Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-10

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Pos's, WV" view :" revenue, II would seem To me ths
the spirit OF equity. eauticn aud omiss in viii eh the
Consn''"" "Hs formed, requires ha, the great
~ ag"eo""re, commerce and msru fscturcs should be
equally favored; aud that perhaps only exception to
ms role should conss, in the peculiar OF
ei oil men, that aiay be found essential to our NATION.
al Independence.
'inerna Improvement, aud the diffusion Of knowledge
~ ~ Us '"ey ca" oe promoted by the constitutional acts
III 'ne federal government, are Of high Importance"
We have seen no person who pretended To under
stand the hrst member ofthis paragraph. BY limit
ing the purpose of ipposts to Rercnue the President
seems to side with the anti-tariitcs and to recon
nize as legitimate, no tariff but for Revenue and of
course 10 deny the consttuionality of one for pro-
lection But this conclusion is put to fight before
we reach the end ofthe sentence; for no saws that
"the only exception to this rule orequa encours re-
ment to Agriculture, Commerce. and Manufactured
Should perhaps, consist in the peculiar encourace-
ment Of any products of either of them that NAV hn
found essential to national Independence There
are then cases in the opinion ofPresdcnt Jackson in
which 1t may be lawful TO depart from the rule of equal
encouragement to the three, commerce, apricul
lure and manufactures He means to admit If in
deed nc knew ohat he meant) that there may be en-
cep'ions to the general rule, that imposS are 10 be
aid solely for the purposes of revenue. We begicpc
tins to be his meaning, (NIr Madsons letter TO the
Boston quakers as not posing) and if it be- to
what does 1t amount? Certainly that Congress can
constitutioaay lay duties for other objects besides
OF revenue namely protect the growth or fabric of
any article essential to national Independence" If
Congress possess this power and as necessarily con.
neced with it, the right of discriminating and select
ing irhat articles essential o national ;ndenep
dence, We presume that the most strenuous advo.
In Of bo Tarif ,.;u ALL
There VIII then be other limit than Conrressio,
al discretion and We may easily foresee that this dis
cretion VIII embrace as proper for protection eve
ry branch and article of industry which any section
OF the Union may esteem of value to itself Iron
wil DC protected, entering into all implements
wooiens, as indispensable t. military service in time
OF war-hemp, for cordage, &c. &c.
II Gen Jackson in this sentence were snpposed
to be arguing against the principle of protecting
Tariff, las willing dupes pretend TO think eyerv
reasoning mind must perceive, that his sexception"
--'an exception" embracing every thing that is
essential to national Observation-Disclosures tho
entire Question Every thing that is worn. used or
consumed,i in fGct essential to national indepen-
dence, though the term in common parlance, we adj
mt IS restricted 10 articles of first rate necessity
such for example, without which the nation
couid not defend itself against foreign appres
sion. The signfcation of the phrase essential 70
national independence" has already been much en-
arged from its original acceptaton; and we sec not
why sugar and coffee should not be rcckoned as es-
sential to independence, rs shoes and hats. But
whether they be 50 or not, they and every thing
eise' VIII ind their way into Congress under Presi
dent Jackson's exception"
But if We suppose the General 10 be tho sec-et
friend OF the Tariff but reluctant for obvious reasons
from making manly avowa ofthe fact this is precise
ly the sort of ambiguity which he would employ.
HIS object is to avoid comrntal--to amuse bofb|
parties by the show leaning their favore views
10 this end he throws out the tub of sImposts for
Revenue" TO the Souhrons; but gives the friends Of
the faritf the more substantial comfort of his .ex
ceptions" This is the only rational construction Of
his exceedingly equivocal an41age, and the only
probable solution Of the unworthy and treacherous
motives which dictatedt. What must be thought Of
the simplicity of the political gudgeon, that would
swallow down so unskful bait as this What can
be said in vindication of that mans eftonery, blen
ded with servile aduaton, who tells an enlightened
people that sal the expressions OF the Inaugural
Address, are appropriate and PERsPIcUouss"
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