Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-28

beginning OF ,he wot have ton:iG aad sod in ,hrir
own cnihtIy ned .tafe thus had "hii call ",e
ik=t. Nha the President ~ ma: kei which
Is to be lost 10 u'ner upon The destruction m The uo.
ect;vc pory that artca! mark, which is bu M nv
The tariff The demand o - protected classes Icr such
things they have uss rallsr 10 b. more
exact, 80 much of TIN: ce'mand is stimulated and in.
Increased by the law securing employment tsr in .hrir
n"w pursuits This demand ,hc manufacturers fur tho
commodities which they is elegantly the home
h'rFe Now, sir grant that ;;o artificial n.erket
is dependent nn protection ant will BE- DESTROYED hy
prostri"n 81 Tho protective policy. il ss
Ee though gentlemen the other side nIenp magnify
s importance So far as concerned s:r i shall be as
large they please and me larger the ir purpc.
IS o my argument; or a. this arnt ii make s cts'd
py compelling buy from loE" sell thc protected
commodities, Tor which obliged TO pay
they wa-th the d-.l with Tie more mus,
We bose What they hry from must depend what
buy from them and The create! this home market r:re
fare, the greater Is the loss
The gentleman from Ohn MIR SrAxros said Just now
that he wished L. build consuming ci-s
market for the agricultural products of the country This
protection wii vengeance tsngu shed Nhie stues-
nan from Maine, Mr. EvAS@ said something Ike this
esht years He eaId that by protection tho
manufacturers iie Cp to the consumers" II have
commodities that wish SELL il very easy
such market as ;hs We have only supply others win
the money necessary 10 purchase them aGt nsn conefa".
late ourselves that we have with sale. Such
mrrs Of productions may READILY tc found II only
give notice will ourselves furnish the money with
| which they purchase Them.
Bat gentlemen thai build up hone market,
reign nations will not buy productions. Thls IL
.rrat mi take in fact hut less seous error
,incip- The method adopted for creating The h"u.e
Set by excluding hrF manufactures By protective tAth,
an compelling the people 10 buy and sell al home N"w,
cpald get manufactures this not rtsor'rd
How could get them unless p'ld Tor srn ~ our pro.
.nctluns, a, least N money! A. long as We h'e ehef
y shall prevented from buy them II they viii
productions in exchange, and W. nave no more
money send item, way then they will no ops" consent
supply they did should ;he goods or
.ing. Depend upon il, STR they VIII not do that !,
cn they will take agricultural productions, there
no necessity resolving will take their
]
then, # il has nny practical operuon 10 mlschleSous--
| !! II has none il ls absurd
The President says:
"In the third place, tho dosruction Of manufactures
leaves foreigner without any competition In market
and liz The price Of the article sent here
fr sale, as is in Inc increased cost o: iron imported
i:nm England"
Surely the pcsidcn, suppose that the In
crease The price OF iron in way Connected WIN The
tariff lS46 But let examine his general argument.
The position that The destruction Of our manuiac'ures-
Suppose he those only that cannot be sustained without
,c of the Government leave the foreigner "i!h
u any competition in market an 'hlt the price woul!
be raised altogether There is
very fashionable ting The argument upon this sub
cr and that is hy speaking, not d !"rien maroiaturers
J, 81 mo f.vn rs If there was hut TO-
ign in The wU!ii lrnkh, perhaps NOT De
signed the s pressed exactly a. "c hue but one
rrsDn competing with nlauuacnrcs ABROAD nnd that
il contingency, lie was To- have HE monopoly OF
markets ard 10 demand such prices an To PLEASED Inc
President seems have adopted this form of rxpres.on
lie speaks of the foreigner an" oil rs comp.on VIM u,
and Of our competition with him He !cfgus ,aat there sfs
hundreds of thousands o. freiga.rs all coeng not only
with us, but with ore another
SuypuSr true, then, that the abolition ol The ou'y
wuui either immediately remotely raise the PRICE what
would the result Ii these foreign manufacturers not
wsandiug the heavy duty OF thirty forty per cent
which, they pay, compete they now do WIN our OVID
nen if they should their prices after the abolition o.
me duty continue 10 demand and receive me same prices
s before they would add the whole amount ni the duy u
hc former profits. II their present profits excite c'mpr'i-
non a,roud much would that competition br stn-
ulaed wAcn addition TO the Small rrnH- thtj ro" sr''
hey the l,rger profit equal 10 the heavy tx now nm
nosc upon cm M potends that the profits OF our own
manufacturers eqna the duty upon The ofegn article.
