Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-24


taespitrn,.nt nd loss aa..sf#d 10 complain he
their southern brethren, =, love Id nuch erfs.
ter cause for H.
he article Of euerr Is probation af I've plsa
M stat, receiving the full bne,t Of the cisS
SYSTEM Ifany application ofthe system operate
as II tax on consumption Il would apply 10 ttetaiy
on sugar Il - true the cotton Planters Of South
Carolina vii mol admit that protection 10 the cul-
tisatiun of suear is any offset to their own aneied
expressions, bnt 1t Is apparent thai the lands aud
capital devoted to the cultivation Of tie sugnr cane,
are 50 much ofboth Withdrawn from the cultivation
ofeolon relieving TINT culture from The ecctof OF
a production the only eYil which II has any rea-
son to fear
The bread stufTs, lumber and nearly all the 9th.
or staples of all the cram growing states are
excluded from European markets by prohlbltorY
duties Whist the export Of cotton bus quadrtp-
led, dat of bread tuils has diminished ina much
afeuttr ratio with relation to the population Of the
.tal,s that produce them lfnstend Of spending
ihelr time in unnyolllng complaints, they had not
conlormcd to circumstances, and turned t'cir ntten-
ton Ia manufacturer, Their grievances would have
been infinitely greater lhnn any Of Which the south
cm states hive ever complained. Nothing could
relieve the farming interests ot he middle statcs
but thcir own manufactures and the mnnuiae-
lures of the eastern states. They alone supply
that market Whtth EWope denies. IN addition To
The mcaculale consumption Of brendstnils by tho
manufacturers ollhc cram groWih states, what Il
equivalent to million ufhnlrols oftler brcadstuf3
is imported every yem into the eastern states u
relief without which, the susceptibility of these
slatcs would hive been tried TO q degree Of cndar
ance far beyond thHt cNaet,d from teif brethren OF
the south 1t cannot cBenpc observation that whiln
Their suilcrnga announced III most eloquent lml-
euner and IN mrcmlttng remonsuance, yet there
has been 80 litlIc specification Of the supposed eau
s,B that it's delaed by laany, among Themselves thu
they suffer nj all There lse,cn good reason 10
believe thnl within the las hvo yours, the interest
on planting capital has been more productive
10 the owner than the interest On The tame
amount of capital employed N mnnalaelurc5.
The states Of Ncw Yorh Pennsylvania and
hlo have inycstedn 'cupild Of enormous amount,
which may br reckohod as at least fifty millions,
within the Last ten yoam, in what arc called inter
nal improvements, canals, rail waya and othef
facilities ofhensporloi.on This eopltal depends
entirely upon domestic industry ia lis fruits. Il
would be drnd oss to the four mlllIons Of people
who have expended it, and might rs well be aban
doued at without the protected products of der
nestle industry for Us returns. For,len commerce
can yield 1t hte no service and 10 destroy those
Guards which secure TO IL tie homo market, would
be 10 render II altogether useless expenditure
Foreign commerce would IN tins way lose also one
Of its most productive resources.
In our review ofthe operation of the tariff upon
the various interests Of the several satee 1t must
never be- lost sight Of that the one fifth of the
cotton crop which ~ consumed at home, for which
we may oatmaie the yum pad at TX millions of
dolors, *, III tho course OF n vtTy shon time,
worked up by manufactured al lrHst lnlrty millions
Of dollars, which e the worth of lhc INV mutarlh
" rouglu into the ,nrluus articles produced by ninu
ipnlalon thus onr-itih Of the crop 81 cotton man
becomes as valuable as the whole cotton
crop, IA the short spncc oialx months after its pur-
chase; md III the mcanttae duses competency
and comfort amongst large numbers Of the Iaborns
casses oithe community.
The policy OF The protective System is happily
aud amply illustrated in the growth and prosperity
ofthc United Stt,s. The union teens with proofs
oil IL wisdom Al that llamton's mns,crly rt-
port predicted Of It's benefits, has been mlolded
aud Il progressive beyond the most sangunc anti
cipalion. All the objections rcGted III his argr-
ment have disappeared m experience. The anasf
onisls OF the eyst.n not long since declared thai
II would mflliibly diminish ifnot destroy the rev
uue, and compel arcsorl To loans and taxes for the
support of governments their present complaint
taiions, some years ago imposed the necessity Of
loan the manutaetrma establishments now sprcud
mg throughout the United States sustain their agri-
culture have revived Their commerce have vastly
increased then eoastng uade and domestic exchang-
cs, and have mauy contributed 10 M abundance
Of the precious metals tn the slabIost pledges
Of independence and permanent peace and the
mos, accessible Objects Of taxation and productive
II sources ~ cnsc Of need II was SAID That hgh
duties would domoroIile the commercial character
Of the United States and the evils ofsnugeIiug ure
,l insisted on ald d,pieted N the most prominent
coIoars WeknoH OF 10 smuggling ror do We
believe that il exists to any considerable extent IL
Is true frauds have been praclspd upon the revenue
laws 10 a degree hat n mand5 tie notice Of govern
ment, but We ere happy to have this opportunity 70
beer testimony 10 the HIGH and honorable charae-
ter Of our merchants and 10 say that where frauds
have been discovered they have had their origin
with those who are alien 10 our cline, our laws,
and all the considerations connected with our
welfare They are frauds that affect, compare
usely, but a small portion of that vast amount OF
labour that OWES It's support TO the protective syss
tom.
II was affirmed that this system would undermine
commerce and ruin navigation; but they flourish
and prosper beyond all expectation 1t was TO ere
ate nonied aristocracy; ifarlsocracy be possible
with institutions, 1t certainly has not found en-
abiding place amongst manufacturers. 1t was to
miiet "A class OF paupcrs upon our population no
such class exists among the industrious II is still
denounced US taxing the many for the benefit of the
few but the many, with the power in their hands
TO change it. are, its study friends and supporters,
proving that they, at least deem themselves gamers
by the system; whilst the few on the other hand
never cease totollus oftho grievance of being sub
ject to the majority.
A rapid increase ofroruston, dwellings,, cul-
p,r,4,,,ts od Of tho ,alua nc ,ro,,