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NORTH CAROLINA SENTINEL, AND NEWBERN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER, POLITICAL ECONOMY. From the Banner of the Constitution. A story is told of an old Frenchman in Paris, who from affluent circumstances had been re duced to poverty, and who obtained his living 111 the following manner. He took a aaiiy po sition in tho neighborhood of the principal to . bacconist, whose store was frequented by thou sands of snuff takers, each of whom offered his replenished and variously scented box to the resectable mendicant, that he might take a i pinch. The snuff thus collected was all put : together, and was afterwards sold under the ti tie of Ic tabac de mille fleurs, (snuff of all flow ! ers,)1 in sufficient quantity to maintain the old gentleman. : Z I t It is precisely in this way that the cotton and i woollen manufacturers, the iron masters, sugar planters, and all the rest of those who live up T on public contributions, set their living, witl - this difference, however, that in the case of the Frenchman, the pinch of snuff was given vo "Muntarily; whilst, in the case of the others, it is . extorted by the power of law. No doubt every ' oolite Frenchman, as he offered his box, said ffis not much," and 12 50 78 40 78 40 78 40 89 60 30 00 22 40 cc 11 a a . U it u , his house, except hia animal food, his bread duty Who to a t hi in like manner, everv frood tariff man says to hunself, "it is not much for me, every time I vvaut a Apiece of muslin, or a suit of clothes, or a hundred weight of iron, or a barrel of sugar, tf give half of it to the custom-house, for me benefit of my neighbors A, B, C, and D. Not mthstandinsr, however, they think it not to be X much, yet w? can prove it to be a good deal, and we will demonstrate it in reference to a few of the most brominent articles of manufacture. 4 The advocates of the Tariff say that 200,000 bales of cotton are manufactured in this coun try,5 which, taking the average weight at 300 libs, would. give sixty millions of pounds. This . rot ton is made into fabrics varying from three ffto five yards per pound, and taking the average I,- that is four pounds would, consequently make 340 millions of yards. Now, supposing 'tire opperation of the Tariff to occasion a rise fi( one cent only per yard upon all that is made iii the country, (and if it did not do this, why should the manufacturers hold on so tenacious iy to the present, duty of 8 cents per square 1 ' 11 j . "j. -77- - ' - ,yarasj it wouia amount to a rax oi two minions tour hundred thousand dollars upon the good oeonle ot the united states, edioulu the rise be two cents, it would amount to a tax of 4 b00,000, and if it were three cents, it would arpount to 87,200,000, besides the duty paid upon about seven millions of dollars worth im ported, equal to about 8 1 ,800,000, more, ma king in the whole, the moderate sum taken front the people, a 'pinch at a time, of nine Mjr.i.io.vs of dollars. r i Of the actual extent of the woollen manufac ture in the United States, there have never yet appeared any statistical statements. 'One thing, : however is known, that, upon woollen cloths .and cassiineres, flannels, and baizes, the duty is "from 45 to 225 per centum, and a importations iuvc'bech made, and are still making, upon whicjii within our knowledge, duties have been paid of eighty per centum it Will be very cvi - .lent,-that the domestic; article must command j:v the market at feast fifty peri centum more than itvould do if there was no duty. Inoth- -r r vr words, there is no cloth, cassimere, flannel, baize, now worn iii the United States, foreign or domestic, for which we must not pay. three dollars for two dollars' worth. ! Everyman, woman, and child in the United Slates, wears some of the manufactures of wool we have mentioned, and if the high duty have the cflect of increasing the cost of clothing of each indivfdual iii a year, to the' extent of bnc dollar only, upon an average, it shows a tax of thirteen millions of dollars. That this is not h overrated, will appear to any one,. who is told that, upon one single yard of broadcloth,- even of the coarsest quality worn by working men. the duty is sixty-two and a half cents, and that the duty upon a single yard of flannel or baize, of the coarsest quality, a yard wide, is twenty - . two and a half cents. No man nor boy puts a . suit on hi back that does not pay from one dollar to fifteen dollars tax. fio woman or girl'can beclothed with less than two or three yards of flannel in a year, and the smallest in- lant must have some. But even supposing tins t-alculahon