The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-12

millions, it pays two hundred TO the manu-
factulers indirectly, thereby making the
whole loss TO consumers, in the first instance
two hundred and thilty.;hrec Millions
Some few articles arc manufactured here as.
chcapIy as they can be elsewhere; and very
large number. at the place where they are
made. arc cheaper to the consumer than.
would he the foreign article wien transport,
cd there. 1t is also true however. that in
great many cases the consumer looses even
more than The Whole duty. because he is not
only obliged to pay it to The manufacturers,
or refund ii 10 the importer, but also pro.
fit or per cent, on this duty 10 each trader.
through whose hands the article passes Be-
fore il reaches him. ln other instances, The
price is intermediate between wha, it would
be without any duty and that which it would
amount to by the addiIlon oftle duly
Want Of accurate knowledge of all the facts
renders it impossible to determine precise
lv The effect which our revenue system pro-
duccs; tut that it is most powerful and con.
trolling cannot bc denied. The Government
actually raises more than thirty millions per
year by these duties. The Manufacturers,
who certainly arc interested in selling their
productions al high rather than low rate,
AID who understand their true interests, at.
ach the gratest importance to The tariff sys:
ten, and attribute 10 its operation effects
G, en- greater than ! have stated them TO be.
There has been less complaint among
consumers, because the cost Of most manu-.
featured articles has been diminishing from
time TO time. This fall Of prices, however.
is partly attributable to the great discoveries.
made during our day in chemistry, mechan.
ism and the arts generally, by which these
articles arc produced with much more fa-
cily. ii is also attributable to the compar-
alive repose of the world, which has d'rec.
ted capital and labor, formerly consumed
in wars, to industrial pursuits. Hence, though.
there is gradual reduction of prices in the
United States, yet it is still more striking on.
the other side Of the Atlantic. 10 Great
Brian particularly. as well as in certain por-
tions of the continent, such is the accun'u-.
Ialion of capital, and 50 great the number "f
Iaborcrs who are obliged to work for mere
subsistence, that prices arc at the lowest
possible rate. We have right to take ad.
vantage Of this state Of things, just as the
Europeans do Of our cheap production OF
cotton. Instead of giving US half dollar
pound, as they used to do, they, as well
as the people of the Northern Slatcs seem
clad to gel il for five cents per pound, in
)nscnucnce Of our ovcrpro;luctlnn OF the
article. We have therefore personal right
To purchase their productions al the lowest
rate n. which VIC can obtain them, to coun-
,cr-baance the disadvantage we snifer
from the accumulation of different kind
of capital and labor To alleviate this bur-
den, VIC of the South get back very little
in the Inrm of protection. Why, then have
Smilhcrn men been willing 10 submit tn
sys.rm so unequal in its operations! Be-.
cause. as formerly had occasion to state,
in the Convention which made the Federal
Constitution there was bargain made be.
tween the North and the South, that, pro
yidcd they would allow our slaves to be rep:
sstcnicd. 10 permit importation for time,
and to deliver up fugi'ives, lhe South would,
on lis part. agree that majority of Con-
grcSs might have power to pass navigation
or tariff As the gift of the power un:
der tic circumstances necessarily implied.
;ha, i, was to be exercised, we felt bound IN
honor to acGuicscc in the action Of The ma
ior;lv. Because, in the second place, pro-
lection TO such extent as might give our IN
far; manufactures a fair start. was ca!cula-
ted TO advance the interest OF tho nation as
whole, though for the time il mlght bear
hardly on us. And because, thirdly, we
hnnch that the Southern States would alter
time aci to mann a"trring themselves, as
their interest required them 10 do, and thus
escape the burden. II was this that South.
crn ccn,lcmcn, even alter tho North had
partially failed to pay its share Of The con.
sacralnn, with great magfanInv, conlln'
ucd to sas,an the system.
The manner of disbursement is also adj
verse To our interests. OF the forty odd
millions which the Government purposes TO
dishurse this year. do not bel eve that hive
millions will in any way he expended III all
slaveIo,,ling States. North Carolina. Tor.
example. is bur!cnc.l to the extent OF not
les, ,ha three millions, and vet does not gel
back one hundred THOUSAND, dollars IN any
wov from the Government. The clear
loss, in pccuniary poin, of view, on ac.
conn, oflhc action Of the Government, may
he sct dawn at three millions annually. The