The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-03
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4 see Ibis morning ll4al an assailed
by lie Editors IL lie :. union" IN nealy /
: column u abuse for having had The
:. hardihood'' 70 propose in the House The /
formation Of =. home league" 10 use A.
meTicsn instead Of loEeign goOds-to sup
port our own mechanics. manufacturers,
and tanners. il preferences 10 those Of
Great Bfllaia. and thus resist the deelar.
Cd purpose Of The Secretary Of Tho Trea'
snry 10 prevent The substitution Of Ame-
Eiean lor foreign goods.
This Tie . Uni0n'' eharacicrizcs ~
high iEeason-as . proceeding "againsi
the Government. Now. how lie pre-
ference Of American 10 British goods il
q proceeding " ngainst llie Government
i beyond my comprehension. Ii he had
said against The British Government, |
could have understood him. hui this is
not all. The Union threatens that. II
ibis plan Of a. homo league" IN prefer
American 10 British goods Is persisted IN.
they will furm 80 home league" ~ pre-
fer British 10 American goods; or, in the
words Of the Union, "reinse TO touch an
article produced by American mannfaciu.
rers.'. Let The Union and his friends
form their home league" end "reluse
to touch" any Thing produced by Ameri'
eans-let them do this. aud sec wha, the
American shoemakers, haiiers, and other
mechanics and manufacturers will say To
il. Let them form their British league Ia
use British gools in opposition ~ The
American league IN use American goods,
and see which will prevail. Let them
try which il the strongest, tho British or
the American party in this country. 10
this have no objection.
am further charged by The Union with
iavoring the tariff of 1912, which It says
imposes tax Of eighty millions Of dol
lars, by the increased price Of sixteen ar.
! ticles enumerated by tho Secretary of the
Treasury, viz: iron, wooilen and cotIon
goods. leather, paper, &C., the prices Of
which have been greatly reduced. as eve
~ body knows. since The tariff Of 1912.
YET we are told that the people are taxed
eighty millions Of dollars by the increas-
ed price Of these articles, Of which The
Secretary says We now produce annually
in the United States three hundred and
lhirty-one millions of dollars worth. But
let the Secretary destroy, as he proposes
to do, this immense home supply. and
purchase them from abroad, and what
will then be the tax paid 10 foreigners
Three hundred and ihirty-one millions a
year! Aud where will he find money To
n"'t-;el. Rw haw.deGs .Iyhc. S$;sS6slary
The Union has il, or seyenty.iiye accord.
ing TO his own statement! BY adopting.
TO uso his own words, - the position tha,
The duty Is added to the price Of tho i'm.
port, as also Of its domestic rival. Ia
show tho absurlity of the Secretary.
"position" that The duty is in all cases
added In tho price oT the domestic ri.
Val' product. let US take a few other "a.
ses,. (qul,c as fair as some Of those select.
Ell by The Secretary and see the resul,
TO which il brings him.. For instance.
Tho duty on potatoes is ten cents a bush. |
el, oi which We imported last year 2fl, |
600 bushels. exported 27i 900, and pro.
dnced i50,O0O,00O. Now, If the iu,y
ct ten cents is added to tho price of The
home supply. then the potato tax is els.
0oo.0oO. We produced l2s, 200. 600
bushels of wheat: The duty on wheat is
twenty-five cents bushel; so that. If ,bo
duly y added 10 the price, rs the Secreta.
ry says, then the wheat tax amounts 10
Sa2 ,OoO,000 year. We produce 1 200.
100000 pounds Of cotton yearly. Vein.
ported last year, according 10 The Secreta.
y report, 100000 pounds of cotton.
u the duty three cents per poundl is add.
Ell To the price of cotton. then The COTTON
lax will amount to $50. 000,O 900. Tins IL
WIZ 90 seen that. according TO the Sccreta.
y ssheory. the TAX paid upon three articles
~ agricultural production win amount to ,
per year, being more than
me amount on the Secretary's sixteen ar
lcies above mentioned. Those calcuIa-
ions as TO wheat, cotton, and potatoes, I =
.im't era all absurd. but not more so Than :
hose OF The Secretary OF the Treasury. !,
Having failed this morning in my effort a..
o gel The floor to Vindica'e myself against !,
lle attack, have to avail myself Of this ,
no only mode left for its accomplish.
aent. A. STEWART.