Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-25


Commercial tusns.-1heI, Bank Notes were
as plenty as Tobacco leaves, and CHILDREN vino
cannot now gel marble or other toy had their
poke filled with farthings then, debts were
The evidences OF crcdihiliiv. All this gave rise
10 an .xtravagaut and even Injurious STYLE OF
living Till, then unknwon; and when States
which, eore had not raised much Tobacco for
expectation, were induced by these ektraya-
giant prices, 10 engage largely in the culiiva.
tioa of this article, the foreign markets. we're
not merely re-supplied speedily, but they were
glutted, and an immediate depreciation produ.
ced. To these may be superadded an exhaust.
ed soil law suits. specnlalions, aud other fruits
OF tina, golden age which has left The people OF
Virginia what they now are-bui what the wise
administration Of our general government has
been gradually tending to counteract and re.
dress by rendering them independent.
The opposeTs of the Tariff con ended ihat the
price obtained for our Tobacco by wa, ofbarter
was better than we should get ,,nder thu Tariff
Our merchants are yet a, liberty TO take goods
incl change-S If they cannot al ford TO sell III, Sc
upon better terms than our few aud infant ma
nniaeiores can furnish them, We may anlici-
pate the expediency rf encouraging domestic
Industry. Here il nay not be a,niss to notice
what we formerly got IN exchange for the to-
bacco and exports from this State. ENGLAND,
which som times has been truly called the
workshop and grand mart of Europe, has ever
been the .ouniry with which We mainly ira
ded and from her W.T. received not only her
own manufactures and productions. but those
of other countries in xchange tnr our exports !:
And our reforms often consisted IN great pro
portion Of dry goods aud other perishalle arti-
c es that in wear from their reception. Or use
at any rate, were gone, not leaving even
momerts of our lab + ~ Uken of our profits,
behind II we do not now get these things
we get something more snbstantlai--somc-
thing that will procure every thing else, viz j:
money. This, if not ihe.irue wealth OF natl MS
comes nearfr than do second hand, damaged
end per,shable goods, As respects the true
wealth of nations, there have zen va iohs OPT
Mons ex ressed 10y the CREATES Statesmen and
iurists in different countries I'D lfns III may
hazard an opinion on tn. rouf. % is, Tat
" Independence of others, Is east deGni.
ton thar can be given Of aa5oao gfllth and
prosperity.
But, say the Anti-1aria nien--A publican
government has not any right L nose re.
srrictions on trade for independent Of consti.
tntional consider ations. II is impoiic and OPP
pressive-" free trade" Is our motto. This
motto sounds very VIII 10 the ear, but the
swecping, the unqualified proposition in which
il is incuded is rather grating o the under
s,aading And 'twoudb he difficult To deter
mine, whether il most deserves the epithet OF
folly or madness, according q Mr.. Locke's wit
to distinction, " tllai, fool draws false conclu-
SONS from Just principles, g. mailman draws
| iust conclusions from ase principles" Huh
erto. | md ever believed republican govern
| ments to be as nnquestlonaby founded on ind
| vidual cnnce son as any other KIND OF govern
ment. ] knew, torsooth, thai in all societies oi
bodies poIitic, individual prejndices aud Sc cton
! al iealoisies and interests have weight, and
! sno lid he respected: But, also knew il to be
! a fast, although lamen,able, ,hatthe mass of tbs
people NUT be constrained to act for their own
adv ,,ago, that they need compassion to do
Whit duty and interest equally enjoiu. Man
a an isolated bring, is very different from man
as a member of community, both IN his du
ties and his Interests aud no rejecting mat
could withhold his appreciation from such ne
! strictive and coerciye laws as are necessary Ia
! produce the peril nance of duty, and 10 in
sure the advancement of interests IN the twoloId
| light Of a citizen, & a man. The Law against ga
ming is restrctive--a- are other penal laws
| yet is expectancy Is as questionable, and de
ponds as much on contingencies ms does tht
expedency of a law regulating uade--bolh aic
snbecs Of discretioDal legislation.
Il has been repeatedly and strennonsly con
tendad, thar, although the conslitnIionality o
the Tar n be admitted, yet. the power of pass
| ing such law is dangerous Now this obJec
ton applies more forcibly to the constitution
than 10 the law itself But, a, the law mus
necessarily he enacted by congress compos-
ed of members from the different States, the
power is not so dangerous many imagine
The first maxim OF our government is the
majority shall rule" aud We must either con
cede its f.llacy and fdtilty, or acknowledge
our apprehensions to be groundless. History
and experience both corroborate the opinion
that there is less danger from the head oil con-
! federated republics than from The members y
! government like That of the United American
| States may be aptly compared 10 sheai oil
! grain as this is the more secure and better IN
every respect, according o the strength and
| tighiness of the wSp by which II IS bohnd-so
will the States composing our COVER m n' he
better, according 10 The energetic and fostering
power with which they may he held together
Wnensoeger dissolution may take place, 'tis TO
be feared, that il will be more attributable ia
SOU emi,h notions of state rights lhan to govern
mental usurpatIon.
Ia he third place, It's fact as nndenabie as
any ever yet asserted, that the foreign demand
for tobacco has not been curtaied by the Tariff
OF iS3t' ,hhd 'lat ifBiiiia can sell as much as
she sold before its enactment--ifnot all she can
possibly make-that this will continue to be the
case, regardless OF the Tariffs or any cher po-
Icy ofthe general government, is not 10 be
doubted for tobacco has almost be come an ar
iicle of necessary consumption 1t - certainly
as great n luxury, especially in those countries
where il is not abundaity cultivated as tea or
coffee, or any other exotic, rs with Us, and will
be used as long rs we use these thng5; be the
cost what it may.
will conclude by propounding the questions
designed AZ the outset, without stating some
fsc;s OF minor consequence and more conro-
vertahie than those above stated, because this
essay has grown already 10 a full size
Question i. Can any injury be designated,
that obviously results from the Tariff aud sfea-
Oily and perceptibly operates on tue growth q
manufactures of this country
Question 2. Ar. not all articles Unnecessary
consumption, both foreign and domestic, chea.
per than they ever were heretofore