to be overrated, which wc do not M admit, the warmest admirer of the Tariff mult j acknowledge, that the woollen imitators of the , l-rcnchmaittake a pretty large pinch out of ' the publie snuff box, and that the tax canrtotbe less than fifty cents per head, or six millions and a half ot dollars. . i - . . As regards the consumption of iron in .the .United States, we have no certain data to reason upon. 1 he testimony given before the Com mittee onManufactures. in 1628, represented the quantity to be 60,000 tons, of which about one half was imported, and the other half made at home, i The iron masters, however, in a repre sentation made toCongrcsslast winter, insisted upon it, that 100,000 tons of iron were produ ced in the United States, and we have no objec tions, in this argument, to take their own words Jbr. it; Now, as the importation exceeds 30,000 ion?, (having been 35,000 on the average of the threeyeara ending with 1821,) we have, then. 133,000 tons as the total quantity of iron con sumed. If, then, wc suppose that the protec- tjag duty on iron has the effect of-keeping up the price on the whole quantity, only ten dol lars a ton, it amounts to, a tax -of one million trce hundred and fifty thousand dollars; if ojf "twenty dollars, to a 'tax of two millions seven hundred thousand dollars, and if of thirty dol l5rs, to a tax bifour-viiUions of dollar's. That the reader may judge how far one or the other 7 "'C( taxes is imposed, we lay before run auai rates of duties, which the iron mas ters saypare so necessary to their support tha they cannot consent to a reduction of them. Anchor?, - Anvil?, . - I Band iron, 1 - " Bars orbolts. hammered, . Bars or bqlts, rolled, Chain cables,' - Casement rods, - - (iJast vessels not otherwise ?peeififed 33 en :- Castings -all other ditto, . 4 - ' 22 40 Hoop iron, - . - -Mill cranks of wrought iron, XaibJ viz. battinsj brads, sprig?, .and tacks exceeding 16 oz. ' clout, hob, horse, rose, scupper, cut, or wrought, of all sizes, - PIgS, -r Vr. - - Uound iron of three-eighteenths -to"eight-sixtccntfi3 of an ind.hin diameter. Scrap iron, - ! -Scroll iron, - -Sheet Jiron, - - Slit, or! rolled for band iron, Spikes, - - i Square, iron. . - :, J - Weights, cast, - , .' - V(i shall noy look tof the article of sugar, and see how large a pinch the sugar-planters ake. I ;"!.( 1 . r The consumption of sugar in the United States, prior to the present year, has Deen es timated at 130,000 hogsheads, 01 i,ovu pouuub. of which 80,000 were made at nome, anu ou,tfw imported. The' duty on! brown sugar is mree cents a pound, and, on white, four cents. If the has the effect! ot raising uie price un uie e quantity only one qentapound,itamounts ax of 8 1,300,000. if it' raises it twacer$s, it amounts to a tax of 2,600,000; and, if it raises it three cents,it amounts to a tax of 83, 900,lK)0; and if we add (the additional duty on the (white, it maybe assumed, in round num bers at four millions of . dollars. In these statements there is no theory. They are made in such a way, as that any man who is capable ot thinking, can see at once whether they are right! or wrong. We invite criticism upon them.- If they are not correct, hey can be disproved. ! If they cannot be" dis proved, they establish beyond the reach of con tradiction " i - That the people of the United States pay, for the! support of the cotton manufacturers, from 8 4,200,000 to 89,000,000 per annum. For the support of ;the woolen manufactu- rers, ??u,ouu,uuu to 9i5,uuu,uw. For the suppoft ofj the iron-masters, from 8 11350,000 to 84,000,000. For the support of the sugar-planters, from 81,300,000 to 84,000,000. If we take the aggregate of the highest' rates here given, we shall have upon four articles alone, the enormous tax of thirty millions of dollars. If we take the lowest rates, we shall have thirteen millions three hundred and fifty thousand dollars '; and,- if we take the medium between both, which is fair in such reasoning, and most unquestionably cannot be above the trijth, we shall have 82M?75,000. Of the weight of such a burden, any one may have a prjoper conception, if he only reflects, that this sum would pay the interest of a public debt of four hundred and thirty three and a half mil lions of dollars, at j five per cent. Is it not, therefore, wonderful beyond imagination, that a whole nation, which is making such a racket about the extinguishment of a paltry public debt of thirty millions of dollars, as if thein- erest upon it was going to ruin them, should calmly, and contentedly, not merely -submit to, but absolutely court a burden of fourteen times greater amount? Verily, it