Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06

may be gained by encouraging tho industry Of
our own citizens, IL 70 our duty TO avail our.
selvcs of that advantage.
A duty laid upon an article which canpo,
he produced in this couhiry-such As tea or
coaee--adds to tbs cost Of the aSielss. and is
chiefly or wholly paid BY tho consumer. But
a duty laid upon an article which may be pro.
d1ccd here, stimulates the skill and industry
of our own country To produce the same arti.
Gle. which is brough, into the market in COM
petition with the foreign article, and the i'm.
porter is compelled to reduce his price to that,
at which the domestic article can be sold,
thereby throwing part Of the duty upon the
producer of the foreign article The coutin-
uancc Of this process creates the skill, aud in
yiics the capital, which finally cnables US To
I produce the article much cheaper than II could
have been procured from abroad. thereby ben.
chuiug both the prndrcel and the consumer
athom,. The consequence of this 10, Iha, the
artisan, and the aVriculrurali-,, arr brough,
together, each afford, ready make, ior the
produce of the other, the whole country be.
comes prospcrous aud the ability To produce
c,cry necessary or life rrndcrs Us iudcpcnd-
cnI IN war a. we'll as in peace.
4 high tariff can never I've permanent. II
will cause dissatisfaction and will b. changed.
1t excludes competition, and thereby invites
the in,cstmcn, of capital IN manufactures To
such cNcr>s, that whru changed il brings dis
tres, bankruptcy. and ruin. upon all who have
hccn misled by It, faI,hlcss protection. VIVA,
the manufacturer wants, Is uniformity and
peunancpcy, that he may feel confidence
that he j. nc, In be ruined by the sudden
changes hut 60 make iartT uniform and
permanent, Il is not only necessary that the
lsv should uo, BE- altered, hu, that the duty
should not fuciuatc. To effect this, all du-
ties should he specific, wherever the naturc Of
the article Is such As to admit of II. Ad Va.
lor,m duties fuc,ua,e with the pricc, aud II.
let strong temptations 10 itaud and perjury.
Specific dullrs. on the contrary, arc equal and
uniform ~ all ports, nnd At all umrs, and Of
fer a strong indictment "a the importer To-
bring the best article, as he pays M more do
" upon thar, than upon ono II inferior quali-
". therefore strongly recommend a moh-
hcauon OF the present ,.rlT. which has pros
iraicj som, OF ,lc most important AMI uccrs-
s1ry manufactures, and that specific dutie- ~
imposed sufficient to ra,s' ,he requisite rev.
cnuc, making such discrimination iu G,or Of
the industrial pursuit, ~ our own country -
to encourage home production Wi,huu, cNcu-
Ding ir.rg ,.mr..'1n I, is also imror-
'ar, ib4i au ru,cruarg provision m the PIE
--rt uuT which uurD,r, a much higher ,uiy
uron No, raw mate ,al lfa, enter, into our
manufacture, than u-,n the manufactured AZ.
u.'s. should '- r.n-lr,j.
Toe paper. accompanying the rcrur, cfthc
S-rrnr, of,hc Trcasur, will disclose frauds
attempted uron the revenue, IN variety and
armour, 80 great, y, To justify the conclusion
iha, o, is Impossible, under any system OF al
,l'yr,m du.c, levied upor the foreign cos,
sr value Of the article. 'c secure an honest
Observance and on cflcctu,l administration Of
the laws. The frludulru, device, To cvajc
'hc law, which have been detected hy tee NC.
lance Of the appu.srr,, lrnve no room Ia
Joub, TIA, similar impo,l,iou- 90, discovered,
90 a hrro amosn,, have hecn successfully
rrartf,ed sircc the culcimcn, Of the law now
IN force This state IT tihrrs has alrcady
lad a rreiudicial influence upon those enra-
rri IN foreign commerce. Il has = tendency
Go drI,, the homes, trader irom the business
It im ori,7r, and to throw that inPoran,
branch of employment lH;n ih' hands Of uu-
-rrupaIu1s and jsiooc., m.n, Who arc alike
-,.a-d'r., % 'an ard 'hr osIr,iors IT an
oath. Il, these mean, the PLAN intentions Of
Congress, IS expressed m the Law, arc daily
defeated Every motive OF pollcy and duty,
therefore, imp"l tue to ask the earues, aten.
uaa It Coagrc,, Go this subject. lfCOurrcss
should deem It uuN.sc io alicmp, ans inpor-
uai changes 90 thc system OF ly,y,ug duties
a; ih,, session, ii w.il blcome indispensable
90 ,hc pro,ert.on ct the revenue ,ha, such
remedies, q, 10 the Judgmcn, OF Congress
may mitigate the evils complained OF, should
De a, once applied.
A. before stated, specific du,.rs would, TO-
ms opinion, afford lhc mess, perfect remedy
,ur tu.sc,il, but, iiyou should 10, eorcurin
ia., view, then, Is a partial remedy, | bcg
cave respectfully To- recommend that, ~'rli
% u,lng the invoice Of the article abroad a.
means OF determining It's value here, the
correctness of which Invoice /, Is in many ca
81, impossible 10 verify. the Inv be 30 chang.
cd as ,o reluire home valuation or appraisal.
,o be regulated .n such manner as 10 give, as
iar as practicable, uniformity IN lae several
ports
There being no min, at California am in.
formed ,lat the laJorrs 10 the mines are com.
PEELED To dispose Of their gold just Al a large
discount. THIS appear. to me to he a heavy
ani unjust TN upon the labor OF those en-.
played 10 extracting this precious metal aud
! doubt no; you viii he disposed, at the car.
lies, period possible, to relieve them from !,
hy the establishment, of 4 mint. In the mean
ume as an sssiyers Office is established there
| woulj respectfully submit for your cons.d-
Grafton the Propriciy u authorizing gold bull
Ion, which has been as,lycd and stamped, To
be rs.-H-l .a Iaymcu, o, Government ducs I
| caauo, conceive that the treasury would sui