Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-25
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On The Proposed alteration orihe Tariff.

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Sahipe t" tue confederation of the members ron, South
Carolina, in the enssing Congress. OF sa3-24-pv To,S
COuf+U, IL d., President oi the S. Carolina College.
II Is p,aposaj 20 alter the present TARIFF or Du-
TIES on iciported commodities, not for the fair and
,eSrHlh,e purpose oil 'asi"s q necessary revenue,
out Tor TIE partial aud UNJUST purpnse of
the people nj great expense 10 foster t,os. bom.
manufactures, which, IN ihs present stale oTihe
county, cauuot be carried with profit In En-
rope; u his nee0 80 iung and SD decidedly settled IN
i"il hSuWent, Ua,h auvug ibeOTeiical and PRACTICAL
WeU, 'h4i goYtr"aIeUt has never at any lime or IN
ANY country, 'nieiercd 10 regulate aud direct the en-
pnSmeh' vi p'iNae capital, without producing mis-
Ih'ei o'' the a:lht'ou of such question Al this
'y, Is a1 unlocked fer III the history of poIitca
economy especially IN this county, where the facts
'pu arguments supposed TO he familiar IN our
Legislators, VITO have the IeprnIant example OF En-
rope ~ q beacon 10 direct tbelr course. In, sorry
ior our natioUal reputation, that such a question
should nave been agIted Ia national iesisialute
--h"t any doubt should have rested upon it, in the
present tale OF kuowisdge--or that "a perseverinc
Glamour should approach ~ a dlssr { iul
success.
Nothing new rcn,aius TO be said ON , s,l;ac, en- NJ
zen, so ious, aud ably uOuIed among tho hest in
tortured wrners uans-atlautic and Amerirau but As
'"e ''Si ana decisive effort is uaking To invOi,e
our counTy ~ Que of Iie entansp and exten-
sis" e'ii~ oi the old governmenis oil Europe 1 have
ong1 lo"i b'ri statement of the arguments IN the
i1W S"esfio", might answer the pun pose oi Text
book on tue hn Struggle between rskt and wrong
WIN this view, b1ye drawn up, and submit TO those
who are coDcerneJ, The following pages
70, w ih" VA ie u,tionai motto = Free ddds
daa o1'toys rights" fb-v are much aIore ,u dan
ger tom Mo BiLBwIa'S oil, Than from The British
na'y; While thV pliuiIoe inieres; of the Southern
1iates serms 10 look II lh'1 n'onentuus question as
voIyPd 10 IL. -
Of'he EIGHT of Congress 10 ig.pose Duties, for he
Purpose y Tfs"L@tyS trade and commercial viii he
cohc'u"a o" hi' sides, ihai The great obecI of me
VINO associate together political Community is
ihat lbey may enjoy security the uits of their own
industry; paving Tor that security in the form of tax-
No', "I'u portions of their requirements as may be
heceSsity tOr 'DdNidT1i dgd national proteciinn .
ASA '9Sd WITH as much regard uniformity I'D eoual
", "- ci,evus'aoGes viii reasonably Adnit Il ca,
ne - >" ,a'igiued that tey would cunier on tbe,,
P"oiie servants The power Of unequal and discreoua
~ %'t"Di - that Vt the will of The government one
se' OF 'izens may ho lightly, and enoihsr heavily
burheheG Or bst the Industry Of une glass should H.,
iostered az tbe expeuse Of another or SACRIFICED for
zoe o9mehi OF auoiheI Suppose tie granting such .
power to our public servaUis were prupo,ed mud
uSbateI Al tbs hrDIug OF CONSTITUTIONS can II III,
iones'Fed ma tbee would BIZ Que meniber IN favour
VI eooierrne his pOTer a lyiuri d?
Accordingly ia ssTy first ariicir Of the COns,ilu.
tion oil ,hc pdfsp States provides, The very first
tt'os 10 De Vsnd0d 10, tbat all ioposts, duties and
eNaisSs, S"hN &c uaHDfU tht0sshOnI tie United
oiJteS ''il. at. /. Mud JgaiD, Nv s Ix arr Q M
reirTsoce shall be giyou by say regulation OF com
s'IS VI excise to the ports OF state over aao-
ller.