maybe said of our wise and discerning people, that they strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. It is time for them to shut up the public snuff-box. If the Frenchman in Paris had been as unconsciona ble as our monopolists if every time he liad taken a pinch of snuff, he had used - with his thumb two fingers instead of one, the contribu tors to-his support would probably have cut off his supply. Such ai fate undoudtedly awaits our gentlemen, for, it is altogether impossible; to conceive how a whole people can be much longer cajoled by a handful of men, particularly when they reflect, that the lax they pay for the support-ot the four manufactures we have men tioned, besides the full value of the articles purchased, is equal to a bounty oione hundred dollars a head upon every man, woman, and child, concerned in the whole of them, even if ive fix their aggregate numbers at the incredi ble estimate of 210,750 souls. nd vesre- tables, and his chairs and tables, and other wood work. From the above table, it will be found that a man who has a wile and three children, living in tine city, will pay at least one dollar a week tax to support a few overgrown manufacturers! N.'Y. Ev. Post. , A new course has been adopted by the high tariff party. They are now for repealing all duties on such articles as are. not" the produce or manufacture of the 'country. This doctrine has been proclaimed at several public meetings of the friends of the American System in va" rious parts of the country, and incorporated with the resolutions adopted at those meetings. It received the" assent of the meeting held in this city the other day to appoint delegates to thp. tariff rnnvention. For some time back ;these people have set their faces against a re vision of the tariff. 1 he present scale 01 amies, they said, was not to be touched, a reduction of the duty on one article might lead to a re duction on others, and the whole system would be endangered. The plan of the free trade party, they said, was to destroy tne tann in ae- tail, to get rid of it piecemeal, and the only chance of safety was to defend every part of it. At present, they find themselves compelled to consent to a revision of the' tariff. The ex tinction of the national debt is approaching the duties collected will greatly exceed 'the public expenditure ; and they know very well that the people will not consent to be taxed heavily on every commodity they consume, when the public necessity does not require it. The frkmds of the Tariff, therefore, see the npr.jssitv of a modification of the scale of du- -..itnlntp. a useful, a harmonious, and a pef ma nent modification and reduction of our whole impost system, seems to me to be no visionary hope, it the s'abiect can but be approached in the spint. ot concili at;on of candid investigation of fact,, and in many ca- of mutual concession between iarnng interests. " " But on the other hand, it is self evident that com- se and modifications are all that can he oDtain- Thereare areatanu poweFiui uiieiefcis vcsicu promise ed. der the existing laws; the labor and skill of thou- AuTUMN.--The gifted and pleasant spirited tw nard,. once beaut fu ly inquired, "What is there sad dening in the autumn leaves?" Ve cannotteIlQ it is but that thnre is something srnoiirnfu I in the de caying year, alt must feel. A little while ago an ') the prospect embraced one wide view of the "surronn oiiig luxunain iaauoujc, icpu&m in uu trie garni ture of freshening Spring and glowing Sunmw Now, the brown and faded meadows outspread bef0r" the eye the far hills lift up their sober summits tn ? summits to T ion thole lvs have given ; and the opinion of and billowy clouds. The blast wails sad amid,i xt L L L.rtv nf nnr electors is decidedly in favor cankered leaves and the oak, whose shadow Km n,P exercise of the protectingpower, whatever little while since, dotted the redolent, emerald turfed tL7 may think of the poly or justice of many pro- meadow, is but an instrument and as the harp of tne ,y our svtem lorven through the branches of which, the Vl uTBhP cvstemas a whole, may stand unshaken,but choly wind chants the requeim of the dying year aslon-aseWyrintofitisannuallyattackedbyauni- The river lapses along ;by the withered foliage, and S mTd voiJ minority, possessing what nomancan lts bosom looks ruffled and cold There are few w1( ;o the South talent, eloquence, - " ' " u ,dUl0lnti itv watchful to take advantage oi every muuiuuu uriKiu nsbauucuuy c uhck again v-ti)litics, naturally disposed, likeall minoritias to upon the vale through which our youthtul footsteps deny to minori of party politics, . ..li. -:JiL.I ,1 t,i- , .. leacrue itself to any local or partial interest wmcn may movea we cunioinmu uic iuvcu, ui wsi, me sainted utfer or thmkit suffers, under any specinc prov siuu aeau, wiiuuavu u.u eaiui-puna we feel of the existing laws, there can be no single partot that that a few more fleeting years at the longeSt-wiU system'' which will not be inc6nstant danger of over- open to our astonished vision the same scene, which y r t v n m i eta rp.nose i nnvp. nnrsr. urx)u mue w uu nave trune nemrp na -f- throw. II anyoiouruicuiuiaLauiiiisH vr.