The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-09

locked on DIS Ia rs a nern esrsriin nj. IL.
pes inietts were dangerous things, aud should
NJ be INDUCED IN, but on MIXTURE 4 lihefuiiun
sud 10 cases oi great rmefE ncy. theTrosicf-
~ Of tlffs country does nj depend on the con
diiion of the Noolen Nlahulactorits-if II did,
tiase Msnufaetorics would loug sincc have at,ni.
ned maturity. II IS said. seventy thousand per.
SONS aye interested in the pu,s Re u this bin
lie said, IN equal number ar interested IN It's
prompt rejection, aud that The interest nf the
great bulk Of the nation would be vitality wounded
lay lis passage.
SIR, thus Is u most nnpropitious moment Ia put
10 sea IN pursuit al hazardous experiments
{ tnInctec laugulshes-Ag icultnrc Is uot ~ a
hotter condition. Al branches OF industfY. IN
this country nie mpte o. less distressed Look,
sir, To that portion ofcorntry where tn plnaftis
aud farmers direct ihcir attention To The %culii,t-
too of cotton aud tobaeeo-nnd whit IS the
result ot the su,e, So low is the price of
those articles, that the farmers aud planters,
nom the sale ofthcn crops, can but hatcly raise
the mrias 10 educate thelr children aud maintain
tioii families. What il tie situation Of the com.
meItial put of the community , The profits
OF the merchants nfe unusually small. and Nuuf
dmlnlshed impnl t,tinns tell YOU that The lntics
imposed, are nj this .iuir as hugh rs the trnde can
bear. Aud, Is tbis tic period 10 lnp I'll the
myau, oi dl.chargiuP your National d btia I'm
plclc the toItiiicatlons, al protect ,out gallant
NV : VIII sou adopt Il measure which "lll
Inevitably go Ia the suppress II If the Uoo'vn
uadr, 81, il thai trade is persisted IN viii lead
10 frauds aud imposiilens on tonr re,cnue, as
had, he thought. been demonstrated by the gen.
tIeman from rennssl,huin. tNlr lSontsD : He
hoped not. II became tins II tuso 10 reflect on
the situation 81 the lea NY. Aitci paylns ten
millions 10 the grnlud d~isehntge otthc Nndon-
al Debt, and mnkiug The necessary npplepIil-
tons for the support of the Gusei nlnrnt not one
dollar would temiln unemployed. II, said lr,
tins bill MS uot edlvalard 10 put down tie wool.
en- tfadc, If IT advanced the commercial interest,
still ! would oppose il, And why , II strikes
deeply atthc agricultural intci cal tie foundation
Of every other interest Mr. & hoIc made SUI.
drb observations IN illustration al the foregoing
views. Aud conlinned lie had Irail, on hi.
door, much, rs he lelirNrd. unsouud lueio. ON
the snhiect of the lalilr lis views al Tia, sub
icct bIouf ht hln 10 tlc,r conclusions Isl. Al
duties un imported %aftIcIea, ~cie u direct, down
right, rnd positive deduction hum the ,ptice of
the wheat, the tobacco, OF cotton, exchanged u.
broad ton such imported ~ icl,s. 2dly. Al du-
ties IN imported ~articlcs used IN tbs country,
tall, directly 81 indirectly On the aglienltn Al IN
trteSt-the foundation othll otho, interests. In
1921, the American mud WIS uraily equally III
vided oI die policy OF the law regulating the du-
ties On imported nlirl... b, conprDmi,n il
mas been said, the System WIS brought about,
which ~" casts. fol ms pat. Ma. {. said,
IT,, would rrccdr much rathcl than advance u
,inele peg lie founded his opposition to pro-
tccting duties on tie lrter of tn Consttutlou.
The Constitution rave us the power Of la,ina
duiies. but # wisely DEFINED the putpo,cs for
which neNcrc authorized 80 10 do these pnr.
poses were. Ia IA, tho debts. pte,idp Ia, The dc.
icnec uftlr country. aud promote tue general
welfare. ls founded his Opposition on the let.
ter u fIIc Constitution. lI.n, In. lr,f book IL
taught hin what TO do, whit To a,o,d-nnd he