Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-20

From. ,as vaiioaai futeiiigene.r. Oct. II.

ton, with the Address 10 The Poople Of tho T.
States II will be sssn that il does mt affirm
the unconsttuIionalny of the Tariff laws bur
only suggests them TO be contrary 10 the spiri,
of the Constitution, Their Notwithstanding
can only be maintained by a peTversioa of
ressonU q add total disregard OF all testi-
mory 10 believe IL is a belief because Of
Imposs'bitv. The constnn,,onaIty of the
protection afforded % home manufactures by
dntifs on imports was indeed never seriousIy
questioned until 1t late years. When our. Gov.
ernment went into opera lion, il the first
hing thought o., not only by Congress. hut by
the People, aud by the People. ton, of di fierent
parts al The Union. The great work which WI
noS have 10 press, (the " American State
Papers, conta'ns numerous proofs Of this
fact We have before rs nj this mumen, a CO.
by of the first petition ever presented To Goa.
gress. which was the ll,h day OF April,
1889 u was from the people ofthe city OF Bal
iImore. aud bears the signature OF several hun,
red cII'Zrns, Of whom lew besides the present
venerable Senator from Maryland, (Gcn.
SmIrH) now survive. II seem to rs TO he OF suc
Gent interest nj the present moment 10 justify
our calling the attention OF our readers TO il by
copying II entue. He'sitis
To the President and Congress Of the United
SidieS,fie pfitiion Of The badesme,l. inectniues,
and Others. Of The t0lOn Of Baltimore, hunl.
bfg StepcM
That. since the close Of the late war, aud
the couple ion OF the Revolution, your peli-
TONERS nave observed, with serlons regret, the
rnauufac taring aod trading interests OF The
Country rapidly declining, while the wealth OF
the people hath been pTodigallv expanded III
the purchase Of those article. from foreigners,
which our lttzcns, II properly entournged,w eIe
fully competent 10 furnish.
" 10 check this growing evil, appl lcstioas
were made 10y petitions. TO some of the State
L.g islatures: these guardian. Of the people, IN
several of the States, nteTposed their Duthuri
ty laws were by them enacted, with the view
of 5ubdung. OF at leas, diminishing tue rsge
for lore p, aud Of encouraging domestic man
ufactlres but the event hath clearly demon.
straled, to all ranks oi men, that no ettectual
provision could reasonably be expected, until
one uaho ell eient government should per
vdde TINS wide extended country.
" The happy period having nov arrived when
The Un,ted States are placed III new situation,
When the adoptnn OF the General Government
gives one Sovtreign Legislature the sole and
exclusive power OF laying duties upon imports,
your petitionrrs rel DICE at tbs prospec, this al
lords them, thet AnrrIts, freed tom the com
mrrclal shackes which have SO long bound
her, Wii Gee aud pursue her true Interest, he
coming independent in fact al well ms in name
--ind they confidently hope, that the encour.
agcment aud protection OF American maui
faciares VIII claim thr earliest attention OF the
supreme egIslature OF the natiOn; 10 1t 10 an
universally Acknowledged truth, that the Uurt
ed States contain, within their limits resources
amply suii ient To ehahle them 10 beCome II
great maui Actnr,ng country, aud only want
the patronage aud support OF a wis eners enc
government.
" Your petitioners conceive II unnecessary
10 multiply arguments 10 ST. ighlened n bods
AS the one they have now the honor OF ad-
dressing, 10 couv,nce them oi the ptopfl,ty and
importance OF attending 10 measures SO obY>
ou,ly necessary, aud, indeed, Indispensable
as every menber must have observed aud la.
,nrnied the present melan chOiy state OF hs
country tho number OF her poor. increasing
for want Of smpo yment; ioreign debts accu-
mula,ing houses aud lands deprecialing IN va
lue trade AID manufactures iangushing aud
expiring. This beng inmt sketch Of the
gloomy pctaTe this country exhibits, II IS 10
TIE supreme Legislature of The Unued States,
az the guardians OF the whole empire, that ov.
~ eye u now dleGted from Their united WIS
dom, their patriotism, their ardent love OF their
country, YOUR petitioners expect 10 derive that
aid aud IA, sIStance, which alone can dissipaie
their just apprehensions, and animate them
with hopes OF success 10 future by imposing Oh all
foreign ARTICLES, w ch can be made III America,
)
ference To their laboIs, and thereby dscnun-
tenAncing that trade which tends 30 materially
to n3uTe them, and imPot erlsh their country
cad which may. also, "a thrir consequences,
couribute To the discharge OF the national
debt, aud the due support OF Government.
Your petitioners take the liberty TO annex
a list vi such itcles, as are, or eau TIE, manu-
tacturrd IA this place, on moderate terms
and they humbly trust that you vii fully consi'
der their request and grant tbem, III COM
lnon viii tho other mechanics aud manuiac-
iurrrs of the L. 5. that relief which, IN your
wisdom, may appear prop"1.'
Sucn was the language of that day, aud such
the visw whirh the patrols who carried the
country through the Revolution took OF tho ma.
tnr. and Objects Of the General Government
aud the htst thing winch they expected Con-
gress 70 attend TO Mas " tie encouragement
L mi protection Of American Manufacturer" by
u tariff Of duties on foreign goods Imported.
Yet at TINS day IT IS gTayely maintained, mud
indeed solamniy resolved. alter lapse OF
forty two years, that the tarif is unconsttu-
tiuuai
just one week after the above petit -. ano-
Their was presented 10 Congress t'om ciItzrns Of
New YORK, from WHICH the following 10 eItrac-
Ted
Your petitioners conceive that their coun-
lrymeu have been deuded by an appearance Of
plenty by tue proiusion OF iorrign art'clrs
which has deluged the country and thus haze
mistaken exc essive importation Tor u flourish
ing trade. 10 this deception they impute the
continuance of that immoderae prepossession
ia favor OF foreign commodities, which has
been The principal cause Of their dlstres.es, anu
the sunjec, Of their compliant.
"Wearied 10y theiv frui,Iess exertion your pc
,ifioners have looked forward with anxiety for
lhe esab Ishment OF a government which would
have power TO check the growing evil, and ex-
lend protecting hand to the interests OF com
nerce aud the arts. Such u government IS
now established. On the pIomulsation OF the
constitution ust nov commencing ITS opera
lions, your petitioners discovered IN its prmci
pies the remedy winch they had long sud
so earnestly desired. They embraced it with
srdor, aud have supper ed II with persovering
aaacumenl. they view with tie highrst salts
iacu0n the prospects, now opeping aud adorn-
ing ms ausp,c'ous period. 10 your honorable
body Ibs mechanics dnh manufacturers o. New
Yufa look up with Confidence, convinced ID at