Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-12

the Secretary Of the TreAs'iry. that the annual
sthount paid by the people of This country by the
1perdtion pf the 'blEck tariff is eigh,y one mil.
ions'of fdoftars&twenty. seven millions Of which
are paid into the national treasury derived from
duties on Imports, and ffity.fdhr millions to the
protective classes m enhanced prices on goodt."
CO The sbove is from the Philadelphia Key.
stone, which, with probably half dozen more |
rapers, are all that can be found who have adopt
ed the above idle and absard views of Secretary
Walker. We had intended to make some re-
marks in relation to the absurdity OF Mr.. Wal. !
ker's position, when we came across the follow |
ing, from the Harrisburg Union
1t is truly a rich joke, to tell the people OF
Pittsburg, that because there is duty of si.75
per ton on foreign coal, they are now paying
that much more for their coal than if there was
no duty, when the fact is, they are every day
buying their coal al about eighty cents per ron.
1t would also be rich joke to tell the people Of
this neighborhood, that they paying a duty
of 81 rs per ton on all the coal they use, when
they are buying it daily a, about that price or, in
other words, If there was no duty they could get
their coal for nothing. The following is the al.
ticle from the Union:
"TH. LAST FREE.TRApK REronr.-The Report
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury of the 22d ofJu.
ly, which our friend Of the Washington Union
says will be /" The great document" of the free
trade party in every portion OF the country, ad
vances such novel doctrine that We feel constrai
ned TO take brief notice Of IT, with view Of
exhibiting its utter AbsurdTty. The broad and
! sweeping assertion is made in this report that
the people Of the country are taxed, in conse-
Vuence or the tariff, from three 10 four times the
additional amount of the duty, and most singu-
lar table is prepared TO prove this TACT
The Secretary lakes sixteen Of the leading
items Of msnufscMre and consumption in the
country, viz: yen, and the manufactures thereof
the manufactures Of tobacco, cotton, wool, and
leather, coal, salt, sugar, molasses. glass, paper
cordaee, cotton bagging, hats and caps, straw
hats, bonnets, and brsids, and ear:henware, a
mounting. in the aggregate. to 1891, 1877 $50, and
lays down the position that, upon these items
to bring a nett revenue Of ei7, ,O3i ,2s9 into the
Treasury, there was imposed by the tariff o
1912 tax Of s94, 4,;2o.s67 upon the people o
these United States, Of which sis,336,452 wal
gross revenue, and the remainder. s75, 7si, ,i05
constituted the enhanced price Of these protected
domestic articles The mode OF proving III,
above extraordinary position is this The Sec
retary takes the whole consumption of the abov
named manufactures adds, thereto the duty, assn
ming that the domestic article is raised in pric
to precisely that extent. Thus he sells the con
sumption Of coal at ,3l7 $50 tons, valued at SIS
2l6,sO7 and adds thereto the duty Of si,75 pc
ton, asserting that the rcnsunrr is taxed sc, ,s6s
OSa with view of bringing into the Treasnr
$3.50 22l the amount of duty collected on tn
foreign coal brought into the country last year
In other works the Secretary lays down that
, ton of coal at the Harrisburg wharf is raised j
prize sl,15 by the tarffof 1912, and that its re
+. peal would lower the price oi a tor of coal
=. that extent t-Now, is there a sane man in th
n borough Or anywhere else throughout the lengt
Mat coal is taised one copper At this place, Or
e Philadelphia, or P,isbHfg, by the tariff law {
S lsi2' The fact is, that the prize of coal hi
Z decreased throughout Pennsylvania since isl:
= and we might if we chose to advance absnI
9 theories, declare that this Reduction Was owl,
to the passage of the tariff bill. The books
!. our coal dealers show tha, Wyoming an,hrac
coal reiailed at the Harrisburg wharf as follows
n In ls4l at 81; 1919 at S325; 1s43 at s., 2.
!, ls4l at ~; and ls45 at S3.5O In fhade
!. phin the redHc,ion in prices has been in tnnc
Il greater proportion Il must be an exceeding
.. rich Joke to our neiehbors Of Pittsburg, who g
:. their coal FOR about eighty CT nis a ton, to
'e told lha. they are paying duty Of $l,75 up
le il.
I'd Again, in the item Of cotton manufacture
rs the Sectetaty contends that the duty is to be
= ded II the value OF the country, and hence Il
people pay tax Of $40, ls6ti5 in order 10 2
rs into the Treasury s3,s3l ,OO5. Now, by h
ne report of the Secretary on con,metce and ma,
as gation. 1t appears that we exported lust year
y. y. domestic Manufactured cotton goods, nsme
he printed and colored cottons, white nahkcer
10 twist, yarn and thread, and other manuiactnr
"a a goods, the heat little aihoi.ht Of H.:Ss7 o
TO worth; and, if we can export these cottons
'e competition with all the world. will any man
* * his senses believe that the duty can be add
~ to the consumer On ans II The atose. named
a. ticles of cotton goods'
1t. Again. in regard to iron. aid the mAniifac
ce res Of iron. tile Settetots asserts that the con,
mer is taxed some twenty Ave millions o: d
lars fbr The PURPOSE uf putting into tie Treast
abot,t three millions and fdat,er. As TO wi
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