-t - , -r - - r , i " .... -7". rides Time from Eternity. Nature in simple beauty drest Still dances round the restless year, And gazing on her yellow vest, 1 sometimes think my change is near. Not that my hair with age is grey Not that iii;y heart bath yet grown cuM But that remembered friendships say, Death' loves not best the infirm and . oW. : fi,ntc0pnptv trn;tinfTtOtneCOm01UeUBUClli'l.ii lilt-, vaiouiutam uv-jr uim vu.iuia-iuiu U UICH III l lll I I Kll.llL A , " f a I: . , rm-m f . of the several protected interests leagued in mutual de- fence, and on that ground ecorn an sucn assiun u . the tariff", thev are not wise. Let ttiem recollect the reduction 6f the salt duties by the last congress. In support of that impost there were combined with the general policy of the system many local pn v.itP imprests every where, and an immense pubheone ot the state oi iew i oik. a lltil uicbd u. niiis : uui icuicmuiam,cs aic umu anes, auj body. The House of Representatives had refused to our botlies to bodies of clay ! The autumn of death consider a bill" for a moderate reduction of duties to- however, is succeeded by an immortal spring. Ve wards the standard qfl824, reported by one of their most exchange a perishing for an undying world; where important business committees, who, on all subjects ol jeath is powerless, and the grave waits not upon the finance and expenditure, had the full confidence of the iapse Gf time. How fearful is the life which we hold ' . , i ..i i i i ri'hoxr hnfi rpttiRp.n to consiaer iiiis vei v ijuca- wp hnvp.niir neinrr neneam acioiia. rtn.1 nrp ;i 1 ties: and thev come lorwara witn a proposal uuu. -r. T4 , . a ;chA ' . 7. l. i" rp. 3 ' 17 " V1'11 vt 1 of their own to that effect. But what sort of modification do they propose ? A modification that favors the rich and luxurious, and leaves the burdens of the poor as great as eVer. A modification which would draw the whole re venue of the country from the pockets of those who are the least able to furnish it. A modi fication which would tax the laboring man in his clothings, in his kitchen utensils, in the implements of his occupation, in the few sim ple condiments of his food, and it would let Ihe luxuries of the rich go free. Let any person take the list of articles of which we produce or manufacture none in this country, and see of what they consist. He will then discover that this proposal to exempt them from duties on their importation into this coun try, is a proposal to take off the taxes from luxuries, and to leave them, as oppressive as they now are, on the necessaries of life. The rich manx will then enjoy his Tokay, his Cham pagne, his Madeira, his Rhenish wines, free of duty. He will pay hothingf to the revenue for the service of porcelain or fine china, from which he takes his luxurious repast. The 4 X West-India sweetmeats on his table, the dates and dried fruits that form his desert, his West- India cordials, will be brought to him charged with no impost. The girandoles and lustres that illuminate his drawing room, and the large looking glass plates that reflect their rays, will pass the custom-house unquestioned. His gold .watch will pay no duty. The pearls and rubies that blaze on the brows of his wife and daugh ters in the ball room, the glittering bracelets mai oinu ineir w rists, men casnmere anu ca- l il. li ,1....:,.. A irnt Dllrtl 1C ttlA x ,.l 'I1 U , ,.: -1 .1 tlOIl Ot reducing IIIO Ban -uuucsj ami y t-i., ouyn m even lu uui selves. i iicic is uui, a single mouoj-jf effect of perseverance backed by public opinion, that which has its affixed limits. Like circles in the water" before they adjourned the duty on foreign salt was low- our researches weaken as they ext end, and vanish a' ered one half. A similar fate may befall any single iast into the immeasurable and unfathomable bpac0 obnoxious article ofthe tariff, obstinately and unwisely Qf tne vast unknown. We are like children in tho adhered to, whilst a majority of Congress may still dark; we tremble in a shadowy and terrible void' avow their allegiance to the protecting system