The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-30


ref d.4taf an Opposition TO lie (" G. ssni2cds
htshs not TAX tn s'lesHon ef ! 'rfnal
i,asfcyeHsnt a. he ip,8-i a,ian Of them, be-.
cause our feadetaa,. sufficiently ftat - nth
T. We shalI sci q tie follosi 3, behts The
mai rnrfuf cne Of The resolution y mn lttels
passed the House II u i.eatc, ii Virginia by =
vote % something Ike - yeas 20 i"nsts-
ReUlrtf, Jhlf'l's General Assembly does
most sol nnly protest ugalns, the clam % e1-
ercise Of any power whatever, on the part of
the Grneral Government, Il protect domef'e
mdna 'ariures; the protection Of m nufactures
mol being amongst tltc grants Of power TO thai
Government. specified IN the Constitution of the
United States"
Tie protection ofdomcsic manufactures, then,
is one Of the rights Of which the Strte Govern
fnent, hase been Invested 10y construction, II
i one of those us'rpations, denounced by tie
Enquirer school, Which iorn the ground Of the
Opposition organized against the u, neral Gov
efnmcnt To the greater part Of our readers
we need say nothing 10 show the failaey OF the
reasoning on which such resolutions are found
ed. There was tune however, when 1t al
most made an impression, even on our minds !:
but a slight examination Of the Constitution
and OF our political history, convinced Us, As il
musi every nnplcdgcd mind, OF the utter error
10 fcma k that the power TO protect manuiac-
tares was recognized in the preamble to the
second act passed by Congress undcr this Com
still'ion, 10 which VI observe tin Norfolk Her
aid bd- more recently called the attention Of
the public. ~ quoting il. The Preamble to tho
Revenue Act, (tn which we rofFr) of May Ii
l5s3, Is rs follows: Whereas IT j. necessary
ior the support of Government, and PHorEo
rtos or mA.uFAcruREs, that duties he lad on
goods, wares, and merchandise, imported &c
Aud IN the Dcbete ia the llr4se OF tteprescnta-
tYes fihe United States upon that bill, among
other similar views, we find tie following sent-
ments expressed by Nh MADISON, who under
stood whal lhr Constitution did>intcnd at least
as well As any Member Of that Congress. aud,
we necd not add, quite as well as any Member
Of the present Cougocss:
There - another consideration The States
thai are most advanced IN population, and ripe
Tor manufactures, ought 10 have thrif pariicu-
Ian mtet est attended 70 10 some degree. While
tbesr STAT, retained the power OF making rc2u-
idions oil trade, thy had tie poioer 10 protect
and cherish sUci aSttintigw BY adopting tn
present Constitution. THY HArL THRoWN iii
EXERCISE on rtils rowLn ISTo OTHER HANDS
they ret have dnnc tins w.th an cxpeetiou thai
thosc interests would rot be neglected. H1nG.7 .
qnally undrniabe and irlefutablc, that lmsr-
MA bcwas he rienls Invested, and that ar
Van BunLs pledge, himself Ion Their reatofa.
ton, As lar as he ear effect II.
We need nnt add thai every thing that ill.,
Government has doue Of nature be.cnclus
either 10 commence, agriculture, OF ndnuiac-
tufes, rests upon the same Pfnrlplc OF cousttac
ton and that III cG'ct. tits rcstolHflGn 81 tatr
lights, 10 winch the New lotk Senator is pied
nd--and for cnectlng which, the Enquirer says
the Opposition Is " orgamzed'-w be an al
fogatron oil all measures ever adopted by the
lnurd States. the object OF which Is to advance
the great interests Of national industry, whether
the power has been exercised on the mountains
on the midhuds, o. on The orcan shore.
II is against these measures therefore, that
the Opposition has planted rs batteries. The of
euro of the Administrations that it has malci-
81 steadily in the path traced on, b, thpse Re-
publican Administrations which have preceded
il and the object of the Opposition, 50 far II
has gny foundation IN p1t5'c ptipcpiss, is to ct
icct a revolution IN the selied policy aud rcgu-
lar action Of this Government. II is 70 the Peo-
Pile OF the Interior, Therefore, aud particularly OF
the Middle aud the Western States that we put
the qucston--Nhat benefit is 10 accrue To the
country from tue success ofan opposition, that
IS organized on such principles, SO far 1t Is
bottomed upon any principle at all What re-
sui can we look for, bur the. proStraton OF our
defences-thc abandonment of all attempts to
improve oar harbors, rivors, and great lieh
wavS--tho substitution Of direct taxes Tor tho,
protecting duties. by which q great revenue i.
NOW raised 10 support the Government and pay
the public dcht--thr reduction of the Genera
Government, nv short, 10 mere machine for
tn collection oftaXes. without returning a eent
| of,hc money for any purpose beneficial TO those
| Who pny them
Now, We say, cur roNc8