The TariGin yev-Jersey.
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To tie Editor Of 7ze Trit1ine


In this State New Jersey where it would be
political death to any man to declare himself op
posed to Tariff the leaders OF the Loco Foco
party declare themselves in its favor, while the
object OF the party, avowed upon the floor OF Con-
gress and by their press generally, as well as Mr..
Polk himself, is to repeal the present Z" black
tariff law" so soon as they obtain the power so
to Go. Ata recent meeting for raising hickory
pole, one Of the speakers avowcd himself and par
ty in favor OF the present Tariff, and then went on
TO render il as odious as possible IN the eyes Of
his hearers. One argument used was, that the
consumer was taxed and had 10 pay for every ar
tic,e used, Just the amount of the duty upon the
article, o7er and above what he would have to
paw, if ttat duty was not levied; when al the
lime he made the assertion, he perfectly well knew
that he was deceivng the people: because he
knew that the price Of an article Is always gov
erned BIZ tie supply and demand in market, not
depending upon the amount OF duty paid As
enc proof OF this fact take The article OF molasses
within the present year the best molasses IN
market sold in New York :or Is cts. per gallon,
! Dcvlng a Quly CT y Gus LII consequence VI I!4S
| loss 10 importers at such price, all stopped orte,-
| ing il meal time tie consumption going regu-


larry on, the article became scarce and the de-
mand carried it up 10 33 els. per gallon, the duty
continuing me same. Had the duty the least
operation up,n the consumer Assuredly not
50 with ever other article, whether OF foreign or
domestic ori,in. The duty upon cut nails is )
cts. per b.. yet ever since the present Tariff law
was passed, hey have been selling from 81 to u
cts. Will any one pretend that ii the duty was
taken off thc consumer would buy them at J to
|! cts pe. ID Absurd as i. may appear, this Is
the argument used. Within short time Mess
Pork was sold in New York for $3.50 per bbl.
and now the same article is worth SO. Can
this advance be laid To the "black tariff? Not
long since Wseat Flour was Sl3 per bbl., now
SAL. Is not this reduction in price caused by
supply and demand, without reference to the
Tariff? The truth is that when an article be-
comes scarce, there not being supply in market
to meet the demand, it rises IN price, and when
there is surplus, it falls, without any reference
TO the duty, that having been first paid III an ar
tice subject 10 duty by the importer; and Ii Is
not fair 10 make the consumer believe that he has
to paw for an article the amount of duty IN ao-
dtion to the price it would be if imported free,
and at the same time pretend to be IN favor oi
the Tariff. FAIR fLAY'