Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-12-05

nus, me legislation ol Gredt Britain, when as bas
recently been avowed, adapted to the depression
Of arrival nation, will naturally abound with regula
tons Of ntcrdct upon the productions of the so;
Or industry OF the other which come in competition
With IFS own; and will present encouragement, per
haps even bounty, TO The raw material of the OH.
ter State which II cannot produce ITSELF and which
Is essential for the use of its manufactures, compc
titors IN The markets of the world with those of us
commercial rival. Such is the state of the CON-
mercal legislation Of Great Britain as il bears upo
our interests. 1t excludes, with interticng duties
all importation Except in time of approaching ia.
mne) of the great staple productions of our Mid
: die and Western States it proscnbcs, with eoml
rgor the bulkier lumber and live stock of the Sam
portion, and also Of the Northern and Eastern mar,
OF our Union. II refuses even the rice of the Svuh
! unless aggravated with charge of duty upon lbe
Northern carrier who brings ii to them. But The cot
ton, Indispensable for their looms they will receive
: almost duty free, to weave it into fabric for our
own wear, TO the destruction of our oNn mauafJc.
lures, which they are enabled thus to Jindersel Is
the sell-proectlDg energy OF this nation helpless
that there exists, in the political institutions OF our
country, no power to countcract the bias OF this
foreign legislation that the growers Of grain must
submit to this exclusion from the foreign markets of
. their produce that the shippers must dismanle
their ships the trade of the North sarnnte al the
while the whole people shall pay tribute 10 foreign
7 industry to be glad in foreign garb; that the
Congress of the Union are impotclt to restore
the balance in favor OF native industry DESTROYED
by the statutes of another realm More Just ani
, more generous sentiments, WILL trust prevail.
If the tariff adopted at the last session of Congress
!, shah be ionud by experience to bear oppres.
: sve'y upon the interests of any one section Of
: the nion it ought TO be. and cannot doubt will be,
50 modified rs to alleviate lis burden.-To the
!, voice of Just complaint from any portion Of their
= constituents, the Representatives o.. the States and
People will never turn away their But so loug
: - the duty o. the foreign shall operate only IS
: bounty upon the domestic alticic-whic the plan
. ter, and the merchant and the shepherd, and The
= husbandnan. shall BE- found thriving IN their occ,
4 patons under the duties imposed for Ike protection
4, of domestic manufactures, they will oct repine VI
IA the prosperity shared with themselves Inv their fell
,s low citizens of other professions. nor dcnounce, as
i violations the Constitution, the deliberate acts Of
Congress TO shield from The wrongs Ct foreign laws
i lie native industry o.le mon. " lee Inc tarif OF
helast session oiCrngresa asuhjec legislative
- delberaton, it was oretod by oIi;. oFlosers
az that one Of its necessary Consequences would be e
If impair the 1t is yet too soon 10 pronounce
y with confidence, that this prediction was erroneous.
e. The obstruction OF one avenne Of trade not nne
Is qucnty opens issue to another. J he conse-
n, qucncc OF the tariff will be 70 increase the eXporta.
d ton, and to diminish the importation OF some spec
,al tic articles. Bn,by the general law OF trade, TIE
all increase Of expectation OF one article VIII he io'
n. lowed BY an increased importation OF others, the
m duties upon which will supply the deficiencies
ia. which the diminished importation would other
* wise occasion. The c!iact Of taxation upon
Of revenue can ecldom lie iuresecn with Ger
of tainty. It must abide the test of experience
Of rs yet symptoms Of diminution are prccclll
in bic VI the receipts Of the Tfcasury.As yet, lIlt
cir addition OF cost has even been experienced upoi
,on the articles burthencd with heavier duties by th'
las last tariff. The domestic manufacturer supple
To the same kindred article at a diminished price
ccl and the consumer pays the same tribute 70 The II
nd bour Of his own counryman, which he must o'hcF
I'd. wise have paid to foreign industry and toll.
the The tariff Of the last session was in its details
cl not acceptable 10 the great interests OF any poruc
/ OF the Union, not even to the interest whIchh wa
nc specially intended to subservc. lis object was
raj balance the burdens upon native industry impose
it by the operation Of foreign laws but not TO aggl
led vatc the burdens of one section Of the tnlon Z
'ts the relief afforded to another-To The great pr'
OF cpe sanctioned by that act, one OF those upon WIZ
be the Constitution itself was formed. hope ana u'
md the authorities Of the Union will adhere. but Il az
the Of the duties imposed by he act only relieve u
the manufacturer by aggrayating the burden ol "
planter, let Il careful rcysal 81 IS provisions, e
,ur ghened by the practical experience OF us ect.
ing be directed to retain those which mpaIt Pro'ec-
os' to native industry and remove or supply me pa,
sm Of those which only alleviate one great national
lew tcrsst by the depression Of another.
a.. ' The United States of America, and the feoPc
,a every State of which they are composed are c
' ;at Of them Sovereign Powers. The legislative ~
III 49,, hory ofhc whole is exercised by Congress ,.
wv authority granted themin the common Cons'Nu''y
o The legislative power Of each State is exereiSru
that =, etat, r..l, 4 sove,oon within
~, W. owu province The distribution Of power peMe
oe them presnpnoses that these authorities Will io