itself, peopled with our own fancies ! Life is our real nii; As long as it is doubtful, what that single obnoxious and the first gleam of morning, which brings us o- l article may be, all suffer alike from the doubt alone, taint v. is death. Connecticut Mirror '. . . . . . i a 4 : I ' Our commercial cities have learnt, oy Diner expeiituuu, how fatal to all regular and profitable business is the uncertainty ot legislation, and what wide-spread ruin ma v he caused by the constant agitation of a question of reduction of duties, even when they bear on a single insulated branch ol trade. Ot this our own tea- Froni the Edinburgh Literary Journal. BELOVED ! WII'X I AM DEAD. an. f A! TABLE r j Showing- the amount of TAXES paid on article3 of daily consumption. Arlidt? Suar. brown. ! O l 7 "l"ea, black, green, flee, powdered, loaf, Coflei S.i If, Tax. 3 cenig per II. 4 12 34 56 3 15 10 12 8 15 6 4 16 63 t do do do t ( do per 5f lls. lo per gallon, do per lb. do do do do do do do do !n nor irnllrtr. cents per gallon. trade affords a recent and signal instance. The gov ernment lost some millions of revenue: several great commercial fortunes were wholly wrecked, and others seriously impaired ; our monied institutions were deep ly injured; the profits of hundreds of retailers and small dealers werecutoff, and their credit shaken, whilst very many seamen, ship-builders & mechanics were thrown out of employ, and all this wa caused by six years delay in passing; a bill introduced, Congress after Congress, tor the reduction ofthe duties en the single article of teas. How portentous an evil then must be that insecurity which can extend itself oer every sin gle point of a vast system, affecting; directly or indi rectly the whole capital, and land, and labfer ofthe coun try. It must -render every investment of capital, whether in plantations ofthe south, or the commerce and manufactures of the north, comparatively inse cure ; and it exposes the seaman, the operative manu facturer, the mechanic, and even the common laborer, to those sudden vicissitudes and suspensions of em ployment, which have gradually crushed down the working classes ot Kurope into hopeless misery. " In addition to those general eviis, and equal to any of them in magnitude, is that, exacerbation of feeling which must be kept up in South Carolina by protracted controversy, and may spread into contiguous states. Beloved ! when t am dead , Oh ! do not eep for nie i.i festal hours. When thr.'the plitiei iug dance thy iotsteps tfeiii On mianc fljwers mel's hair shawls, their lages and lace veils, will Thus new power will be given to those who look to Nor by the blazing hearth, When mingled voices swell in sinless plee Oh ! chequer not that hour of holy mirth, ; With thoughts of me ! Beloved ! when T am dead," Think not of me in bright and verdant bower ; When the full pride of summer's noon isbhei.', On all its flowers : When the rich rose's breath Is caught in every aspiration, there; When the laburnum's bloom illuiuineih The glowinjair! . For, midst the festal glee. By the glad hearth, and where the roses l1oiin, No spirit, love, would sympathize with thee Iu kindred gloom." " But, where Jhe low sweet strains ,Of winds and waters, blended with the sound Of village echoes, borne from distant plains, Are breathing rou d If there thy feet should rove, When twilight dimly falls ou flower and tref , Oh 1 then, my first my last my only love! Remember nie ! Glasgow, August 22d, 18ai. mm svM AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE GAZETTE, be exempted lroni all charges, by this ten der regard of government for the interests of the rich. The almond paste, the essences, the washes, the perfumes, the various cosmetics of the belle ami the exquisite, will be relieved from thie payment of duties. There is no need of extending the list any further. Suffice it to say, mat tne mooiiication ot duties proposed nullification or separation, as their only remedy, and greater dangers will menace the Union. But as yet I have too much faith in the destinies of my, country I have as yet too much trust-ih the good sense and integrity ofthe representatives ofthe people, and those of the states, to believe in such a result. iVlucm am sure, very in ucn may Deooneior trie puDlic Editors; without presumption, are proud to belfevethat good and the public peace, and for the private welfare I thev have contributed a mite lo the advancement of a of every citizen, it there can be found in the next Con- 1 cause so vitally connected wMi the freedom and happi PUBLISHED in the city of Raleig'n. lv Lawrence i Lemay, is devoted to Newf, Politics, Agriculture, 1'ommerce, Literature, Science and Morality. It it print, weekly, on a large imperial sheet, wilh good type,atthrf dollars per annum- one half payable in advance, and the remainder at the end of the vear. In politics, the STAR is decidedly Republican, and the bv the friends of the "tariff, would let in. dntv i crrees a sufficient body of those, who. thinking that the ness of mankind. In the steady prosecution of theirpui J .: - ' ' WJ .