The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-17
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Instead Of system Of free trade, call the present
revenue system Of this country OF low duties. Free
trade Implies an exchange OF commodities between ma
tons without The imposition OF any duties obstacles
II is in fact precisely such system exists between
the several States Of this Union the benefcent effects of
which are daily experienced and felt by every State and
every citizen OF the republic. Such is free trade.
The existing tariffs very far from being freetrade
tariff In fact tariff imposing duties on foreign impor-
atons would be consistent with the principle Of free
trade Nor is the present low tariff On the contrary.
il imposes average OF duties the aggregate
amount OF commodities imported from other countries
INTO this, Of about thirty per cent Although that aver
age rate Of duty is low in comparison with former high
monopois tariffs, yet il avery high rate, and imposes
an tax upon the people Of this counTy-rs in
the amount Of duty paid 10 the and secondly
in the shape of bounty paid 10 The monopolst manuactu
ing classes, the latter BY far the most Of all
the burdens which il imposes. Yet. being much lower
than the average rate of duties under former tariffs it
has not been without lis salutary and beneeent nhu-
ences Ii has reduced 10 some sxfent the prices of
aetured goods 10 the consumer In consequence of the
reduction Of duty the laborng man. the mechanic, the
famer-n fact all classeshave been enabled 10 purchase
more goods sct less money Thus by The decrease OF
duties, the of human comfort and enjoyment have
been increased, and human happiness has been promo
ted The poor has been enabled, by this reduction
Of duties, to procure cloth, sugar, more SALT
more OF all the necessaries OF life iti the same amount
of labor than he could procure under the former
tens OF high duties, which taxed him for the benefit OF
the capitalist and the monopoist Hence has the system
Of low duties had most benefcent and humane nfu.
upon the condition OF the abong classes minister
ing their necessities, increasing their comforts. and
promoting their real welfare and happiness
Such have been the effects of low system of duties
in this country From the following able article. which
we copy from The New York Dry Goods Reporter. the
organ Of the manufacturing classes il appears that The
reduction OF duties in England has produced the same
beneficial Influences upon the condition Of the aboring
classes in that country Before, however introducing
the article would remark that the landholders the
nobility made up Of dukes, earls maquises, counts, &c.
holding immense tracts of land which they rent to the
hard-workng farmer, the protected or monopolist
classes in England And the duties imposed for their
protection enormous taxes upon bread-taxes upon
the importation OF grain from other couniries-n order
that they could continue TO lease their lands enormous
reH BY which their princey could be sustain
ed-a system by which the you Earl Of Durham lately
on visit 10 this country, could continue to realize his
enormous income of s35o,ooo year The high price Of
corn enabled the farmer leasing the lands OF the nobility
pay the enormous rents required for their Such
are the protected monopolist classes of Great Britain
they the various ranks Of the arstocacy and The
church, deriving IFS from land And the reduc-
ton Of the duties grain in England has the effect to
reduce its price to the consumer, which, necessary
Consequence, carries with ii the reduction Of rents
Thus in England as in this country, The rorking asse,
tensfisd By the repeal Of daiies, aad their o.
o.fot and enjoyment multiplied, will appear BY the
article before alluded to, which we now proceed to
copy:
From the New York Dry Goods Reporter.
PRIcKs KxPoRrs--Tbe English csl returns show
avery great increase in the Of goods for the first
months OF the present year, compared with the
pndng period OF The previous years The following
are the quantities OF cotton and woollen gcodsi
Experts Of cefos sni Wooss Goods firm Grsat Brtan
frowI s n frar-h g.