The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-21


Of federalism from the editor Of The Plough, the LOOM
and the Anvil"
Change In the Revenue system.
Gen. Taylor has yentured TO put his head out Of his
shell question The manufacturing capitalists Of
Pennsylvania surrounded him on his late tour, and in
duced him to declare in favor Of substituting specific du
ties in place Of the ad ualorem We do not know that
this is one Of the chapters OF the political economy which
we were nformed during the last year, that he had de-
termined 70 stndyi but we suspect that he has at
once ventured beyond his depth. The pretended CON-
plant Of the manufacturers is that merchants i'm.
port under fraudulent invoices, and pay lower du-
ties, because the articles have been underyalued
Now the law Of 1916 is calculated to provide
against those frauds and If any practised the
penalty is pretty heavy, and the risk considerable; and
if the cusomhouse officer should ever conniye at it, or
be emss in comparing the goods with the invoices, he
ought at once to be punished and turned adr We do
not, OF course for the wing custom house Off
GERS, who have been lately put into Office, doing their
duty faithfully under the law We suspect otherwise.
But what we to think Of the alternative system OF
specific duties, where the article does not pay in proper
ton its value. but goods OF the greatest price pay no
the yard the pound than the commoncst and
higher duty than the most precious and the poorer
classes Of the country the FIRST and the richer use
the more costly goods. the tax is most unequal, falling
much heavier upon those who are least able 70 bear it,
We have met with the following article in distant
paper Of the West and it completely harmonizes with
our views, or rather with the truth, that we are
tempted 10 lay il before our readers:
From the Lousvile Democrat
SPECIFIC DuTIEs-The wing press Is bosy engaged In
the old practice OF fixing specific
duties instead O. sd vsorem ones on imported goods Il
jus, and equitable IL maintained that duties should
DE higher Than present Although the latter implied
ed upon is that the plan OF sd vaorem duties gives
opportunity Of practising frauds upon the revenue, and
In whg papers. aud 50 frequently repeated tina. their
simple resde., no doubt. halt believe the story Nov, 1,
happens, that duties have been assessed the ad
SnSss g a Ia. bssa aaod s1S9
proposed for articles only The IL, that the
uiac.orer higher duty, In order get the
no; do propose hundred per and iron
the people would rebel against Congress IN the
not knowing the value OF the yard or pound will not know
the per Of duty, and could know Il without the
trouble Of calculation fthey did know the price, la this
sneakng way can be i'm posed upon the
county, and one-ha the know nothing about L. Al
Imported not according TO the bulk or measure the
only Just and equitablc mode OF eyying Duties and one
The value determined by the invoice of the goods which
are liable 70 be examined II any frand Is attempt.
expose IL, and exact a heavy penalty. II wing editors
can dscovcr frauds certainly revenue officers cannot
heir negligence bot tie wSIs remedy i: % punish
the people. BY making them pay higher duty ON
upon the that they introduce goods lower
than the American importer some cases OF this kind are
the American importer makes bad bargain and give.
much Tor article In foreign country It's tuvoced NJ
m n andp
70 The price of course, once In while, case of the kind
wing pager and tell marvellous yarn abou, how omebody
got goods cheaper than he did, and paid less
duty, and can undersen him and make profit The
New foI. Is undertaking him He bqnires sbou. and
hs. ". CT has .d @ g. sns
York 10 be oompcied TO cell high he must make
prom, ws ,. n , ssP,,a.; "a, are pulling each o.ns
Of Thy don't object 20 the cheap price in New Yorkno
ioser. Let him look out next , ,ime '''
Ia TO be sure. assumed that there fraud in this
whole o IL a Ssw be
millions, the advantage Of u That win
sa Sps s chan
do we SEQ the necessity Of preventing q. -.
the tariff OF 1876 passed, railroad iron selling Ia
England per Il budened with 30 per
r, G Now ss x s T = % a. W
%s.aad"s de sells az sss
sylya,ia manuiaciarers and what do we ge, In return
prsyi We buy goods Of her merchants, and Hour Of he
srme what does she bay OF us that we should pay he
BIO % per ton Tor her iron more than we can otherwis
yet Tor Why does the Journal recommend that We,
kentucky get the power levy ducs and show wis
dom In protecting Kentucky industry Why dontthe cdo
complain OF the shoes brought from MASSACHUSETTS TO the In
jury OF our shoemakesf Why don't he complain OF t
readymadc clothing brought from the 70 the injury
our workin population In Lousville Why don't b
have custom -housc officer the JcersonyilIe wharf
exact n duty from the farmers of Indiana
Kentucky gets not dimes benefit by any tariff; bu
she pays for II every hand and here is editor II
Kentucky 90 anxious for the interest the
that be would have people pay an
nous duty iron before we can go on with inema i'm
provements. He Is patriotic soul; but his patriosn
should begin at home All this ado just now, on this sub
ect, Is Tor the benefit OF Pennsylvania, TO WIFI
acendency in that State. They know that the presen
Congress will NIL their propositions to restore tn
superannnaed hnmbug OF protection; but hey must max
large preences that for the present The iron esiab
lshmens carried Pennsylvania and they only can kee
T. There is large capital involved; and all manner
alsehood can be bought and paid for Funds will be o.
hand At Washington, and all the appliances OF corruption
The power Of Congress levy duties s fixed by the con
sttution 10 particular purpose II 10 20 raise revenue
Inc oocct eeng distinctly specified, precudes All otne
objects and yet the wing party struggling % divert hi
power rom is OBJECT, and make u subseve another pul
pose'o bride psrcnsf interests that control heavy cap
tat IN order TO AID the darling purpose OF
Of power In the federal based