Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-09-05
DEMOCRATIC REASONING .y.u. DEMOCRATIC
AUTHORITY


fkon rnE HARRfssuRo "pEsocRArto UNION"
TAk LAST fRI TsApr RkroRr.-The Report Of the
friend OF the Washington Union says will be the great
document OF the treetrsde party every portion Of
,s sa'Sh'es euen novel eocuines mat We feel
constrained TO take brief notice OF it, with view OF
h'bnne its utter absudity The broad sweeping
sermon made in this report that the people Of the
Try are mxed in consequence OF the tariff from three
-four times tho additional OF the duy, and a mo.t
SINGULAR table is prepared To prove this fact
secretary takes sixteen Of ,hs loading itcms OF
n'ae'ure and consumption in the country viz iron, and
the manufactures thereof the manufactures OF tobacco
cotton, wool aud lcather COAL salt sugar, mosses glass
paper eoruage cotton baggng hats and caps, hate
bonneis, aud brsds ard sarlhernware amounting in the
aggregate, TO 1881 l95 $50, and lays down the posi-
uon ,aad. upon these items, ito bring nett revenue
OF 'VS2,yoS into the Treasury. there imposed
by the tariff Of 1si2 a tax of Ssil2Oe57 upon the
people ct these United States Of which sis. 33e.4S2
was gross revenue, and the remainder, S7575t 405,
constituted the enhanced price OF these protected do
nestle articles" The mode Of proving the above ex-
uaordnay position this Tho Secretary takes the whole
consumption OF the above named manufactures and adds
thereto the duty, assuming that the domestic article s
raised In price TO precisely that Thus he
the consumption OF coal 347 $50 tons. valued Sl5
2esO' and adds thereto the duly of 81 rs per ton.
scrtng that the taxed Sc $50 O92 with view
Of bringing into the Treasury Sl3022l, the amount OF
duty collected the foreign coal brought the county
last In other words the Secretary the po
suon that OF coal the Harrisburg wharf is raised
In price Sl75 by the tariff OF lsl2 and that its rcpes
would lower the price OF OF coal that extent Now
is there this borough OF ary where else
throughout the length and breadth OF the wealth.
Coal Is raised At place,
at Philadelphia. Ptsbug. by the tariff law Of 1897
The fact s that the price Of coal decreased
out Pennsylvania since 1912, and might, Il we chose
to advance absurd theories declare that was
owing 10 the passage OF the tariff BILL The books OF our
coal dealers show that Wyoming anthracite coal retaed
ct the Harrisburg wharf follows: In 1871 at 81: ls43
at 80 IS; ls43 S3.25; ls44 At So and lsI5 AZ So
So In Philadelphia the reduction prices has been in
much greater proportion IL be exceedingly rich
joke to nelgLbcrs Of Psbu. who get their coal for
about eighty cents to be told tina, they paying
duty OF Sl.75 uponi.
Again. IN the item OF cotton the Secretary
contends that the DUTY 10 be added of the
whole S55, lJ9O4S worth and consumed i'm
tho country, and hence the people pay Of $40 49,
l45 in order TO into the Treasury So 1871 OO5 Now
by the report OF the Secretary and navigation
taPpsars that exported last year Of domestic manuc
'led cotton goots, namely prined and coored cottons
white naHkeen twist thread end other manufac
tuod goods, the neat e amount OF 81 1927 92s worth;
and II can export these in competition with ali
he world vii man in his believe that the duty
can BE- ADDED 10 the consumer any above named
articles of cotton goods.
ssn, inreC1d to ron and the 1aeures Of iron the
secretary asei' that the consumers taxed twenty
hN millions q dollars for the purpose OF putting into the
T:eSsu-y abcu three millions and a quarter As 20 what
extent the Secretays theory apply 10 these MANN
ae1fes we arc unaIe ~ say precisely but the
assertion that Is as seSs erroneous the
Ton goods possibly for very eertain that
the heaviest u'aeh7e5y made OF iron such stationary
aid locomotive engines, ting machinery and heavy Gus
uugs, are cheaper al TIC present ume thaa they in
lesl, under the operation c. the compromise act
II this celebrated idecTy viii apply any case il will
apply ia tie following which put by way Of exhibiting
the Aosurciy OF he SecretaIs position. Durng the year
1887 there was imported the United States upwards of
Tour million dollars worth Of wheat We do nc, know whn,
the duty amounted TO on this wheat bat presume it paid
~ pes cent under the ccmpr, mise act which yielded
revenue to me Government Of SSO0OO0. AZ there was
produced and CONSUMED in the United States that yenr
bout one hundred million bushels OF wheat according to
the o OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, people OF
the United States were taxed 0OOU000 ge: the
Treasury This SeOO,OOO OF revenue. And, nasmueh
there now duty OF p bushe wheat the peo-
pie were taxed last upwards OF S25 600 without
giving dolla ot revenue the Government We ven
the assertion s not farmer or breadeser
IN any o. the country whe-e free schools have been
established Who will believe tins doctrines ard If the free
trade parry sustain Itself upon s1sh principles
p3ehend Its &C WI. soon be run.