Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-08
g,HE V1asGa.tiAN.
,yNcaBURG. MARCH S, 1880.

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a. B,,lou's Tariff PROJECT 1t is deeply to
ne regretted Iha' a man qualified % his Talents
=, darn the public councils OF he country aud
ID. Tho Safe soaae service as Nj. Benton,
r Missouri. undonb eddy is, should have SO
IN weakened. If indeed he has not utterly
.,.s,ruved. his capacity for usefulness, by
.,,o,se If moral and political ohlqni,y, com
.,e,ced in carly youth, aud adhered 10 even in
.,., ,v;o,er Of MS age This onSderation strikes
sc with pecuiar force just at This moment,
-. Ar RenIon has introduced INFO the Srn.
,,sa Bill which we believe to be as happily u
,,,n,ej 10 meet the present CRISIS in the affairs
If the Republic, as ii IS consonan, TO the princ,-
,,es of Justice, and TO the dictates OF common
.o,.e. This bill will be found below ; Il is intro
,,,cpd under the move and very Objectionable
ID cootaadl.n uuIgus ale Characteristic of the
Jemasos4e,) oi Bill to provide for the abo-
li.;on al unnecessary duties, TO relieve the PEG.
.Io ram sixteen millions of taxes, and 10 mr.
nro,e the condition oil agriculture. manuiactn es
and c,unsrce OF the United States The tile
If the bill is objectionable, because /; declares
what nit be the effects OF is enactment, before
the unlrIed experiment has even been matuled,
Nth as much certainty and precision as If ITS
,u,ho, ha been favored with a glance INTO tn
,,fit, aud, because it is clearly and papabiy
a popuIary hunting hit, az unsuitable itching
Ear vhich has been the groundwork OF most OF
that Senator's alterations nom political recu-
,ude. But a few words as 10 the bill itself.
The scheme of Mr.. Benton. is empnatlcally,
as he himseli expresses IT, one OF EqWrate1H
and Retaliation, and is founded on tue eternal
,ru,h that Free Trade means nothing mure nor
lass than an interchange of commodities ON
pr.nciples OF Rsciprocity-a truth as appi cable
70 nations as 10 individuals. lh!s KIND OF Free
Trade ts thai for which we have always conten,
ded aud, II is tina for which every man onght
=, contend wAo has the interests and honor OF
his country al heart II may be illustrated in
a few words. Slr, Benton proposes 10 abolish
the duties now imposed On articles the growth
and produce OF foreign nations, provided those
natlnns will do likewise with regard TO articles
the grow IA and produce of this country or
laiIin. 10 do tuat, 10 compensate us for any
excess Of duty which may be imposed On our
exports, g" by equivalent advantages OF another
nature" 1t Is founded on the principles laid
down by Mr., Jefferson, in his celebrated Report
on The commerce and navigation of The United
Staes, ia the year 1898, N which Report the
friends If protecting duties may FIND ample ar
guments 10 sustain hat pa.icy, so long as the
Corn Laws of Greai Britain remain uniep pea ed,
and her excessive duty on Tobacco continues
10 bn tsacied. Mr.. Jefferson lays down the
duly ri this country, 10 itself and to other ma
sions, IN one pregnant sentence, to which we
refer MIR. Richie (who. we presume, will no
demur 10 the authority aud all the " !alsSez
Ons fair" gentry ID and out Of Congress ::
free c. mmerce aud navigation Says ae)
not 10 be given ~ exchange for restric-
tons and reTaiioHs" And yet. what else
but this do the opponents Of The Tariff system
ask for They ask Congress TO ake off the
dutrs upon British Manufactures, and French
ard German Goods, VIII n, in all these coun
tres produce Of the United States Is clog
gtd with .he most exolbitant "reSriciions 1"
The wisdom and necessity the Tarf policy
is thus yindicated by him whose political
maxims bear ,he stamp Of almost unerrns wis
dom pretty sort u " tree trade" indeed, Is
thai, which the renegade Engishman, Coope',
aud ms unworthy American satellites contend
for, watch would lay us al the mercy of other
nat 'ns-walch would open Our ports unreserv
ediF 20 heir iabrics, 10 me enrichment of for
eign. rs, 10 the prosiration oil our own indus.
try, and 10 the impoverishmcnt of our citizens,
while hey rudely close their doors against our
produce by the sales OF which we can alone
expect ID pay Them The freedom oil such
trad seems to us to exist altogether on one side.
lheI a. free, who send us what they choose
ana lake IN return only what stern necessity
sense of that word, who permit their markets
10 be g'ated by foreign looms and forges while
'e products of their soil rot aud perish on their
aen Is for want of consumers Look at the facts.
presented in Mr.. Bentons explanatory
y cen =" England imposes a duty of three
N"'''nSsserins pound on our toba Geo, which
" zen tunes Us value. She imposes duties,
'qu'aiea' to prohibitions, on our grain and pro.
VISIONS and either totally excludes or enor
'ous'y lakes every article, except cotton, that
we send to herpons. In France, our Tobacco
's''Jee' TO royal monopoly, which makes
>. h'"g the sole purchaser, aud subjects the
'.''' 10 me necessity Of taking the price which
'"s agents will give In Germany, our tobacco
anu other articles, are heavily duted, aud liza
W transit duty, ia addition when they
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