Southern planter., 1832-02-25


behind protecting ffArh. rangint from fhy
two hundred per crccni? ! have shown TINT the .,
istina duties aic. 20 a certain extent pTohib,,s,
aud when the gea,lcman declares himself agnD.
prohiiaton, le scais the condemnation Of his ON,
resolution. which proposes 10 retain the exisiio,
system untouched, prohibitions and all Tr I
| come now TO the schemes advocated by H.
gentleman himself To take oiFlhe duties eniir,l,
from all the unprotected articles, except wines p,j
silks and leave them as they are upon the prolec,i
articles H.
Tho first objection 10 this scheme s, ihati,,
proposed BY il TO take off only 10000 O0o :
taxes, even aner the Treasury is 10 be rcle,.
from charge of 81 100000 by the extnciions
the public debt. That proposes therefore 10 cro,s
an annual surplus Of S6OOO,O0O beyond the wan
ofthc government, not only without the smalle.
necessity, but with the certain effect Of claneh
the character Of your Government, aRd corrupib
the people Why is this surplus 10 be creitcj
HAS the gentleman given a single reason in lis a.
vor; nr has he not himself sealed the condemnatm
ofms own proposition, when be admitted that A.
surplus ought TO be created for distribution, for
il is not 10 he in some shape distributed. for M,
purpose IS il 10 be rased9 The next object 10 M.
scheme -, thal Il proposes 10 relieve uxuries GIon
al taxation, while The taxes on the necossaues n
lile are to remain Just they are; subject 10 duv
otirom so 10 100 percent. II istnio that the geo
iloman, seeing, presume. the enormity Of the Do
position IN IFS original form, now consents I'M
some very moderate duty may be levied on wins
and silks. Butt Sir, 4 should be glad 10 known
what wines a0d silks differ from the numerous OH
er articles which, by the gentleman's scheme. an
TO come in doty Free Here is a list Of some 4
them, and il will be for the Senate and the couniu
TO say how far ii is reast nable or Just, that lb
CONSUMERS Of these articles shall contribute nod
ing 10 the public revenue, while the honest aboi,,
man is to be taxed from 80 TO 100 dollars on even
hundred dollars which he expends on the wooIea
and the hannels, the iron and the sugar, which an
indispensable TO the health and the comfort of him
selfRnd family.
E" II is one ofthe grandcst farces ever atiempid
to be played OF upon free people, To- see an Al
tempt made 10 reduce the taxes on olives and :.
Pers, anchovies and brandy fruits, mace, cloves ana
nutmegs, precious stones, aabasier ornaments. CO.
dials and periumery, artificial flowers and billnI
balls, battledoors and shutllecOeks, coral bead
and gold snuff boxes, silver speciacles and yon.
headed canes, velvets and lace, null mus
Inns and grOs de Naples, came's hair shawk
morocco and prunela shoes, fine cambra
plated chatting dishes, porcelain and china dinng
and tea sets, gold watches, Cologne water, Chan
Paign and Burgundy wines, oranges and pine all
ples embroidery, ivory fans, fine Irish linens, pl
asois centre tables, gilt books, pier looking glassa
veTmleelll and macaroni, Italian marble, mantelU.
naments, rouge, essences and court plaster, ches
men, sweet scented soap, silk stockings, gold an
shVer thlmbles, mantel time pieces, tooth powdr
wax uoils' ana a hundred other things used byt
rich-we say, It is one of the Qrandest farces en- .
played of upon a free people, thai such ariicless
those we have enumerated, should be oxempt
from taxation, whilst iron aud sugar, woollen eloa
and hapneb and many Diher necessaries Of lf
which arc required to render the situation Of ou
working people comfortable, should continue toh
heavily and unequally burdened"
ask for the reason for this distinction Whichn
lleves luxurles from taxation, and throws them ura
the necessaries Of life; which burdens the poorai
exemps the rich; and ! am told il is necessary
prpiection-whose protecton2 WHY the weaG
propuerors Of manufacturing stock-Inen who's
realslng enormous dividends, drawn from the poo
cts OF the people. Sir, no other reason for thisd
JUNCTION has been, or can be gvenj for il isx
knowledged by all the world, that Injuries area
proper subjects Gor taxation, and ought rgbthB
TO be taxed higher Than the necessaries ofMI
But bere the manufacturers inierpose their clains
aud the claims of justice are disreearded Apn
Sir, these are articles Of general consumptont
least among the wealthy, and Consumed equalI
TOO, all over the country; and yet they must con-
m duty free, and the whole revenue ofihe counf
be levied on articles, in relation 10 which, the d
ties operate most unjustly and unequally; bcngA
truth bounty TO certain portions of he peopl
aud burden upon Others and yet the Senator bi
us he bad hoped that such proposition as lh
would not only have met the appreciation ofalp
ties, but would have been received as a concessa
to the complaints of the south. How il was pos
bic for the gentleman TO have lndulged such ana
pection am utterly unable to comprehend. 81
what single concession OF the slightest approiS
towards II, IS made BY such propositonf Dc
It consist IN agreeing, 10 take off six milos
OF taxes, when the. demands on the TnH
ury are reduced 10 double shat amount2 Has
South ever uttered one word of complaint apaiS
the duties which II is proposed to reduce N
These were imposed for revenue, and agains, d.
ties fairly levied for that purpose, they have new
complained. Il is against duties, imposed motif
revenue, but proteciion, that they have been
long and so earnestly demonstrating; and TO qus
their dlsconients, the proposition IS gnvoly 81
nliied, 70 take of all the revenue duties and
leave the protecting duties untouched. Sir, ID
not so much the amount of this tax, as lis ineqai
lly and injustice, which has roused the whS
South ITS determined opposiion2 Aud howBs
proposed 10 relieve our compainis9 BY aggna
ung that inequality, and extending aud pcrpee
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