, aHd which they can ! sell at a lower rate than any other wfiea.- growers ill the world. And how ridiculous, Hot 10 say insulting, to the farmer, t is to talk to him about d protective duty of len cts. per bushcl on pa'atoes, wien he ls glad, n good seasons, 10 sell them to the starch man. u.aetiref al from ten 10 twelve cenis per bushe, as lhou5ands dc in the mi ldIe and northern Sales How absurd To talk oI pro- ter;ing butter, cheese, lad, pork, betl, Sc, when our farmers raise millions upon millions ef p9uals more than can be consumed in thIs country, which they mast export to other countries Yet thrse dniics-huMbHg dulles ;Aey- deserve to be calged-aFe iurodaced inio ihe present tariff by its famers to reron.lle them to the enomoas boaniIes which il camP'is them 10 pay to the nanu- tacturer, tle i5on-ina> ter. tFe suaae-Panlef. the sait-5o.ler, aal eYea to the ? u-nja6cr; tor the whole nation ol women ne pIi uaslef contribution, ii oFdei. 10 raise Fiirae Iaf the benefit ol one or two pil-.uake.s n Rao e Island, where whne men e treated ike slaves, and robbed of that sloeioa5 b1ss ot American citizenship, the right of suli a5e.
 'l'ais lhe Iaaiag tpaues el tae present tariff, seein to be mA t uP If deception, faul, taHbaIgeFy. and oppcession.
 IL ftmaIas to be seen Whellier the ia ners and pIuaters of lhis eonaitv will allow them scIyas to be dupad. by the ham544 protection held oui to them. n;o lle support of il il~ which Is daily robbiny them of tr' substance and transferring 1t to comparatively a iew capitalists protected bY the pre5e3t iasiI
 l shall now proceed to show lie eaogmons amoant which the iariA yearly taXe. lhe peo- fie of this coaaty; i, the shape of daiS 10 j iHa E3r6raHlsH7, aHd b0RR Is jJ Ate ia8agfat- tafcrS
 1.-The system of raising revenue bA daiies on imports fXa'tad Ho more tnan the people than tle amount ot tae tu,i7s np5scs! oa lhs commodities aa winch i oPptatrl, | NO lI3 ha relieved ai Yray much ol the oEisetoa v5IieA Ho,v exists .iiitsi such q >vzlem IT aaH form i}1f. II aidEioa to tI.r fryeaue which | raises for ,Ie eove4meui.l. eatHP;ls tac people h pay on l!p-e a4tlc!ss "i alea all ,eqna.e supply k aot p'oGucsd Fl ai.is rouiitN, d least lour linrs as much uor, III tftc S.iape uf hoaities !o 4he Eaau ac.il eG.
 assume Ina! i!ln imposition ol Il 1titt eA- a8l'c 5 the P'iee q the raugaotiiy on N hi n t is imposed. ii Il proportion vpsy araf fIY he sd..e aa the amount ol lhp Gusv. Nothing but folly Or a.ttlaety would D ompi alY e.
 son possessed of saailv to dcnY tiilS .opo. sitlon fhe mann'ac ares, ar, Hol such W ise acres as to desire hith t!u.ies. If the> arfe la rrdace fine prices of lher lab.ns None but the m3lelon< and lhe il3ayes eff lae pro.ec- live school aIvatca such doct.lucs. | simil therefore psoreed h my ar1naon uPon tha assumption lilat ihe duiY increases }f0 rGa ihe plce ol tlfe commodity upon winch Il Is
 imposed. Thus. Ihe du,y ui 41 pet cent
 imposed by tiii pteseat t.,ritf' apoa=a vasd ot
 woolrn beoadeioaA. eosiine ia E7gtead ts:2.
 Wpus add to lls price $ ceal@. IAetr!ore
 when t pa seal tlie custom house of lhis
 reHairy. l's enst. in consequence of tie daty.
 woIll be = 8. This da.y Of 5 ) celts goes
 into the tfea,tt Y oi lae Un:eu 5 ates. n the Shlpe of.revenHe.
 Bat tIiis s notthe whole efarttf tie duty The importing merchant advances lhjs S5 cenls 10 the government aad. when he sells
 the cloth to lia relajIes, he charges his pGoiit ol 10 per cent. or whatever Il may be- on : t.le SJ cents duty which he has paid. as well as on the fist cost ofslhe cloth. ii the hands ol the retailer, the clements of the cost a.e as follows, viz: G2 for lhe cloih, S9 cen!a
 Tor the day, 20 ceais lbeiag 10 per cent.
 profit to the imporer) on the cloth, and S renS being l9 per cent. profit on the day , which the importer has rad and charged to | the retailer. Thus the cost 10 he retailer is ' S5 G8. But he must have his 20 per cent. l profit; and lhas the cloth, VhcA Il reaches {: the consHner, costs the latter r3 G9. If tie ? cloth had been taxed Wi,h Ha duty, it would : have cost tie consumeras follows: d5sl eosl : III England, ; 00; profit q lha importer 10 9 per cent.-eQual to 20 cen's; making the , whoie &2 20; profit to the realer, 20 pen Q cent on the lat named sum--maklu9 the , whole cost to lhe consumer < , G4. This : sum, deducted from the l3 G9, shows pre- : clsely the amount which Ile consumer has : to pay in consequence of tha tluiy, Waca Is : Sl 05 more than the amount ol the tlutv.- Q Even this could be horne with pa fence, If il 2 were not attended with slll moe lIl itl el.- l feet. in consequence of ihe duty, the rrict !, of Me domesiic t,tb. ic, c2miag II comprh iol r ~iH He imp0ried on", is acrg0s d UIrccis : I v ihr same fQtjo. Hui, instead oi lhat In- l crease of price which k also tea on tat [ coasamef, going into the treasury, | goes int . tie pocte;s of ahc n'aaaf,c arer, oai t, il .tac', no more Raa grdtaiiy or doaaty tt f hjm.
 l l will now proceed 10 make practical ap l pleaton of the anal ayticai principles which 2 have attempted 10 elucidaie, to certain com i modilies imported from other countries. all, 2 their coreatiyes of domestic manufacture Q < production, in order to demonstrate ih,
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