Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-10-03
P0EETTCAE,
FROM ne Lynchdurg E,xgiaian.
THE TARIFF.


TIE TARIFF
One fact Calculating the actual effects of ,,se-
! ~. thousand theories, which all experience has
proved TO be more frequently tie Offspring of no raj
ana local pre- JUDGES than of sound and p,aGic.i go
ing But few persons FOR instance are either shIn mr.
"'Hg to shake of tie tiamu1cIs cc indyidna, nrss;
iec'ohS SO tar as TO advocate measures at war wi te
"r,h'"hs OF The men whom they happen Ia p,efer lu-
ntce; and still! fewer will consent, TO discard onnion in
INC success OF which they think whether erroneopeIy nv
othcrwsc tfcir pccuniary interests are ;nvoJyed T. -
LOT '"is reason That we find the whole agricultural cour
Try arfayed against an increase of tie duties On f,rc;,
~ SD happens That the greater portion of the
agricultural sections OF country is culiy atcd b, ,s
aud II is commended that this fact no Other
cohhteract!Hg circumstances existed would eGecua,r
i 'it success oil manufactures among them. IL IS
argued, still farther and (.rth ti:i!ence we saw IN ~
our opinion still more abst,dy that manufacturers .
confined To Tie auii-slave holding community ard f,e
oy governmental protection, would only be pro
IL i'e 70 th"se who are Immediately engaged i'm item
anu would operate as tax upon the resi- of the yT,ic
IL is not wonderful that such opinions shop,d bo,a
tanned growth and influence amongst us which Il ,r3
DC hereafter difficult If not impossible entirely IN err
dicate SO increasingly and earnestly have tey hon
pressed on our consideration If ever they bo eraJ
Gated at all II must be by frequent and fn s,ateae,
Oh The effects of this systemby demonstrations as bey
occur IN practce of the fasity of that species M
Yonng whic leads the conclusion that erer 49,
"oF ought OF necessity and JUSTICE 10 be left 10 seI
T. :, , 80 ie' example requiring, in addition,
TO The manual labor, which suices for ali he r,rno
Do agriculture the employment Of immense capital an8
also much time and scientific research to brigg ,,e
10 perfection, ard 10 enable them 10 vicd ,oGtI
return or The money and labor employ ed ehouII b TO-
10 "e operation OF tie faVo,ite maxim OF ain .eq
OF poiiticai economists, LaSSe- nous (airc was nor
Great Eritan, IN the infancy OF he, existence fo,ooI
'oe-'en governmental protection to her lnanufact,-
.efs-Ana did not the ascendancy which she acoujreJ
in fhe affairs OF the world by their means enhIe h. ~
60 me laVorite Continental System of NapolesYy
~ fo Soao'e her 10 acquire and maintain tile mas
,e) u tle seas Dad 1t not enable her TO Io,-
Europe: to pay the armies of Russia ius,r;o and I,
so" "lch e'Se G%nd not lave kept the field single
'nom' ana would have melted away they had Often
zone nefore on tie aPproacI of The Colossal ,owar
: fahci he eagle eye of Honaparte saw in what cnr
SstSu t"e o-ne and snue Of the 'fast-anchored isle
@ vas ms purpose TO cripple her where her strene,l,
lay lie could do so otherwise than h., ,oto,St
every market for her fabrics in Europc and fLns cI
ing up her workshops; which indeed wouH pevorIav
pee" opened had not the wise policy Of the EnrI;si
eThheht iostecd and encouraged them in tbo;r in
cpiency. Nor do End that in ENGLAND tIe ;,
f'NGt port Ton Of the people is oppressed On TO Con-
oary' IL is The manufacturers who furnishing sucb -,
extensive home market for the products of Tho 60"
themselves complain Of the exorbi,ant rrcag ;I'
'hey arc compelled 10 pay for bread. If any class
people IS more benefited than anothor bv lie roan
W. - 5.e'.i' IN 'uF opinion ii the agricultural
! we hah me pleasure last week of quoting Ie,fo-
written by AIr. JeiIesou in IGi6 titan which no'In.
more decidedly favourable 10 the encouragement, Of ~
nc''c 's,ahoiaG'nfes has been laid before the AIner
cen faoic We Fursne the subject by the folloyn,~
Quotation ifon Mr. JcfersoE's message TO Conrrc"s -
/ 1902 ~ >>O"S'es' III
''To cultivate peace; maintain con,nerco an, n..:
cation; to foster our fisheries and PROTECT MAN
FACTG RES, adapted to oar circumstanccs ara H.,
ianu MARKS ~ "hich 10 guide ourselves in all our re-
The following are extracts from President WASHING.
toms Message to Congress OF 100 ami I1o6 =; .oie
ton TO the same subject: - " -
"a nee people ought not only 70 De armed but disc;
pned; 10 which end uniform and well dinested r,
is requisite: Aud their safely and interest," r..
they s4opld PROMOTE SUCH AlANUFA GTUEES
as tend u render them independent of oilers for essen
IIal particularly military supplies
- TIE advancement of drr7cui,yre con,,,orco oy
'n40JnltweS, by all proper means will NOT / t5nst
need econinendation.' President Wasbington's Mes
sage, Dec. 1890.
"Congress have repeatedly and not without snccoes
directed their attention to tie announcement IF mn
fractures he object is Of too much IMPORTANCE not
to insure a Continuance Of their Efforts in cUe,y ,gca,
.ast Message, Dec. 1896.
Having quoted The opinions of these iliustrops men
10 whom Madison, bowndes, SC. might be added fand
from whose remarks we shall hereafter prcso,, or
edoeis WIN eKtTsets} we proceed lay before them
some Illustrations of the effects OF The system itself
AuHeFSoH IS town in The interior Of New jersey
aHod Tor 'he exceiency osbe Machinery which con
stfucts IoF manufactures. Our Ieaders viii recoecf
Nat al t'e last Session Of the Legislature of VIRGINIA
company was incorporated at peiersJuyr the object
OF which Is 10 establish extensive mandatory in
thattowD The advantages derived 10 both places
rom 'hls measure are thus forth in the Patterson
paper:
1--WE We just been informed that the oompanv rn
Gently incorporated at Petersburg by the Legislature
of Virginia have contracted with Aessrs Goodwin Rn
gers aud Co. of this Town large quantity of Ma
cbDery. 1t is interesting fact and highly crediiabIe
10 this enierpri5ing house that the President NJ tic
company tour from Petersburg to Boston tbrouol,
the principal manufacturing Districts visited all Ha
principal Machine Shops, in COMPANY i'm an evne
enced maPpiactnrer and achiDlst, employed in Mas
sachusets to superintend the establishment who de-
cided that the most perfect machinery could be Oh.
tanned in this Town.
"Thus we see fhe effects TO be produced by the
encouragement Of Domestic Manufactures. Thousands