Excerpt from Address Delivered Before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, at Its Meeting, on the Twentieth of July, 1824<br><br>The only alteration proposed in the duties on cotton goods, was on those below 35 cents per square yard. All above that price were to remaln as formerly, subject to 25 per cent. Those below 35 cents per 'square yard, were to be rated at 35 cents, and to pay 25 per cent. On that price. The operation of this new duty would be confined almost altogether'to goods between 25 and 35 cents per square yard; as the existing minimum square yard duty excluded nearly the whole of those below the former price. It will be readily admitted that this slight alteration afforded no ground for the clamour on the subject of smuggling.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.