Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-27
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- produce butter aud cheese. They cannot
be protected. They are "local" and not &c.
ae,cl
lrcn is named. This is Indispensable i'm
peace and war. II may, perhaps, DO for u
liIae, furnished By Doors and serfs, laboyinr
under the command Of Russian and Swedish
nobility, little cheaper, than the Peuusyl-
vauia and New Jersey ioregemcn can pro-
duee i, - live as independent citizens ought
70 live in free country. Bat iroa is local
object. not general isnast be rejected.
Hemp is named, an article so valuable to
the Independence OF all branches of the nayi.
CATION eli our country The strong arm OF
protection holds foreign navigation away
from our domestic trade X should also bo
well kept in mind, that the great body of A.
meriean consumers of foreign productions
sustain navigation, engaged in foreign com-
neree. The splendid ship that carries and
BRING, Is still subordinate TO the interests OF
those, who buy and use, and pay for the carr
so. The merchants on our soaboard NAV
heap up wealth, build palaces, command tho
luxeries OF life, but they must well keep i'm
mind. that they all owe their prosperity tn
the strong arm of labor. They owe il to tho
daily toll OF our yeomanry, whether engaged
in sabduing the submits IL tho Green Noun
iains, or cultrating the glens Of the Alegha-
and Tennessee, be protected Let the peo-
pie OF those States have share in The adj
pantoges Of that policy, which they are vii.
ling to defend. II Il has so happened, that
navigation engaged in our foreign trade, in
suffering FROM foreign competition, it is ow-
ing 10 itself All which it asked for protec.
ton was freely granted. When it had gain.
ed such an asccndency, MS il supposed would
enable i TO challenge ioxeisn competition, il
| triumphanily told tue Government, that pro-
| lection was no longer wanted. Hence treaty.
! after treaty has been concluded for reciprocal
navigation This was urged by the advocates
| OF sree.trade. II now il is little crippled, il
other nations supply US with little more ma.
/ vigaton, is il greater evil than ii foreigners
! supplied Us with little more iron, or hemp.
or sugar, or cotton, or woollcnsp Must the
/, great system Of protection be abandoned, be-
cause navigation has been INDUCED in its
wish and has been soMetshot dsappointedy
/ The advocates OF free trade ought rather to
! rejoice that emo interest is free from the fet~
terra OF protection.
| &c foreign nations can build ships cheaper
than the people OF the United States, Why's
not cheerEaly employ them? According Ia
the doctrines OF free trade, 80 much would
be gained But vet IL navigation wants as
sistance, there is every reason to believe that
Z vs.
sired, will come cheerhiiy again to its sup
port, in every way and by all means consis.
tent with the great interests of the country.
But hempis "ioeL, notageaerdin production.
and must therefore, be rejected.
Sugar is proposed. Ii Is an article of noAe
cessty, comfort, aud luxury. II cannot be-
predgeedin Maine or Pennsylvania Its pro-
duction must be confined 10 the warm regons
of our country, where the great staples ofo-.
! ther ports are uncongenial But it must bot
rejected according TO the rule. Its produce
ton is loeal- not general The Same may be-
said Of cotton and wool, Of every article Da~
laed IN the tariff. = he greatest and most
valuable productions OF doaestic industry ara
more or less local in IFS origin--not general.
Hence, if the rule Is, that every portion Of
the country must alike contribute to the pro-
duction II an article, which the constitution
will allow to be protected, there never can
be protecting tariff at all, human visions
could not devise one ahch would confer the
loast benotit on the country.
The rule that any particular object of do.
mestic industry must possess 'snationai i'm
pottance," TO entitis il TO protection, may be-
safely adopted, il properly understood and
applied. a broad view might be taken of the
condition Of the country, OF its productions,
of is various business, OF its perpctually
bFbJiuE hil luttAEtAS. We thuo~
see the mutual relations which exist between
the narrewest sections of our country, and
ascertain bow widely and generally the vari-
Gus productions Of domestic industry are dis
tributed amongst the people. We should as
certain, for the practical purpose Of leglsla-e
ton, what articles of domestic production,
great or small, may be required for general
use; what articles ths people want; what
their comfort and convenience demand; what
articles are gathered up and distributed by
the trade, business, sud commerce OF the
country The names Of the articles may he
humte--:t may 5e brond cloths. wood
screws, tbimbles, bar-iron, steam engines. or
the fabrics OF cotton. But, whatever its
name, the right Of protection must be con-
sdercd With reference to the great principles
before mentioned.
by these principles, ii is believed, the pre-.
sent tariff can be fully sustained.
The President has advised Congress-, thac
the tariff is considered, by almost all, as de-
feetive IN many Of its parts. Suppose tbs
correct, it is proposed to inquire whether
greater perfection can be attained. IT so,
bowp The President hasleft Congress unad-
vised. The representatives, ofihc people have
recently, after their maturest dellberatlsn--
come 10 their best result. The details may
be imperfect. as system 1t ''works well.
Those whose interest are involved, are ge-