New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-02
Another eep into the Committee Room, &c.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Patriot

WASHINGTON, March 30, 1876
/ visited the Committee Rooms again today, and
saw still more 10 convince me of the utility Of the
Tariff and that EN- increase of duties does not when
competition and improvements in machinery flour
ish, enhance the price OF manufactured cloths. For
example Mr.. Edmonds exhibits in the Committee
Room. black CASHMERE manufactured at Lowell which
in 1912 under the low Tariff cost So l4 per yard The
same CLOTH manufactured in the place last year.
priced 81 IS per yard Another kind cost 1912
from 81 80 To 81 S. per yard Now, tho quality of
goods be furnished in NowYork at 81 40 Another
piece STILL that cold for 81 70 in 1872 now brings but
81 80
There were some specimens of fancy cassiroeres ex
hbited of American manufacture called Paris Diamonds
They were very durable and beautiful. Five thousand
pieces of them sold In Is IL for 81 90 81 90 per
yard Now they bring bur 81. Another similar article
called srs Cords sold In 1912 for 81 62A Now it sells
tor not over 81 per yard
Another article called silk Codrugton, made of silk
and WOOL quarters wide, and of beautiful color ana
dress for centemen's summer Wear was priced differ
ent qualities from 81 to S. IS per yard. have seen NO
English articles equal to it
In the article of sane,s the Americans beat the Brit
ish most cifectuaiiy Two specimens were exhibited
the American one being considered by all present NJ
least in the yard better than The Enelish-and
yet both articles priced the English at Liverpool
IS cents and tho American at Newiork at IS cents
In all the articles examined snd compared, found
but of the British specimens that could be purchased
cheaper In Liverpool withou, including the Tariff thar
the kind and quality could be purchased in New
York OF Boston, or Philade,phis The exception was
broad Cloth priced at 81 IS to 81.
How then, if goods Of all kinds. are AS cheap IN
the United States the kind and quality Of goods
are in England our people TO get them cheaper By
breaking down the presen, revenue Tariff Iwoud like
have of the hair sptters and metsphy scisrs
tempt TO solve this problem
T~ GEO. C. COLLINS, who will be remembered
by many Wings for his rnwearied and effective ,abors in
the and the author of Fifty Ressonsf for
supporting Mr. Cay-By an Adopted Citizen, has been
delivering a Lecture on Christopher Columbus in
Philadelphia which think would be listened with
ineres; and pleasure by not few in this City. TIE
Philadelphia Inquirer closes warmly commendatory
notice of /, as follows:
AFTER dwelling in detail upsp the mighty enterprise
of Columbus upon his character and upon she spirit of
the aga in which he ived-as well as upon The vast
suits OF his discoveries upon the destnes OF mankind
Mr. Collins said that with all the visionary ervor OF his
Imagination the ondest dream of Columbus fell short OF
reality. H9 died ia ignorance OF the real grandeur
discovery Uutl his ss breath. he believed that
he had merely opened new way the old OF
opuen, commerce. and had discovered OF the wild
regions of the East He supposed Hispsnioa to be the
ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships OF
Solomon. and that Cubs and Terra Firms were but re-
mote parts of Asia What visions of glory would have
burst upon his mind could he have known that he had
really discovered new continent equal 20 the whole OF
the old world in magnitude aud separated by two vast
from all the earth hitherto known by civilized
man. And how would his maguenmous spirit have
been consoed amid the chis Of age and perury
the neglect Of tickle public and the Injustice Of
grateful Kiuscould he have anticipated the splendid
republics which were spread the beautiful CONT
oept ne lad discovered and the nations and tongues
and languages which 10 fill its lands with renown,
ana To revere and bless h8 the latest postsy
Many PASSAGES oil the Lecture hailed with the loud
est plsudits.
rF The Boston Correspondent of the Charleston