The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-26

petition with nothing American, and often an
equal or higher rate OF duty on the raw material
than upon the manufactured article OF which il is
composed. Another count in that indictment 10
the fact that these invariabie universal, horizon
tai 0d ualorems tempt to excessive mportations be-
You'd our means to pay, or to great fluctuations
When foreign products are low duties here are low;
when higher duties would be better for the coun-
try, and when foreign products high. duties
here are high so that when we least want foreign
goods, from their excessive abundance, we have
the most OF them; and, when we moot want them,
we have to pay the most for them. The whole sys-
tenn thus becomes vicious from beginning to end
vicious not only to industry and labor at home, but
vicious 10 commerce, vicious to The currency, vi.
cious to exchanges. both foreign and domestic,
| and constantly involving individuals in alternate
spec ulations and bankruptcies. Under it, we
Americans are taxing ourselves to carry on our own
Government as the capitalists, and the wages Of
labor in great manufacturing marts, such as Man.
chester, Birmingham, and Lyons, may dictate.
The tariff, as u whole, / repeat, 10, in the main,
high enough, and the tariff OF 1896 az il was pass
cd, under the then existing high ad odIorems was,
in most articles, (f duties could have been
forced upon honest ad Uaiorsnas.) we'll enough; but
the vicious principle upon which il is based will
never be acquiesced in by an intelligent, industri-
Gus people.
REVENUE FROM TEXAS AND THE PACIFIC.
These are some of the reasons why 80 many of
the people of this country demand revision uf
the existing tariff, reduction or abolition Of du.
ties upon some articles, and modification of
others. But before can thoroughly answer the
question, why the existing tariff has yielded 80
much revenue, must again ask attention to the
growth, prosperity, and increase of the country
since 1886. Texas, at that time, not in a con.
d ton of sufficient security to yield any revc-
nue.. Indeed, the now chief importing point in il,
Point Isabel, then practically, if not theoreti-
oally, under the Mexican government. The duties
collected at Point Label
From July l. 80. to June 80, so, we're. 500 10
From July !, 80, to June 80; 81, were. 4 ,32l 10
From July l, Isl, to June 30. 90, were sci 80
This ia port In Texas alone, beyond United
States jurisdiction in lS46--but Texas importations
are made chiefly in New York or New Orleans;
and no table, therefore, can be prepared to show
how much OF our revenue Texas pays.
The whole Pacific coast has been added TO us
since 1876 with the people of New Mexico, and
others. San Francisco has now become the fourth
or fifth importing city in the Union-being equal
TO, if even behind, New Orleans. l have table
before me which shows the receipts from customs,
on account of duties merchandise. Tonnage,
light-money, and marine hospital money in Cali
lorna and Oregon, to be in all, from November IL,
ls49, to December. 1851, $4,23S, 434. The details
may be interesting:
San Francisco--l2th November to 3lst December.
lS@9.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $2l6,452 80
San Francsco-l2th November to
3lst December, 1850. ........... 1850 $40 Sc
San Francisco-l2th November to
5ist December, 1851. ............ 2,l4679l 81