New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-22
Delegates 10 Wing State Convention.

FRIEND HUMPHREY H. H. HANOI
=, RrpKTAND GEO. ~. WEED.
State Central CornIn.ttse.
Delegates 10 Wing State Convention.
carara9sas-C. c. Hull and WILLIAM T WEED
Moutgoary-JoszPH VI. CALDWELL and CORNELIUS
GARDINER.
Tompkfns-CM.R1E rs CoRYELL and GAAY CHAMBERS
Franufa--HEYxY a. BRUSH
The New American Tariff compared with the
New British Tariff.
This is the title Of an article in the September
number of Fishers National Magazine. by EDWIN
WILLIAMS; the object Of the Essay being 70 SHOW
that the idea Of a similarity in the Legislation on
the Tariff between the United States and Great
Britain is not founded IL fact that, on the con
trary the policy OF the British Government Is ai-
recty the reverse Of ours the operation oil ther re-
cent legislation being intended, IN effect boon
to the British manufacturers even Mt the risk OF IN
Jury to their agrcuiturists while the policy OF
our Government rs avOwed on more than one occa'
sion by those in power, is aimed agains. the great
and leading manufacturing interests OF the Country
An abstract OF the Report Of Select Committee
Of the House of Commons in 1910, on Import Du-
ties. showed that o4I per cent gel 700 600 Of the
total Revenue from Customs (f22, eG2 6l0 was OBJ
Molnsses. Tea Tobacco Spirits, Wine. Timber.
Corn, Grain and Flour Coffee Cotton Wool But
ter Currants, Tallow, Seeds, Sleeps W DOL Hal
sins. Cheese, and Silk Manufactures the latter
being the only article Except perhaps splrits'l
which interfered with British manufactures. The
above seventeen were all the imported articles
which produced an amount equal to tl00, 900 each
20 the Revenue. There were then above eieren
hundred different articles bearing different rates Of
duty. which produced in the aggregate only b
per cent Of the Revenue from Customs
In 1912 says Mr.. Williams, Sir Robert Peel re-
duced the duty on about seven hundred and fifty
different articles. which had yielded only G270000
10 the Revenue At the same time he totally nbol-
ished the duty on other articles, and ho removed
the prohibition on the importation OF foreign horned
cattle, sheep goats swine salmon, and some other
fish, and beef and pork In ls42 also the Sliding
Scale of duty on the importation of foreign corn or
grain was altered. In 1914. the duty on foreign
wool was repealed In ls4j, farther alterations
were made in tho Tariff the duty on cotton wool
(which had produced n revenue OF about t6eOOOo
was repealed for the benefit of the Cotton manu-
facture and the duties on four hundred and thirty
other articles. which yielded about $4,000 to the
Revenue were totally abolished
The annual reduction Of duties on raw material
for manufacture amounted 10 $3.50, $50 and on ar
ticles partially manufactured to 5000 23s making
the annual boon to the manufacturers Il ,230, 59i-
eaual TO SIS, 600 s5l-whc the reduction of duties
on manufactured articles imported was only
fls1l4 and on all other articles the reduction
only fl24,l55
BY the new British Tariff. adopted at the present
session of Parliament, farther reductions and repeal
of duties on articles imported have been made; the
Government still pursuing the policy which has
guided thom in all the changes in the Tariff referred
TO, namely tho promotion OF the interests of the
manufacturing classes. Articles OF food being also
admitted free of duty, Except Grain, ON which the
duties arc greatly reduced the expenses OF living
arc of course reduced to the manufacturer. Thus
that class of British subjects have increased advan
tages in contendug with foreign rivals for the mar
kets of the world.
1t is true that the new British Tariff has
reduced the rates of duties on the manufactures Of
other nations, when imported into the United King
dom British Statesmen know that they may
safely rely on the capital and skill acquired dur
ing long periods ofprotectioa against any attempts
that may be made by manufacturing rivals OF other
nations to introduce the products of their industry
into Great Britain,
Add to this the national feeling which prompts
Englishmen Of all classes from the Court and the
nobility to the peasant and the common laborer, to
prefer British manufactures for their own use and
1T will DO seen their manufacturers have nothing
fear from foreign rivalry even under system OF
Free Trade. The American manufacturer ON the
contrary has TO contend with the prejudces OF fash
ION among his own countrymen, giving prefer
ence TO imported articles over those made at home
~ In contrast with British Legislation on the sub
ject Of the Tariff we present from the article re.
ierred to- the following extracts the first feature
to be noticed in the American Tariff OF 1916 being
thatit fixes higher rates of duty raw materials
used in manufactures than the Tariff Of 1912 laid
ON the same articles nearly all Of which are free OF
duty BY the present British Tariff
This is shown by the following comparative ia,
bic Of duties payable on sundry articles by the L
States Tariffs of ls4a and 1886, and the new Bri
fish Tariff New Taria' OF Ta.ia of British
ls46 ls+a. Tariff.
Coarse wool, per CT. 5per ct.. free
Raw hides and SKINS. - free
Wood, mahogany. &c.,.@ ..lS free
other Kinds, eS' 80 free free