Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-21
Total cost Of hundred yards in New


fifteen per cent. 3
Total cost Of hundred yards in New
York 500
Thus you will perceive that the duty and
charges amount to six cents per yard Now
let HE assure you that the 1a50s on cores
pending article Of flannel in this country
would be, from the u99t IN the baq to the
flannel IN Tie bate, not over three cents per
yard, 50 that an English manufacturer would
pay as much in duties alone as TIE Ameri-
can manufacturer pays for the labor upon
such articles and 5e5ieee that the above
will hold good upon all eottons made here
and | kaov It will upon all WOODEN goods.
What, then, becomes Of the argument Of
protection against pauper labor: | am IN
able to give you as much in detail upon this
subject as | should like, being unaeeustom-
ed to writing; verbally, I would be able
more fully to give you my entire views I
fear you will have some trouble on the sub
ject Of revenue if you should abolish the da-
ties upon the raw materials without exeep-
ton. firmly believe that if wool were On
the free list, there would be very few for
eign cloths imported, and the rayeaue now
obtained upon wooden goods would all, or
very nearly all, be lost. The duty upon
wool should net exceed ten per cent. nor
should the same be higher on wooden goods.
Such is the view which Mr.. Jones ore
sents, and give it, that it may he weighed
10 connection with the views entertained by
e;Aers of equal experience, intelligence, and
integrity.
] accidentally observed in a pspef This
morning summary Of provision Of the va
rious tariff laws, containing statements Of
the amount of duty which has been assessed
on the article Of wool under each law from
the foundation of thc government to the pre-
sent time. The information contained in
the article is instructive and interesting. |
have not had time TO make an examination
of the various laws referred 70, 10 test It's
accuracy, but imagine it will be found very
nearly, il not altogether, correct:
Tariff DATES on imported Hiool tions 1889.
January, 1889, to April, l6l6--free.
April, 1916, to May, 1824--l5p per cent.
ID yalorem.
May. 1924, to June, 1e25--oosting IN
der Zoe per lb, Is per cent ad yalorem
May, 1924, to June, 162J-costing over
l0c per ID, Is per cent ad yalorcm.
June, 1925, to June, ls26-costing un-
der Ice per ID, 20 per cent ad yaloreal.
June, 1925, to june 1926 costing O.
yer l0c per ID, 20 per cent ad valorem,
June, 1926, to June, ls2S-eosting ua-
der loc per ID, Is per cent al yaorem.
June, 1926. to June, 1s2S-costing o.
yer loc per ID, 30 per cent ad valorem
June, 1928, to June, 1e29--4o per ID,
specific, and 40 per cent ad yalorem.
June, 1920, to June, 1830-4c per lb,
specific, and IS per cent al valorem.
Jrne, 1880. to June, 1s32-4c per lb, !.
specific, end 81 per cent ad yaloeem.
June, 1882, to June, 1s42---costina TN
der Sc per lb, free
June, 1882, to June, lSl2--eostng O.
yer Sc per lb, &c specific, and 10 per cent
ad valorem.
June, 1882, to June, 1912 costing O.
yer Sc per lb, &c specific, and 40 per cent
al valoren,.
June, 1912, to July, tSi6--- costing IN
der 7c per ID, per cent I'D yalorem.
June, 1912, to July, lS4G---eosting over
&c per lb, 30 specific, and 80 per cent ed
yalorem.
July, 1916, TO the present tlme--all wool
80 per cent ed valofem.
We thus see that there were extraordi-
nary changes in the rates Of duty and The
mode Of laying them, under the various tar
if laws enacted by Congress between 1899
and 1916. We all recollect, that at the
iine of the passage Of the tariff law of 1916,
gentlemen who were then interested in wool
en- manufactures complained grieyously of,
the provisions of that law in regard to the
duty upon wooden manufactures of all sorts.
Where was the wool in this country chiefly
produced prior to the passage OF the tariff
Of 1916? Ii you will take the trouble to
60 back and examine you will find, that up
to 1910 there was more wool in proportion
to the population. and extent Of territory,
psodnced III the Nav England ssatesthsn in
any number of States of the same size and
pepulationin the Union. have collected
some statistics in regard to the production
of wool; and have propareda table show
ing the productions of different divisions of
the Union, which / have classified as New
England States, northwestern States, middle
States, southwestern States and Territories: