Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-08-26

have continued since the independence OF our countr
was acknow lodged exchange the produce of our sol
for foreign commodities unless that exchange was adj
vantageous not the most glarng and manifest in
suit TO common sense, to suppose that they would
on trade, which, according the doctrines of the ole
school, must necessarily have been Improbable, And
Improbable, by what mysterious and nexpcable pro-
it that the farmer str; found il TO he his inter
est to raise crops-bc merchants still gave fair and
reasonable prices Cor uLem and the whole country still
fonrlshcd and prospered' II you believe Hamilton and
others, the United States should have been scene of
ruin and desolaton. We have discovered in practice.
that this liberal stem which we have adopeJ has de-
yeopcd and unioded the powers of industry and pro-
ducton, in most wonderful manner; and il would BID
the height of folly, if of madness TO depart from IL
tor the purpose of establishing another whose opera
uon as far as reason enables 10 form opinion will
be r9lnousad oppressive 10 the MANY, TO benefit the
Lss TO accomplish this slarioms and dctestable OF
Ject, the admirers of the restrictive system would feel
no hesitation whatever in trampling upon those great
principles of justice which should be held sacred bv
every government
effects! In order 10 foster Domestic Manufactures n
heavy duty must be imposed the introduction of For
cgn Goods equal or nearly equal TO prohibitions In
either case, the Domestic Manufactures will add 10 ,lct
price at which he could otherwise have afforded 10 sell,
his articles the full amount of the duty and the con .
samers who is the Agriculturst, the Mechanic and in
instances, the Merchant, would have TO paw his
extrayagant charge. And here we must be permitted
IN noint a., ID
protect these Manufacturing establishments, we arct
told, will increase the wealth of the Nation; that is the
Manufacturer for if he sells his articles 10 the other
classes OF the community, of course the purchase,
money only changes hands-,hc Nation is as rich
when tue price of the commodity is in the hands of
the Agricuurist, the Mechanic and the Merchant,
as it when il has been deposited tue Golfers of the,
Manufacturer If an article can be purchased from
foreigners for certain sum, TO compel a man
TO pay double that sum, merely encourage his neigh
Dor 10 undertake its manufacture TO give the sane
ton OF Law 10 an act Of daMnrght robbery aud should
be submitted 10 by free people. 1t is therefore
lonnded as we conceive in fraud and will end gra
flying only the rapacy of the manufacturer, at the
expense Of other classes equally honest and dc
serving Of protection than lnself.
Ii violates the principles of Justice; because instead
is understand The terms, by securing the fruits Of
their abour and leaving to individual sagacy the best
and most profitable mode of investing their capital aud
of employing their productive powers-it plumbers the
mechanic the agEicuuIist the merchants without
either tue slightest necessity equivalent to glut the
lnordnae -of manu- faciurer. Does ratri
otsm exact any such sacrifice? Is TIE nation benefit
ted by F Certainly not for the other classes could
with smaller portion OF tue produce of their Iabour
purchase the article they wanted from foreigners in
our own market, and the residue might be udiciousy
applied eIAeg !2the improvenenl aud tsnSll
cultivation OF xheIr lands or 70 such branches Of indus
t-S as.EonldLiela profit in return Grealcr than
The na!ioacan derive f1om- lis Investment in nanuGlc
lures: II is much infringement of the rights of
the citizen and act of palpable and nagrant inn
justice, TO force man, by prohbory dulies pay N
domestic manufacturer so to 100 per cent than il
would cost ii there fair and open competitions as i'll
the mechanic and bestow il on the merchant or from
the manufactures and give il to the farmer.
The numbers of Hamilton have been nv us too short
time 10 enable proceed 10 the farther considcra-
ton of this important subject. We shall resume the
discussion in next and cndeavor show the moral
and political evil this system engen4crs.
n writer in the Enquirer, under the signature OF Ju-
Mus, charges Chancellor ylor with violating the Act
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