American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-09-28

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al and sectional purposes: that this intracton OF
,ur common compact, has become at length intol-
cradle, and ought to be opposed at every stage o.
its exercise. We reply further, that protection
was never meant to become permanent tax upon
the consumer. but to give a start to new under
taking for few years on the implied and un
derst0od provision, that it would soon be capable
Of maintaining itself The longer these imposl-
tons have been in force, the stronger is the arsu-
ment against their continuance. IT they have not
yet answered the purpose intended. 1t IS high time
to discontinue them. as an experiment that has
failed. What are our domestic manufactures to
continue in perpetual infancy, and to need perpct
ual support Are the taxes they require never to
he endeds And il to be ended, whens
But we will dwell no longer on these fallaces:
We have said much TO you, because We feel deeply
the great stake Of the present contest, aud we sub
init with great respect our views OF the SUBJECT TO
your deliberate consideration.
MEMORIAL TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
70 ths Honorable, The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentaiires Of South Carolina, the Memorial ot
-. respectfully steueth,
That the citizens of this state. in common with
all the southern states. have lnhg laboured under
the oppressive duties Of the tariff Of projections.
which in It's operation has already increased the
price Of almost every manufactured article, to the
consumer, at least fits per cent on the average
This tariff Of protection cautiously introduced at
first, INV cla;ngtl as ight by the nianufactuI
ers Of 4 lme.tc goods, and will he extended so
to operate in favor Of every article that may or can
he set ~ as 4 manufacture in the United states :
if profitable, we'll if not the tariff is TO be 50
modified t. maze it profitable 10 the specializing
manufacturer, Under this system, our citizens
viii labor in VAIN 70 support their ta'nllles; The
earnings Of their honest industry will be taken
from them. "a SWELL the gains OF northern manuac-
tuters: ana to Complete northern Improvements,
from which this stare cannot reasonably expect
benefit The dutie- mpnsed By government have
been aHl viii in future still more extensively be
come secii,poi. not national. We exist mem-
her af the Enion MERELY As AN OBJECT OF
IAN AEiON lie nuftbern and middle states
atr TO b. entche,. bs the ri4ENDER Of the south,
and or IT. r.hts az members Of the common
compact, are to lie prosttatet y, the all-powciiul
influence Of an Interested maintity. Power will
,e exerted. and principle n. be forgotten aud
ne citizens u south atona will De conle ned to
uorh as Mp TRIBUTARIES OF the Northern and
middle sections q TIE Cnion II is 50 NOW; and
1t is trlumphanty determined, TO extend the system
indefinitely
The constitution gives 10 authority t. Congress
to institute system Of protecting duties ID favor
Of any section Of the Union. The operation 81
such system is unequal, unjust, and burden,nme
be, ond what we can bear. We protest against it,
from beginning to end in principle and IN practice
Our national pact is broken: sectional partialltes
are adopted, and sectional privileges establish
ed; WE have repeatedly pe'tiuned but in vain.
In this state we approach our own representatives
10 full confidence Of meeting sympathy of feeling
We entreat of you therefore, early in this SEES
sion Of the legislature, to deliberate on this mo
mentous question and to save us. il possible,
from the conjoined grasp Of usurpation and power
~. We entreat Of You to devise some means OF
freeing your fellow citizens from yoke too heavy
TO be borne. Ii one encioachment ON the consti-
tuition BIZ patient, and tamcly submitted to, omay
another and another till the constitution itself shall
become nnnentty. a thing to be moulded into
any shape that self interest in the seat Of power,
may order II to assume.
With grief of heart we submit these suggestions
to our immediate representatives; IN full reliance
on their wisdom to devise and adopt the means ne
ccssary ior cur relief.
MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable, the Senate and House Of Repre-
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