Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-10


inent created solely Tor the service Of The Pen
pie Corruption IN some, and, ~ others. a per
/ version of correct feelings and principles, Oh,
vent Government from its legitimate tnds, and
make IL an engine for the support oil the lie"
at the expense of The many. Tie duties oil AL
public officers are, or, al least. admit Of being
/ made so plain and simple, thai men oil inieIl'-
gence may readily qualify themselves for iheir
performance aud cannot but beliese iha'
more Is Iosi by the long contIonanee oil men ~
Office Than is generally to be gained by theif
experience. ! submit, therefore, TO your con-
sideiation. whether the efficiency of The Gov.
eminent " oud not be promoted. aud oihcls
industry aud integrity better secured, by gen
/ eral extension OF The law which lims appoint
ments to four years.
In n country where offices ara created solely
/ for the benefit Of the People, no one man has
any more intrinsic right TO Official station than
another. Offices were not established 10 give
support 10 particular men at the public expense.
/ No ndisidual wrong IS therefore done by reno
val, since neiihe, appointment to, nor coniinn-
ance IN Office is matter OF right. The Incum
bent became officer with view TO public
benefits aud when these require his removal,
they are rot 10 be- sacrificed 10 piisate Interests
II is the People, aud they alone, who hive a
/ right To complain when bad oifcer is subst-
tuted for a good one. He who is removed has
the same means OF obtaining living that are
enjoyed by the millions who never held office
| The proposed limitation would destroy the idea
| of property now 50 generally connected with
Official station and although individual distress
/ may be sometimes produced. IL would. by pro-
noting that rotation which constitutes Il leading
principle in the republican creed, give health.
/ ful acton 10 The s. stem.
No very considerable change has occurred.
! T..
OF either our Agriculture, Commerce, or Manu-.
taciufes. The operation Of the Tarh has not
proved 50 injurious to the two former
beneficial 10 the latter a. was anticipated In
portations I'll foreign goods have not been sens.
blv diminished while domestic competition,
under an lllu.lVe excitement, has Increased the
production much beyond the demand for home
consumption. The consequences haye beeu
low pflces, Temporary embarI assmenl, aud par
tial loss That such of our manufacturing
| establishments as are based upon capital, aud
| are prudeniy managed, " III survive tie shock,
aud be ultimately profitable, there 10 no good
reasuu to doubt.
10 regulate ia conduct, so rs To promote
| equalv the prosperity OF these three Cardinal
Interests, is one of the most difficult tasks of
Govrtnnenl and IL may he regretted that the
| complicated restrictions which now embarrass
| the intercourse of mai ms, could not by com-
| mon conseul he abolished, and commerce
allowed 10 flow IA those channels TO which
! individual enierprise---a WAYS its surest guide
--mlght arrcl il Boz we mnst ever expect
selfish leg station in other uadons,, and are
! therefore compelled TO adapt or own 10 their
| regulations IN the manner best calculated 10
avoid serious injury, and TO hnrRonlze the
| conflicting interests of our agriculture, our
commerce, and our manufactures, Under
| 4 h..
The existing iai1, believing that some of
| lis provisions require modification.
Tue general iue to he applied in graduating
the duties upon articles OF foreign growth or
Manufacture, is that which VIII place OR own
! in fair competition with those OF other countries;
and he Inducements TO advance even step
! beyond this point are controlling III regard
! to those articles which are Of primary necessi-
ty in time Of war When we ref CT upon the
officially and dclcacy Of this opel alton, ii is
! important that It shoGld never be attempted
but with utmost caution. Frequent legislation
! in regard 10 any branch Of industry. affecting
its ydiue, and by which its capital may be
transferred 10 new channels, must always be
productive of hazardous spec ulalion aud
! loss.
La celebrating, therefore, on these interest
ing subjects, local feelings aud rejodlces
| should be merged in the patriotic determination
TO promote the great interests Of the whole.
All attempts TO connect them with the par
conflicts of the day, are necessarily mi urioas,
aud should be disC0untenanCcd Our action
! upon them should be under the control ot
higher and purer motives, Legislation, sub.
jrcted TO such influences, can never be just, and
! will not long retain the sanctlon of a People,
whose active patriotism is not bounded BY
sectional limits, nor insensiule 10 that spirit
Il T,,k nh,
life to our political compact, and still sustains
il. Dlscalding oil calculations of political
ascendancv. the North, the South the East,
and the VS., should unite IN diminishing any
burihen oil which either may justly complain
The agricultural interest ut cur county Is SO
essentially connected with every other, aud so
super in importance ia them all thai il Is
cery necessary 10 invite to II your parlcu lar at
tenlion. II is principally rs manufactures and
commerce. tend TO increase the vane of ag,i-
cultural produc ions, and 10 extend their appli
| cation 10 the wants and comforts OF society that
they deserve the fostering care OF Government
/ Looking forward To the period, not far dis
tant, when a sinking fund will no longer be
required the duties on those articles of importu.
ton when cannot come IN competition with
our own productions, are the first that should
engage the attention of Congress in the modi
6cation of the tariff. OF these, tea and coffee
are the most prominent they enter largely in
to the consumption of the country, and have
become arr icles OF necessity TO all classes. A
reduction. therefore, of the existing duties, will
be felt as a common benefit; but ike all other
legislation connected with commerce. to be
eilcaclous, aud not injurious. it should be grad
ual aud certain.
The public prosperity is evnced in the in
creased reyenne a1r.ing from the sales of the
public lands and in the steady maintenance OF
that produced by impos's and tonnage. notwilh-
standing the additional duties imposed by the
act Of 18Th May. 1923, and the unusual impor-
talion in the early part Of that year.
The balance in the Treasury the lst of
January, 1925 was five millions nine hundred
and seventy Two thousand four hundred aud
thirty five dollars and eighty one cents. The
receipts OF the current year are estimated at