Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-24


course winch Missouri would take in the g-ea' con
test which Is soon to ensue between the friends and
| he opponents o. the American System, and its
great champion, Henry Clay.
] Our doubts now dispeed, and we hesitate not
to say that nothing short of miracle will keep this
state ON terms Of harmony with the presen, Admins
.ra'ion der duty, her interest and her honour have
long since ndmonished her 10 withdraw comb
dence misplaced and abused; and it is a Of
graduation for ali gpod citizens that these motives
Will have their due Influence it became to late. We
say 20 our friends abroad. fear not, doub mott Mis-
souri, is With you; with you support the best pol
ICY OF our country against veto messages and cabi-
net prescription, end will be with you in bestowing
her sufra ges upon that great and generous states
man. TO- whom 1t 10 not too much tn say, she owes
her political existence.
South CdSoHnu.-The Presidents Message has got
TO Columbia, and been received We foretold. Vhe
Times of "Wednesday the 15th, the most eager and
able Of the Modification prints meets i, with broad
side.
On the all absorbing subject of the Tariff policy,
lis not difficult to discover, in spite of the mist
Which is attempted to be spread over the matter that
Cen Jackson can no longer be looked to as fnrn
ishing any reasonable for delaying whatever
measures of selfredress South Carolina intends to
pursue Our eSpectat ions, and fears on the sub
Ject nave been more than realized. He has taken
Isl. stana as decidedly against US, as was
with the dignity Of his station and the obligations
'est MS duty h sees nothing, he says, to induce
him to change, but much to confirm the opinion he
last year expressed that such modification Of the
iatu can take place as to prevent, ''unGi remote
period erer." an accumulation of surplus revenue
IN the trensu-y--He congratuatcs the country in
an espeeat u1Hnner, on the state of the impost re
venue and 'the practical effects of the present Far
IN upon our commercial interests" He arr,Ies the
decided consttutionaliy Of the Tarfat some length
ana avoWS the most settled conviction of it, He
repeats the old assertion, that it has not been eth
er so beneficial ncr injurious is supposed, and
recommending IN very indefinite manner COR
recion OF its abuses, concludes with expressing in
language too clear to admit of misconceptions s.tha.
an abandonment Of the policy is neither to be expected
or des'reu.' What more can he say. n any in
ference That he will use his influence to free us
from this system. is to be drawn from what he now
says in what terms he express himself 70 excIudo
TINT inference? We believe that there will be no
o'nerence among enlightened men upon this subject
When TINS part of the message is fully sifled Yet
let us see Let examine the modifcatious 70 be
proposed and ascertain if any hopes can be inferred
from them, less nnsubstantia han those which the
dstepered Imagination of the lover derives from the
casual coquetry of his mistress. After few GENERAL
preliminary observations on the virtue of the neonIe
The conflicting inhuences of interest, prejudice and
pa sslon, he says to the MANuEAcTunER ssWhile the
chei ooect OF duties should be revenue they NAV be
80 ADJUSTED as to encourage manufactures" po the
"ln this adjustment, however it is the dutv
OF the government to be guided by the general eood
continuation, 10 tho SouTHnoN he says objects of
aatloha. Importance alone ought to be protected of
workshops essential to national defence occupv tbe
hrst rank ucre is a bait. 20 the MANuBAcTUaER.
= w hatever other species of domestic industry ha
wing the Importance to which have referred NAV be
APeceea ater temporary protection compete vith
foreign labor on equal TERMS merit the same atten
ton in subordinate degree Here the flood aates
or the discretion ofthe majority are thrown omen
u.s. YD the Southron THE present tariff ,,Yo, g.,
OF th ecouforts of life unnecessarily bgh. II
10 protect interests too local and minute to oratify
exacti'n: also attempts to force some kinds
o. manufacturers for which the country is not ripe
Sut then by gay of illustration he Turns 70 tbo
MANuPAcTURER who has been growing alaYme
ca under this anathema and quiels him nv in
lmatlng reference only to VIVA, has heen q,
READY done Much relief well undened in Some of
these respects from what was done last Sess;on
lie then iDfbrms the SoUFHnoS that he thinks tho
iairest method of imposing the duties wonld he r.
take each article by itself with view to prevent
Comoinatlons as IT men were SO short sighted that
they could not unite to day on proposition on CON
ditlon of uniting to morrow on another But Je.,
the MANUFACTURER might not be quick enouph in
perecIying this, he seothes him BY addino that This
would be the best method of securing from sdiscred
10 aad danger that ct1l principle Of our system
requ'res ncquiescence in the mil Of the nojoritv Ue
continues to the MANURAcTURRR "wfIle AZ .p.x
DofMENT Oh THE POLICY which it (the tariff ori
ginated: policy coeva with government &. DIR
sued through successive administrations is wr,-n,,
TO BE DESIRED OR ExPEcTEp"-to the Sortbro,
1.-THE people have right TO demand and have demand
ed that 1t be so modified as to correct abuscs and oh
Vlate INJUSTICE
In the name of common sense. what does all ,b;s
meapf There is an obvious disposition Ito throw n
tuo TO the whale" but is there any thing more? Can
any reasonable man see cause to believe that South
SOM '"""
ooes ne make any concession Of principle? Does
no pronounce the slightest on the system rs
'yo'eW Dses ne Mold out any prospect of its dscon
t,nuancee Does be even acknowledge tina, it is op-
w neneVer amid the evasions Of the NTessare no
nus ,aken decisive etaDd, II is against us TIE
Whole tenor of the shows that he does moi
any material reduction Of the duties
ne pan OF distributing the surplus revenue instead
OF constructing internal improvements shows that
ne is ehxious to provide some vent 10 the public
money W order to prevent the people from compelling
tePeal OF me Iarlf when the public debt is paid
San any one then venture TO tell ia no Szs;, a
wnc, nenerai Jackson will work out our salvation
AZ may perhaps, De fortunate that this message has
reached US at this important moment The t.. 10"
sion OF the convcnion question is still before The