Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-23

ycaSS were - follows:
ls4a, $asss.sso tssI, t&osa.s9s
is!4 sss.se ISIS .s,ss
1875, @ssI,ssS lsts. @v
1876, a.S&atol 1850. A.5S&.&s&
Showing that ,be manufacturer a eussou hsvv
not only hen Sustained bus haze scs,sllv ,xnpesu
= larr. amount Of their pso.jucsa uh,ch shsy have
sskci to have protected kssu hsinsse then q Coo.
prtition with sm;lsr 6hs;cs q osss nssjuas Win.
out protection and that sl,rss esposss have hsxsly
increased during the sssi6 q 1859 esrs What ihsy
were during the sari6 Il lssa, whcn thsy hsd hsSA
prpsectioo.
Let rs again Try Il o. to iroa. which b sev IL |
principal article clsmosing Coz psusrcsiea:
E...-,. Fl ls~...;. Loo.
- -. |
, ,s' $500 49, ss.ssss
!S!' us sesS
100 e. , ,S. ,.
'eso' .'o" ~
Again, sr, she tos,! manueesusss q pag 9ea 40
.senEs and wrought nee ana na..sssuss. q
wrought iron were. IN the year 1870. Ssssosl es;
IN 1850, S6o. ~. sss. an ineFeass Of ovys tsao9
o." IN e" years; and IN The yssf 1854 $.Ssoesss
IN tncscase 81 nearly elSOoNooo IN I'VE ysaN
And yet, SIR, we arc to DO told shat, without The
bounty and profession Of the Gosssnmsnt The iron
interest cannot survive
Having learned thus much With reS.rd TO the psas.
Let US still further consider soms 81 shs orssoos
which, to me- sir. arc insuPcs,1s sssioss the pse-
pr'cty Of again rvsossias 10 protection tu The seks
Of protection A ! have alsvady minated. this
system demands Of the Govesumsas bounty a.
premium foe the support Of the protected sssss<s.
which, a. humbly coocrivc. b In dirvcs vislaiioa
Of .hc spirit Of the Constitution and totally al var
with the grvas oejcsts sas which ths Fsssrsl Cnioa
was established II NC can lsvy IN insirvcs tar sc
any such P.rPeer, without rssard 70 The revenues
which may DC necessary 10 supposs the 0oseso-
%ent, Why: then. nay ne ma s.hs The ,svsness
Of our citizens in specific sums and tor any specified
otjcct; and if &c can do this, Why may Ne MOI goa
step further and lay direct taxss upoa the poodle
in order that wc may have The privilege q scattering
II promiscuously among then. O. q paying over 70
Now, sir. take Il that man can BE- found Who
will dare assert that Congress has The povrr TO ,sss
the revenues, whether collected by direct TAXATION
or by im?asts Tor any such purpose Where. then.
i the distinction! In what dos Il eonsist. Il l.
tru, that The bounty, OF pscsnusa. secured 10 the
Il is nevertheless, paid and must operate - tas
upon the consumer. To aasrd tins protection. the
inpoeiasons Of iorrisn gods are rruhibissd except
at duty that will 30 enhance the price of che &c.
cign article - not only TO enable the home manuesr
.nrc to compete with u, bot TO rralis. shssvsfom
large profits. The consumer. Who might have OBJ
tanned the foreign article. with low datirs q great
y reduced price, Is thus forced to purchase Il Of the
price cnhancvd by the higher duties sod thus &C.
tually to pay into the pockets at the msnusesurvs
tax, ~. SIR, tax, which could be siEhtfally snsi
constiiuiionally lcvcd Sor no papn>e save she ss.
pc"sss Of the Govern~snt seoooo'ieaily admins.
tered.
To illustrate this we vii suppose cargo o( cot
ton Eook brought from . foreign port. which she
importer without any duty could Afford 10 sell d
twenty cents prr yard; duty Of five cruts prs ward
Is levied and collccseJ; this az course yin eesssss
the price of the goods 10 twenty ave csuss psy yssa
tho nanuf.eturrs of The hone article r;nx thus sns
Llcd to demand and rvcsive fos hts GOD The sams
price and having no duty 10 pay, Of course in saI;
ton to the profits that the article at twenty cents
per yard would have Afforded puts into bic pockets
also the Ave crntS duty which the importer hss "a
pay to the GovxrnmenI In csskr 10 show to uhsl
extent this system may BE- carried yin hssv md
an extract from the rrpor, Of N, srervs,rv a ne
Treasury, under Mr.. Folk. which NAV ga 4 bu,
another evidence Of the rru.s Injustice ana nso,<,,
lie burdens Of the tariff az tsas:
"A! leas. .we.hirls Of the p.sssns s.riG tof 1919
classes The revenue from Imports lsss yssr saers
ded Ss7, o0ouOo The, In isssif l. hcssv burden
but Inc whole tax imposed upoo ,he p<ocjs BIZ N,
prrseat tariff i not ir,. than 81, 0oaOoS az xhl
Ss7. OO0. 600 are psh into The Trrs.u,v upoo m.
imports and SS,'oaO GOO % ,hs prussrssd 80. r
Then. SIR. Il IN not oolv 4 sax- bus hes,v t,x
tina, the consumer ID Sosrrd to nav pos into m.
. Treasury Sor the support Il lhe Gov,snm<us bu
= into the pockets Of msnufscsurvsa Il b impass,
and regulated by law lust o. direct sax would b
h Is Collected ;,s, =. az rrr,onc no, n ~ IT,.
ury hss bccn ara ,hs ooir d,G.,vrc. h...ss, a.,
l. ih.t ooc 4 n.;d N ~ .snssr.si - - -
= to the Gove-pmsns And ,Ssn he ou,ss,s" 80.
n IN. On. i so ~; 1h~ ~ 80 ~ - - -.
q in the Sane way, or ser any Other purpossS Goa
!. fss my inability, sir. TO draw shs tissincsioa b
Il may be said ihat these ZANE Arguments voud %
plv To anv duty. foe an 10 .orpe e.seot osussrt
answer thas one K Coz ihe purpose Of ,sv,uus On
therefore legitimate; The Other bs psosscs;oa viii
/ out regard 10 revenue and shessues uneoasssusios
!. IL; and Il In any event by She imposs svssem a
@ d paid BY the consumer 70 shs anussciurvs. survl
lust Gcverpmcut win not jocrSsse IT, bursrn 5;
voud INST /. .hsoluselv yrou;,ra ear (:o,.,ns.so
= purposes
!. Now air vho arm tl,e ns;ne;u.l crnsyHrssosx