Ru anon the Presidents supposon ol rise OF pce" ts
nul O: the lur.gn manufacturers would be greater 'an
The duty upon The protected aticIe. H. then 'hs snaef
Profits hone cxcltfs compri'lon hrc no" hhch "o'e
wou the greater profit abroad stimulate conpeIitlon there's
No sir: The n suit could bc ie Pc sd,nt supposes
rt hoiiion Of The duty wnnd followed by Use OF
rcr The market would be secnrcf 10 the foreigner
v,,hnui rompc,l,Inn You would have more active com
petition than before; for the manufacturers OF 'hc "ho
world would compete "lth one another 10 supply your
wants. 90,
bined competition of Foreigners and our own nGnua
,n.er the opealjon protective The reason -
nbyious The hian prices by The heavy duties d.
ninish consumption There wonLi be less numb" OF
men necessary supply TIC srnhrr d"enh man "oo %
nnoyed 10 supply larger consumption that would t"i v
ihe chcaienng h price. There n" force thrr ~ me
rnurrnr Iba, You diminish the nnmbe! Of competitor b
,hnslipp protective duties. had hoped that one IN
his age world would have again urged the at9nnrht
that effect OF protection was 10 Dwe prices IL ms were
alv So We should s be losers; for one s evr le.
ended thar the pIicP could be- lowered by amount quail
10 the duty foreign goods which Of cougs. w' lose "h."
/. Hour
pt the protecionats lnpy great Gis'h "'
oar, nj our manufacturers who contend for the privilege oi
paying from in the home market al me h'R"st Poie
price, and OF selling e goods I" us al te eoehfes P'
The gentleman from Ohio [Mr SrAsroSl said this morn
no haI he desired protection nr proccuons SAX" Inc
,I,man from Prnnsy lvnnI Nr. JoSEs says, however
I'm, all he wants such incidental protection az may be Sc
n,ed hya revenue anl Bat what idea has my friend
tw p pnnsvlynna of a revenue tariff! Dors he suck
tax will produce The h.n Il amount OF TeVeaut' u
hat what the gentleman means! -
: Mr. JONES. ol penns, lvana (irtcrrupng) Nha'
meant state and did state a, the lime was t"s-'nht
wanted revenue lartf that is tariff adjusted tor rrse'
nue. that being II, primary ohJec ana IN conneIoh WIN
hat having that always IN view, would pu' 'he ",eS
mon that class Of Notwithstanding upon II as 's1-o.
which would impose the burden OF taxes as nearly rqua %
nos sihlc upon the mass OF CONSUMERS
would adjust the duty according To revenue s"ocaro
MI mn in 80 doing would lose eight o no G. n-ftra
,,n tha, imposing lax on the masses o .ne geo
10 said that the uriiClr Of iron Il consumed ID the man
v ,soaJ and steamship companies and ohcr CO Poall"'s
:; and that in relieving them from The payment 81 G"'S W.
= burdens Of the government vi" ia' on 'hs poorer 1'a''
. lass least able fn bear them
= my would raise revenue ma secure incidental pt"'rc
tiun Now that he combination OF revenue win pro
,r,ton is moral and physical np"ssbi;y. hriH Ia %
protective be prohioory t" the eatnt II ia pf"iect'G
tariff gives no protection, ana pto'scuSe '
: gives revenue.
OF course speak of the respective op"atins Of the re
venue and protective features &" the tai!f1 ojth iy OF
lund I'm IN. w and TINT way u nay NJ once pVC
r,rc.ion and Bet say that ;" much ." 'is
operation gives protection raises norrvehuri ahd ~ u
rilsr
,.venue WIN protection tariff must always be- pr"hi7i
tory 10 The extent thai il is protectirc DO not dei, ma
under The operation OF p,rcuar rate OF dny sn' am
= rlcs may excluded from tne county, "! "e'o az
sill find their way after paying he dhiy ha ~ny t''
every article that Introduced into The connry h''ic5
with the home nanufictnc and 10 that tx'ent "e :"
oro,acon On The other hnnd 10 The precise 1'"' "a
. the foreign competition is prevented revenue 'e "''"
II The tax imposed foreign goods De 100 IT." :"
any of h,i protection II given, ann "e p's eeS' u
me rax Ia raise ii such lax 10 a!u US t"c'u "
ii foreign goods you raise no revenue hno 'he on
h M IN -, but to gi.c protection. If you impose TAX
rhn, will o:lalize foreign ana domestic prices go h'' On"
hal; the quantity goods necessary Tor our connhP
mall h, IN nsrd home Hanufaciucr ana ne o''"i
u half shall continue from abroad hrn 10 t"e 'A
nt that II excludes muIeiy of foreign imports lie "
recye protbilpry, and gives no revenle' a1 W w.
that il admits other half and rnses revenue uP'. @
: II gives no protection Ii gives no pfot c"oh oecao
. The goods thus odmi,ted come ino c"mpet'm" | 80 ,
f The home manufacturers aGd tlmrsh their sahs oy 's
:, amount ol the foreign supply. -. ,,
,r,,v air ,hr, ,uti.- IL be imposed WIN eAc!u-
ncs m revenue But il d"es not follow mat 'hht
n,y wch win yield the largest amount OF revenue "uRht
,rs - b adopted The rule should be TO hS such GUY
Iii ~. nc greatest al the least cost IL may
@ ha particular ofduty may raise The largest amount
~ nry but al the time, IL may So enhance Tie i7ce