-. .. . . -i .. '. r . i . . .1 .n t- i. i.i: :..-:! .u... pose to uuiiei e to us pure anu ennuuiing ii ui.iiri, mry will continue to give their firm, but temperate support lo the administration of that well tried and faithful nublu servant Andrcio Jackion. For his sterling integrity, ha unalloyed patriotism, and his ardent devotion lo te in terest of Republicanism, the busy tongue of 9landei has poured upon him torrents ofthe most, vindictive a!se and unrelenting nerspcution : and even now the heartless free, an innumerahlfi list of F.nronpan artir-lr ! constitution has vested in their Hands the whole control , p. . . consumed by the effeminate and luxurious. OI reSulatin commerce in an its bearings upon other interests, win caimiy ana nrmiy assert ana maintain Now look at the other side of the picture. The poor man will find himself taxed from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head; taxed in every article of woollen or cotton onhisper- 44 80 per ton. 44 80 " 7H 40 22 40 37 00 67 20 78 40 40 78 40 89.60 112 00 12 50 a (( : i ti it 78 40 MulasiC5, Mustard, r Pepper, black, j tyenii'i, Currants, Raisins, Oil, . Rum, Gin and Brandy, Hardware, an average of33 and one fourth per cent. orone-third ofthe costand -ipwards at the place imported, Earthenware, 20 per cent. Glass! about 60; ro. Woollens, cloths, coarse for Negroes in theSouthern States, fifty inches wide, Cloths worn by Farmers, 55 inches wide, Do. do. do. of a finerquality, w incnes wide, 137 1 -2 cents per yard t launch and Baizes, 18 inch, 11 1-2 cents do. lo. oo. 27 inches lmirl. h;q.j a.. '- f IUU I;1.GU13 U J UUi being l-4th of the cost here being l-6th ofthe cost hen. being 1 3rd of the cost here. 31 cents per yard. 70 cents, per yard. the supremacy of their own constitutional legislation : but who, whether from general disapprobation of the i principle of the restrictive system, or from the immedi ate observation ol the evil and unequal effects of the ex- son taxed in his hat taxed in his shoe tax1- isting, tariff lawsupon their own constituents, are con- adherents of adverse partisans are wacinir afinceand ed in the calicoes worn by his wife and childiei j yined that the whole code should be meliorated, ad- malevolent war around him ; but he stands firm in i::s taxed on the very nail on which he hang's ' justeaandreauced. it is necessary too, that they should midst oi their tury, unuttt.cted by commotion, oV,i 0voMr ,rti,i; f - approacn tnis mouincation antt adiuetment is the smrit ii is uuui iuavu iii'-ir'i'i-'i-'iiiJiiwiicciU r-.i' . j i i ,, .. ui uuiei uiiuii, ami pea.ct;, uuu auopung trie aa vice ot our Do. I) I I piankets, 6o per cent ad vo- loieni on ten quarters, Do. do. 1 1 quarters, ; Do. do. 12 quarters, ' Bombazetts,25 perct.ad. vo. Bombasins, 33 1 8 do. I Stockings.woollen &. worsted Ditto, cot ton, 25 per cent. ' CottonB, average 75 per cent, ad volorem. Cottons 27 inches wide, Do 3 inches I do.l Do. thread, Linens, shirtings, All other linens, 25 per cent. ad volorem, or Hats, mens, 30 per cent. Leather, 30 per ceut. ad vo. Do. shoes, r Do. boots, . - Hats, women's Leghorn, Dp. do. straw, Beer or ale,-150 per cent. 77 cents per pair. 90 do. do. 103 2 to 3 cents per yard. 9 to r8 do. dt. 6 to 9 the pair. 4 to 6 cents the pair. about his dwellingstaxed in his sugar taxed in hisisalt taxed, in short, and heavily too, in almost all the necessaries of Jife.Will the people ofthe United" States consent to such a modification ofthe tariff as this I . . We do not mean to say that no foreign lux uries are to be exempted from duty under any circumstances. Public policy may require that some such articles should be admitted, duty free, in places where we. can obtain an equiva lent. Suppose for example, we should make a treaty with P ortugal, admitting her wines on a low duty or none at all, on condition of being allowed a free market in that kingdom for the flour of this country this arrangement would be decidedly a beneficial one.'1 But the princi ple of exempting from duty the luxuries of the rich, and compelling the poor and middling classes to bear the whole burden of government, by heavy taxes upon articles of necessity, is monstrous, and