Hence tue discretionary mower s;v,n IN C,,a,.,.
10 regulate Trade aud commerce, must DO construed
as rS.sODUlp disereiUu, 10 Le eNetr;scd IA, con-
Of cIttle cin.
'hu 'oS posi'eondcioaso VI Tue 0iDer pJts vi tue CON.
sItuuon. IT, thsieiOfc, by u,ssus oil ~, ,os,s dut;
OF eHGlses, OBs part OF bs national tmdusry i, Lu,-
usDeu more ilut1 unOt--4-sno parI OF our ettzsu.
h1Su at tie expense vi spobsr-o1s pant vi our con-
MERGE, Internal or external, dspresssd t,s, atS,,
may bs iO'leiod-ibe regulations producing Ills e(-
ect arc unconstitutional aud unjust But this Is mani.
tesuy auo ds0"ccy the oJse ~ItIi The proposed uo-
n'h'oIy uOnts Wy winch manufacturing cHpt.l D.
losisred al tbs sNpeaNo OF he cOusuniet 1Tbs ami,
cles, ~ tie expsuss OF Tue eOnueiCe Of Tie couut,
gehs A'iy, and o iose citizens 10 prticnlrr oGos.
products al bVge-iudusUy, we're usually exchanged
io' We %iis'es VI Import meant ~ be prohibited
k0nEtess, therefore, has 20 tiga 10 act uunu tie
farm, rUt wti TIE far aud ltuusst view of re,euu.
aDl oi ddi OOIi sud Nv lie cNerriso Of i,a mower
mus c0wWHted To- ts0, in toe 20 ~ cnrsife mn go, l
Tue siFteo, snG among all lie classes Of czpus As
Can Tsds0sabi, be oEpeCicd IL w uaIue nr f,,,,s
and dunes, iih agriruIiutaii>,s u Sout5 C.,of,,,
are Compelled IA cJutrbUts 500 o. 5gOugO d,il,r. -
year 20 Tue mSuVtd' urcrs Di lode Isityd ran ,f,
no tesoi'sd iDt9u"'Ioymry u ,sX dD0 Wbaitl,t,,.
mefut ny ieguiJung LOmngfce Il INV lte ,a,,t =.
ted i5f purposes Of r'tesue--fOr purt0.cs 81 lie
deseVcs-i'f purposes Of fetai4tiOu TO euCrre tee,
pi1giD Tor ibc purpose 90 cus0TiUg cuustJut 4,,-
ply Of articles OF iiiD hrst Uecsssfs To- our deTe,ivo
Wariito, - swords, hgc-hrnis, gunpowder. H. H.
noi say thL eiDtf " tGcse cases would c,,ns,,,,. .
case ni sxpeleuGe, DOT 1bcy o.y 81 W fairs COM
iamPlImd - wiibu toe pDfttsY Ut fbe .fftctos n,
gues'iO" ant undoubtedly would MT b. 1gUo,,. az,
Tie s0Hud q rgi But " caupot he regulated Tor
pgrposc VI UDoIp II pl0tsciiou AIoie0ser ds r,gh,
% Cong -, - site' tie TatG oOdei iha pfoi,-.d
Dni, q, a. dnce al eO lie power gwen 10 Com te.e a.
teguii "pmWe'c". B"i the rigbfio fegulatc .,,n-
W"'ca WHb t.reiID ofuln. Q. one t.igg lie r,,l,, T.,
encourages hOug UfuUf,ctufrs b. proIt.n,r, I,.s
- A1'l1ef. J.. W-.iu>nI ~ ,G sdI onar,f,
~ e"ni'0ofca, act du cdy, bnf ind,fect., oslv.
lh''. 40 th' weiissi &c sHo,4ef nod ur,or ooer,
INA, ",t i,hi0 tHs powers ,onrcdGd n, 4. -.
E'o's VIZ 'p pgit atHg branch Of national ,,,
''s''y 81 tho expense Of another. TIE direcl ond