Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-23
THE TARIFF,


Rssoire5, That the Secretary OF the Treasury
be directed 10 report to the Senate on what arti-
cles embraced in the tariff act of is46, the duties
can be increased beyond the existing rates, SO as
to augment the revenue, and to what extent the
said duties can be increased, and what additional
revenue would accrue therefrom.
Mr CAMERON said he called for this infor-
nation, with the hope OF drawing the attention
OF the finance department of the government TO
some articles not included i'll the fee list, that
will, in his opinion, greatly augment the revenue
His object was 10 furnish the govercment with
money to carry on the war; or 10 close il, upon
term. honorable to the coun,ry--to sustain the
troops who had patriotically filled the ranks
or tue army, and to make the burden ss light as
possible upon those who will have 10 furnish the
means. The objects of taxation. recommended
BY the Secretary cs the Treasury. ,ca AVID coffee,
having met with TO favor in the House, whose
duty il is, by 'hc constitution 10 originate bills
Of revenue ond the session of Congress being
already nearly t.fSnacd il wss time that every
one should turn his attention 20 the subject or
plies The gallant mon who have volunteered
10 risk their lives for the honor OF their country
should not, FOR day be permitted TO want sin.
gle comfort promised 10 them The Secretary
Of the Treasury has stated in his report of last
ycs. that Oh the four articles Of coal, iron, sugar
and molasses there was made six millions OF re-
venue, a, an average duty Of co per cent Upon
these articles. BY tie taTif of lSi6. we have
6rough, the duties dow 10 80 per cant Upon
iron these reductions will fall most heavily upon
hoors nail dds and sheet iron which have paid
a duty of from co TO IL per cent; and of winch
the imports amounted 10 five thousand tons. To
raise the same amount of revenue from hes" ar.
ices the number Of tons imported must bc in.
creased TO over 60 900, an err7ount so large that
no one will, for moment. suppose its consump-
ton possible This redustion i. made, too, al a
time when ts advocates tell us that the great de-
rnand for railroad iron in Europe must prevent
/ its increased expectation 10 this country, prov.
ing clearly that it was an error on the part Of
those who formed the bill desire 10 see the
highest amount Of duty on those articles that in
the opinion OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
/ will come within his idea of a revenue standard
! BY the bill oc ls4e there will be loss in the re.
venue upon the importation Of 1855, Of over one
! million Of dollars. This too in time Of wn',
| when our expenses ore necessarily greatly in.
I creased, and a, time, too, when our credit has
sunk so that our loans have already fa''en about
| is per cent. cGiy because capitalists frar that
/ the :evPnur will not be Sufficient 10 insure the
prompt payment OF interest uron the loans that
| will necessarily have 10 be made for the most e
| economical suI.'ort OF the government Eut thes'
are 10, the only articles in the bill OF 1876 uror
/ which ;he discrimination acts irinrously upo'
the revenue while il destroys the domestic man
ac,urer Shenthng copper is admitted free
while the duty collected is laid on the bar, an'
pigs The import Of copper amounts 70 npward
OFFS ,oCo ooo The pigs make only $500, 900 o
this amount The duty is thus laid on the sm,l
lest amount i'm ported, and the largest is permit
ted TO come in free Is there wisdom or justice
. in this7 Our mountains ARE fan OF copper ore
I while for the want Of care IN the part Of the go
/ vernment, in its revenue laws, il is useless w
! have but two or three smelling furnaces in ,h'
1 Union, while we have rolling establishments e
nough in the country 10 ro.l into sheets al IN
! copper it needs To get revenue, the duty shoul
be on the sheets ard if any is 10 sc free, i, shou
be the raw material. On sugar there is anothe
positive loss of revcrrc The duty being III
same on the raw article that il is on the refine
sugar, they Ti,l not both be imported TIL
Du'th AID English refneries s't the raw sng0
clear Of duty, BY drawbacks ltrequires nearl
two pounds Of raw sugar 10 make one Of refined
and hence tn, duty is reduced one half by ever
pound of refine, sugar you import Increase tn
duty on the refined article and yon not only IN
crease the revsuna, br, you benefit your srya
planters, and men engaged in the refining bus
ness a single hose in Philadelphia has half
million Of dollars invested in II That ho"s
has brought the business To s,cb perfection, iha
it makes the best article in the world al a les
price than was formerly paid for The inferior on
ofEurope Upon sugar the Secretary estimate
the loss OF revenue on an importation the sam
rs last yea---st one miiion and a hall ofiollsr
aud it will, think, be much greater, ceu'
add many other articles, sueh Us eordase gla'
paper, white lead, &c, but iorbear for the PR
sent, as cannot suppose that anyoblectcn wi
be made TO a mere resolution ING for inform
tion,
y When Santa Anna has rinsiersd his army
twenty. five thousand mnn. Judy unde rsisnds