The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-23

REVENUE DUTIES.

! It's asserted by Mr. Polk and bis Sc
cretary. Mf. Wslksr, that Congress does
not possess The power TO lay duties for
shy purpose but reTsnue; that resenue
should be the cole and only object. This
doctiins. BY the way. 10 one Of The new
light. Of modern Democracy. I, wasa'i
good Democracy 10 Jeffeison's tine. Bui
LEI rs apply The rule. II the cole object
bs revenue, Then eIch article should be
isxed sxscly that amount which will
bring The most moaey into the Treasury.
and which slll mrs, encourage Imports
lions, and most discourage home produc-
uons ol the article imported. Let D, illus
lrst.:--Shoes and boots. we will say, are
taxed 40 per cent. by the tariff. The
consumption in lbe county smounts 10,
say, too millions Of dollars worth. Atihe
rate OF forty per cent. bot ono hundred
Thousand dollars worth are imported. the
remaining one million nine hundred thou
sand doll.rs worth, are msde az home.
Nov. on The one hundred thoussnd dol
lars worth imported. Mr.. Walker collects
forty thousand dollars Of Rs.euus. But
this is mol enough. So he reduces the do
~ to 20 per cent sod now the foreign |
manufacturer crowds ia. one Dillinn- OF |
dollars worih. which 81 90 per cent av.y,
gives Mr.. Secretary too hundred thousand
dollars, thus gsin,rg by the reduction Of
duty, one hundred and sixty thousand
dolIsrs !! But Mr.. Walker hes not vet revs-
nue. eaough--thers are too msRy shoes
msde a, h6ms, so he reduces the duty TO
Is per cent on the 'vslne. ,aklng the in-
voice Of the foreign manUfsciufe as hIs
standard Of value, which 10 What poiit'-
cIsns call an ad vslorum duty. This
ensbles The foreign nsnufsctsrsr in France
and Englsu6 20 make ont tho invoice OF
csrgo Of shoe., some 90 per cent. uoder
their real value, and thus get their shoes
into our market without really paying sny1
duty, by which means and by making o
poor article, end siding the market with
esubts the qusntty needed, theg soon
drive every American manufacturer out Of
the market. AID consequently out uf the
business, while the consumer psys The
same for bis shoe. Nov then, Mr..
Walkers plan has fully suecesded-ihs
whole iw0s millions of dlars worth of !
shoes ara imported. and the Government
gets. three huHdted thousand dollars ofseve.
nus. Ne shoes are made az homs-the
government has diseriBinstsd for Revenue
until Il has driven every Americas from
making shoes TO msking wheat, end
has eonpsiled The people 10 buy oh ,e.
made by Enelishmen and Ftenehmep.
This Is . fair ilinsuatlon of the wy the
ruis works. II Revenue slone 10 'the OBJ. !
Ieet, The Government il bound so 10 lay
duties % TO encourages importations, and
discourage the hoEs production Of the
sane srtlcle.e .-
We have taken shoes bersuss they are
convenient. but might with eqnsl justice
have taken Iron, Cotton goods, Hats. any
article 10 fac, m ,ds in ihs Union. Il 10
part and psrcel Of The came doctrine which
says, .t,ke care OF tbs Government. and
let the people take cats Of themselves. Il
IS an Iron rule which'f csrried on, win
destroy every American manufacturing
interest nov in existence, and make Us
dependent on Europe for every thing we
wear for use or ornaneni-tbe most de-
grs1ed stale OF national sersI,ude imsgi-
pabIe '< t'