The Arkansas advocate., 1833-01-02

made to q considerable extent, and the
 subject is earnestly reeon,sse nded to tha
 cohsideration of Congress-, in the hope I that the combined wisdom of the kepre-
 sentatiyes of Il1e people. will devise such
 means of eaeeting that salutary object as
 may remove those brfthens wl8ich shall bc
 found to all;;Hoquaiii; ssify, ssaa ss
 promote tho great interests of the coun- jtry.
 Long and patient refe ction asstrength~
 ened the opinions l have heretofore ex- pressed to Congress onsthis subIect; and I doem II my duty, ilae present occa-
 sion, again to urge them upon the atten-
 ton of tic Legislature. The soundest
 maxims of public poIty aud the principles
 upon which our republican, instilutsosss Ees
 founded, recommend proper adaptation Of the revenue to the expenditure, and they also require that the expenditure
 shall be limited to whnt by au economi- cal administration, ,sisaIl be consistentswith the simplicity of the governments aud ne-s cessary 10 an efficient public service. In effectiDg this adjustment, 1t Is due in jtls- tice to tue interests Of the different States.
 and even to the preservation of the Union itself, that the protection afforded by ex- lsting lawsto any branches of tlle national
 industry should not exceed what may be necessary to countcract the regulations of
 foreign nations, and to secure supply of
 those articles of manufacture essential to
 the national independence and safety in
 time of war. Ifupon investigation II shall
 be found, as 1t is believed 1t will be, that
 the legislative protection granted to any
 particular interest IS greaterth than isindis-
 pensaiaiy requisite for these objects. re-s
 commend that # De gradually diHinished,
 and that as far as may bo consistent with these obIects. tic s4lloin scinnle uf sluii ee
 be reduced 10 tie revenue standard as soon
 | Ii
 ment, and to the preservation or tho
 large capital invested in establishments of
 domestic industry, will permit.
 That manufactures adequate to the sup% ply of cur domestic consifnptioH, would, l in. the abstracts be beneficial to our coun- try, there is no reason to doubt and to efeettheir est blisliment, there is. per- baps- no American citizen who woulr not.
 for while. be willing to pay a higher
 price forsthcu. But for this purpose. it is
 presumed that a farit f.lligh duties, , de-
 signed fer perpetual protection. liat en2
 tered into the minds of but few of our
 stateslnep. The most they have antici-
 pated IS a temppgary, and genefalfy inci-
 denial protection, which they maintain
 fas Inc eftectto reduce t11e price of do-
 mestic competitiona below that of the
 foreign article. Experience, heweyer,
 the best guide on thus, as on other sub- jects, makes it doubtfui whether the ad-
 yantages .ofthis system are not counteIbai.
 anced by many evils, and whether 1t docs
 not tend to beget in tue minds of alargu
 portion of our country men spirit 0f dis content and jealousy dangerous to the ata- biiity of the Union.
 What then shall be donea Large inter- sests have grown mp under the implied pledge ofour national lcgislation, which it
 wonld seem violation of public faith sud- denly to abandon. Nothing could justify 1t but the public safct V, whichsis tue sue preme law. But those who have vested
 their capital in mannfacturing establisl1-.
 ments cannot expect that the people wilt
 continue permanently ,opay high taxes fors
 their beneft, when the moneysis not re- qnired for any Legislative purpose in. lhe administration of the government. Issik not enough that the hig k duties have been Ipaid asslongHas the money arisin8 from them could be applied to the scummon beb- eft in tic cxtinguishment of tic public Idebt9 M
 Those who talkean enlarged view of tho
 condition ofour countfy must be satisfied that the policy ofsprotcctian mt'st De ulti- mat ely limited to hoseSarticIcs of domee- tic manufaetnre which arc indispepsabie 10 our safety in time of war; Witbin this
 scope, ousa reasonable scaIo, 1t is recom- mended by every .coasid erafion Of pa iriot< ism and duty, wIichwilI doubtless aiwe5B Esorure to 1t asl efa1 and eficien 4upppft. [ But beyond this obj ject ac hate already
 seen the operation of tue system prudoc- Htiye Of discontcpt. In soIne seclions of the Re public its influence isadeprccated as E tending to c0pcentrate " eatfh into JSW hands, and as creating those Eerlne ofsIe- Ipendence and vice which in . filef colld- tries have characterized fh6 ax is{spce or
 monopolies, and proved t0 T [ ffuclite oE
 liberty and the generaI foqlIs s "A laTE9 portion of the people in one 6& ftiono e ( th8 Republic declare it not ofsiy ihe pedfent on these grounds, but IS distufbinett tt4
 equal relations of properly by by1cgisIaiionk and therefore cunconstitutionaln and unjiisf. Doubtless, these efIccts afe, in p great Edegree, exaggerateds and may be ascrib- ed to a lnistak en view of the considcra1 Ltions which ed te tis ses sede cf the tariff system hut they arc nes eseftbeles4 if0ppr- taDt in enabling us to seyieR tho subjeet lwitIl more thorough knowledge Of ita lbearings upon the great intefe1fss of tha lRepubIic, and with determination to dispose of it so thatnone can with justiceR complain. ak is my painful dnty to statc, that ii one quarter of the United States, opposition 10 the revenue laws has risen to a beigilt whicj. threatens.t 10 thwaIt their exc csati0ny 1 if not to endanger the integrity y0f thu Union. 2s Whateverob structions may b4 thrownin the way of The judicial authori- ties of thc General Government, 1t is her lped they will be able peaceably to oveT7 come them by the prudence of their owIt
 officers and the patriotism of the people l But should this reasonable reliance on the
 moderation and good senseof all portions