Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-31

therefore, in 1916 the protecting duties did not average
than 20 cent when il necessary to provide
twentyiour millions OF il clearly fellows that
upon the principles OF the of 1916, without reference
to its prospective reductions the protecting duties should
now be reduced to IL l-2 per cent when il is not ncces
sary toprovde revenue of more than $l2, 600 900.
Yet what are the provisions of the recently passed.
The burthes OF the protecting duties decidedly in
creased estimating the cash duties and diminished
dts and they now actually stand at average of more
than fifty perccn while the duties the unprotected
articles, which, upon every principle Of equality and JUS
ce, should sustain the principle part of the burhens of
taXations, are, with few inconsderable exceptions en-
treiy repealed Upon those manufactures which are re-
ceved III exchange Tor the staple productions OF the
southern States the aggregate increase OF the burhens of
taxation beyond what they under the tariff OF 1928,
is believed 10 bc upwards of million OF dollars while
the reduction or repeal OF the duties those imports
which arc received in exchange for the productions OF the
tariff State and are principally consumed in those States,
amounts To- about four millions of dollars While there.
FORE the aggregate burhcns OF diminished
millions OF dollars by this bill, the positive burthens of the
Southern States not diminished ALL and their relative
burthens very greatly increased. The relief which
those States will derive, consumers from the reduction
and repeal OF the duties the exchanges of the NORTH
will not be more than equivalent the increased burhens
imposed on the exchanges OF the south. On the other
hand those increased burhens the exchanges of the
South operate bounes TO the manufacturing States 10
the amount of than n million of dollars and the
the reduction and repeal OF duties their exchanges and
consumption operate relief to them of at least
three millions IL results from all this, that the
nuiacturng States relieved and benefited by the pro-
visions OF the new tariff 10 the amount of four millions OF
dollars annually, while, the unequal and oppressive bur
thens OF the planting States not only undimnished,
but greatly aggravated by therncreased inequality Their
burhcns precisely the that the Government
requires only eve millions OF revenue that they were
when it required double that amount The extinguish.
ment OF the public debt, 10 which they looked forward with
the most cheering anticpaons, brings them relief On
the contrary gives them the uncuivocal assurance
OF their hopeless condition and final destiny far these
can be fixed BY Congress 1t may be said. with perfect
truth, that even ''hope which al not to
them There never will occur again period propi-
that which has just gone by for urging upon Con
gress the claims Of the planting States be relieved from
the burthcn OF unconstitutional and oppressive
Get those claims have been urged in vain upon an inter
eSted and irresponsible majority.
They have now made their ultimate concession ant
that yielded with great reluctance, and accom-
panied by the declaration of their leading advocates tina
the protecting duties would be hereafter increased par
cularly on woolen manufactures if fifty per centum
should be found an insufficient protection, with cash dutic
that equivalent TO ten per What, then
is the boosted compromise offered TO The Southern States
by this new tariff Ii is nothing less than scl
an arlu arrangement OF the duties upon ports throws
the entire burlhen of federal taxation upon the productions
OF these States, while the tariff States arc not only
empted from portion of that burthen actually
more man they lose by the entire operation of the system
Nothing rs more obvious 10 those who look through the
whole scheme, in all its bearings than that the nanuac
turing States would not consent entire repeal of the
federal taxes viewed in the light of mere question of ne
cunary gain and without reference TO the fiscal wants
the Government Their whole course evinces what i.
undoubtedly the fact that they have proprietary inter
est an The toreS, instead of feeling them as a burthen
as necessary consequence OF this state OF things, the
productions and the property of the planting States arc
sutect 10 The control irresponsible
ana despoic majority, who have converted the whole
flscal operations OF the Government into the mere
means OF levying contributions from the industry of those
States, TO nouish and sustain the rival industry of he
featuring States The substantial right ofproperv i'm the
pantaonsothe South is in the majority who exercise this
irresponsible power OF eXacion and those who vainy
imagine hey are the proPetOrs, in truth mere
ards receiving just such proportion of the income
as is proprietary government the majority NAV choose ia
ao" them The natural effect OF this anomalous action oil
e government Is That reckless extravaganza in the APP
preparation OF the public money for every purpose whe-
ther constitutional unconstitutional by which the legis
aon oil Congress has been characterized for several
past ana never to more alarming during the pre-.
sent session This has been srkingy exempfed by the
establishment OF grand pension system, embracing all
me volunteers and militia who served six months during
the revolutionary without any regard to their pec
MARY circumstances and involving the annual expen.
diture OF several millions of dollars by new and ex
UdVaSaht Appropriation i2r internal Improvements of
mere local nature, TO an extent altogether without
example; by an attempt successful in one branch
OF the legislature, and evidently destined TO succeed in
both, TO contribute annually among the States three mil
lions oil the public revenue; and finally by an aggregate
increase oil Tie appropriations of the present session beyond
the eSaes oil the Treasury, and beyond the ordinary
expenditures OF the Government of less than five mil
hons oil dollars No one witness the proceedings OF
Congress on these appropriations without percevins in.
lca'ohs not 10 be mistaken, that the Federal Government
has degeneracd into a political engine for repu.
lang the labor and distributing the wealth of the con-
Try, upon The most arbitrary principles and by le-
vyng The most oppressive eXacions OH one portion OF
the Union, TO be bestowed in prolific bounes on another
already nave the principles consecraed by ancestors
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and large majority of the people of this Union actually
regard taxation public blessing 1t has even become
pToVerb among them, that il would be wise and benef
cia to retain the duties though the money should be thrown
into the ocean. All this is the natural and inevitable re-
suit oil system which practically exemps those who inn
pose the taxes from all responsibility those who pay
them and which not only eXempts the governing majority
from all participation in the burthens of TAXATION but ac
uay coners upon that majority bounties proportoned to
the burlhen 1t imposes upon the prescribed and subject
minority.
The undersigned have presented this brief exposition of
the actual condition of your vital interests your sacred
rights that you may decide for yourselves what course il
is eXpedent pursue in this great emergency 10
those interests from impending ruin TO vndcae those
rights from unconstitutional violation They will not pre-
tend 10 suggest the appropriate remcdy but after express
ing their solemn and deliberate conviction that the pro-
tecng system must be regarded as the settled bol-
cy of the country, and that all hope of relief from Con-
gress is irrecoverably gone, they leave with Won the
sovereign power OF the State TO determine whether the
rights and the liberties which you received as precious
inheritance from iusrious ancestry shall he amcIv
surrendered without struggle, transmitted undnins-
ed TO your postery.
ROBERT Y. HAYNE
STEPHEN d. MILLER,
GEORGE McDUFFIE,
WARREN II. DAVIS
JOHN NJ. FIELDER
JOHN X. GRIFFIN,
w. T.. NUCKOLLs,
ROBERT w. BARNWEII
CHARLESTON, July 21--The .Nercurv refers its read
ers TO the speech of Gen Hayne inserted i'm that paper
tins morning as confirming its statement that the Tariff
act Just passed is worse than that of 1928 The whole
nearly OF General Haynes argument turns on compar.
son OF the reduction OF duties in the bill proposed by the