Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-10
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pie, but Tor The most part, the depn,i..
very small fraction of the commuD;,, Va
ell event IN our annals, and deserves.
nous niche IN The records of times, ftn,t5 = !.
INDUSTRIOUS conceptions. Opposed
IN sentiment, 10 the objec, OF this Coo,..,.
we shall nevertheless devote as much a.
our limits will allow, to its proceeding, = :
wisdom eau throw new light on a op,,,ioo y
iessedy knoty aud abstrusr--f u,ao
IN IT'S collective capacity, what thuse who -.
pose II have in vain essayed 20 DO iodi,;a..5
that the tariff Laws are upcoc,,...
paf,iai and oppressive VIC shnll cheerG,pn
them all the assistance in oll powert,
nate their demonstration to Tie force a u6...
we shall not he the last 10 u5scri,c. p,
shrewdly suspect, that lheiE Isbors will !
in vain tor We must confess, that We can T..
no magic 10 the word " C0nUeEli9a W.
will render potent fact, Of argument, -.
in Congress, and in pamphlets, and IN o.,,.
pers, have been promulgated, urpsj and -,
ateJ, until they now fan upon the 81, -
thrice told tale to Drove man. Norc,o -
see no" efforts which have proved po.e,a...
the Capitol a, Washington can be exDec,sd,..
more fortunate, because they emans,e lron,L.
" Musical Fund HaII' in Pti!adc,pho b.,
VIZ shall wait with patience, and undo.
hope, wan candor.
In the mean time, no yever, we win ,..,.
70 throw out single sugge.,ion, vita rer.,1.,
the coHshtattonuIuy Of protecting duties ubi,5
ems ~ be the great bone of conieoioo II.
tns-That II the gut body, vito b,y. :,
sembled for the purpose eilhsr Of oysr,yo.
the deliberations, or Of enlightcning III, ,o5.
rance OF Congress, shall declare that The ma
Laws, or, in other words. protecting duiis, a..
unconstitutional, they shall follow 10 th, 5.,.
larauon. by the performance of two otbe, .r,
in mercy TO the memory of the dead. avsI,.
in compassion TO the igno-aucs Of the ,,io,
WHO have thought aud who sill think a,a..
emily.
The first ofthese conditional acts, is. lhs an,
pointment OF a committee OF expursaiiou, ghos
duty it shall be 10 collect all The evidence, Of,
contrary Interpretation Of the compact of [.
nIon given by The trainers Of it, in byeoo,
days. particularly those contained IN the An
nual Messages to Congress of George Wa,f
ins,oo, John Adams, Thomas jefferson, James
MADISON and James Monroe, together with al
acts and resolutions Of Congress, bearing III.
approving signature Of either of the above 10.
thies, the open and avowed object of VIVA
Was the protection Of manufactured and
make OF them o glorinas bonfre--a funeral PIE
OF h'a'V error,--so that they may Hol msesd
posterty, as they have done the present ggn
ration. Then, shall venerated names no long,
be appealed IN, in support of system
WINCH, IN The infancy Of the Rcpubc, its four
ders though, tDtlal 10 its prosperity snd
grandeur, hot which our modern Soomoni bsu
discovered TO he an InIgpi Jus scheme Of rob
berry and piunder, for the enrichment oi one
p altion Of the Union, aud the oppression and
ram 4 anotner--a discovery which lhey bsu
C ncluswely demnns'ratpd--t 10 their owG sat-
faction; which isnot TO be wondered at, since "
know how easy il is TO convince man OF lhs
which he is predetermined To believe. This ri,
be anact of mere, 10 the dead, since il will Dot@
more complimentary than il is consistent IL Dc
nounce as unconstitutional and roguei'h a s!.
ten which had the open and 8yowed sanco'
of Washington, J G-rson, sc. whils, we po.
fess to venerate their names, and canomze then
me mories. Let US therefore purge ther WI
tings OF these excrscenccs," or else cesif
to appeal to their opinions as authoritative, ant
to treasure up their fame as sacred inner
lance.
The second thing which the Convention
will he bound 10 do, in compassion to the Il
nnrance OF those who think ditferenty irO@
Them, if they shall pronounce tne Tariff ss'
ten to be unconstitutional, is to give @s
rule OF action, ty which we shall knnw when
a duty is constitutional and when it is noI-of
IN other words, to draw line Of disiir ctloD hs
tween Rerenuc and Protection, so broad sud
ieglble, that future Congresses may not err u
a tariff. We Imagine, that tOE
would puzzle the " isesi OF them for 10 prE
tIce. all duties are reetnue duties until lucy
become prohibiory, No one--not even Ihs
mos, fiery NulIifyer in South Carolina--wl'
Contend that the general government has CO.
ample and ezcusiye jurisdiction over this sub
jet, 20 long as the duties imposed IRE o0~
tide revenue duties. II the 'impost is moi 10
eSorhiidnt as 10 prohibit the importation OF ms
arucle on which II il, levied, then It IS literally
a revenue duty II, then, the imposition oil
accidentally protects manufactures, does INA
duty cease 10 be constitutional if not, tbef
we imagine the tariff system will be but l1'f
altered. even according TO Their STANDARD u
the number OF articles upon " hicb probleTo'y
duties are LAID, are few and uniBpoIisnt bo''
il this be Their III Gaming, bnw shall We e'
0hen duty ceasps to be flr rertnae aud N
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