Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-06


act OF ls32, have yornsyer supposed myself less
at Liberty nov, tnan formerly, tous all my e.
crIlons To erase Il itom our Statute Book aud
drive no iiule confidence IA The repeal o,p,o'ee-
tive tariffs itomtho fact, tat Il dnnljuu0n of til,
puWer OF those who have hitherto becu rtgardld IL
be Inc veteran and uneompfomlsing supporters ol
protection, was manifested h. the rassdee oi the
act OF July last, u, spite Of ltief unremutug md
strCuuoas olpnsIlon 10 A. ndtd b. the operation
OF etal ri those who te,nt,enHllYes the irend-
of free trade, anon. whom were included bothoi oul
Senator'S a six of on, Representatives., These Sen
,tors aud Representatives Witll have been ablu o
reconcile their conduct with what they conceived Ii
bu policy aad duty. could mol initiate their exam
pie, nor sl6l he prevailed upon 10 think that
ought 10 have doue So untl siall be persuaded
that the bnrheu OF wotectte dulce rs increased by
inducing 10y rate and dm0ittt-=dnl that where
the eheiee Is submitted to Representative, of sub
lecng his constituents TO greater OF le evil,
lac ought 10 prefer iniletns upon diem the greater.
Ametotatioos IN the existing Tariff have been
achieved by the act of ls.i3 When that change
shall take place N Congress, winch will be pro.
bv the election OF the NV taenbcrs, accord.
my To the Appottlonmem Eli of last session. there
is every reason Ia expect that still further advances
sitedhy the friends ot restricted industry In
the interim, what has boen DON'T cannot tmpcdf
hul Ill rsther accelerate the progress ormuro Just
and lIhera! legislation We're called uoon 10 slate
what htnlly believe To be the cause of the tariff
system winch now cuususes Cur State, | should
,onseientoasly reply, that It IS 10 he attributed In
the Act of the 9Th April, loi6, the passage OF
which WIS 81 stteuuousiv adtorue1by tn,ct-ioufths
oflhe DELEGATION from South cnroan that they
insisted upon IAc nr,Gnltg ot alorIms p,oicct.on
70 ma4ud.7tvo, 10 Pit than 5,F1std tie lca'f Of
Contingency ifom iWsga eomfetRfpH.'
Tic restrictive measures ofihs government be
fore the late war y th Great Erilita and thc inter.
ruplon 10 our commerce during thai wnr had VI
uall4 projected domestic manufacture; bu, when
HE Ae'of AWil, 1916, was under discussion, the
duties Which were intended fer protection Were
generally 50 light 10 almost h have csrap-
ed observation. In April, l9ld the prioslPIe
of protection was openly aroWe1, ard cniote'd
in many Instances by correspondent duties
fhan VS. invented the misehi'you5 aud ii.
lusise eontyahcc otlh. minnnflmp which m1s
FIST applied 10 that idnc, TIM raw material oi
~hich constitutes the grcnt sihplc ut the South 1t
is trut, that provision was inserted, that the rates
of duties upon Manufactures Il cotton and wool
should be reduced within tluoe years. hut these
were the only restrictions III that Act It's protoe.
tive character, II, other respects, was prcsersed.
TIN minimum upon coitons, By the operation of
which those If the Fast lnli.s ~err driven from
our market we're e. be retained al 20 rruts instead
Of - cent?, without the anneyation Of my lint
tHtion Us Ia time. ligh duties upon other conmo
jltes were imposed, without any fgscr, alton and
among them the duty upon salt, which Is now Ten
Il "A t,l... Ia.
~ upon brown sugar which under the act Of 1892
Will beaI cents tlcpound, was fixed at } cents the
pound From the era Of the passarc oft tic AZ, Of
Aprl 1916 the transfer ofeapital was invited and
rapidly diverted from ~ natural einncIr into IN
yc3ilnont IN thosr cnpluyiaenta Of labor which
were stimulated IT, legislative protection These
investment haze been made upon so extensive n
scale, that withdrawal offhrm eannoi be aucmpts
3D. Otherwise Hmm slowly and gradually, without
the inevitable rum Of millions Q ourtriQw citizens
Il lar,e proportion of whom were originally a. hos.
tic To protective tariff rs are now the inhabitants
If cur STATE Tho olu o. tie error having aid
ed IN the p3ssase Of toe act oflSlG, cannot be inn
ruted II M. pm neither responsible ior that law
nor for the tah,mitics of which has been the bale
lul source. tavc ncSc gwen vote upon any qnea
ton, IN favor OF It's principles These principles
have always resisted aud sha,! continue 10 re-
.ist them, by all the moan, III nv power, which
are consistent with the obligations Of foucsY,n ~.
sreotfor the lalt'r aud IT, sprt Of .ne federal com
pact and the pr 3crvaiIon u the Ia. plty OF the
Union
Since the date of my letter 10 Committee ii the
State Flights and Un,on Party hirrccsiytdir from
the Register oIthe Treasury, s'oiciscnt cxhb-
ting the amount Of duties according 10 the preset.i
i,l nv