New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-21

,,a rave birth to that spirit Of enterprise whcn
hss carried the influence Of England 70 tne se,t
ends OF the earth. At the period OF zoe coniuess
the land was the only source OF revenue, oS', 70
tween the Cor quest and the commonwealth, NC"
and aour,binR interests bad sprung np-Oom
.osre. had shook out her wings. and Trace ano
Nsnufactures had taken up their abode IN tne
T.i..d and n was no more than fair that tnese
nev ;ntsrests shou6 contribute 10 tne e1lsehces
of the State as we'll as the LAND.
II rents have quadrupled in England since rne
Ia 90 wss imposed, il is mainly because i'm
u,snss sums have been expended in making our
Island tbs beautiful garden we now behold It
Pent or the interest Of capital expended IN cieh-
ms tbs forest, 70, ming Of farmsteads, making OF
G1ces digging Of ateT-courses, and IN the gem
efaI preparation and ALLEGATION OF land INTO arn',
has altogether grown up in the Cntea oCa.es
within the same period, and it is the glory ana
pr;de oftbe Republic that il is 50. 1t marks the
nrogress Of civilization. The rent oil our own
Mapchester hes qusdiupled many times since the
Revolution of 1893 and Justly and properly 30, LOT
the simple reason that it's spirited propnetors NAYS
expended much capital in rearing profitable plles
of brick and mortar. And so have the propnetors
OF land adorned the plains and daies OF ttis T
try with no less seryiceable homesteeos' Ihey
have reclaimed the waste places-more than quad'
implied the productions Of the soi-and mace Tue
.3derness 10 blossom like the rose. In the ine
M common sense and fair play, why should no,
one interest reap the reward OF its laoore as wen
as smother -.
In regard TO the probate and legacy duties, it i
true that personal property pays these dues, while
real estate 10 for the most part exempt. 4 ne
reason is this-pers0nal property passes from on,
hand TO hand in the commerce OF lie, pef'ecUy
free from fiscal interference. man may guy
Thousand bales Of cotton thousand quarters OF
wheat, or thousand pounds IN the ignds "iTnI J
snv expensive taxation. Merchandise OF all de-
scyintons NAV be bought, sold or exchanged iree
frorp ALI Governmental influence or charge. NOT
no the land-t can neither be bought, nor SOLO,
nor mergagsd without great expense OF stamps
Real estate pays largely every time II Is trans,
ferred from hand to hand Some pieces oil ian1
in this neighborhood have changed owners SUI
6cieptly often to pay into the hands oil the uov-
eminent and the lawyers, in the course OF III
life. the full value Of the Zee simple: But, a'ter
all the fact 10, real estate is not wholly iree from
probate and legacy duties. Leaseht ID property,
and land devised to be sold, pay these charges ~
the same manner personality, and fall one-tnnd
of the revenue derived from legacy duties arises
from land
There is one feature in our case that is not gen.
orally appreciated as it should be. IL IS the TACT
that Protection is still the policy OF manulactur-
ing England, and Free Trade the exception. me
largest amount Of manufactured articles are stu
protected in the British markets, and foreign
goods Of like make are yet liable to import duties,
when brought into England.
will lust enumerate few Of the leading man
niactures that are protected, not so h'ghiy indeed
az formerly, but sufficiently go TO keep importa-
tons in check.
The coopers, the carriage makers, the clock
makers, and the candle makers trades, are all pro-
teeted TO the amount of ten per cent.
On china and porcelain wares there is a Gus
toms duty Of ten per cent.
All foreign articles manufactured OF cotton,
N hoilv ar in ri 4 e,
clio duty. And mark, this enumeration covers
such articles as stockings, gloves, handkeTchltis,
shawls and all varieties Of haberdashery and no.
,iery wares.
On that Of foreign manufacture, there is duty
Of shdinss each. Shces pay shilling the doz'
en- pair, and boots II shbngs.
On lace tnere is n duty OF ten per cent.
Ga linen lawns the custom duty is shlllng
and 6pence the piece OF eight yards. and on liner
sanAsks pence the square yard. Ga all iorelg'
manufactures Of linen, OF of linen mixed with cot
ton or wooden, wholly or in part made up, for eve
~ El00 value so duty.
Paper printed, painted, or stained. pays wv
pence the square yard.
Plated straw, OF foreign manufacture, pays nv
shilling per ID. customs duty.
Manufactures Of silk pay from FIVE shilling
10 10 shIlings the h.; ribbons Of plain SILK, ell
shillngs the 10. of gauze, II shilings the ID
artificial flowers, p per c. mt. on the value SID
hats or bonnets, seven shlllings each; dresses
thirty sh llngs each.
All articles OF wool, wholly or in part made
mp, paw ten per cent. as customs duty. holly
or in part made up" embraces all the large class
Of wooden ho,iery goods, from a night-cap TO a
blanket.
All foreign manufactures Of copper, brass, iron,
Tin, steel zinc or eai-in short, all classes OF hard
ware goods pay duty of ten per cent. before they
are admitted for consumption in England.
j might go on with the enumtIation, but fear
I have made myself wearisome. Trade after trade
nay, almost every trsde-is protected from for
eign competition. England would not bear for
six months the full extension of the Wanted prn-
sipes Of free trade. Her Cobdens and Bnghts
have never attempted it, except in the planest of
textile fabrics, into hch very little human labor
enters, and which are pre- cmlnently the work OF
machinery of which Manchester has had fifty
years start Of all the world.
II is principle with fee traders that all raw
material for manufacturing purposes should come
IN duty free, and they vigorously exact its OBJ
scUsnee. Cotton could not bear the light burden
sf hye-sxtse Dths Of penny per pound as GUS
toms duty, but the land, the raw material OF the
farmer, 10 burdened with the estate Of the poor,
the revenues OF the church, the charge Of the
highways and Heaven only knows what besides,
making total Of hard upon fifteen millions ster-
ling per annum for local taxation and yet the
hrmer is called upon to face foreign competition.
hercihll Heaven Like old Jefferson, tremble
or my country, when remember that God IL lust.
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FRANCE.