Southern planter., 1832-05-05

SRI have read much and heard more upon the
subject Of those nBlls Of abominaiion," the Tariffs
OF 1894 aud 1893, both Of which passed subsc-
quontly to DANIEL WEBsTER's declaration in 60,
! that no doubted whether Congress could pass any
Tariff Bill, without infringing tho Constitution
But let that pass. Daniel was, At that time, anx.
ioua to gain favor with the merchants and ship ow-
ners ofBosion. Those persons being now deeply
engaged in the interests Of the Bpinningjcnny,
Daniel has altered his note and, to change my met
aphor, pulls in the same harness with HENRY CAAY,
whom he then 50 powerfully opposed. But lei
that pass, too. What ! mean to say now is, that
the last number ofthe Westminster Review has sta
ted our grievance in fewer words than we generally
meet with upon this most interesting matter. For
thaivery reason, more good probably will be done by
reprinIing thepassageI send you. Let il be Observ
ed, that the Reviewer was not linking Of oar tariff.
He s laying down a general principle Of political
ECONOMY in accordance with the excellent work be.
fore him, namely, "Leclures on Political Gcono.
N.Y. by the present Archbishop Of Dublin. Dr..
WHATELv, delivered at Oxford, when the Lecturer
was Professor Ofihal University.
''Common sense, (says the Reviewerl means that
degree ofsound judgment which Is common to man
lind; and when fraud is supported by an appeal
10 common sense, the snare will always be found to
lie 10 the selection Of the data on which the exer-
else Of tho faculty lof common sense) is requested
"Thus, if an Englishman Tor Yankce) can make
gloves for three shngs pair, and il is clear that
his trade must be put down IL his counirymen are
allowed to buy gloves ofthe same quality from for
cigners, Tor tlDo shngs, the question thrust for.
ward for the decision ofcommon sense, is, whether
itisjust and polite tina, an Englshman's (Yankee's)
trade shall beput stop to. But, gamish ,heques-
ton with all the concomiiani facfS-slato that the
trade Of this Engliuhman Yankee) is created by tho
destruction ofthe trade Of some other Englshman
Southen Planter) to the amount Of the goods (cot-
ton, rico, tobacco, G1c) that would be received in
payen. for the gloves from foreigners, and also Of
some other (home tndesman) by the consumer Of
the gloves, that shilling had been left IN he pos
session 10y the ysnkec,) and that, in addition 20 al
this there il the clear and unbalanced loss TO III,
consumer Of one shilling so that, If all men couls
be made consumers under the same circumstances
in their turn, there would be loss Of the same kins
as II they should agree 10 throw, each Of them,
shilling into tho sea- Let all this be stated, ant
then ask what verdict common sense would give up
on the question, and in what crime or district or par
sh, an individual could be found sufficiently idofi
to stand out for the redscndbleness ofthe proceed
ing. The supporters yankee manufaclurersl hav,
sinister purposs---thcir otDn gain; and trust ,ha
they shall be able 10 persuade their neiphbors I,
adiudge the question on their showing They rur
about with halfa watch (IIenry Clsy's speeches
and insis, on mems going 10 bed because the hand
point to midnight"
So far the reviewer, 10 proprid persona. In a
subsequent page, he gives tho following extract from
the eight Of the Arch Bishops Lectures:
ON sMU0cLERs.
"An excessive multiplication Of this class is pro.
duced by the enactment Of laws, whose object is
not revenue, but--the exclusion Of foreign produc
tons for the supposed benefit Of domestic industry
Whatever may be thought Of the eexpediency ofthose
laws, with view to national sectonaD wealth, all
must agree that tho extension Of smuggling must
produce the most demoraIizing effects |"
Upon the preceding words the reviewer natural.
iy and Indignantly romarks:
"What a consideration for speciator nossessed
Of morals or good sense that all dis eril is iacuTeJ
tor the sake ofrobbing one man (Southern Planter(
otA shilling to give to another (Norhern Manufac.