The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-08-12

AWFUL CALAMrrY.-The sugar re.
hning interest will be in danger of cx.
'inguishment; for while refined sugar
now commands at least l2 l.2 cents a
pound, foreign refined sugar can be sold
under the new law, at from 8 l-2 to 9
cents per pound. Holland allows a
bounty upon refined sugar, and the re.
tiners in that country will, of course, be
enabled to take US at advantage.
u S. Gazette
The clear admission is here made
that the people Of this country have
been paying nearly four cents pound
on refined sugar for the protection Of a
very f,w manufacturers. We presume
when poor man is enabled hereafter
to buy sugar four cents pound cheaper
than he has heretofore purchased it, he
will not be very ready to join the new
whig panic. If the repeal of the law o.
l842 produces no greater misfortunes
than these, they can be readily borne.
1t is worthy of remark, that while the
entire whig press Of this country have
been laboring to show that high duties
made prices lower, here is clear admis-
sion to the contrary.
1t is also remarkable fact, and one
that we need go no further than our
doors TO establish, that all those engaged
in the business of sugar refining under
former laws, have made enormous for
tunes, and we suspect the reduction in
the duty in the new bill will be taken
from the over-swollen profits of the ma
nufacturers only 1t is not remarkable
that while these vast gains are being
made by the manufacturer, the poor
workman's wages stand still, but the mo-
ment there is reduction in the duty of
the foreign article, or any danger of a
slight decrease in the profits, down go
his wagers !-Pemnsylcanian.
EFFECTS OF TIE NEW TARIFF.-A
New York paper says The passage
Of the advalorem tariff bill has created
considerable activity at the Custom
House, and every man appears to be in
great hurry to get their goods through,
and into the market The cash entries
have been unusually large We have
no doubt but that the month Of August
will be very busy month at the Gus
tom House, in the way of entries for inn
portation and after that the principle
business will be entries for expectation,
as an immense quantity of foreign mer-
chandize will be exported during the
months of October and November, for
the benefit of drawback and re-importa-
ton, under the reduced rate>of duty.
A friend in Washington has
sent us a package Of Pennsylva-
MIA papers, which had been for
warded to Mr.. Vicc-President
Dallas by the enraged monopolists
OF his State. We have already
published specimens of the coarse
abuse heaped by the Tariff press
on the Vice-President and that
will suffice. But one of these pa
pers has a manuscript note around
its margin, addressed to Mr.. Dali
las, too characteristic to be passed
by. 1t calls his attention to the
scurillous editorial of the paper,
in this wise.
"Traitor, read this, from one
who was weak enough to trust
you in 1914. May the curse of
your country attend you for barte-
ring their interests for Southern
nomination.
You and the corrupt admins
tration with which you are connec-
ted, can retain Office but one term.
ifyou are not hurled out by the
indignation of an outraged COM
munity before one term expires.
Every Democrat meet express
ses the same sentiments, and
would recommend. at the expira-
ton of your term. that you retire