Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-14
THE. TARJFF-No.6

In the Congress OF liza. the spun of indie
pendence first began to assume tangible form,
AMI pom, to D pmestic Industry the temple
of is refuge. IN this Convention Of enlightened
spirits, also, the Tariff first began TO rasn its
infant head ; because here protective, duties
were first officially recommended, as The most
efficient means 10 promote the public good Ia
IS, thu Rubicon was passed-the tree OF liberty
shot forth its indepcndel branches 10 every
State-the Union was formed oppre sslon fed,
aud liberty triumphed. The Congress of that
day considered il equally as important To per.
petuate our independence hS il ~ss to gait II /,
and that il must remain incomplete until we
should by Internal means procure our fool, rat
ment and munitions Of defence. They also DIS
covered il was much easier to conquer all the
armies Of England than to institute system OF
iurisnrutcnce that would place all clas'ss o.
citizens 10 The different States upon such an
go laliiy that all might enjoy an eGHal share OF
happiness from hi' own meritorous aad indvI'
dual efforts: for this leads directly 10 the sum
init Of human happiness and the end OF legisIa-
ton Bnt this was impracticable-a general
compromise was then effected approaching
nearer 10 this end than any other measure that
could be devised II was then discovered that
no law Of a general nature could be cons tructed,
however just and equitable lis principles which
would not in its commencement, IN despite OF
all human Effort, hold the appearance OF local
Advantages; and that these, agrerablv TO the
principles of compromise, must be borne with
until domestic competition and reciprocity
should remove that appearance winch IN the
general would be easily effected because II is
merely nominal. Any one State manufacturing
or raising a great staple article immed iately
benefits herself and, more or less so, every 9th.
er State T: aud. so long as the Union iasts, II -
impossible that il should be- Otherwise For, II
any one State should fortunately be engaged
in more profitable business than another, the
other States are at liberty TO compete Whenever
they conceive il to be their interest To do so
And, therefore, to call any business monOpo.
w. under a general law, made especially uni
form to destroy monopoly and promote com
petftion. is believed to be Incompatible with
common sense F.; unless II should mean ma
tionai monopoly. which ought TO be eocourag-
ed as a measure OF the highest importance.
But, the guerilla demae ogues of the present
day prefer the practice OF he ancient Grecians
who no sooner raw one oil their States, by dnt
of Industry, rising above the resi-, under the
auspices of some distinguished statesman, than
the idle and less fortunate conspired against
that one, RACED her walls, and threw down her
for,rrsses. This was in the true style and spi-
,it of the Hartford Convent, III which lew
ploated vampires, ex otllcio officers Of that de
testaDle Caucus, with untiring igilance, are
endeavoring 10 resuscitate, and to spread
south. OF Mason and Dixon's line. They
New YOrs chawbos Of Commerce aud Virginia Re
solutions.