will not, we are sure, be sub mitted to. lb. 6 1-4 cents per yard. 8 3-4 do- do. 16 per lb. 12 1-2 U25 cts. per yard 1-oth ofthe cost here. 50 cents to 1 50 ! l-3d the cost. 50 cents per pair. S 1 50 to 5 2 25 do. 50 cents to $ 3 50 a piece 50 cents to $3 50 do. 15 cents per gallon. The above estimate may not be quite accurate, but the inaccuracies will be generally, in not having fixed the taxes high enough. For instance, as regards woollen cloths, the duty is calculated at 45 per cent, upon the minimum price they corne under, which is the nominal duty inthe tariff Take a cloth costing exactly 4s 6d sterling, or one dollar the square yard, the duty would be 45 per cent ; Uut if it should be.ap praised to have cost 4SDd sterling, or one dollar and one cent the square yard, the duty Would be 1 10' per ent ; ana tnis nas Deen tne case witn tnree-iuurtns 01 the dollar minimum! of woollen goods imported this year, so that all the woollens imported have paid an average of 70 per cent, and cottons still more. A tolerahl knw the amount of tax he pays, will be to set down one-tluru of the cost of every thing which comes into EXTRACTS From a letter addressed by 'Gujlian C. Ver planck,) one of the Representatives in Con gress from the State of New York, to Col. Drayton, of South Carolina, on the subject of Protecting Duties. " The near extinction ofthe public debt imposes on the Congress, which .will assemble next month, the duty of reducing the present tariff to the measure of the revenue wants of the country. Something of this may doubtless be effected by a reduction of duties on such imported articles as do not enter into competi tion with our own productions. But this reduction has its limits, and must chiefly be confined to commo dities ot very general consumption ; since the common sense and common feeling of the people will revolt at an indiscriminate repeal of all imposts bearing on the luxurious expenditure ofthe rich, whilst articles of u niversal necessity are left highly taxed. " The experience of some years has now b rou ht home to the vast body of agricultural producers and consumers, the disadvantages and burdens of several parts of our protecting system, of which, in general, a majority of them may still approve. Other provis ions of the existing tariff are confessedly injurious to the manufacturers ; and there are not a few of those capitalists who now begin to believe that stability and C1amtv. would be bought cheaply by some sacrifice ofthe amount of protection. " The desire of conciliation towards our southern brethren, and the disposition to equalize the burdens ol the nation on some equitable scale, will not be with out its weight with manv renresfintntive.snf trip nnrth ! From these and-other causes, which I need not how great teacher of philosophy and common sense. Ben jamin Franklin in his speech upon the final vote in our great federative convention ; "be willing to doubt a little of their own infallibility." Evidence must be collected and collated, and the late conventions on both sides of the question will furnish such materials on each side to our hands opinions must be corri pared private and vesteoj" interests regarded, anl even prejudices respected. Situated as thingsare, wji must not seek to square theldetails of our revenue aiijcl com mercial system by the precise rules of any theory of political economy, clear as its abstract truth may ap pear to us. They must be adjusted by looking to what is practical in the actual state ol public opinion, and of the wishes, feelings, and personal interests of vari ous large classes of the community to what is just, alike in regard to the large interests vested under the existing laws, and to those which have lanmished or suffered under their operation and more especial ly to what is prudent & expedient towards establish ing a permanent plan of impost under which the capi tal and enterprise ofthe nation may be enabled to give a secure and uninterrupted direction to their hourly augmenting energies. Vherever there is a grievous and pressing burden I doubt not that it can be re lieved; and above all, I trust that a pledge will be given, if not in form, at least substantially , that Con gress will cease from incessant legislative interference, whenever an accidental over-prod utc ion or misdirec tion of capital may embody a party to demand that the price of their commodities on hand should be raised by the aid of prohibitory law an aid surely destined again to tempt over production and wild investments of capital, and to be as surely followed by the ruin of the last adventurers, and renewed cl a mors for