The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-05
on It's peculiar interests, than the other can pasSibIV ho o'AsSA

'o'hii'S can De more certain fhan fl.ak s''s impression IS widely extending its seii' that the system, under all it's modis
 nca1ions, Is essentially unequal; ard if
 to that be added conviction stiiI deon,
 CT ana more universal, that every duiv imposed ,l s tor Me purpose otr protection, is
 noa o'sty aaequat, out also atncosstlt atifonoL ' would ne fatal error to suppose. that any remedy, short Of that which have stated, can heal our political disorders.
 In order to understand more fully. tha difficulty of adjusting this unhapp, con- on, test on any other ground, 1t may nof ha improper 10 present general view of the constitutional objections. tI,.tz;;1, ,,,., {. be clearly seen how hopeless it is 10 eI. Pect that it can be yielded by those who have embraced it. '' They believe that all fhe nowor. vested by the Constitution in Cdrorss.' are not only restricted by the l;mi,s. tons expressly imposed, but also h. n. nature and object of the powers them. selves; Thus though the power to im. pose duties on imports be granted in pe- neral terms, without any other expresa limitations but that they shall he cenaI. and no preference shall be givel. to ' lbe ports of one State over those of anoth. CT, yet as being portion of the tax;n. power, given with the view of raiss Ing revenue, 1t IS from ifs nature ra s,rlcted to that object, as much so as iS the Convention had expressly So limited It; and that to use it to effect auy ather purpose, not specified in the Eonssis.- ton, IS an infraction of the instrument n its most dangerous form; an inlracs tion by pervcrsion, more easily made. and more difficult 10 resist, than anv other. The same view is believed ,ss De applicable to the power of reeulat- lng commerce, as well as all the other powers. To surrender this imporIant pfihclple, 1t IS conceived, would h. to surrender all power, and tore.der tho government unlimited and despotic :a1d to yield it np, in relation tn the ns-t:s., uiar power iD question, would be in facN to surrender the control of tho vl.alc. industry and capital of the cour.tr, to tie 0eneral 4Goyern1nenf: ..s. .5 ,,,,,,s end <. placing the weaker section il, a eolonlalrelationw with the stronger. Eor nothing are more dissinlilar in the;r :,:. inre, or may be more unequaIl, affect ed by the same laws. than different de- scrIptlons of labor and property: ard r taxes, by increasing tie amount and changing the intent only, may be per~ verted, ln fact, into a system of penaL ties and rewards, 1t would give all thA, power that could be desired 10 subieck the labor and property of the minorifv to the will of themalority, 10 be reeuiat- ed without regarding the interest of thc. former, in subseryiency 10 the will of the latter. Thus thinking it would seem unreasonable to expect that any adjust ment based on the recognition of the. correctness of a construction of the Con stltutfon, which would admit fl,e cxcN else of such power, would satisfy fbe weaker of the two sections particularly with it's peculiar industry and property. which experience has shown may he so injuriosly affected by it's exercise. Thus much for one side.
 The just claims of the other ought to be equally respected. Whatever ex- cltement the system has justly oausedt m certain portions of our country. hope and believe, all will conceive thai the change should be made with the least possible detriment to the interests of those who may be liable to be aflect- ed db5F it, consistently with what is justly due 10 others and the principles Of inc Constitution. To effect this, will re- quirc the kindest spirit of coneilialions and the utmost skill; but, even win these, it will be impossible to make the transition, without shock greater or less; though trust, if judiciously effect ed, it will not be without many compen- sating advantages. That there will bs some such cannot be doubted. ltwill. at least, be followed by greater stabili- ty, and will tend to harmonize the man. ufacturng with all the other interests of the country, and bind the whole in mu- tuai affection. But those are not alI.-- Another advantage of essential impor- tance to the ultimate prosperity of our manufacturing industry will follow. Il mill cleope,a production and, , in that view, the loss of any one branch. Mill be nothing like ih proportion to tine reduc-
 tion of duty on that particular branch.
 Every reduction will, in fact, operate as
 bounty to every other branch, except the one reduced and thus the effect of general reduction will be to cheapen, : universally, the price of production, by l cheapening living, wages and materials: