Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-14
ENGLISH ~. AMERICAN RAILROAD IRON

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Tae "..:. PIES has sen. up so.rowiul Iamen-
Iaiions oyer tic assumed fact that the cheap
English ron will drive iron market our own
iron, an break up The domestic manufactures,
root anil Llan.:.. This gloomy picture, however,
is ds,paed H. the wand Of truth. We ask at
lenlion 10 he following fact, us stated in The
Philadelphia Letter, and coa6rmed By the Bali-
more Sir, rolh neutral papers, with leaning 10
Taylor.sn We can adj nothing 10 The strong
arguments /, sus;ains. Sel.,;neTest will guide
individuals in thei, purchases; and i! is a tyran
ny 10, H.. av ID step in AID force a consumer
10 pay more than The value Of an article, TO en.
r,ch ary special in crest. Such facts will crush
Tie recent Tariff movements. Started by General
Tdylol's elgc,icaec:ug visit to the North, where,
i'll islcn..s with credulily 10 The suggestions of
The interested manufacturers in priYy council, he
gave tol,h his crude vieSa "a lac subject. The
manufacturing Interest is 'suficienIy" pro.
lccled 81 present; aad Ee manufacturers should
be cautious how they stir the subject, lest, in
eIaspiEa ior 100 much, they lose all:
"The Eraish iron, We have understood, that
is alu!d.t a2Ie 10 our railroad companies al $40
per ton has been found - inferior in quality, as
10 be ar aier than tie domestic manufacture is al
$50 per and The probability is that trial or
no OF tie foreign low priced article will prove
what is ~ asserted, and lis use be abandoned
Tor our owa eheoper, though higher priced article.
| rho,e vito have been asking an increase Of the
tariff in cider To shut out foreign competition. will
see, from this, that The difficulty complained oil
is not in Inc iaiii ard that the British cannot now,
under he present rale oil duly oil thirty per cent,
! PIT iniu hi; market iron OF equal quality, al a
price lower than j, can be made here VITA profit.
| II is not desirab bic tha. ha duties on iron should
be SO high AZ 10 raise The price on consumers,
merely Ia AID .urinnes 10 those in the domestic
production. All unnecessary taxing should be
avoided as lar as possible"
! In connection with this subject we can heIc
quoe appropriately The following pleasing pic
lurc OF the satisfactory relations between this
county AID Great Britain under the present H.
beral commercial arrangements drawn by
| the London correspondent Of the National Incl.
| lieencer Tbs mutual interchange OF producls,
must have the happiest effect in ccmenline
| peace between the lwo countries and in liberali-
ing he wan'c world. Still we have amongst US
Gaming saonopoisis, VINO would cree; a Chinese
: Wall 10 rcslfit commercial intercourse, and in
! feeling set ore nation against another. After
/ giving a long cable of statistics, the Intelligent
! GERS lrref proceeds:
This statement shows that of the goods ship.
ned from England during the last six months
the United Sl.ics took moro Than one fifteenth
of the cuttons, more Than three eighths Of the
lineus, and nearly one third Of the woolens, and
about the same proportion of The silk goods
and goods Of silk and cotton, or silk and worst.
ed mixed. Mrre than one fifth of the metals
exported were also received by The United
States The tables Of the Board Of Trade also
show that very nearly one hall vi the sewing
thread aud Cotton shipped from Great Britain
found market in the United States; az also CD
ono third rari of The cotton hosiery. and glove,
and sbaw!s. and handkcrchefs, aud enc third
in value of the cotton goods not enumerated
We should find very nearly corresponding re-
s,,Its were we 10 20 through the whole list oil
I.oa,r, Bri ian manufactures. Now, these facts
are known 10 anu made the basis vi aciion by
statesmen and stalicians, and our ne'cnanls ana
manufacturers anayZe and examine lhel
r6nutely. and their business calculations
are established upon, AID heir pr ceed,hss regu
lated b. them; but the greater part OF Inc psd
pIe OH nslh sides CT The wafer. VINO are mol I'M
mrcia,cly affected b. they operations, are scarce
IL aware Of ihet magnitude anh iihpof'anc': ant
n, s,,d IS in Tetua 2. !. cT,u all tie cotton nd
keeps our manufacturing machinery 10 moti"n
The a hoe Of The tobacco which We Consume, an,
a very large propor.icn of our lic'; whilst, in III
a,icls OF bteadstuff', we regard you az, aud hag
found you 10 be, an e1iaustlsss granny, equa
10 The supply Of every necessity, and The reno
val Of every want. When, in addition 10 lhEs