additional protection. Hiotoue Proceeding's in Hudson. We learn that a most unaccountable excitement, leading to acts of violence and the disturbance ol public worship, has existed in Hudson, in this State, for some days past. The facts as far as we have learned them are these. The Rev. John N. Mamtt,.of the New England Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has been preaching for a few weeks in that city ; an awaken ing has followed his labors, and the number of hopeful conversions, are estimated at about thirty. Matter. proceeded on quietly until Wednesday evening of iast wees, wneu a. large moo surrounded the church with intentions evidently hostile to the Rev. Mr. Maf fitt. His friends, saved him him from violence with much personal hazard. The next day the city was m much commotion, and the authorities expressed their fears that they should not be able to protect the Re v. gentleman from harm, He however persevered, r-- -- "w1fc,"uK) uutmenouse wassur-t : "uaMHu, uie meetmg interrupted, and x.v, c iuuw u, uis nouse Dy a strong guard ol gen- " uu vummeerea to protect him tram the exas perated and passion-tossed multitude. Badger's Wttkly Messenger. Like some tall cliff Urn lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and mid-WHy leaves the storm ; Tho'-round bis breast the rolling- clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles or bis bead." That it is the wish of the people, that lie shall again be valed to the Chief Magistracy of the union, there en; ' not a reasonable doubt ; and the Star will advocsie on re-etectioii. as a means of iroiroting tl.e strength and stability of those sound political principles and institulioni upon which are fonnded Ihe liberties and itidepenaeui. of ihe'Republic, and under the solemn conviction ihat it will thereby assist in securing the perpetuity of that miou. in tfie Star, every subjecticonneclel with the pqblic interest is freely and impartially discussed; and grfb'. pains are taken to edify and amuse its readers. Particu lar attention is bestowed on the pioceedings of our State Legislature , and as the next session will probably be th most important that has been held for many year, twe Editors have engaged a competent Stenographer, to at tend the sittings . 01 that body as a reporter; which wil' f liable them to publish full, lair and impartial report ' its debutes and proceedings. As this will incur a hfvy expense, and be of great utility to the citizens of the State, the; Editors with great confidence call uon tbs public to sustain them. Should their increase of patrou age justify it, other important improvements will ere long be u;ade in the publication of their journal. Ihe Editors of the Star tae this occasion to ay cat they are aware that desperate efforts have been ma(le 111 different parts of the State to break down their. p"'!j and it is probable there are those who are still laboring in tins despicable vocation. If. for this contumacy treatment of the dictum of inflated demagogues te stinate refusal to become mere parly tools, they are to fc sacrificed to the malice nd revenge of a few restless 85 pirants, the Editors will fall with the 1 rAAiinn spirit ana of a martyr. But they have too much confidence m ,L justice and intelligence of their fellow citizen hey 1 too solid an assurance of their increasing favors 1 dulge'for a moment a single foreboding ft-ar. But what' ever shall be the final sentence of the public on their 'la bors, they will have the consolation to reflect thai "je have at least endeavored to deserve the kindness nc has hitherto beenvso generously extended to them. h' e they tender the only tribute they can return for Pa'' vors, their sincere thanks, all they ask for the future the indulgence dne to the imperfections of huroaoJatr and a little assistance from iheir friends in 'the way . procuring additional subscribers. By exertions whi would perhaps afford them a pleasure, they are sati'ti their subscription list mipht he increased far beyond present number. Subscribeis in other States cannot hereafter be t in ai I lai 9 ivii"ci iiinwvii' j c- : j 1 . .i- i. . .Jecire 1 ouus icjiueiu wiinoui tnis oiaie, woo my - come subscribers, will be strictly required to PW', whole amount ofthe year's subscription in adf" me remoteness 01 tneir resiaence ana l - isiy on several years, speak to the Editors impenou subject. : hP t ST Our brothers of the Editorial corps nr00iu. the State, will confer a favor by giving the above sertioo. ! FOR SALE nearl)' A New York made SIDE BOARD, new. Enqaire at the Sentinel Offic0- Nov. 9. 3t. J
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