The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-16

themselves compelled Taise the necessary revenue from
web aware OF whs, experiences has proved 70 be true
there port beyond which 4 you your duties
fact here and now better unde rsanding our true interest
have abolished altogether the duties formerly collected
pa. within The reach Of the consumers greatly ncrsa
cd quantity Of the neeessatss and Injuries OF life al much
o. ~ Ss s ws, a. 81 q ol
OF that OF other Countries under low af lhan high one
as %s Evs oa s % 81
your manufacturing iateret you place pori dniy
100 per cse, making ie cos, 20 the n sooo
four Us per barrel would have paid for those silks but
by this duty you either put out Of the farmers or
Ssar or L. i' DO ao 90 a Ro' The qssoa d
higher duties requiring more capital and more profit % The
importers by makngthe silks costly the consumer
merely show the effect oil high duties in decreasing
comforts ofthe people, and compelling them TO pay high
pass my RESIDENCE sRsfs tie uss
pay for The bale q silk For every one per cen, the
may hereafter be above this rate The farmer 10
his -four sguivasWt eoftos Indian corn pork rice
tobacco cheese &C. II ought to be lost sight Of that the
manufacturers price at home kept down by the import
Consumers are not sufficiently aware how much they
suffer indirectly from high tariffs; although they are not
compelled buy dutiabe articles, yet many ofihem are
nccessaries OF life which they cannot do without II the
sciiye prohbilory duties on bSi sides You carry
war Of commercial injuries Yon scem altogether 10 Tor
properly you possess yourself Of home import
from abroad at the least expenditure OF your capital OF
no, &C. dsnsd L Is rue, as You s.as that every pro-
duceI in any branch Of useful industry Is consumer OF
Tue 2, o.ner y %n un saSs e
more they able 10 buy and give you, US equvelens
o n me pioaaeis q your naive industry ne s
It not great injustice TO planters, your iarmer and
ective piohbtory duties Imports which decrease
the power OF foreigners TO buy you nit the quantity
the marker and abridge the competition among those who
would be purchasers Of their produce and you also conne
undiguised purpose OF raising prices and prevent their
ges their nscessaries cheaper ny Imposing restrictions
1t IS uDqne stionable thar the uiang wealth and
properly individuals, in The aggregate, promotes
tina, prevents this is national loss never can DC saia
that II am confined 20 one market 10 make Jay aes
choice OF markets Of the words OH lam restricted 10 buy
what want al home OF 70 import under protective duties
that can do AZ well as 4 no pronbion existed You cali
protective duties necessary impos,s deem them ia
furious resucons and doubt their advantage, in many
cases, 10 the projected parties. They positive loss
TO the nation No part OF your reasoning asionshed me
than your remarks about cotton. You say you pro-
duce to the value OF 66o00000 but Il manufactured AZ
home IL would be increased ourfold presume you do
mean TO that this ouriold increased value
could be effected without increased capital and hands, all
though that inference may be drawn from what you state
therefore ask this question, how you y Withdraw
both capital and hans from other pursuits without
rous nd manifest injury them And with you, where
great enterprise, sagaciiy aud intelligence snd
where every man is at perfect liberty 10 employ ms capt.
tai aud his industry Us he peases, ask whether they
would become .spinners, weavefs, &c, &c,
their Industry better remuneraed In those channels
' wi,hd draw energy enterprise is5o and ca s
other pursuits and from your native industry-he cut
glons Of virgin and other advantages al present that
no other nation In the world possesses and force al tnese
have greater advantages than you, and when proecHS
duties are necessary to sustain a. the cost OF all paes
A. you have capital and labor which can be more
proaby employed IN factories than otherwise the sagaci
~ your people VIII find out wirhou. their being bots,
tered up with high tariff Capital can then venture INTO
them with safety, without any fear OF the Iexi Congrcss
being able TO injure them by reducing the duties uat
the natural course OF has brought those cha ges
ound not the policy Of country TO free their ci
outo pursuits In which climate other crcun
lore find their follow, to induce them to adopt
others that into existence by pro
ectve duties. The division Of labor Is well understood TO
be productive OF great advantages but you wohd destroy
this by encouraging planters and other Industries to become
ces which may be favorable to ,nem
You say no country attain due strength or pros
duc,ions nearly possible to the paint of ultimate
sumption. | agree with you, that no nation can attain
strength or prosperity except by Its own labor bu you
force that labor particular channels when Il
is sdvansgeousy employed in other pursuits The
national suicide Individuals much better udge how
they employ their time, their capital, and their labor
OF our sins here that we have inierefed and egisatsd
too much You state thar under your p'eseht Tariff some
OF duties This being it follows your own
articles is sufficiently retnunerave 70 the
and has supplied the consumer so as 10 rem
der larger imports unnecessary or II that Is not The case
that the consumers have the advantage Of tue reduction OF
price the imported ar,icei in either The county
gamer, by obtaining supply Tor less guanny Of
their productive abor this surely must be their interest
contend that IL IL the State 10 let the
capital and labor OF the nation ,w into that channel thai
best IL does appear be extraordinary that
whose sole dependance for replenshing your exche-
quer almost altogether on import duties should suggest
and recommend the most eiieciua way OF decreasing
them
See the effects here Of decreased postage Not.
wthstsnding reduction OF from 900 TO 900 per cent the
increased and goes increasing. that tho goss re-
ccpis nearly high ever they were under the
old system II till after many years discussion
OF the impocy of our corn-aws, that Ibis nation was
taught sound political economy, and became sufficiently
enlightened to their preudces In favor OF pro-
lection
the landed arisocrary, who lear that they will suffer by
our Hcetrsde principles, will, doubt make every EFFORT
again get back duty believe, however, that
enforce such would endanger the safety oil the
State Every step have taken In removing restrictions
OF man man, and Of nation nation makog Il their
nteres 10 live friendly with each other. ndepend-
ent OF higher considerations the best security for
maintaining social intercourse and the peace OF the world
his belief that II Is their interest adopt his Chinese Ja
panese policy, force the citizens Of this TO
band OF smuggers In Spain and Portugal, evade
laws which they consider unjust must be matter Of aston
shnent.
When consider the state Of Observation-Disclosures
Il does under many Disadvantages OF climate and locality
put unourdened win somhonse-naintaining sue
cessiu competition In many articles In foreign markets
with countries which have innumerube advantages that
this little State does what he done
by giving free scope industry and enterprise did
such retrogrsae movement 10 favor
est In the face Of the increased Intelligence OF the age Prior