The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-11

All experience has demonstrated the wis
Ion and policy of raising large portion off
fovenue. for the support Of Government from
iu'i.s On goods impur,ed. The power to lay
lhese dnlies is upqqiestidnable, and its chic {
hRjeci of course is TO replenlsh the treasury.
BIT #, ip DUNG this, an Incidental advantage
may be gained by encouraging The industry
Of our own citizens, il is our duly TO avail
ourselves Of disadvantage. a.a EiaamuI
A. duty laid Upon On attcle Which cpnnoi
be produced il Ibis county, -sucll as tea OF
culiee add 10 the cost nf iIhe article, and
chreny OF wholly paid BY the consumer
But Il duty laid upon an arlie'e which may be !
produced here, stimulates tile skill and in
dnstry of om own country ,oprodpce the
sqrle article, wfIich is brought into the mar
ketin competition with tile io,eign article,
AMI the importer is thus compelled tolreduce
his price, 70 lhnt at wlirh the domestic arii
ticie can Sc sold, thereby throwing a part OIL
The duty upon The producer Of the ioreignl
ar,iclcs. The continuance OF this process
creates The skill, 'hlid invites the capital,
which fhrlly enable US to produce the aI>l
i:cIe much cheaper than il could nave been
h0.hthn producer and the consumer at home.
The consequences OF this is, that the artisan.
and th" agucuitdtist, are Brunghl together
each aholdS ready market for the produce
(uf the othef,D the whole country becomes
prosperous, and 'he abiIity,o produce every
necessity hte renders us ustndependent in
war and in pcace.i iH.aH132 = 3"
| A high tariff can never he permanent. 1t
will cause dissatisfaction and will be chang-
ed. L. excludes competition. and thereby
invites the inVes,ment Of capital in manuIac~
iuies 10 sucn excess, that when cnanged il
brings dishesS, bankruptcy, and ruin, upon
IalI wlo have hecn nised BY its laitlless
Iprotec,int, What The manufacturers wants,
Is unilnrmuy aud permanaReY, that he may
feel a cuniidence tnai he is not To he Injured
Iur Iuned by sudden changes BuI to make
\ aaarliii uniform and permanent, il is not
A only Necessary iha-lhe law should not be
altered. bul thnt.the dmy should not sllnc'u-
i rate Sd 10 effect this, all duies should he
, specific, whenever the nature of'Ibe article
,Iis such as to admit oi III Ad valolem duties
I hnclaate with The price, and offer strong
to fraudand petjury.r Specific
duties, on the contrary, are eqml' and uni-
! IE,rm in all pplts, aud ~ all LppfIs, and al all
fIlimeS. and onera srqng inducernc 10 the
llimporter to bflpg lhe best article, as he pays
3 Ialu mjLe dniyMpohdhai, than upunryone NUi
/ iiaierhr,qpaltty, flherefore sllongIy recon-
mend a mudlhcatifn of the present tariff
1 which has Frustrated some Of Our most i'm
: lpottant ard necessary manufactures, and TINT
pIspecilic duties be imposed sufficient TO rnise
ethe reqlIjsii revenues, making such discriml-
Iinatiun IN favor ol, the, industrial pursuits 81
.. loln own country as 10 encourage home pro-
: -lductiuu. wilhnu excluding foreign competh
l|ton. II is aIsu important thai an unfortunate
. .lprnyssipn in the present tariff WHICH impo
!, fscs a much higher dniy upnn the raw mate,
tlrial that cutters into our manufactures thar
e eInpon tl,I manufactured article, should bt
e Ifenedi Ell .Eiu aw .ess4tua lait NJ ua. aa
. The, paper accompanying the seport ofth'
n Secretary of tue treasury wllbdlsclose fraud
!. ATTEMPTED upon the revenue, IN variety an
a anuupt SO great, as ilojpsilIy the conclusion
d THAT il is impossible, under any system Of Al
y vaIoren duties levied upon the toreign cos
= or value of The article, to secure an homes
l. Observance and an eieeiual administrators o
slAhe laws. The fraudulent devices TO evad
aIlhe law, which heve been detected by th
y. vigilance ufthe appraisers, leave no room +
ID douh; thai similar impnsitions not dlscovere
I'd 10 a large amount, y have been successful
) praclced since the enactment Of The la
10 now in .loce. Shs state ofthiugs HsalEead
c, had p!eindicial influence. upon those Ell
nj gaged IN ipregn commerce. hi y has Q ten
ldeucy 10 drive The honest trader from ll
he b,siWss el impoltiug, and TO throw thai N
lyl lporlani orau2h OF employment into the ham
yJl Of unsctupulous and dishonest men, who al
he nike regardless oil law and the oblgatons'
es an oath, BY these means The plpina lnIel
beltlOns nG Congress, as expressed IN the lay
iiIare daily debated, :, Every motive OF polic
81. and day, therefore, npel me % ask the ear
~ nest attention Of Congress 10 this snblecl,-
n,Hf Cnngress should deem il unwisa 20 aliem
en- any important changes the system Of ley
ed ing duties al this session, i will become Y
Il. dispensablc 10 The protection Of the reveh'
We dat such remedies, as in The Judgment
he Congrcss may mitigate the evils conplaln'
Sc of, should be al once applied. ,g, al, d,
ush AS before stated, specific duties would,
var nv opinion, afford The most perfect RENE
loi for tbs evil; ;obui,, II you should not concur
lie This view, then as q partial remedy, ! ,
u, eaye respectfully 10 recommend that inste
,u lOf 'laxing the invoice Of The article abroad
ola means Of de,ermnng IFS value here, 4
leOrreciness Of which invoice il is IN ma
Gp cases Impossible 70 verify, the, lay be
or. ehanged us, 10 require. a home valuation
", appraisal, 70 Sc regulated ia such manner
sbi 10 give, as fat as practicable, unifornily
~ lhl seYerI porlss,emg !. 6lll aau ,osf. 4
me There beiDg no mint IN California |
md formed ibai ihe laborers il the mnes
and compsllet 10 dispose IF lheir gold dust q
a latse discount 4, This appGars 20 nle y )
nee, heavy aud oDjust lax upon lhe labl: Of u
De, lcmploSed 10 extracting this precious me
ou- land Idoub( moi you will be disposed, al
lars earliest period possible, toreleye them n
~ Ii by ihe establishment Of a mipL bt
.stb blmepnIime, as 40 assoyerfs ,elhce Is ,ns.Rbl
4 ~ ed there, would respectfully apbmit(or j
tier. tcohsidcraiion lie proprlety Of quihoris
Tie lrald bullion, which has been assayed
nlIy fsamped, io be received in. paymeni ~ {
lies, lorninent dues. cannot conceive lhal
,be IlreaassuGfy w6uld suffer any loss by suS
aadl PROVISION, which win at once raise ,bulIie
aced Iits par valuc, ard lhereby save.Gf,I am Il
nus. ly- iafottned) many millions Of dollars 70
pSepss e.aborers which are now paid in brokerdg
\ d. converI tits precious metal into avail
M funds. This discount upon their hsrd q
soddltnps "A d iieayy TAX and every effort sll
and lie nade by lie Government 70 relieve