Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-02-25
10 Il percent.
10 S cents perpound.

Indigo cochineaI. &c. 10 Scents per pound
Soda ash .baria, kelP ma
lCuupy CLOTH 10 ; ents per square YARD
Tin plates 10 p per cent.
Copper ore, copper pigs.
zinc, tin, brass, &c
npmsnpfsc,nred ) lGSO per cent.
IT,, coffee salt and raw Cotton per ID. salt s
cotton free per oushel, and
coffee fee.
The Now York Courier and Enquirer mako tho
following remarks:
The Country is now in fair way OF realizing
whether Mr.. Polk be. his fr,enjs al fennsy Iva
MIA and other Tariff States. claimed curing the
election that he was. as good freud 10 The pro-
tec,ion of domestic industry as Mr. Clay.
The Secretary OF the Treasury with tho con
currenco of course Of tic Prosidont. has prepared
bill for 1.-The rcd uctlon of existing duties. which
the Committee is 10 report TO tho House of
Representatives.
Our Washington Correspondent Yesterday
furnished general synopsis OF ,his b-"h'ca
indeed has bat one prIncipe--,ha;o OF ad ,alorem.
or calculating tho duties upon tho al eyed value Of
tho article importcd-insead of as heretofore n
mixed svstcm OF specific and of ad valorcm duties;
and the bill purports to be only bill 10 raise re-
venue. The highest rate of duty is 80 per cent
Except for distilled spirits whore II Is TO- and
thence declines 10 5 per ccnt.--icaving free OF
all duty. in tariff protcssedIv calculated upon
revenue basls-.he articles of Tea, Coce aud
Salt.
Now tho true theory of Revenue Tariff is SO
10 arrange and impose tho duties. as 10 collect the
argcs. amount, of revenue at the least general
Inconvenience and cost 10 tho consumer, and with
out senshv diminishing Importation.
From article included In tho whole list as
,in,ia ble-can so largo an amount be raised nj so
iitlo compa rativo Inconvenience. and with such
perfect certainty of result. as from tea, coffee,
and salt. The consumption OF these ARTICLES IS
universal and their would be very little en-
HANGED TO tho consumer by IN application TO
them of tho average ad valorcm scale adapted to
other articles. Upon every principle OF sucn n
Tariff as Mr.. Poll, desires TO Substitute for thai
under which the Country has 80 largely prosper
Cd and is still prospecting. II was incumbent that
tho three great staples VIC have enumerated
should be included among those paying duty, bat
The leaders shrink from carrying gu. OF their
own theories. because to do so. IN this instance
would 10 unpopunr--and would conflict with the
claim they pcriinaciousy put forth Of being IN
n special manner tho poor mans friend.
rs TO the general principle adopted IN THIS now
bill Of ad vaioren duties only. VIC say at once
that ingenious system for tho encourage
met of fra md the multiplication of per]urics
could DO devised. No moro certain cXpc'iicnt oil
driving homes, importers from tho trade. ADD
throwing i. wholly into the hands of ;ho unscrup1-
!ous--~ho looking upon Cu~tom-housc o,ihs ~
nero fo-naiities and binding III nothing tho con-
science will present invoices sworn TO double
deep. and winch crn have rs many moro oaths as
may be desired, a, prices which no honest mpor-
tor who takes rot tho nasoo of his Maker IN vain,
can possibly compete with.
Blu. il Will DO SAID there is tho check OF tho ap-
praiscrs. That is no check n, nil; they cannot
especially such aPrraisnrs rs party usually ap-
points, bou, the time they have learned their
business. usually. changes-always detect goods
invoced below their valuc. and even If they can
&c: over tho evidence tha, viii be furnished III
any quantity, that however low the prices, they
were the prices actually paid. Those who en-
bark systematically IN the purpose of dofranding
the revenue, will suffer themselves 10 be dciea-
ted for want of afti !ayits duly
TINS. thorcfcrc. 10 fundamental objection TO
tho principle of tho bill.
OF It's details il would DO lido to attempt TO speak
until the bill itself Is reported; but thus much is
obvious, that if il shall become law. Pennsyl-
vaia first and foremost. measurably every State
whore mining and manufacturing prosper
Gus, will its busy haunts deserted, and its
n0Du aton will havo both leisure and occasion To
doplore the o,; ness VIII which thoy followed TO
their ruin such false lights Slr. b4c l:iIan
All ..About Her,
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