Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-15


as largely of articles affected by the protecting
,Iu,ies. az any of the other States; and cOnse-
ouently bear their due propnrlinn OF The Ourthens
imnosed nv Tins, duties Oh the consumption OF
the country. But the whole Of tine burhen which
these duties impose upon production, falls almost
exclusively upon the planting Stales through their
produc films. far the same reason. and to al least
the same extent. that they operate as D"uhtles 10
the rival productions OF the manufacturing otates
1t is scare civ possible supposiion. that uisern
mating taxes levied upon the productions VI ,'e
planting States, can diminish the eXrhanSeaD'e
value OF those productions OF the manufacturing
States. Tine former result u both the cause ahu
the measure of the latter. lhe lowest esi'ha'e
that can be reasonably made "f the dlminu'inh
produced IN the exchaugeabie value "f the s"a'n'
ern staples of cxportation. Is 20 per ceht. OF one
half of the protecting duty imposed upon '''e"
conversion into manufactures, by the foreign eX'
change 1t is believed to he, IN pom. OF Iact'
much greater. But even according to this esti.
mate. the specific and exclusive bur'hen imposed
upon the exports of the planting States would De
seven millions of dollars. assuming that their ex'
ports amount TO thirty five millions, and that i'm
posed upon cotton and rice alone. would be SIX
millions. But as the value Of the cotton. t0bac-
co. and rice. consumed in the United States Is as
much diminished as that which is exported, an
additional bur,hen of upwards Of a million oi dol
lars, is, in this wav. imposed upon these prodnc-
tons; of which sum. nine hundred thousand dol
lars as has been heretofore shown. is an exclusive
burthcn upon the cotton planters, tor the benefit
Of the protected manufacturers. Ii thus appears
that the people of the planting States, sustain an
annual uncompeasated bnrthen Of at least eight
mlliuns of dollars, in addition to the burther
which they bear, in common with the people o
the other States, as consumers oil imported ant
protected articles. and this burthen is rendered
almost doubly injurious to the planting aud be
nefciai to the manufacturing States by the me-
quality of its disbursement.
The western States, while they derive scarce
ly any advantage from the protecting system aud
bear their due proportion OF the taxes imposed
upon consumption, also sustain peculiar burther
upon their productive industry, which deserves
explanation. 1t has been already stated tina
these states annually sell to the planting States.
1--we stock to the amount OF three millions OF dol
lars; and it cannot be reasonably doubted. that u
the planting States enIOved free trade, the vas
increase which 1t would produce in the income
and prosperity of the planters, would enable then
to purchase double the amount OF live stock which
they now purchase from the western States, ant
to pay better prices for It, 10 tins extent, tht
western States sustain an injury in The diminish
ed demand tor their productions. and ccnsequen
diminu,ion of their price, IN addition to the tax
es they pay as consumers; and for which they re
ceve scarcely any indemnifcation from the pro
tectine system. This is particularly the cast
with Kentucky. 1t would seem to be almost I
suicidal policy in that Ct tie. to tax the produc
tions and diminish he incomes. of her best Gus
TONERS, in order to give preference to the pro
ductions, and to increase the incomes, OF those
who will purchase scarcely any thing she has tt
SELL Notwithstanding the existing restrictions
how small portion Of the productions OF tina
State. find market in the manufacturing States
in comparison with the demand for them in The
planting States.
Upon the whole, then, the protecting system
| is utterly ruinous to the planting States; injuri
Gus to the western States, ard exclusively bene
fetal to the manufacturing States. and ought tt
be abandoned with all convenient and practicable
despatch, upon every principle of justice, patr'
olism, and souSd policy.