Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-30
WORKINGS OF THE TARIFF.


sion, | will occupy small space in your useful 4
paper. The weather being too cold and dsa.
greeabe for out door business, my thoughts are
naturally drawn 10 the situation Of matters gen.
orally. s..es... .tt...st ee. ,H#,.1 Il,
| recoliect often TO have heard my mscalled
democratic friends insisting that the tariff, or
duty laid on an article, increased the price even
Of domestic goods to the amount OF the duty. l.
This was the theme and argument Of their can.
didae for Congress, last summer; much did he
pity the poor man, as he stated he was com.
PEELED to pay six cents per yard extra on his
shirt, and this only, 10 sustain those overgrown
Eastern monopolies or manufactures. With |
such vehemance did they urge this upon their
hearers that many Of them were forced to believe
the doctrine true. In fact, began to. doubt If |
had not been deceived and consequently, did
not grieve when received the news Of the re.
peal Of the tariff of 1912. You will recollect
that the cry was not alone on the poor mans
shirt, but on every article on which tariff was
laid: Iron, nails, salt, sugar-in short every thing
on which there was duty. II the act could
only this, but we were in addition to receive the
benefit Of the repeal Of the Corn Laws Of Eng.
land, by which the agricuturist was promised
at least fifty per cent. advance on most OF the
surplus he had to spare from his farm. Well,
! had found out, by enquiry, that the poor mans
shirt could DO bought in the east, at the
manufactures, under the tariff Of az, for five
cents per yard. although the tariff was six cents
per yard; and not only on the poor mans Shirt
4. but also on the poor woman's dress. Cotton
prints, on which the duty or tariff was some
higher, we were told were to be brought down
in proportion as the amount Of duty was de-
creased. | had found out, by enquiry, that those
goods would cost about half cent per yard to
! bring them to the city Of Glasgow, so this would
e make the price Of those goods at that place
nothing. and half cent per yard thrown in for
!. packing them home. provided the statements Of
our democratic friends had been true.
Well, my old shirt being thread bare, and
Madam's dress thin on the elbows, last week
. concluded that would repair to Glasgow and
fit US out under the Polk policy, as it would cost
little or nothing. Judge what was my surprise
= when went into Store and the ipmates told
IF me those articles. instead Of falling had actually
i. advanced since the repeal Of the tariff. Blu
this was wing store and naturally concluded
n that it might be wing lie |. therefore, slipped
h out to loco store, and after making the same
c enquiry, received the same information, anc
knowing that they had not had sufficient time te
!. fabricate an excuse suitable for the occasion,
y left them in their sins.
n This naturally led me to the reflection on tn,
y promise made by our Loco Foco leader, and
:, have come 10 the conclusion that all their prom
!, Uses, lamentations and Crocodile tears. about TIT
l. poor mans Shirt and the oppression of the poo
S, farmer for advancement OF the rich manufactured
=, tho Government for the last sixteen or eighteen
d years. with the excep tion OF one short month
is under the lamented Harrison. And what hav
they done for Us? They have kept US alive o
~ promises; go. US in debt under little Matty, an
). under the amented Harrison the wings laid III
~ foundation for paying of that debt by the tart
= of AZ. No sooner was that debt paid, tina
- Capt. Polk not only again plunges us in deb
but also into war with Mexico, and in order
" raise funds 10 carry on the war, they repeal III
eo tarif-,he means we had Of raising revenue; an
then shew, by their own reasoning, that we mu
is, go in debt to England for half as many NOR
il goods as we formerly purchased, in order to rails
raj money sufficient to pay the ordinary expenses
the government in time Of peace. Verify, tn
is fnanceering with a vengeance.
on But, after all, the argument that the tariff HI
~ tendency to raise the price Of The article TIL
'ut we manufacture, to the amount OF the duty la
r. on the article, has about es much senbance
cd truth as the argument Of the final salvation
IN all Adams family, and think those who
lieve in the first doctrine might easily brir
! themselves 10 believe in the latter.
no As we farmers were promised such great be
,gs e6ts from the repeal Of the tariff, SO soon
The the weather moderates, intend to go to Ola
Ills gov again-to enquire the price Of Whes
Pork, Hemp and Tobacco. As we have
g army to support. and bad crop last year,
~ expect 10 find that these articles have advance
III rapidly. You shall, however, hear when fiji
out. FRANKLIN.
he DFThe "HoME JOURNAL" by Messr
on Geo. p. Morris and N. p. Willis, being