The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-19

The above figures speak for themselves, and show
that while emigration increased immigration also IN
creased. The average OF ls33-'34. when emigration
low, only 60 $50 immigrants; but from 1885 to
ls4l, when emigration heavy we find that mmigra.
ton averaged $40 and again IN lsis when you aege
emigration heavy, the immigration amounted 10
229492 while in 1850, with diminished emigration,
the immigration from abroad reached the high hgure OF
35333-an increase OF nearly 100000 over the year lS4S
The above table also shows another feature in connexion
with immigralion--nam that Under the high tariff Of
S42 the average arrival of immigrants was only 1870
while under the low tariff of 1916 the average was
267, Iai; and, allowing the labor OF each man 10 be
worth 600 per annum, the increase from this OF
the productive industry OF the country the period the
tariff OF s42 was IN operation, per annum, would be
Si6.409 200.
You propose "to examine the movements of the ma
ton during the operation OF certain tariff laws, and for
that purpose you divide the time into periods follows
namely:
aThat Of the tariff of 1929 commencing with the fiscal
year 1929 30, and ending with that OF 1885
Z" Second That OF the compromise ending lsl2-I3
Third That Of the tariff OF 1874, eodng with the year
Isl6-a7
"Fouuh. That of the tnrd OF 1916"
The division which you have made into five periods is
unfair does not give the true operation of the
tariff laws from 1928 up 10 this time The object, how
ever you have in view is very readily seen, II supplies
you with the largest figure when to the advantage of
high tariff, ard the smallest figure when applied low
tariff Your division, also, would lead your readers
believe that between 2s and 81 there had been only these
four acts passed which you have named when in truth
there have BEEN during this time. twelve different acts,
dIvislbe al least into egt peods The act OF 1S2S
passed May 10, and " in alteration OF the several
acts imposing duties imports" May "a OF the
year this act altered to the duties wines
and May 20 and 30. $780, there another alteration,
reducing the duty coffee, tea, cocoa, moasses, and
salt July IL, 1892, act passed, altering and
amending the several former acts and March 2, 1888
another passed explanatory Of the OF July
Ia 1884, as far relates To hardware and copper The
compromise act went into operation in December. 1893
by which there TO be a biennial reduction until july
s42 when the duty should exceed twenty per cent,
September u, iS4, act passed relating TO dn-
ties and drawbacks" which imposed twenty he cent
duty most Of the articles before free that was fol.
lowed by the act of August 30 1884, which continued in
operation until December, 1916, when the present tariff
look eec, You have right include the year 1885
in the first period, because the act OF 1875, winch came
into operation September l. expired in December, 1893
You, then. include two prosperous years your first
period, which do not belong Ia il, for the purpose of
irving al the desired conclusions
You start oil AT the opening OF chapter second by
say ing that al the passage the OF 1928 our pro
duc'on was very small indeed" Whether you mean
Dur production small in comparison 10 HE seas im
medaely preceding that Of ls23 the present year, do
not know. the latter the comparison would be an
lar one Tor prior to ISIS were quite ~
heir infancy, and hardly begun 10 be developed fob
would however give your readers TO understand that
barely ted and lodged uurse,ss; hat we had nothing
10 exchange with neghboring nations and Of caurs,
Consumed none OF Their produce and s-o that The sub
'equen prosperous times all owing the tariff OF
s2s, What meaning you may attach TO the phrase