The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-04
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more desirable TO cultivate commercial r..
im'ons than France, even upon tie princi
pies OF the protcCtionists, for the Exports
from France do not come in competition
with the products Of this country besides
there Is Il great sympathy of feeling be.
tween the people OF France and this coun-
try, which ought 10 he cherished. ms we
have much to gan, not merely conmer
cltlly, but otherwise. " close relations
with a people ST. remarkable as the
French people are for great ideas and no
bic impulses.
Another defect in the present tariff is,
that the duties on articles of prime neccS-
Sltv. such as cotton, wooden AMI iron man.
utn"torIcs, and sugar, are too high. These
articles ar" Indispensable t. The great mass
OF "ur people, and the great mas, of our
people arc the lahoijrg classes The du
t. upon these articles range from twenty
hve 10 thirty per cent, Producing 1928,
i3462f3 OF the revenue for fiscal wear
1886, hc'ng nearly one half of the to-
tai revenue Of that wear; tue result Of
"hichl is that a vaS' portion ofthc burden
"i taxation Is ttirOwn upon the lahorinr
~ti'sS"s, whereas rs little rs possible
should be thrown unon ,h.m Th,, a.,
| of these h;yb I.,;.. rror I,,.o an.,
prime necessity, Wv enhancing their price,
is the same as II We were to pass n law TO
reduce the wages Of ial or. To reduce
these duties Wowid hc on the other hand.
to increase the wages oflabor: Gor though
,hcv would hny mnIs aI'I L,n," E"
! s@,ri,rus. For tre ;n,nro., Than nr7La
l4bnr;nr classes. | insi>, ,L3, t(ese jr,ias
! siop,I i, rnlur,I. ami r Iona :. ,.anr
NOT lie ~r.nnr,rrio,e r. ]rnI;,,s ,La i'm "a
hi'I 10 &r.!.in,.. tLn Gn.;rs' nn nr;.I,, g
rr;u,c necessity, mad +, ;rc,o.so waao.n
a result. ! ,pnfchcnd vbi,n worl, 10
trey satisfactory 20 cvcrv man !, ~,
Uu;tc. S,.tos Who Lo. to ,,uL; L.a,I
bv tho sweat of his brow.
Another de,ec. :, 1.-Two n,,sor. ,,,;T
that lie revenue i 4. rivni rr,,, ,,o h;,L
, rate Of lu,;.s Wh,, .oa, aE;
J.n; when | state I,,, L, ,hn ,n.r 800
$40. 100000. or six s.,.r,hs of tho nr,,ro
revenue. va. dar;,ad from I,.:'y nr,,."n
ty-$ye rar cent and uuv.rls rvrar,,o
has demonstrated that imam tia, tcr.,.,,
~ OF articles twenty r.r rrut JufGcs : ,L,
revenue sia ,duI. ,h., i van nd,,,c,
lac duties 5eyoad ,L,t ,,in, Won wnrn
less rrohibir importnlir'n. md lImiri,L
tie revenue. /, i, not difficult therefore,
to understand how the collection Of six
seven,h~ Of The revenue ut a rate Of Iury
five per cent ab~ve the revenue standard.
mast operate iniuriuu>!v upon the ex
change Of the country hy diminishing The !
import and, bv consequence the exports,
Ia the interest, then. of the EXCHANGES Of
The county, | insist or q reduction of oar
present nigh rate of duties.
Ia thus pointing out the defects Of the
present tariff, | would not he understood
as drprccialng the s,aiesmi. ushju OF the
gentleman who was at the head oC the
IIc.sur, Druarimcu, in 1876 and who
It is uu,irr>'o"d had more Influence in the
paSsaCn ofihis act than any n else. | a.
Jude { Mr.. Robert J. Walker. On tho coa
t'arv think the country owes Linn a
great lrbt of gratitude for his services M
Oh ;hat occasion. lis celebrated renor,
in 1876, IS n mastery exposition OF oar
Ie,enuu pnlicy and Is IN. ,.rjil Of
l746 did not come up to the high stand
ard "f his report, the fault | am sure, VAS
not in him, but in the d;tlinn''ic, Of his
position.
lnow propose, Mr.,Chsirman,;o consider
the report from the ma ority Of the Com
mIitee OF Ways and Means on this subject.
That report rests upon the idea that the
protective policy : a wise policy, and that
the tarltt S'I"n!d he modified il suhscrvi.
emcc to that policy. | wish to examine ilrat
question and i'll destroy the foundation up
wfich the report rests, then the super
erected upon it must fall to the
ground. To put the argument in H."
most >tr'kln" and comprehensive hight, |
will state 1t in II simple aud practical form.
Certain persons wishing to 90 into manu-
arturlnC, ask government tn aid them IN
Il business naturally Improbable, by pre-
venting the consumers Of the country rom
n"yinS 'or"'gn goods cheap, in order that
those consumers may be compelled to Luv
Their gooiS dear. These are the three
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