The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-12-11

lion ol revenue. Cot the support oI Cavern
menl from dulies on goods imponed. The
power 10 lay these duli~s l. unquezlions-
Bile, and iIs chief object. Of course. j. W
repIenish The lrrasury. Bot II. in doing
shls. an ineidenl,I advantage may be gain
ed by ssccursgips The Industry Of cur eisi-
xens. il IL sur duty 10 avail ourselves OF
that advantage.
A duty laid upon an sriirle which ram
moi be produced in this rounly-sueli a.
sra or coffre-sdfs To she cost 81 me af''-
Gle, and 10 chiefly or wholly paid ny me
consumer But duty laid upon sn sF'''
Gle which may be produced here SUNNI
lsies the sklll and industry Of our own
country 10 pndure The same afiirle. which
y brought inlo market ~ rompe''1ion win
The foreign article. and the importer |"
thus compelled 10 reduce ms priee 10 mat.
si which The domestic article can De snlh'
thereby throwing pars OF ihe duly upon
The produeeroi the iore'gn article. The con
linuanee Of this praee's creates me sk'i'.
and invites the capital. ahirh hnsIly en-
able Us 10 produce The article much cheaper
than u could have been procured rom
abroad. thereby oenenl''ng BON me proin-
Ger and the consumer 81 homs. Ihe con.
srqnenre ol THIS -. that the srn'sn' anu
The aEr'cnlin'ls'' are oiouen' 'ose'hsr'
each affords . ready market 'or 'hs pro-
dnee oi The o'her' The Whole eonnlry oe.
comes prosperous ana me ao'l''y 70 pro-
duce every necessary "i I've ienue" US
independent IN war 40 wen as IN peace.
A high tariff can never be permanent.
Il will cause dissatisfaction and will be
changed. II excludes competition. and
thereby invites The Investment or capital
in manufactures 10 such excess. that when
changed !, brings dislress. bankruptcy,
and ruin. upon all who have been mIslcd
by lie faiIhIess protection. What the
manufacturer wants. 10 uniformity and
permanency, that he may feel coma
dence that he is not 10 he ruined hy sud-
den changes. But TO make tariff uni.
form and permanent. il is not only neces.
sary ina, the law should not be altered
but ,ha, the duty should not nue.usls
To effect this, all duties should be spsci
nc. wherever ihc nature oi me article
such 40 10 admit o. y. Advalorem onl'e
/ fluciua'e with The price, and oher firon'
tempsa'lons 10 fraud and perjury. spe
) ciic dui'es, on The contrary are teqna
and Uniform IN all ports. and Of A'I times
and ofeI strong lnduremen' 70 lhe I'D
porter TO bring the be.s article, ms hr pay
no more duty upon inai. ihan upon ON
oil inferior qualiiy. ] therefore s'rone'.
recommend mod'hea''on oi me presen
'ar'h' which has pros'ra'eu some o. q"
& most important anu necessary mann'ac
p lures. and that spec'hc uui'fs ne 'mpo'e'
, snfhcienl To raIse ihe requisite revenue
making suel Discrimination IN 'avoi o
The industrial pursuits o. onr own coun''.
as !" encourage nome prooucuon, whnou
excluding ioreign cn'npeii'on. y n avs
important ihat an un'or,nna'e provision
IN 'he present 'ar'H wn'en imposes
much higher un'y upon ihe faS ma'ena
Thai enters lnio our manuiac uIes ,ha'
! upon lhe manu'ac'ureo a'ue'r' rhouia "
, remed'ed.
The papers accompanying The report o
!, the Secretary Of the Treasury will dis
close frauds attempted upon the revenue
in variety and amount so great, as tojustif.
the conclusion that il is impossible. unde
any system Of ad valorem duties levie'
upon the foreign cost or value Of the ar
ticle, to secure an honest observance ans
. an cfectual administration oi the laws
The fraudulent divices to eva,le The law
: which have been detected by The vigilance
Of the appraisers, leave no room 70 dopo
that similar imposli'ons not discovered
!. TO = large amount. have been successful.
praciised since The enactment OF IN
law now IN force. This slate oi thing
has already had preludlclal 'nfnenc
!, upon those engaged 10 ioreign com
merce. II has tendency 10 drive W
} homes, trader from the business OF I'm
:. porting, and TO throw that imporlan
J branch Of employment into The hands
Il. II. -