The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-12-29
THE TAnTrr.

political excitement, and, consequently, the pub
lie mind s.in state, that subjects of this char
acter can more soberly and with less prejudice,
be considered and reflected upon. we propose
to examine the subject for few minutes.
La the first place. we shall consider the pri-
mary object of O tariff to be for revenue pur-
poses. Taken in this light, should not the duty
be an ad palorem one2 Ifevesy class of our cit
izens ought TO Eay their proportion Of the ma
tional expenses, Ia what way could is be done
better end faiFer than hy al I'd ralorena tariff?
The man who deals in on uFps one hind Of xooda
ought to pay a. much, iR proportion to the val
ue, AS the man does who aane ia different arti-
cles.
The use of this or that Aind OF articles, should
not exempt the consumer from paying bis pro-
portion of the expenses Of government Aud.
we suppose that it is now conceded BY ell par
ties, that the consumer pays all tariffs-not~ith-
standing the contrary was at one time loudly as
serted to be the case. By adopting the specific
duty on imports, you compel = class Of persons
who use certain articles to pay heavier tAx--for
it is undoubtedly 4 tsz-thaR the class who use
other articles. upon which hess duty is charged.
But to the protective policy. It has been
ciamorously prognosticsted that our country
would be ruined for want OF home protection
Regardless of years of experience in proof of the
fact that medium tariff is sufficient for every
purpose. the cry Of ruin and prostFation is still
heard among few of the ely and solemn look.
| ing capitalists, who cast an eye back as they
gather in their enormous profits. and with pit
iful smile, like the daughters of the horse-leech,
their cry is give give!!
But what would be the fact if a prohibiting
tariff, or even q very high one. should be put
upon any article--say iron? This done and
everybody would go into the iron business; and
in few years competition at home would over
do the business, and PROSTATE the manufactures
lower than ever a tariff did. The late low rates
of railroad iron imported from England causing
our factories to suspend that branch of the iron
factories IN this country, has been brought up as
evidence in favor Of high duty on tnat article.
But when the circumstances that brought that
s'a'e O affairs about are fairly understood. no
man can justly say hat hat is any ground for
change in the tariff upon that article. And
he laie rise in iron will prove the CO rrectness
Of our position. Let us see what are the facts
in this case. few years since England was
in high state of excitement, with railroad i'm
provemeats. Plans for roads were made in |
every portion of the country. Every inhabi-
tant OF the island was about to have the iron
horse driven up to his door as regularly as
their cows to the milk-yard. This, of course,
set capitalists to work making railing for this
enormous demand.
Forges were run up in every direction, and
iron was manufactured TO meet this supposed
demand. Bnt this railroad fever died away
and with it many of the projects. This left
the country with large surplus of iron on
hand, that must be sold at some price, notwith-
standing ruin to the manufacturers must hec-
essarily follow. There being fair demand
here for that kind of iron, large quantities of
it was shipped to this country and sold at
less price than it could be proftably manufac-
tured by cur factories. The consequence was,
that both counties must suffer Fl ON this wild
speculation. But such circumstance will not
probably occur again for many years. Every
and progressive people will occa-
Eionally run into there errors, unless a more
perfect set of beings shall follow than have
ever preceded us.
In proof of this position, now that that over
Us has been exhausted, and English manufac-
iurers unwilling, and in fact, unable to manu-
acture more 10 sell at those low rates, iron
has risen in this country TO an unprecedented
advance. 1t has actually risen sixty-fve per !.
cent and that toe, without any change in the
ariff Why is it that so much interest is Ia
zen IN manufacturing, and so little in agricuI-
ure' BY the public generally! Only because
ne capitalists are more noisy, and can raise :
more wind. Are not other classes of business :
uDJect to fluctuations, as well as the manufac
nring! Who cries for protection for the cot
on grower, when, by the Europ, an specuIator
Is cotton is put down TO ruinous pricesl How
ing shall capitalists and speculators control Il
uOlic sentiment against our own public and
rivate interests! p'
Although the subject of Tariffs for revenue Il
protective purposes, has exhausted the in u
enuity of the ablest minds Of our country for VI
'ars in its general practical bearings upon the NJ
ore common articles. we see no reason for all IA
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