The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-10

There appears to have been very great difference In
the quantity OF these articles imported year
compared with another The receipts Of cotton at this
port appear have fallen of about the per cent in
each Of the pas. two years Compared with last year.
there has bccn falling of in the importation of brandy
cocoe duck, figs iron lead, molasses, olive OIL pepper
pmento, rice, rum scgars, sapetre and WOOL and an
increase in the importation of cochneal, coffee, GIN
hemp, salt, tobacco, and wines.
These returns far they CO. will enable those In
teresed to form pretty correct idea of the movements
in the articles enumerated they are of an official cha
racter 1t will be observed that there many impor-
staple articles of importation included in the
list, which makes II rather imperfect
Is our impression that the aggregate importation Of
foreign chandize into this country during the next
ten years. will be less than that for the past years,
in other words that have reached the maximum In
foreign import trade Ten years ago, the value of
foreign merchandise imported into tie country, Was
nearly double what has been in either of the post
three years. Notwithstanding the rapid increase in
population within that time and there is every proha-
by Of the importations falling of every year. IL The
currency docs not become inflated much ond Its pre-
sent standard II very great to suppose, that
reduction of duty going to swell the mportatons TO
that extent, as to give larger revenue. There
Is limit to our importaions when they are re-
guated by the consumption and IL the currency esta-
the consumption. If the extent Of importatons de-
pended upon the of duy enforced, then the lower
tina duty the greater tho but 1t must appear
plain to every one who will take view Of
the question that where the domestic supplies in
creasng 20 rapidly and where the consumption OF the
necessares and uxures Of life comprises such small
number Of articles not manufactured produced within
our limits that the aggregate importation must
steadily decline, in the face Of any tariff how
reduced may be the average. We thoroughly
impressed with this belief, that II 10 opinion that
revenue sufficient for the support Of the Government
will have to be raised in other way besides or in
connection with duty upon imports Our mannfsc-
have become we'll established that they can
live and thrive under any OF du any tariff may en-
force. They can maintain their ground under any 'ar6
that will produce revenue enough support Govern
ment; in fact they can live when the Government o n.
not; and is therefore, in fact of very little Importance
to them what standard the Government msy Adopt in
regulating its revenue laws II Ia that the profits
OF the manufacturers will be for time much reduced
BY any reduction in the tariff but their progress and in
crease WILL Notwithstanding be steady, and upon BE-
sis more substantial than under high tariff The in
creased production Of many articles which WERE ten or
fifteen years ago. extensively imported suci emit evi.
dence that few years must suffice reduce the
importation Of these articles, that the revenue from
that source will be merely nominal We could point
out many instances In illustration of this fact but one
will mdios At this moment Fifteen years ago nearly