Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-20
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS


The following extract from Speech deIiv,rod by
Coionei john u. WATMorGH, Representative
elect to Congress from of the Philadelpb,a
Districts, the occasion of Public Dinner ,,i;na
to commemorate his election entitled to more m,
usual attention, as cmbodyng in few worda ,ho
undoubtcd sentiment Of the State of PennsyIvani,
on two highly important topics OF thcdny.
81 have already occupied fellow cizo, n' f.,
much Of your time. | crave your patience a few,
moments longer, while refer to th, two rreot Iood
ing questions OF general policy which al present or
cnpy the public mind allude to the Tariff and n
general system OF literal Improvement The sound.
ness Of the principles these measures involve has
been, for long time past, admitted not Only in =. n
news paper discussions, but by decided ma,ort;es in
both houses of Congress, whenever either question
mas com" to vote. The extent to which m. Yin
cPe Is to be carried, appears to be at present the
only ground Of discussion. Time will not allow M,
nor is the occasion perhaps a suitable one. IN go
INTO all elaborate discussion of their merits. in 70
'e,ence 10 our hatienal welfare. But, as a Penn.
ssylvanar, they claim from me passing vorJ
upon no point has public opinion been more rsno.I
edy tested in Pennsylvania than upon the suhiec, f
the Tariff II is evidently the surest means 70 oc
io'u du equaI security I" the nlimportsnt interests
oil agricultural industry, of domestic manufac;urcy
and OF That species Of commerce. which tho dail,,
oevol"prnent OF our immense internal resources ron
ders so Important and against which tho soIfsb
pohcy OF other nations cannot be brought to net.
There can be no doubt that upon general princ,olos
is the duty of The Legislator to conform his
ments to the laws OF the moral world am frec n
confess too, the criminal impocy of countcrac:ing
the b'nehceEt arrangements Of a kind Providence
III must be remembered, however that sef.preservo-
ton - the first law Of nature. As a nation .,o
certainly cannot be accused Of foycrInp anrien =,
JUDGES, nor Of the attempt to promuiga,e iIhc,,I
views. IL is our duty, nssure1ly, as n Inn ove,
been our endeavor. To correct evils of ali kinds
Dor position enables to do much; but failing IN
that. to accommodate Ourselves to EXISTING circ,m
stances. 10 neglect which iustice or sound
expedeDcy sanctions to advance our individual han
pIDess or our National prosperity; IN GDe TO rnecf
other nations with the same weapons which thew find
1t eXpedlcnt for their own gain, to employ against
"Ihese arc few Of the general principles under
winch the several tariff have been enacted md nj
though as principles Of morals they re- intended 10
apply rother 10 the advancement OF individual Inn
ness yet surely their effect must remain the same IN
reference to nations.
Lei " be remembered, too that since tho enact
ment OF the tariff we have experienced NJ check in
oGr unparalleled advances IN the road 10 proso~ri,v
I no dm'nutIon OF revenue. The national debt q be
ing pad oil as rapidly the Ia will allow an5 eye
~ appropriation which the exigcncss Of the nation
require, Is made at without recourse 10 violent
means The same evidences of prosperitv whicb
eacn one OF ns can appeal To- under our mined ate
opscrva'ion' exist every where throughout our whole