The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-12-15


Asll.m. tsnAio.lelsi-vsi De salus =
domestic plaiarip,ns eseaffri sss sas
haadIsi anf fany-nins miliinns eight
handrsd AM sialy one lhaazHd nsns
handssd anl elesrn dallars (si49. SCI. :
ella besides seventeen sH,'ilaass 100 hnh>
ar.d and for shossaDd and seensy-ssx
d.llars. fsl7. 2oa. 02s; offaeiss sarrrhan-
disc sresnedi making The sz<'egs,s Of
sbr rnlire exports one handr~d and sziF-
sesra millss.~ atty -hss. thousand nins
handrra snd thsriy -sesea dollars si67.
oss .s37.l Excessive NJ ihr shase there
w.s expaned faly -i~a niiIIlon Are hun
drei and seven ihoassnd iwa bundled
ana <,shsy ave d,lisrs. e32 5o7. 2s5l ia
sper,s: and imported 1fau< Sareign parls
ave millions lwo handrei and six'y two
shaasand SIX bundled and lorly-lhree
flsllsrs. ls5.262.643.
In mr first annual message N Congress
u called sour attention 10 cha. seemtd 70
me- same defecss in TIE present iarif. aud
recommended such notifications a. in
INV indfmeul sere besl adapted 10 RENE
DIV iis evils and promnse the prosperity al
the country. Nolhinx has sinee occurred
IL chsage 10y views on This Important
QUESTION.
Without repeating The arguments con-
isined in my former message. in favor OF
; di.erimin, ing. prnisriise duties. deem
IL my duly In call yonr attention io one or
sso other considerations affecting this sah-
ieei. The 6rs, is. The effect Of large inn
par,alians Of foreign goods upon our cur
rency. Most 81 the gold of California. As
faa A. il ia eoined. 6his its say directly
.a:.E,faps in payment for sa,ds purchased.
In The second place. a. our manufaciur,
ing establishments are broken. down by
sampeiilion with foreigners. The capital in
vested in them - losii thousands Of honest
and iniusirians riiizens are ,hrawn oul ri
smplavmeni. and the farmer IN thai extern
il deprived of home msrkei far The sale
nf his surpIus produce. In the third place.
the destruction afour manufacturers leaves
the foreigner wiihau, cnmpeiiiion m our
market. and he consequently raises the
UFttf W WV IFNffft trtit iFfF tetf tdtf. as
!. nov sren in,ihe increased roe 81 iron
imported frnm England. The prosperity
and wealth II every nation musl depend
upon iis productive industry.
The farmer il slimulaied To cxer,ior
by finding ready market for his surplu.
products. and heneaied hy heing able 3,
exchange them. wiilinui Ioss Of lime o,
expense of transportation. Tor The manulac.
lures which hrs comfari or convenience
requires. This il always done 20 the
bes, advaniagewhore p,riion Of The com.
munty in which he lives il engaged IN
nfher pursuits. Bn, most manufactures re-
qnire an amout al capital anil a practical
skdl which cannot be commanded, unless
they he proieced for a tine Iron, ruinous
competition from abroad.
Hence the necessity of LAYING Those ia.
lies upon imported goods which the Con-
s,I,uli,n aulhafizes for revenue, in such
manner as n. project and encourage the
l,bor Of ons "a ciIizens. Duties how.
ever should moi b. fixed aia rate "a higI,
~ To aSciude the foreign article. bu,
should be so graduated az Ia enable ihs
domestic manufacturer fairly 10 cnmpete
with The foreigner in our own markets. and
by the competition "a reduce the pf,re nj
The manufactured article Is the consumer
IN The Id~est rate al wlirh il can he pro.
ducrd. This policy would place The
mechanic by the Side Of The f,rner. create
mutual interchange of their respcc,ive
commodities. and thus stimulate tie in.
dnsiry Of The whole country, aud render
Us Independent Of foreign nation. for The
supplies required nv The hahils nr neces-
sites IT The people.
Another qucsii N, wholly independent
Of prateriian.. presents itself. and that is
whether the dniies levied should lie upon
The esue Of the article al the place oI
shipment. or. where il is practicable. a
specific dn,y, graduated according 10 guam.
iiiv. "a a.rsnained by weigh, or measure,
All our dq les are. al present al ualorsn,.
A certain per asHisge is leyIed on The
prize Of The gnois al-ile pon Of shipment
in foreign cnuirv.
Mos, commercial nalians have found
il Indispensable. fr the purpose of pre-.
vsniinV fraud and perjury. 10 make The
duties speciir whenever Ire arlicIe il al
such unif'rm value IN weight ar meas
nrs IS 10 Justify s,mh du'v. Legislation
should never encourage dishonesty OF
rrime. Il ia impossible iha, the revenue
oflicrrs n fhe nnd where The goods are
entered and the dsiies paid should know
silhcefiain'y wha they cost in the foreign
r"'lmry. Yet The law requires thu, thew
should levy HE day according 10 sucl,
cos'. They arr. therefore. compelled to re.
snst 70 very ,,nsa,isacinry evl ience to a.
pertain what ihs, rosl was. They take The
iass'es Of he importer. ames,ed .hy his
Da,h. ~ the hest evitienee of which the
pa,urr Of The case adniv. But every one
must seu ihss shs inyaica may he fab.
riesie'I, and the oath Nv xhieh il is
snaanrssi false. by reason IL which, the
iishdnes, importer pays pafl only af the
duties which are paid hy the homes, one.
AMI thus ihrlrec,Iy receives from ,ha ,ra,-