New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-07
Laeo.Foco Protection.


10, cent, q, they would at 80. Nine,en,bs OF the
nc drank In the Country will be Of home manufac-
ture-a compound Of poisonous whisky or new rum
With III possiblel more poisonous drugs without
glass Of tho genuine liquor every gallon sold under
its name Mind that we are not Directing to the
duIy--we are only exposing its utter inconsistency
with the principles propounded by Polk, Walker.
and Mckay as the basis Of Just and benefcent
Tariff.
Had the Wings passed this BILL Loco-F oco ora
tors and editors would have exploded with ndigna-
ton 8, the thought Of taxing the Madeira, Burgun-
dy Hook, &c Of the r,eh only Forty per cent while
the Ram, Brandy Gin, &c. of the poor man, and the
Cordials which are (rnos, unwisslyl used by poor
women, are taxed One Hundred. We do not use
that sort Of argument.
Taxing Copper in Sheets Rods twenty per
cent and admitting Shea,hing Copper free is sort
Of discrimination we do no, profess TO understand
There are those who do, however. How il will be
possible to contine tie free importation Of Manusc
tured Copper 10 that used for Sheatbng only when
that is allowed to come in free passes the wit ofeny
man living.
glaring instances Of discriminating against Amer.
can Industry embodied In this bill, bat there are
many more such. Leather pays 90 per cent Boots
and Shoes the same; and our handles who absurdy
think no Boots worth their wear but those OF Paris
will crafty their whm little easier than under the
Whig Tariff But our trade comes in for bad
streak Of luck under McKay's dispenss,ion. While
Paper, our most expensive material, is charged
thirty per cent Books, Pamphlets. DC. with Maya
zines not reprinted here bodily. let in at ten per
cent The bill is full Of just such enorniiies rs this
And yet Loco Focoism asks, Why isn't the anct-
dentai Protection afforded by Revenue Tariff sufh-
oisn,1
Canning and cowardice conspicuous elements
In the composition of this bill. To crouch to the
strong and Cypress the weak are the cardinal max
inns of It's contrivers. No man can tell why Wool.
growing. a well established interest, shoad have
80 per cen; duty (neuralized. indeed in part by
admitting large classes Of oolen fabrics IS and
and 90 per cent while silk-growing and The simp
lsr styles Of Silk manufacture have but per cent
except on the naked ground that the Wool grow
ers cast One Million Votes and the Silk. growers
hardly Five Thousand. The richest Silk manufac-
lures pay but rs per cent. while Woolens pay 30
Does any man live who believes this difference is
made for Revenue purposes1 or any other bat vote
catching purposes7 On what Repenue principle
can yoo justify duties Of 80 per cent Iron, Sugar
and Woolens, while Silks Steel Linens DC &c.
pay u.s. 20 and rs per cent
To show how this bill, while it respects the strong
deliberately crushes the weak we will give few
instances within our own knowledge: Needles have
hn~r dr,itt - , los dutv riff
Of ls40. by which Tariff duty Of 80 per cent. was
imposed on them. Several attempts had been pre-
viously made estabsh the manufacture OF Needles
In this County but all failed. en,ailing heavy los.
on those who made the experiment. Under this
Tariff the attempt has been renewed. and success
fully. The manufacture 10 now going on prosper
oasy on a large and increasing scale. Our people
are supplied with Needles cheap as ever before.
Our producers only asked that the duty be left where
1t was. But McKays Committee insisted against
the most earnest representations on putting 1t down
to 20 per cent. though Iron and Coal were readily
conceded 80.
So of Chronometcrs.-The manufacture of this
important article has but recently been commenced
In this country. and In now going on under 20 per
cent duty, which ought TO be 20. Mr. Mckay cuts
this down to 10. There is more than ,ha difference
against the American maker in the fact that all our
Chronometers have hitherto been imported. and all
our ci,iEens who such article acquainted
with the instruments made abroad. and not with
ours. man wanting Chronometer says IL know
that those Of such or such q make in Europe are
accurate and reliable. but TO these new Yankee
affairs, they may be very good, but don't know il,
Will buy where am Of good one" Here
IL disadvantage which newly established branches
Of industry must always labor under and which
ought to be countcracted in the adjustment of
Tariff Mckay bill does just the opposite
The master wrong of the hill, however, ia the abo
lton Of all Specific Duties and MnimuUis and the
resort to the ID Fa!oren principle thru bout. The
effect Of this always has heen. always must be, to
encourage frauds Oh the Custom House by under
valuations. 81" 10 the serious injury Of The American
prod Ger not merely but of the American merchant
also. The Importing business must ana WIZ se.oe
into Foreign hands under this principle The British
or French manufacturer can send goods hero 70 us
syen,-ot,en q son, cousin, or nephew, HON he 10
dr.irous of sidng-yslucd lower than he would sell
them or nm American can buy them in Europe. dc
will say. This lot cost me nothing for Kent Ma
culinary Clerk. hire &c Sc-for nothing. IN short,
but Material and Lsbor-as shoald have had to
meet all these ex pesses if had moi made it. VIII
'vslue 1t accordingly So he will and he will pay
lees duties in the average, and thus undersei and
ruin our importers, This has been done time and
again. ltwas primarily TO countersct this that me
dutes on many articles were made specific In the
present Tarif-Silks, for instaace. much per
pound for the several sorts the of Anne
rican Silk Importers Of this city. This gives ali a
fair chance; the Foreigners Silks weigh as much
and pay much the Americans, which they
never will under al ralorer duties,
Yet. saysshe Evening Post;
Those who apPrehend ANY essential mischief to their
eapa,iou nom The working OF The BILL II should become
law will cor btless b SSte~soy miaIsken. One effect y
ssA ~ TO prsren. tie aad eeprIssg
oss;ie.. sla Y aotsn9 Aad been done t,it. se Ta,
al ~ prssHI sest1s, preparing ioser ne Ssd aats!
tss sriisg Manufacturing establishments. Many OF these
sstaeushms Its win doubtless BE- saved from ruin by the
raSssye Vi this o.u