, 1875-05-15

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Tho vessels ,esat,e from We m, European ports
q No Msdi'erra,';au oi!'es. and ln.ko then; ray
along tho Mediterranean 1oo, found usst tho
pr,ce of tho in,1,ortol ruo}e vas onbauccd bytEio
smount ol Toll oxaoted, and they could seh
thnir own like manufacturer for jnst no
much moro : n,, t,e tIcyico 0y loyytue toll Ia
tls rorta waH lar,.,)y inlretlutct1, ,(hs thing
hnI boon lnawn bcfolo. but tbs unmo Wan ciyoD
10 Il nj that tn.e. Iu s}aa middle hHos, tho egn-
len, ct cxo'nsivu privileges wAs current; hut.
with tho aro"t! Of n,oaern acionce, tlo tdta haa
tahon pcHaesato1a Of this mtnda of men that u!
t!anHe privileges wore i,aaaa on n'istaket and
tliat the tsus principle of trade Ia liberty.
lsoatHrY AM ERllnR or THE tHt'rscrsoI1nT*'
A!thm smith, tho ilrAt great writer ~ P"lsti-
cal Eaonnn,y. published lis book IN l77G,-tue
year III Which we adopted our new !acas 1i SELF
goSefhtneht'-ahu ~ ~ f,ity tnat "o usa noe
p.,, w. .v nan'1 .nns ~ sGgnuu ..H' i.; NJ.
we aunia nase pGem .; tf hha s.shos os,f ~ .i,o
a.oW UtoB'o1s ., ~ ~ MeSs ~ rooA A., NY
sna"g,a q. tsosSa,,on % .anssoS ,a hin aa t,,,t
'na .no9 tor rre,,,d S n',a honast aloer nv ,Has
1nea tooy sssaou ~ ooneo.. en trs .ay .naS
~ ~ snp a. ~ ',erfact
s. s sssa at1,, ~, -
ptust. ~ p,;,,s. T." ~" t,o,. gann...
I.ta ai.n maA" p'I' u @ seaoN at 'Me'. y. III
s.sx n,.n enst s.st .,n!Tit !as VI ,,aas sma~
on,m f. n1c, ..e ~" h,nnst,s ,9nIaks 1fnr"r,'
,tnt
Wtosaet,or onu ,,,,snr ,,ncor, conv;ctou
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., w. .i ~ T.; .1st as..i - T.. ~. nson., -.
an,mn.cs, a,v thS ,,,,reat r,tr;nts.n, rhoan n,ou
Iaya not b0su nntn,uted iy u desirs to sui,ldle,
M,t hy IN hnne+t mxtaEa.
vn,r =, rrrr ra4,,7
What is yccs Ttado =? II / cs,,i,ot M II d.1ne It, but,
n w pas W., a'n9 srsa up ,sp "a men w'n T.
tso tn ~, a wv ~ ~, s.thor T7..o
r.aao tren t.s sEv i. Srsa ~ ber. ha nc.or
s,sae pr,o,snn III trsin ,yo,,f,, hsya hsen fr.o
!. tnat TN nrircn's o, o ,Iirmo,i IT, th:
nao ougns s9 20 %, ifSo 70 soSk IL Own enAhhe'S
~" aeeo...plH. as' wi 'esa'.a'
rfopsfed T. tsSo &c IT, n,ss: nltIa ground
ssy. would 10 that which Is absolutely frse.
Iho pest 1instfatton III ;llo Whelo world H u
tue Consultation o. tho United Stasss It It
II notd that eemnsros ees~oen ne ssa!sa ,:a
ataH DO absolutely ifce. lou mako
Jour pn'ehaees IN eho eliy or Au9tnst. 10 oho
piH.o OF AnotheF' "nofa you can IVY cHeaFSss
sa nset Ion lo eaao, te a Me G aGf to .no
profcr tue nsaAuiacs'tra OF hlassaehusotia 70
ttoae af rehnaylvaaha. !oN h9Y taom i tno
other way. tue oshoe way Il 10. Psopie OF d'nor-
ors ssales lay ter own taaos Any oupport taosr
own Government; and II Il perfect reslizhti3a !
OF the IDEAL bstweon has:oos uaas tssae snouia t'
payH absolutely under tslo control OF tns inoi.
vidu3l vii ot the o1caanRef. aua osen nanoh
foloold snppnft ITO o~h eofefnmont'
pn1r1sH FREE TRADE.
That 10 not what IL hl6toricslly moane by
| british Fros TsRtlo In this country. NO ghal 10
compelled to saiae largo rovsnus for ysars 20
GONE. Hhora shall vo got it Z Adam Smith
b,nA tar Inn Nh na}n anti In
| economists deny that 1t is allowable to
| raiso u large part Of the rovenue by customs
taxation. rhe only zscal or philosophical OBJ
tocsiot. Is this: You do NOT know how much you
the amount may 10 excessive: md tho Govern
ment become extrasasai't, Th2 unitsd stntca
| IL tho most startling instance OF IT, ons hun-
! dred dollass taEcn directly from man hy city
Tax males linn wv w,n0s; but na tue s,nt m
| ho may bo psyfog. three or four
l,undrod dollars io Indirect tA1at1on theonGh tile
! CuHton-t1ouss. In THU country, orcrSthtnG
toels tho indirect taxation OF the Gnvcrnslont..
every MAN will look at lss tax 10 tho fsea; thea
] bo will look to aeo what tha Government dopA
With It. Indirect taxation Is carried to Auch o1-
csaa thst eimp1e people 40 not Know hoE Freat II
| ia. Iot tomo people prefer thht Wy. anh would
/ t1,anoy when they do not know 1t. Bat thd
danger H. that tho Goyer1snsent will 20 oa tatin?
moro and more. and will fall into opp1ass,o1 aud
corruption, wlio tho people will not look altar
| 1t. That Ia MI hnvo nGGlust tndroct taxation
otherwise ! admit tLo principle. Taking W. ns
We arc, with oil onf Ignorance, We must lkpe it,
direct tAzen for long tANo.
Tho plan Of Adam Smith "as 70 LAY sn e1oiae
meant by British Froe-Trade, folonlnG AL tnl'
port taxes by an ozeieo tax. Prof. nooatn7 prict
hollis to thia. As Adam S'n!t, held It. tho prtn.
clrlo Of Froo .Trado was to balances tho tariff OK.