Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-17

support which be yields to government, and
I for thai portion Of physical strength which he
adds 10 the community for The defence of the
natibn. The greater the numbers engaged
in profi,abie employment in proportion 10 the
aggregate, the more speedily will The general
welfare advance, aud 10 give them i's EN-
ployment. restrictive and prohibitary duties
must be imposed on articles of foreign growth
aud mannf acture. This will exclude toreien
Compel tors, and encourage our own citizens
and raise a home competition amongst NIL the
great manufacturing aud agricultural classes
Of the nation which would soon give us every
| article lower than similar ones were ever i'm
ported because they are Invested OF duties aud
the expense OF carriage IRON one nation To nu-
other Witness our cotton fabrics. Aud these
two great classes are DOT only more interest.
ing than others ON account of their producing
articles ofreal necessity, but also in respect 10
their numbers, which constitute according TO
the last census ITO of the aggregate population
and delegaiing 7-lO Of the power which consi.
Sute the national stock to regulate commerce
and Justice requires that they should draw IN
terest in proportion to the amount OF their fun-
ded stock, which would be ITO Of the interest
aecruing On the aggregate amount. This
would be paramount 10 the remainder OF the ma
ton in the proportion OF TO 3, and numbers
on questions ofpoicy in all republics deter.
mine the ruling power, aud that power deter
mines all questions involving constitutional
principles From these premises II APP.
pears that the protection and cncouragcm ent of
agriculture and domestic manufactures ARE The
natural aud unavoidable consequences ofimpoa
duties laid on foreign articles, AID IS not only in
| strict accordance 18th the primary intent and
meaning oil the constitution, but with the
great republican principles, upon which our
free institutions are founded aud insepalably
connected with the rights OF man in his asso
Glazed capacity. Aud this is that so much re-
probated tariff that active, vital principle which
stimulates TO industry. a. gives stronger NOR
al impulse 10 iaudabe enterprise in the com
munites--and al ,ha same time il gives In ndi.
viduals Independence, health aud the comforts
OF life. Allis the product OF honest labor 1t is
labor that produces every branch OF revenue
| upon which government feeds, and all revenue
| raised by Impost duties, goes directly to sup.
| port that branch of labor, which s engaged IN
producing The article npon which The tariff Is
levied and IL cannot be Invested OF that effect
| and If these measures are unconstitutional
when applied 10 promote the specific purpose
and end for which government has been inst
tued II must be equally SO TO support your own
existence. IL is equally AS Unconstitutional for
you to eat bread or to wear coat ms II N 10
| hHu tH'dhh Ah"' I''p"''
them The present low prices of our cotton
fabrics are the result of this tariff policy, and
| it is n result which was contemplated by the
people previous TO the grant OF power in que
ton. This policy has from the beginning
to the present time been sanctioned by ma
.jorify Of every Congress, with the signature Of
the President, and that sanction has from the
beg inning been founded upon the known Ill OF
their constituents, and these constituents form
n large majority of the American citizens, aud
these citizens have returned the same men TO
Congress again and again. which proves their
proceedings 10 be pure emehaiion OF the will
of majority, and this circumstance stamps
their measures with n constitutional impression
! that no sophistry can OBJ liieraie or alter, and
with an authority that no opposition can weak
en- or put down, because the will Of the major
ny is the ruling constitutional power, and the
hghes 81 tribunal known TO our country
PLAIN SENSE.