Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-31

Prom the fL~ynehburgl Jsfersoni4n h'p"e'ean'
Of May "a.
SALT DUTY
.Rnnnrofiht Condliulion.

Bannty ofihe Constitution.
we h.y, ever respected the opinions OF the
r,,,,, ~ thin Journal, because or their mode
ration and good sense. as well o. The pia'o ano
apuronristr terms IN which they ate gepeislly
.rnf,s.ed. Superadded 10 these reeommends
-. M. Raeae ia msn OF profound ant
..,.asiye knowledge OF the concerns vi Ira
r,,,,ry. sua well yersed ~ all the learning oi
an. d,0,reo, schools Of Political ECONOMY. In
,n,nions. too, arc entitled TO the more weight
tnasmuch as he p~tofesses TO utter them Inde
,euiently Of the coniroul add dlctsiion oil abs
srtof men They, ere. We doubt noi, HI, o~H
,%pinions, formed from much study and rfnS
,on.-examined with gres, care, aud general
" expressed with thai moderation and dighhs
yhlch bespeaL the scholar aud the eenilrman.
~, view him as almost the only Editor. IN
,h,.s excited times, who has steadily pursued
mn acknowledged sell OF prneipies. without re-
r.rd 10 the power and patronage OF individn-
- s-wbo has not, in = Nord, sold himself 10 do
a, 4, 4, biddeu. and on all occasions to insult
,be moral sentiments OF his country by cndor'
sing sIander, sslling oalumny. and dealing onl
,he loose language OF ribsld Faction, which
ean be learned only in her lcajebt aud mosi
ioaihg me broihrIS.
With these sentiments OF hil character a, a
man, and his conduct as sn EDITOR, ne trust he
gill pardon VI. for calling bis attention TO an
article, which appears from his pa1 III the Am
number ol hs paper. We do this, because We
think il contains errors botb Of fnct and reason.
,3g. shiuh, II ve shall be able 10 point out, we
loub, not he will be At all tunes ready aud
willing to correct. TIE article We sllude to, Is
confined principally, m lis snitnsdversions, 10
the duly ON salt.
The Editor asserts that, " there is no pIinci.
u II afs4 And ,Y4fsrH which HRnAnH tho
continuance Of the duty" We deny it We
assert. on the contrary, that policy and justice
alike demand a Continuance. We ask him 10
give but that attention 10 our remarks, In sup.
port of this, which we certainly have extended
80 hi n. in support Of the contrary proposiion.
A 81 ,gle sentence will contain the fnc,S pom
which the tusiioe ot this question dep nds
soon after the late war, Congress passed n
law, laying a duty OF % cents per bushei ~
foreign salt imported into our country. This
law VS. enacted upon their own view OF the
expedi ncy Of the measure. II was y law. The
object II which was duUmtdly reutnue. The
idea Of protection never entered into the cal
citation, or constituted an i~nducemeni. II was
NOT brought about by " Memorials, or PRAY
-rs" or an unholy clubbing together OF the
VI me Manufacturer These facts will not be
denied. Under this Law thus enacted Tor the
ordinary and legitimate purpose OF retenHe
indifid ,als have gone on 10 invest large n
mounts Il money, many Of them thew all, IL
opening wells. AMI erecting expensive works
for tho purpose Of making Salt. This they
have lone under the Inducements held out by
This Lau, thus enacted, without, thetr interier.
slcc, call, or counsel. Mr.. Racquet ihInk, =
YOU d he JUST, m one SINGLE act, to sweep
them and their tam,lies TO destruction Is
not the case precisely he same as II an ind
yidual having authority, were 10 persuade ano
fher 10 do n particular act, aud for 81 doing
immediately turn found and stab him 10 the
lIea,t' And is thu Jusfice' lftbo so. We
hank God we do upt understand the term.
It's N vain. to say that the case supposed VA
rlns, IN any POM OF asserted sinilltude, from
he one, actually existing. Moral obligations
are the same, whether Government or indi-
.iduals he The subjects oil them. They ARE
sacred, and take bot their colours from the Gu.
sni,iry of Political Sehools they are eternal,
aud change not With names.
Bi, IL Is asserted that policy demands a re-
peal Of the duty land we suppose that the
ishce OF the case depends upon its cap diency.
What are the Arguments urged IN support OF
ais propositions , SIMPLY ihese-SaR is an
%,riitie Of primary ueeesSt'y aud ne duty upon
- as burdensome.
AhH' ~ - 49, " 20 -" y NNF"'''5 , F''
rot bs denied but that fact, II seems to ns, au-
thor,scs a different conclusion, from that which
Mr.. Racquet draws. IL does appear 10 10 very
aamise ani igpoitic, Tor this government TO
adopt auy system, which shall make us
entirely dependent upon Foreign nations, for
supplies of The indispensable nteesSdJies Of lie.
Arc The lessons OF Tie Revolution aud the late
war so soon forgotten ? Is il the object oil the
alvccates of reduction 10 place this country IN
such a state, that 10 The eyeni OF War, either
here. or between sone Of the nations Of Eu'
rope, We shall be compelled TO pay SIR or siEiy
dollars n bushel for Salt We suppose not
But will MOI this be the inevitable effect OF Mr..
bIcDnfie's Bill We kaoW what is the cost.
per Busnel, Of about one half OF the present
home supply, aud ii We may tfust 10 the inioI-
nation derived from other quarters. we ATE
brnly persuaded. that il the reduction Con.
,empiatel, should have the effect intended,
thai S ,ppiy, il not entirety dcdroyed. will be
diminished at least three J0ufihs, in the course
{ the next twelve months VIII this de
sroy IN monopoly II ma, change, buI will
no, destroy il. The Southern Delegation who
supper, this measure, are altogether mistaken
10 their calculation. They may, aud do Ell
pect. that by lessening the 6 neral burden Of
the duty, they will diminish the proportonste
share Which fails upon heir shoulders. They
think, that fthey cannot participate IN the be-
nefiS of, the burden they viii. by this measure,
lessen their portion OF the EriG.-T~o years
viii prove l%nsiut,er fsllaey. OF their reasoning,
end the fulllity Of then hopes.-They may di-
minish the amount paid into the Public Irra.
sufy, in the form Of dutirs, hu, the burden viii
not tie al al afected.-Thry will not remove
an ounce Of the burlhens Of Projections. while,
by destroying the competition between the
Home Manufacturers, they will destroy the
Esiabl,shm n,s 10 the West, IRON which they
now draw the greater part OF their supplies,
and throw themselves under the ban of a
Northern monopoly. This must inevitably be
the case. il the Jae!s and argument, oil MI Ra.
gus, be worth any thing. Il New York can
manufacture Salt. at q cost SO Incredibly low,
even without removing her State tax OF IL 1-2
cents. she musi and viil, in dispute Of a total
repeal OF the salt duty, become tho entire mo-
ropol'sl, and the proposed measure will have
the effect, of destroying the competition Of The
West and South, and thai effect only How can
il br Otherwise. if the New York manufacturer
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