Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-07
POLITICS..
From the Charleston Mercury
LETTER OF ROBERT Y. HAYNE,

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Gentiemer-I have had the honor TO receive your Ie,
ter enclosing Resolutions adopted meeting of the State
Rights and Free Trade Party in appreciation of nv public
conduct and especially of my opposition tohe new
Tariff and requesting my attendance pubc festival
tobc given at the earliest day myself While
feel the deepest of obligation for the distinguished
honor conferred upon Inc by the proposed festival am
induced to- believe that all celebrations the kind are re-
gaed by respectable portion Of fellow citizens as I'M
10 the health OF the city at this time, and in
ference TO that opinion beg leave respectfully TO
cline the invitation whchhas been extended to me through
you in such ilattcring terms.
with regard, gentlemen, TO the unqualified appreciation
OF my public conduct and especially Of my ainst the
new Tariff Bill, which my fellow citizens have been
ed TO express | can only saw that receive i, 40 Tho
highest reward which could possibly obtain their hands
Ihough is due 10 canor say taking the course
winch have done, was well aware that acting
In accordance with the known wishes of my constitute
generally throughout the State yet must at the same
time declare, that was by prepared for that
warm cordial, and enthusiastic burst of appreciation with
wmch nave been greeted from the mountains the
board shall retain TO my latest hour deep fe and over
"heihg sense OF gratitude at my reception in this city,
on mat day. the proudes OF life, when appearing be
tore ny fellow czens the herald, OF victory but
OF defeat, and having nothing boast Of but faithful
though unavaing efforts i'll their behalf was received
win higher honors than civic triumph. life of dcvo
uoh 10 such generous constituents, would he than
repaid by one such hour of heart felt satisfaction
Although have, ON several occasions since nv return
home, found myself called upon publicly TO present nv
views IN relation TO the true character OF the Tariff
bi ana the condition in which the South has plac-
ed ny It's passage, yet may perhaps be deemed in
appropriate 10 this occasion, offer additional obser-
i'm
nuenced by conviction hat it embraced only dis
hnct recognition Of the principle Of projections but that
earned out that principle in its most Objectionable form
by making so broad and unwarantable discrimination
between what are called the PROTECTED and the I'M
PROTECTED ARTICLES, as to shew a fixed and settled
purpose of relieving the latter entirely from taxation
ana throwing the whole burden OF supporting the Go
Vernment upon the former. If | could have been
sasheh that all the statements which have been made
as 10 the aggregate reduction Of duties perfectly cor
rect should, for this alone have still voted
ne Bill From the moment the American system became
he suDJecto OF serious dispute the point which whole
controversy has turned has been, whether duties ne
cessay Tor revenue should be imposed merely for the pro-
ecuoh oil domestic manufactures Against duties imposed
Tor revenue, not one word OF objection has ever
he South did not complain that teas and wines silks
and lacos Spices vevsts and jewellery, had imposed
upon them to raise the support of Govern
nen and the payment of the public debt but that sugar
R bnd S YSUsn5 iron and other similar ar
and for the avowed purpose of aoding profection-as
was called, to the American manufacturer of similar
articles. Ii because the cotton rice and tobacco
the South were exchanged in European markets for
the very articles thus exorbitantly taxed in order 10
secure TO our rivals an advantage in markets. that
we protested against the imposition of these protecting
ties as an act OF the injustice towards US render
ing in effect our industry tributary the industry of
DINERS IN inns aspect oil the question, ii is manifest that
nothing snort oil The present or prospective abandonment of
this system, by bringing down the protecting duties to the
true revenue Standard could possibly satisfy just claims
OF me SOUTH According TO my views OF this great ques
ton it would have been utterly inpo be for Inc TO have
given my support any BILL which proposed to arrange
the US after the payment of the public debt as in
effect to Gcve unprotected articles from taxation
while the duties the protected articles were TO remain
substantially undimnished. careful examination of the
condition oil our finances had satisfied that rang
ing from IL l2 TO 10 per cent would, under system Of
Tree trade have been abundany sufficient with the other
sources oil revenue TO meet all the necessary expences
Government. This indeed, admitted by the Tariff
party themselves several occasions during the last
session oil Congress- and especially in fixing the duty on
lndlgo at 10 per cent? when it left to them by the
southern members TO say what a fair reUenue dlfV
Any scheme, therefore, by which the Tariff was to be so
adjusted as to keep the duties the protected articles
he ted
articles were to be carried down or 10 per cent or TO
be entirely repealed, could not have received INV sup
Por iof' besides that such arrangement of the Tariff
obviously increased the inequality and aggravated the in
lushce oil which we had long and loudly complained
was impossible not TO perceive that it calculated to
establish the protecting system mmoveabe founda
ton The extinction of the national was most inter
gsg CRISIS III our affairs andonc not likely TO again
ne country was now to he relieved from demand upon
its Treasury equal to $4,000 900 per annum and if This
was not TO he followed by corresponding reduction of the
duties on the protected well the unprotected articles
ii by and uncalled for extension of the appropra
uons-or by total repeal Of the the
arucies-hgh duties on the protected articles should be
rendered necessary 10 meet the of the Govern
nent it was perfectly obvious that further reduction on
those articles could be reasonably expected especially as
the payment OF the public debt had by common consent
been looked to as the period when the policy of the
try IN reference to this great question: to be perna
nently fixed and the question settled forever
Since my home, have seen it frequently assert
ed in the public prints that the Bill regarded
by us as The first step towards further concessions on the
part oil the manufscturers,a sort of "enterng WEDGE
~,
ana am aware that il is this ground that it is sup
ported by some who profess unaIterable determination
not permanently TO submit to the protective On
TINS point can only say that the Bill did me
recommended by any vain expectations of that No
promises of further reductions as far as know or be.
eVe were held out by the Tariff party in Washington or
elsewhere; do remember ever have heard a sim
gle supporter OF the system, in Congress of it, utter
one word TO encourage the hope that at future dav
XweYer distant, the protecting system to be aban-
Ned, or further reduction made the protected ari-
- From the commencement Of the discussion i'm the
nm tn flo 1,I, 81
%uage OF Mr. Dickerson, MIR. Clay, and the other
iii ers OF the system, distinctly and uniformly was
IL protective system to be maintained unimpair-
y supported the Bill on its final passage press
49, - Vound that it amounted in the emphatic Ian
s"soo y Clay himself, "to a CLEAR, DISTINCT AND
~ Ia ~ Let these facts be taken in connex-
"a,a" -, glowing distinct declaration Of the Sc |
loarn.y,;oJ ~ Treasury, in the report which ac- /
J ,scIa ..a.oJn, viz. can opinion has been here
N prospec,iyp and gPy the undersigned in favor Of
q. ~, - z dal reduction Of tie existing duty on
4 1890 e che protective sysem but II has been
o,lt '. w " " Bill in Difference TO respectable
, ~, ~ O IGters, but, principally from what IL
iS s,oGu =" 'o'"e The mdnfocturers themselves
~, - 20 -, ANtNr IN its character to one
v there remains "oop 49, -, a,'" ''1n ,"y t ,n@1
= clear that the new Bill cal, t,, he $500 ~,
ment OF the question, and tMy e. ~ leu 's sslue'
~ s,, y, w ~ 49, rs "the settled policy Of
Representatives and both Of "a 'o,',,' sly oI your
Cured, including (Mr. M ISn"ors, nave con
Of the Union party who had cC,.lp ,,ong hlemOeF
guine hopes even to the last, anS vi we nos' san
nsly eKiinguishsd by his own obseryI t'ey were IL
II we are mistaken in the opinion w1t NV, -, ~,