Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-03

anu should not be made subsefvient 10 'he
sbori sighted views o. faction" The Commit
tee have due regard both 10 the admoniiion
aud the sentiments expressed by the President I;
ana they also entertain most ardent nope,
that our fellow .cnzens will keep steady
searching eye on every movement of political
ambition, in whatever quarter oi our country u
may appear. II may speak well and pleasantly
10 the public ear, IN favor oil national pfoiec'
ting system, and yet, with calm, TAR, honest
looking counienAnce, scatter such mysterious,
yet captivating doubts, rs 10 the value OF its
different provisions, that " small minorities y
may he taught how TO form u" combination
TO overthrow IL.
Uhat gives national importance TO an object
or production of domestic industry Hoio n
ITS national Importance discovered Whence
derlved-by what principle decided Is IT the
place OF production in the United Suites, that
'mparts 10 II the character of" national hap0r-
lance p Must production be found 10 every
narrow subdivision Of tho country Must H.,
ct necessity, be general, not local p Should
the answer be IN the affirmative, the concentrn-
TED wisdom OF the nation would never provide
protecting tariff. Our various soils, our dill
iereni climates, our diversified objects OF indus
Try, would pre- ent an impossible barrlr agalnsI
.he adoption oil any system protection. The
iarmer who grow wheat, asks the aid OF Gov
eminent TO protect that article. lie knows thai
Poland, Russia. the BarbHry States I'D France,
may furnish, at times, wheat cheaper on the
seaooard than he Gun afford II. When he asks
protection, an objection IL made. Some por-
Tons OF the Union do no. produce wheat. Its
production is not general. II must be rejected.
Butter aud cheese are presented Tor protection.
onr farmers can produce them in abundance
lhe IRISH tenant, who sabsists on the hnmblest
fare that uuieelng oppression deals out, may fur.
nlSh them rHFuDFT Than tho pult nf
soil. Yet II Is discovered. that portions OF our
extended couniry are unable 10 produce butter
and cheese. They cannot be prot Jcted. They
are " tocnl and no, general
lron Is named. Ihis Is Indispensable in
peace aud war. Ii may perhaps be for time,
furnished by Doors and serfs, laburing under
the command of Russian aud Swedish noblty,
lnile cheaper than the L nnsylvanIa aud
New Jersey torgemen can produce it, and II G
as independent citizens ought 10 live in rec
country. But iron is a" local object, not gene
rdi II must BIZ rejected,
Hemp is named, an article so valuable TO the
independence of all branches of the navig alton
OF our country. The strong arm Of protection
nous ioraign navigation hwHy from our do
nesiic ttade. II should unfnl American can
Vass with delight. IL should also he well ken,
III mind, that the great body oil American con.
s"mers Of foreign productions. sustain naviga
non, engaged in foreign commerce. Thesplen-
ana ship that carries aud brings, is still subor-
dihate to The interests Of those who buy md
use, and pay FOR the cargo. The merchants on
our seaboard may heap up wealth, build pala
ces, command the luxuries nf life. but they
must well keep IN mind, thai they all owe their
prosperity TO the strong arm OF labor. They
owe il TO The daily toll OF our y eomanry, whetb.
er engaged IN subduing the SUBMITS OF the
Green Mountains, or cnltivhtiuE the glens Of
the Allegheny. LIT thrn, the hemp Of OHIO,
kentucky, and Tennessee, be protected. Let
the people of ose states have share in the
adsani ges of that policy, which they ne will
ling 10 defend II IT has So happened, tnat m y
igailon engaged in our foreign Hade. Is Suffering
from foreign competition, It - owing 10 itself
All which 1t asked for projection wa freely
granted. When II had gained such mn a c n
dancy, ms it suppo.ed would enable 1t 10 chnl
lenge foreign cOmpei ion, Il triumphhnlly told
th- Government, TINT protection was no longer
wanted. Hence treaty after treaty has been
concluded for reciprocal navigation. This was
urged by the advocates OF he trade. II nov
II is little crippled, II other nations supply
us with n lile more navigation, is II greater
evil than II foreigners supplied US vita u little
more iron, or hemp, or sugar, or cotton, or
"ooen Must The great system of proiec
ton he abandoned, because navigation has
-
tthat disappointed The advocates of free
trade ought rather TO rel Dice that our interest
is free from the letters Of protection.
II foreign nations Can build shps cheapeI
than tie people Of The United Stats, why 40,
cheetfully employ them According 10 III,
doctrines Of fee trade, SO much wolld b,
gained. Bot yet ifna,igation wants assistance
there is every reason TO believe that the poweI
whichprolected infancy, il desired, will com,
chceTlully again 10 its support, IN every WAY
aud by all meas consistent with tn eren
interests OF the country But hemp is a local
not general production, aud must therefore
be rejected.
Sugar ia proposed. Il is an article Of npces
sity, comfort aud luxury. IL caanot be pro
duce1 in Naine "r Psnnsy lvana. lis produc
ton must be- confined to the warm region OF
our country, v here the great staples OF oihrf
parts are uGcongenial. DuI 1t must be releG-
ted according 10 the rub. is production j,
tgcat-not general Tue same may be said oil
cuuoh aud won Il of eVeIy article named Ia The
tariff Inc greatest and most valuable produc
lions OF domestic Industry are more or less To-
cAl IN ITS orgin--not general. Hence, il the
rule is, that every portion OF the couatry must
alike contribute to ihe production OF an article,
which, me con ,titution will allow 10 be protec-
ted. there never can he projecting tariaa all
human wisdom could not devise one which
would confer the least benefit un the country
The rule thai any particular ohjrot Q domes.
tic industry must possess 'hationdi importance,
TO eutlt.e 1t 10 protection, may be safely adop-
ted, II properly understood aud applied. A
broad view might be taken Of tue condition Of
the country, Of IT'S productions, Of IT'S various
business, OF its perpetualiy blending and ming-
ling interests. We must see tue mutual rela-
tons winch exist between the nafiOHeSt sec
tons OF our country, and ascertain how widely
aud generally the various productions of do
mesuc industry are distributed amongst the
people. We should ascertain, for The practical
purpose of Legislation, what articles of domes
tic production great or small, may he required
for general use what articles the people want /;
what their comfort and convenience demand !;
what articles are gathered up aud distributed
by the trad, bnsH,s and commerce oil tie
country. 1he names oil the ar icles mny be
hunble--lt may TIE broad cloths, wood-screws,