Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-10-06
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From Tie Charleston Gu Cn.eue
q practical man knows how 10 appiy eGact,a,, ,,
itte lie knows-a theorist does not snfccn,lv .nn,.
ciae the ''dstu bng iniuencesn of actual rcus,an
ces. he celebrated maxim, s'let us alone 81 some
!hat Is very pretty IN theory, but put it in practice
IT must be universally adopted. There ia no donh,
at II every nation of The earth would admit of tradipr
without any discriminating tonnage duties yrithont
oiies On export import and surport itself nv drect
contributions and what is still more important would
never by war, interrupt the intercourse with each
other, then, and then only would capital and ip,lstr
hhd Inc best employment; then and then only ,youII
DC oiiy TO make at home what could he purchased
cheaper abroad" But when every nation of flo aartt
from emma 10 Great Britain prohibits both the mnor,
iaoD and expectation Of such articles as in m
ana from local and peculiar reasons thinks expedenf
should one atone adept this Uiopion maxim % its rne
| OF action, It's poverty and dependence wouJl soon
reProve IFS folly The doctrines of modern theorists
are only true when universally acted on and like mi
VerSai ochevoience serve very well for political Ger
monzers TO make rhetorical hourishes But after all
our efforts TO eradicate the depravy of human nature
and the perycTseness fsesUes practical politicians
must at last content themselves with the actual creed
np0n which the actions Of mankind are based s,tlat
charity begins al hOmC;n and what is more j. not ver
apt TO CAD abroad. But we are told that rpclard :
tired Of Der moDOpoizng and navigation laws and cx
ciudDg system and is fast endeavor3g escape from
hem-and that in this young country we are assumiuo,
he cast-ot principles OF that wise and sapacous neo
pIe II is amusing 10 see how easily boys can he lIo
by pretty sayings; for these phantasIes are believed h
Tue OeaTdless politicians, who reeknr will, tl
'u'nc9 " loitCai Economy, rom the lecture room
and set abont Iegisating for nation. It's true there
are some otd boys who set them on Bu, ENGLAND l,,
always beguIed u.s. her influence still linpers in ou
laws, and her subtlety still deudes our politicians II
IS not true that England has abandoned or gjY ,ban5n
her system 1t is rule in morals that the first stem
to true repentance, is TO abandon the datlin wire
Nbo would trust to the contrion Of wanop that
tnued TO reVel in the of her paratnouis Let ia
see what England does, not What she says She taxes
our hce TO the full value in market saw fifteen
shiliIngs sterling; she taxes orr Lumber and Tobacco
from tour to twelve hundred per cent she excludes ia
from her " est indIa Colonies because we have mn
Colonies in Which to grant her equal privileges: size III
not aiov barrel Of Flour or grain of Bread stua IN
be sold. uuiI ibe price Of British Corn is above bis
rate, fixed tor The protection of her landed arstocrac,
as to Beef Pork and Naval Stores comma, from l1
country, She virtually excludes them ne IN Tobacco
not content with tax Of several hundred nor cent
an attempt viii probably be made actually to exclude
1t IN order TO force a cultivation of il in England Il
IS no longer than the eth July last that Tord GRAY
said in Tic British Parliament i,Je thoupit rJc ouj
vaiiou OF obacco subject worthy The consideration
Of Ministers;' and Lord Lauderdale mentioned that
'ior SIX or seven years after the American war To-
6acco was cultivated with great success in England TO
knew one instance where two three hundred acres
we're underh" Not word was civ en- that they I'D
! bug 1t ctedptT from America. British roltic =,
wonid lave been laughed at who woud suggest such
folly The only question was-Is il possible to 81 bsfu'o
the foreign sUprH II 80 II manifest policy at all
yards 10 excude it, and encourage the lame nroIl CO.
Already every thing hul Cotton is yirtualr ~ q bed
aid mark how England tries get rid Of her depct
dence even for that But BY a recent Act cf Pailis.
meDt all the Provisions and Bread suG5 of Canada are
= be rca!cdwjh discriminating duty so as exclude