Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-22
Northumberland Co. Pa. Saturday, August ~, lsAe

western coast Of South Americs, and barters
them for bark. with which his ships return la.
den.s The bark Ia made into quinine: aud its
great value is the labor which is here put upon
it. Our great competors in this manufacture
are the English aud the French. Ifyou de-
siroy our establishments, you transfer also TO
those countries the commerce and navigation
connected with them. Western Senators may
perhaps not be aware Of the great importance
attached to this article throughout their whole
country. II is used in almost every form of di.
sease that presents itself, and it has become the
almost constant companion Of every family there.
Will they not only aid in destroying the labor
Of their fellow. citizens; but will they sleo dc.
prive their neighbors of the poor consolation Of
procuring a remedy for The diseases of their eli.
maie! Is there no motive sacred enough TO
arrest this unholy crusade! --e ss,
Further investigation has satisfied me, ,ha,
what prctends to be provisions for producing
revenue can have no other effect than to act os
an absolute prohibition, preventing entirely the
importation Of many articles that are very i'm.
porIant to various branches Of our industry,
and some of them even necessary to our nation
al welfare. have already tresp,ssed much
longer upon the time the Senate than had
| intended but, to show the incongruties OF this
measure, and that il is unwise, considered as q
revenue measure alone, let me give you the
instance Of cotton goods which are in schedule
G, and charged so per cent. just os many of
these goods will be imported and used il the du
| ty were three times that amount, as they will
at that rate; Cor they nre articles used generally
by the wealthy, and are purely luxuries. and
none of them made 10 this country. They arc
camorics, jsconets, mulls Of various kinds, and
very fine muslins, generally of the kind known
in the trade Us white goods. A wise fnancier,
in purely revenue bill would collect bis dtl-
ties from the articles used by the rich, and. go
far as lie could. leave the poor untouched. No
such principle is in this bill
annex rate Of duties Upon cotton articles,
which | attn assured by active business men
would produce at least SO per cent. more reve-
nue. than the same goods will under the House
bill. and at the came time protect our own man.
ufactures, and operate less oppressively OH the
I poor: ea ea l -,s ia.
Mol. All cotton goods under Al picks to the
square inch, ) cents the square yard duty.
No. 2. All cotton goods endsr. SO picks TO the
50. inch, 3 Cts. the 50. I'd. duty.
No. g. All cotton goods under 60 picks to the
50 inch, cts. the ~. yd. duty.
| No. 4. All cotton goods under "a picks to the
"a. inch, 8 cts. the 50 yd. duty.
| No. 5. All cotton goods under ~ picks to tire
80. inch, @ cts. the 50. yd duty.
No. 6. All cotton goods under lU0 picks I,
the sq. inch 0 chs. the So, yd. duty.
No l entrances oil kinds Of heavy brow,
and bleached cotton sheetings snd shirtngs
and the common prints and stripes, that arr
used by everybody, and necessary To the labor
ing people and the duty would be about II
per cent.
No. 2 covers printing cloths. Of which cali
Goes are made that sell at from 0 to 10 cents
common bleach cottons that sell from 10 to II
and the duty would not average over 80 pc
cent.
No. 3 embraces fine print cloths, fine sheet
ing and shrtings and the duty would averag
about 33 per cent.
No. 4, same kinds ofgoods, finer grades. a
bout 35 per cent.
No. 8, do., still finer, sbou, 35 per cent.
No 6. all kinds Of very fine "~hite goods,
sbou, 40 per gent
] have said, Mr.. President, that have bee
, utterly at loss for the motive which prompts
the introduction OF such measure at this time
It's first effect must inevitably be to deprive u
of the means of paying even the interest upo
the debt we are now incurring, and the con
: sequence will be, that debt will be entailed o
. the nation, embarrassing oil its operations 10
J years to come. II has been the policy Of III
: democratic party to avoid a na,iu'nl debt. TIL
payment fthe national debt under the admin
istration Of General jackson caused rejoicing
Q throughout the country. Now, as If forge,tin
n the policy of our fathers, we are. in time Of wa
!. when our expenses are necessarily greatly il
: creased, entering upon an untried expcrimen
!. which, II is admitted on all sides. will great
e decrease our income. Can this be done f
n the special purpose Of creating the necessity
!. direct taxes, and hereafter the entire aboiitu
j. Of our revenue laws.s ls this the end to whc
}. It looks! Tint section Of the Union whic
y controls this bill can control any other, II nort
of eru men will crouch before them. Il will
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