The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-09

THOUGHTS on rms rARrYY.-yo.

THOUGHTS ON rHg rARIFY.-So. 4
tariff IS lax, and nEighrenea statesman win il
nfesing duties on imports Be governed ~ tas same
principles that he wouId be IN imposing ssy Other tax
y NC language m Say the bss taxes o. rather those
that are thc least had are
1 Such as most moderate In thsir rata
snch least attended with those y.x,tta.. siy
thas hssass the sAxp@ysr without Bringing
anything into the public fTeasaEy
Sacn as press iaspastiAly Oh all classss
such a. are ieast Injurious 10 repFodae,on
sach a. are rather svorshie than otherwise /, .hs
AAA' meEany tast y 10 say The prevalence Of habit,
aseful and henescial 10 society
Aot ore Of shesc priarsplss alv bnt an 81 ,, .h.,
- regarded 10 ffSllaS iuis as wen a II .usips -,
o' s&x sa each cf these principles shoula he allowed ia
Just weight and importance.
rhe duties imposed By = tariff shoa.a As ,s< aoss
moderate in tber that can m cassssnt with she c
ci " raising given amouas Il ssvvaus A tariff which
asss moderate dntiss vii ~ ssk~s 10 more proav
ave Of revenue i~a one ia which the dates arc ex
orhaat because ia the Arst place ID viii uierserp less
vita Trades aad IN the second viii give less eneoar-
Asen1enl 20 smuggling 10 Use the Language Of Adam
Smith IA tha arithmetic OF the customs two and two
90 not always make soar II certain imports wAch
Faya duty q ten per cent yield a givaa ansoaat OF
rsvsnue does not follow shas yaa VIII double The
nrenue BY raising the aEsy twenty per cens Under
equal cIrcpnsIAacea tariff thr duties ON which sha,
accvs tia. in which they shall average 30 per cent
and tariff IN which the duties shall average Is per cent
viii be likely 70 be productive than one ia which the
duties shall average % per An Averages of Is per
cent hass believe been ou&a be the true reyenue
gauge in Great Britain.
Consistently siah these principles, tagE should take
no Ioss from The people haa ui aaice with enlightened
acoHeny, for the wants a goyeruuens But because
Tariff yields surplas for % thrsa years We should
not thence Infer that IL aHgGt be abolished Like every
tAnS else IN this oolns the Of government de-
p~adS in sset degree the acton OF the banks When
Tie banks make money plenty inposiaons encouraged
and the amount o duties paid into the treasury is in
TeaSed When the banks make money scarce imports
sssened and the is asminiShed Owing to the
oscillations Of our circulating nsdiam the revenue OF the
United S-sss Is luetaang than thar OF any osher
SAnty We have for part known series Of
YEARS Of sarpas that lowed by sries OF
yars at deficient Unr and the came tariff
be revenue may be suIsrabandant and deficient
We 70 change tariff every tmc the banks con-
tract expand theTs viii be end to our changes The
true method Is 70 the surplus Of abundant years
rt paying of the national debt 10 far as can be done
without giring too high pTssHiu for il and secondly
IN completing works Of permanent utility There was mo
Necessity for nnminsLiy depositng with ahe States but
really using 10 SUSTAIN seeuatoRs the surplus u
1885 and 1856. II might al ANA eaght all hare been
applied TO useful work. within the purvew Of the eonattu
to1 AitcF LA- t1pO4s II
o4s wi hereafter CONTEND for The morality of
ortihcafoHs sad them such government Of tine
United States caghI mot 10 be living in Iogings ought
uct 10 be dependent the cs Exte Srvern
ents for places ia which conEne prisoners it ought
not to be and the necessity Of hiring neonvenirnt
in which 70 hold s II the different counties even
those but lately oranzed afford build sours-houses
the United STATES ought be able build courthouses
also Nor ought the public archives be kept in haildrgs
in which they momena-ly exposed destruction from
TIRE neither ought the depcsIforas af the p0hc
he less than the vaults af Incorporated banking
companes oght the pHhlic grounds at the seat Of
geyenmert y pubiic naisances Neither ought great
EA1E ssings to be le undons which ought to be done
the Union il 10 be destroyed ought To hare in every
State relies of the Union the Union 10 ba pre-
served rae economy viii be promoted by having in every
State suitable buildings for the transaction os public busi
ness We belong 10 ns se-righs school of coustrue-
ton and yes believe that there objects strictly within
the ts OF the constitution which considerable sur
plus reyenae may be benedcaliy applied aad in this
other q deficient may be sensibIy dim-
ished-
D In imposing duties imports should be taken
that they be attended with those v.xatioas ercun
stances which haras the taxpayer without bringing any
thing into the pahhc excheqasr7
Hence the unnecessary multiplication Of oaths and forms
should be svoidsd taaeed, iwouid be quite as wen il
lions az honor substituted with suitable penalties when
honor i violated Hence also all the provisions Of
should he plain that importers viii not be puzzled
To understand them. eustoahonse officers ia applying
them Some strange ineongrultes have crept into
tariff acts In the present in force is declared
that nsee shall bear duty Of per cent and harseed
duty Of twersy per cent Now, 1t akes congressman
to distinguish betwssa nseea and haxseed The poor
eastourhquse officers have such metaphysical
The members OF Congress may understand well the pr-
apes according 10 which tariff ought be constructed
but they viii be able apply these principles proper
ly til they pay suitable attention the particulars which
nicaae
Duties imports should lc laid in such way 30
press imEsrtially sil classes OF society"
TINS absolutely forbids framing tariff 10 en-
courage branch OF industry the expense Of another
or impose hnrdeRs portion OF the community for
the benefit Of another.
OF all kinds of protective aaties7 The aost
unequal the most oppressive and the unjust Through
their operation asny times much is taken from the peo
pie is paid into the pubic treasury Besides The ax the
consumer pays government he pays another the
tendency Of such tariff raise the price Of the home
manufactured article iast ir the ratio Of the protective
duty imposed
Again: Just in proportion you diuuisb imports by
neans u protective daiiss Just ia that proportion DO
yo1 aminlsb exports Thus the farmer is douhly injured
BY protection manufactures He has 10 pay Iaors FOR
what hs hzs bay and be receives s for what BE has
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