Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-10

sIdent, and the report OF the Sarra.,-r
Treasury, that these functon,rio. t....
tcrially in their opinions on the .n..
the tariff:
| President >,...-.
! "SpecN duties are ell t-,..r.
| the bes', II not the only prarrf,at ......
means Tor securing rnt -nu.!, ID. r...
revenue against ld.,e DIR .rr..-,.-
and fraudulent nvo.. ,y-,r.D "a
c.s .....-,.
"Specifc duties p.;r,.......r
would afford TO the 4 9th. ar..
merIcan manufacturer | Womb roc.
! the n,tisHtdi sdyanta. sura c,a....
yes 10 winch he Is fair. pr,l.c- ..
| ly entitled" r,g,,F.f .,,-..
! "The incidental pro service
lection afforded By a BE- .sy.r, ,-...
revenue tariff would. mad A, ro,,-
at the present moment sumnr nav. d..
! 20 some eXientluCTeass | ceG ya..- amt .
! the confidence OF the the gutp.I., .,,., 80
manufacture I but on p.
| present system is si. made a. .3rr-
| ding scale to his GIsad.
| vantage
Thus We have the northern and S,u.ls,,
wings OF the democracy, 10 C,bine, Tr,,,1
assembled, fairly pi,tei against each o,5,.
on the tariff subject, like sweet h,Il. ~,
gled, oct Of tone and har-a." The p,a.,;a,.
is for giving fresh lmpetu. T. ou- ,.,.,
ing business" while the S.cre,ary Tim.
such policy not only burdens me. " b..
grossly unequal" and taygrs ",ay,r, ~
preference to others, such articles a. AZ. o..
made AZ home"
The Secretary is certainly ms.akca iu.,v
ing that The Consumer pays tue eg1,r..i
value on the quality maze n home" Il h.
means thereby that THE quantity m,ia q.
home. Is necessarily enhanced m y,,ra.
tho extent Of the duty imp3.el tae.e D.
"Ths quantity made at h.ma." mu.; be 81.
made, because 1t Is of better al l!lty. ~ MAJ,
at less price than the fIrergn. or /, rgg..
not be sold. The difference IN price may D..
to the whole extent Of the duty 10 hfo, a,
the home article, or only 70 certain r.,
cent less, and TO such exteat only doe. "fba
consu mer pay the enhanced alun.' Rtrely
it in any case, is "the home producer bera.
fitted at the expense OF the consumer, ~ Tia
full extent of the duty imposed % sdca ar.
Gle. To what precise extent he Is "oeagn,.
tel" could only be sh0wn By TIE importation
Of a like article aud conplr.Oq 0t price,
Whenever a home article superscdc, the Tor.
eign it must be to sumo extent 10 the Interest
OF the consumer to buv IT, certainly be i.as
| not pay TO the roll ext.nt oil sac iuiT. TIE
duty thereon might be 80 per cent, aod yc:
if reduced to 10 per cent. It's importation
might Dot sill he justified.
We are well aware tha, the idea o. r.s
Secretary, and those Of his school, j. yes
plausible one, 'bat whenever iuty j. Boz.
posed on any article, 1t i, enhanced 10 gr.s
to the full extent OF saeh duty.
This may be true Of the foreign article. ts
is not necessarily 80 rs regards the a.rs
production, which is often sold at a. ..gs
price as tie foreign could te afforded IN q.
absence OF any duty.
The home manufacture is 20 dru!t I" rs
ny, il not 10 most GASES, greatly hrnar.!
by the duty, bot not often to the tgi ,A'..|
OF such duty, nor is The consumer jui..
to any such extent when be Furcls..,
home production.
The Secretary should, at least, give me-
protective policy "a fair shGk:,' aud uJts.s
oct it to exceptions to which It IL Mt ya''!
liable. w.