Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-29

may come in conflict " lib their interests
WIN any gentleman have The goodness In
punt out what right Of the manufacturers v;o
'Ie when } carry my cotton to Europe. OK
'""ge u ior manufacturers, and bring the m, iuto
.'o United States for the purpose of using then,
;y'."' or OF selling them to other people No
, ~ cannot he done. On the oher hand there
, nf" u,'icuuy III pointing ont the rights Of tie
. io'' ""ch You violate when YOU shack.
.ner exchanges with restrictions, and iucu,nhor
, r Oi' WIN 'a3es' In order to benefit the mauu-
r II''u'ers-you violate their right of property-
49,, t"' ~ make the mos, they can, in "a lawful
"mS' ny me ~ odnc,ions of their in,Iusrrv
10 what charter, human or divine. ca, vou
appear FOR tie power of taking Nv ay the proncr
~ of one mau for tho purpose of giving II Ia an.
o'"er no government ON the face of the earl,
ever had, ar ever can have, the right To exercise
such n power, either directly or indirectly omen
~ or IN Disguise. 1t really appears To mo, that.
!" t"e e'i u'nos q" which have fallen Ian
suaSe has lost its meaning, and ,Lat rho ,vorld
governed by miserable cant of nv poe risy aud
deception.
You oroniy aud unblushingly per potrate pun.
uer, anu consrcrato the outrage by calling it
protection! Do gentlemen understand the i'm
port OF words Protection Protection araiust
what IL there a band uf foreign rnercenarie.
threatening to- plmudcr aud lay waste the manu-
iactnrine establishments of the uorth Ir,hero
he any such danger TO lie opprehcude5, you have
0uiy TO call upon the generous spirit Of the south
md thousands will rally under your standard.
lprcparel :" shed the last drop nf their blood i'm
defendiog your s.:s nd repcllng The invaders.
Hut there is no foreign Amy threatening inya-
ie.ccn and again ask, against wiat rs il ihre
the manuracr,, ,.S ca'nor so loud for protection
OUT one answer can be truly I've" " 'n's 4roS-
''on they desire tn he protected GSaru, '"''
all" eqhal competition with the pr oduct;,n- m
southern industry. Involve it. mystiry IL. dis
eu'Se IL as you may, 10 this com pie xiou II pst
coihe AZ last lbe real invaders against whom
'his ciamorous uProar for protection is raised
ihese are the true rivals of the nor,hcrn mann:
iacturers; end 6ut for them not a sjurIa vnico
wo"id he heard from one extremity of this con-
ieucfacy To the Other, calling for PROTECTING
laws. po''eu"S
/ IN report recently submitted TO the IIo,,ss
ny tne Cptnrnittee on Manufactures the nnwcr
| o this Government to protect mauuf,cturcs :;
placed on ,umd entirely few aud orig;noI
Inc power IN question, sir is drawn frou, ,,,.,
part oil the Constitution which authorizes H..
imposition OF axes Tor the purpose OF " proviL
ing Tor the common dsfence." give Won tJ,c va.
y "o'oS vi the report =" TO provide for III,
common DEFENCE. Defence against wb,, ~
gaihst whom Defence against ever L,.
ana against every foe defence anainst all no.
'ihty' and from every evil which NAV Lear ,;n[
'"e whoie community, and menace the general
weiiare' defence, especially, against MI Ios,;iT
VI foreigners iohiher an tsar or IN peuce cnr ia
hos'liity OF nations to each other il M, cnoGnJ
!" tunes OF war. lhe common de fence uu,, ha
i''''"e' io' as insch against commercial rivalry
Tor ri,
traihc, armed with power, as the exnerianie 81
nioakInd has proved, is more insa,i;te an, ,"
Srasphg than all the AieX,nders and .,ns,.,
mat ambition has inflicted the race of man y
NO" sir, TO say nothing OF the so!ecsm ,r ,oIk
ing atuut hostility IN time Of peace ,i';,
which do not exactly coinprehend .,,h
recoShlZe mat as "a part Of the international r
morai code OF civIIiz- d nations W fich d.ponroa
ioreiS" commerce as public enemy in ,;,ns of
Pcace' az fnst winch an eterual war of ev,ar,,i
~ "a In.
red upon this Government, for 'Fthe common de-.
fence !'' ' "e"
| Unjust admit, however, that this v;a,v os a..
SUBJECT EXHIBITS tue true character and rep;us f
the protecting system III more c!cnr s,rik;nn
and undisgoised furm, than l have ever hefnse"
seen II presented. Ii know any him ~ ~
history and objects of tho federal cons,;tmt;o.
IT'S primary end was the protection and dsEncs
Jio"agn commerce against the injustice and RIO
seHce 81 Jo'tsgn nations and not the nrotec,;on IS
one branch of domestic Industry eneaoAd ~ 49,
""cipS manufactures, against another hrancb
engaged 10 producing the EXCHANGES of Enro'''
commerce. Ii Is as great an outrage unon o..
4 Verhacuiar language, as ii is upoo o,n r -,
constitution, to call this .tprotec,;a :" 'o'a a
Tell you, sir, VIVA, according TO nv yl,,, 81 VIZ
s"hJect Is The only kind Of projection ybii NC
or any other Government may lawfullv cy, e.'s
| 10 the citizens who owe il allegiance T. ~.
respccctt &c dane al s:"o-...o.~-,- I, 'Ris
plain and simple. The first great ,.rn.~~,t Ss'y
| ~ OF Government, IL 10 defend rho e,<,,nt ''"~
Sa'nst the injustice violence of rr,s u"
''ous 10 THIS end, IT is clothed with the ror
or OF maintaining fleets and armies ria ~
como great protective duty is, to defend co..
ciuzcn or inlabitRiit wni!in It's iurisdir,ion ri
the injustice or violence of al. otler ;ia ''o"'
Inhabitants. TIE this end, laws ave ,n'' Io"s or
public tribunals are established. If na. r. an"
Government, by ain act of Violence or nm "'o'r
legislation, commits an outrage upon the peI ''
| or prop,rty OF AN American citizen il il the du,
OIL thiS Government at any reasonable exnen,I.
oi oiood or oil treasure, To- vindicate the rph, on
aVenSe The wrong. tt any CITIZEN perpet-ate on
act OF violence or ~ az ainst the NOR .o ~
property oil another, the Government 10 lf,,,,,d
! TO furnish remedy for the outrage, by re-Ginr
what mas been uDlawfujIy taken, or causiI:g ;,,o
demnty To be made for it.
When these things are acco,roI;ti -,
ed "'0 'u'''i'-
The moment il goes beyond this poipf. md
"''"ei '"e Protohce OF giving protection, Dros,i-
'tIs us Po"er 10 the TthdliOve cd purrose of
coon'catIng the property Of one class Of ci,;1ons
to give 1t To another, no fveyer sacreJ ,ba oan,
under which this outrage NAV me pe,no,ra'aT
! the Government itself becomes The in,,t,''''.,
! "l ihiiIcmg tie very injustice to prevent vLich
was Inc great ADD cardinal purpose of lis crea.
| ton. f " 10 ''o"-
mat Inc committee may perceive ,no+a III
nncty the real object and bearing Of this uta-
tecUh6 system upon the two great rival interests
| upon when Vt Operates, will now call rbeir nj
Itenuoh 10 statistical fact, which [ mn surp
WIZ T"i'e every one rs being extraordinary.
| nave already stated that il was against do-
tnestfc and not foreign industry that he rn.nn
'acturerS call Tor protection. But WHY il !, 81