Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-23

homo manufactures BY commercial regulations;
and hey eater,ain the hope oil success .na my
~ in the rxpsctatinn, the States Will nave
m,r. mower. and they themselves more emil.
cepce in poli,ical rank Should their iono
homes be r. allied, the country now prospering
wii, h. tne If war,, because, as soon as naive
industry ha. not he pio,ectionNf congressional
LEGISLATION, The unwrought materials VIII oe
.1noried TO supply foreign maaufactori-s.wh lch
will again secure 10 foreigo nations monopoly
of ,he trade and cunsum p,ion OF the country.
When his shall br effected this goods import
ed will become gradually dearer, ahd Inc *
psried raw materials will not pay Tor them
III. consumers wilt become debtors, and, afer
few years, they wall ain owe 80 largely,
,har, 10 postpone payment, they VIII Pieu8e
their property by deeds OF trus' IL was 30
previous 10 and after the Revolution, until the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution; aud IN
the Southern STATES many were ruined 10
spite Of tina, woful experience, The inhabitants
Of hese States are induced, by the advocates
Of State Rights, (who generally are dtsf'"o'
ants of original Anti Fed.ralists) TO welcome
return Of a similar penury; and il will occur 10
them, should The American protec' Ing Po"cy
be Abandoned. Af,r tina, shall happen. there
will be- no naive manufactures; they VIII Snoh
decay Without them, there can be no Proot'
able Internal trade which will take away every
excl ing inducement 10 make roads ana caha's'
and Am-ric ~ industry. enterprise aud COM
merce, will yield 10 foreign ascendancy. re-
ference to the a,owals Of some OF the most dls-
,inguished members Of Congress who are ad'
verse 10 the projecting system, auth"r'ze' 'he
belief, if this national ruin is not desired oy
Them, It's occurrence would be one oi manner
ence When the present Tariff was under con.
siderarion, they declared wish tina, il should
br made as bad as possible, that lis friends
myh, suffer from i, as much as possible his
proves they we're opposed 20 any regulation to
protec, the interest Of he A neriea artisans -
~ nat WAS SO reprehensible will always mer'
rebuke, and mosl ceY,ainly a, This time, when
vindictive party Intends % oppose ,hf interes'
Of grra, majority of The people, and win
temper determined 10 destroy national P"ncy
famed for innumerahle benefits, and has, wi
impartial kindness, encouraged and cherished
cry grade Of Industry, fos'ered the arts, nursed
human happiness, and has mIigs,'d he diff
cutie. Of enterprise, by abridsing inDedimen's
and multiplying social gra'i6c alton. Many OF
those hene6 would not nave been enjoyed, had
no, Congress b.eo Obliged to tax highly TO-
reign mere handise, TO aise a revenue 10 pre-
serve public credit. II d there been no neces-
si,v to provide for HI payment OF heavy rub
lie deb,, foreign trade would have been lightly
:axrd, aud he nied States would now BIZ
vi houI dislisctIon, and dependan, OH foreign
industry. This humiliation was prevented by
he d-b. contract d 10 carry on a war declared
by the advice Of rhe I'd. oCa es of Siaif Righ's
and il has been ne cause of all The proec 10"
American industry has received, except the
late Tariff, which may be imperfect. and be
more bu, ,heBsOmp on foreign commerce than
IS necessary to encourage and to secure re
gular improvement of national manufactures.
This is reasonable TO suppose, because its op
ponents did al they could TO make i MOI only
imperfect, tut as bad as possible. measure
made BY is enemies worse han lis FRIEND.
wished, may need 70 be amended, and its
friends should rpdeavor 20 remove all its i'm
psrfec tons, and, by a careful revision, uddP
10 promote the general interest, which Car be
effcc'ed by moderate restrictions on foreign
commerce. More than this, the commerce,
navigation agriculture, and manufactures, OF
Ibis far'uua'e and pro porous country do no
require-that will be enough 10 pro,ec, and
rear them tu plentssu majority, )" long a.
he public debt is unpaid, they viii nave some
protection, and manulac 'ures mIy compete
with foreign fabrics, and he American System
may, for . lew Yeas resist he unkind"e-s OF
It's enc mics, bu TO longer, if peace snail conf
nue. TO bless The cou'trs; anu tha' viii BE- lis
happiness, il he advocates Of State Righs
shall 30 bring on ~ the sorrow OF war
The payment IF he pu olic deb will b. som
evidenot zee p ople Con govern 'hemsel't,;
aud it viii b. confirmed hey can, when by
shall take care 10 o.e nation indus ry -
irg'sls ion constitutional ana di>crre,, thsI
will favor home more than foTe'c" III est.
SULPIrIUS.
To be continued