Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-27
COMMUNICATIONS-For the pirg,ntan
Till. TARlFF-No. 3.

THE rARlFF-No. 3.
| The reader wall recollec, that il was asser.
ted in No. ,, that the power to regulate com
merce was property applicable to the proda-
GERS of commerce, aud not TO merchants, who
produce nothing that Is promo,ve of national
| wealth. IL IS therefore believed that il would
be idle TO .ue on the superstition that this
egul illon was ever intended 10 apply TO "a
| mere simple absraction OF power, operative
| only in its derivatiyc capacity, ior Tire benefit
of "A select few, aud that isw bit "a constituent
part al the class VINO produce nothing, and
VIII, BY the last census, formed but about 3 10
/ If the whole populai ION, aud the mt, eani,le
| clas, about | 3 of that number. Therefore
the portion Of power delegated by them To
Conpr, g. for he regulation Il commerce., is
but the mere unit OF the io'al 8monnI---nor
will the reader oppose that The ~, gent part
of the people, paii tom the members OF the
Conyen 100, were 80 ignorant us mol 10
understand the principles from which they
drew their THEORY, and from winch they ex.
pected the results which experience has suisse
oueuily produced. II this mad have ben tha
case. the Convention would not have sgued
nor the people ratified the constitution. IL "
also well known that The non-pruduciive class,
par,euidrl, tue mercantile part OF them, ~ all
their complaints and petitions TO Cougr .ss hove
| eudeayoie ed 10 blend the farming interest with
their own because, the farmers IN the first sta
ges of ihls busin SIS were the most numerous
class, and The merchants thea derived the most
other living from them. Them, therefore,
they endeavored 10 impress with The belief, that
| il the mercantile interest suffered, TINT OF tho
farmers would also. And their stratagem but
| too well succeeded although, ~ pUlni of liier
est there j. no more concord between them
| l,,.p 'hTI.t nd kaIt AL Ia
one produces nothing thai can promote nation
| Al wealth aud lives upo.. the labor of The other
| WIN produces every, thing tina, constitute II.
| Their interests are directly opposite, tonse-
| auenfy none that are naturally reciprocal can
subsist between them. Bur Place The manu-
| facturer beside the farmer, and you will easily
nerceiye that n natural and uubroken harmo-
| Nv OF interests connects them IN strong and
| nds soluble union m interest reciprocaiIy
| moving lhro all classes OF the community 100
| plain 10 escape the attention OF The most care
| les. observer. The Manufactured must have
articles Of food TO prevent death by starvation,
I aud the farmer must have articles OF u thing
! TO prevent death by the incleDency of the ele-
\ meuts The iron aud steel manufacturers sup
pIy the yariou, mechanics, whose particular
| craft calls for those necessary ARTICLES and
they, in their turn, supply the farmer with the
implements ofagrlcu,ure and the nation with
weapons OF defence. All penple demand a
SUNNY of iron and steel in one form or other
and To the manufa cturers OF these articles, the
| coal and ore dIggers, are what the farmers are
| TO the manu- ,cturrrs OF wool, Cotton, hemp
and fax Here the reader may easily discover
a continual IN erciiange oil articles OF actua, ne
ccssity, To perpetuate existence, aud TO make
that existence comfortable, ticking place
throng hont all the various branches Of ag icol'
ture aud nee hanism, including useful laborers
I Of every descripti N. Now, where 4 the man,
except Giles Cooper d Co. who would risk his
| re putalon 10 common sense, by ayeIring that
this was not the specific measure or regulation
contemplated by the Convention, previous to
the hating Of this constitution, and so under
stood by the people previous 10 their adopting
| il: and thu, all did confidently believe, from
the simplicity and plainness the theory, that,
when reduced 10 practice. these well founded
expec ations would BE- fealized, aud that de-
IN onstrative facts would lhrn fully supply The
| place of theory aud neufralize all Dpposifion.
So far, they have mol been disappointed. Public
| opinion is rapidly advancing in favor OF the
MEASURE. Experience has produced the expec-
| ted consequences, and the opposition is ftluc
family, Tho " isely. retiring before facts which
admit of no relutation To support govern
! ment aud promote the general welfare of these
United Siairs, this policy must prevail aud
for this purpose was This power granted and
explicitly named in the preamble TO the con
stiluiion, and afterwards embodied among the
specified power. particularly enumerated IN that
which is rot the case with respect
10 any other grant OF power III the constitution
! for this obvious reason, the general welfare
was, and is, The end Of government. II may
there fore Justly be repeated, aud without the
far ofc0ntradiciion that the reguaion,o qlirs-
ton was esq cciaIy designed tor the benefit OF
all the labering classes IN society without
whose aid government could not exist. And
will il be caniended that the power which in
stituted aud Supports the government IS NOT
entitled TO the protection which, in its forna-
ton, il was authorized and required 10 grant.
Surely no one can be found TO advocate such a
proposition after hayioga proper view Of the
subject fLaiN okNoh'