Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-18

u'ohSc OpoIi thc suUJccs. lleuCc ths
popularity in Georgia of all and ever,
measure to drive off the Indians. NJ
public man in Georgia dare oppose tht
current.
This gigantic measure is therefore a.
dopted. The people of the United States
are to be taxed upwards of twenty-fou
| millions Of dollars, and the people Of
Kentucky one million one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars to enable the
people of Georgia to sport away the In.
dian lands-a people of whom their gov
ernor has lately said, in terms of appro-
pirate exultation, that they are prosperous
and comfortable and there are no such
things as beggars among them!
The committee having in prcccd-
ing part Of this address expressed the
apprehension that the tariff is in danger,
will now proceed to state the grounds Of
this solicitude.
The government of the United, States
presents at this period most singular
spectaclc-that of a president and his
cabinet governe. by policy of minority:
not the minority who opposed his eleva-
butcd to secure it. During the canvass
which preceded the late election, it was
affirmed and denied with equal conf
dence, that gen. Jackson was in favor of
the tariff and internal improvements. In
parts of the union where those important
interests were popular, he was held uD as
their friend, whilst in others where
they were unpopular, he was held Up as
their opponent. 1t must be acknowedg-
ed that his votes in the senate ofthe Unit
ed States, and his avowed sentiments, as
prOmul gated in the public prints. gave
color to the opposite opinions thus attri-
buted to him.-And yet he says in the
message hereinbeforc referred to, "my
opinions on those subjects have never
been concealed from those who had a
right to know them" This assertion ad
mits that there are some who have a
right to know them, whilst it implies that
there are others who have no such right,
but it does not inform us who the privi-
legged classes are. We would suppose
that the people of the United States, and
the nhole people of the United States,
have the right, and an equal right, to
know the sentiments of their chief mag
istrate on vital questions affecting the
interests ofall. AS part of that people,
we respectfully ask for light. But what
ever were his real sentiments, he never
could have been elected if it had been
known to the people that he was inimical
to those interests.
Which of the two opinions above was
correctly ascribed to gen. Jackson prior
to his election, we have now fatally as
certained, in relation to internal improve
ments. 1t remains to be seen whether,
in the sequel, he will not ulsv orinoo his
hostility to the tariff If he be real
friend to the tariff, it must be acknow-
legged that his friendship has been man
iicsted in doubtful, ambiguous and cal
culating language. He did profess, be-
fore his election, that he was friend,
but it was to a judicious tariff. Now This
means any thing or nothing. Mr.. Craw-
ford was friend to judicious tariff, but
it was one for revenue, not protection.
In his Inauguration speech, the president
asserted that revenue should be the OBJ
Iect of the tariff, and threw out doubts
whether it ought to be extended even to
articles ofprimc necessity. In the Mays
vile message he says, Gas long as the
encouragement of domestic manufactures
is directed to national ends it shall re-
ceive from me a temperate, but steady
support" This is the same idea of
judicious tariff expressed with u little
more circumlocution, and coupled with
another ambiguity. 1t must be directed
to national ends. May he not allegc in
reference to any one object of the tariff,
that that is not national end? AT the
last session of congress, the duty laid on
molasses and the drawback on spirits
which are distilled from it, which had
been repealed, to protect domestic spirits
against foreign competition under the
administration of Mr.. Adams, have been
restored to their former condition, to the
great prejudice ofgrowers of grain in the
western country and other parts of the
union. Gen. Jackson sanctioned the
bill. Did he approve it because the
protection Of domestic spirits was not a
nationcl end? May he not for the same
reason, approve the reduction of duties
on iron, woollcns, and hemp and cotton
bagging The strong tendency of his
mind, from obvious causes, being to-
wards the military, may he not conceive
that there arc no national ends of q ta-
riff but such as aim to supply us with the
arms, instruments and means of war.
This is believed to be his real opinion.
For the first time in the United States. II
an attempt was made to celebrate at
Washington city, last spring, the birth
day of Mr.. Jefferson. The president