THE WHIG TARIFF.
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 We make some extracts from compila- ton of the late tariff, under the above title. in the Springfield (lll.) Register, which we have verified by the official document in the list No. of the Merchants Magazine. Pre- missing that in England, which has heretofore been considered the most overtaxed country m the world, the average of the revenue ta- riff Is under 20 per cent, and the duties which are intended to be prohibitory, never exceed 335 per cent Our tariff reaches the enornity of l50 to 200 and more per cent. in some cases. In France, the average is on- iy l7 per cent.

 The tariff of 1898, the bill of abomina- tons,n averaged 46 per cent. The tariff of ls42 Is more grinding and oppressive, al- though the average Is 10 per cent less. h. stead of the long credit given in 1928, cash IS demanded for the duties. which makes q difference of l or per cent And the prices of all imported articles have fallen at least 50 per cent, which, of course, IS an increase in the duties to that amount exactly.

 We will commence with one os the abSo- lute- necessaries of life. Salt, duty cents per bushe!; SS on the hundred bushels.- Fms duty IS Hooper cent, or twice as much higher than salt costs at tie place whence imported, and Is loss If hall milliou dol