The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-15

tected articles are more burthensome to
the people than duties on unprotected.
If the government wish TO raise million
Of dollars, aud levy it upon tea, the peo-
pie pay the whole increase of price into
the Treasury, because there is no domes-
tic supply. the Price Of which will be
raised. If the government levy it upon
sugar, then the people pay million into
the Treasury collected from imported
sugar, and if as much be raised from the
country as imported, they pay another
million To the sugar planters. which
makes the tax on the people two millions.
Ii two thirds of the sugar be raised at
home, then the tax is three millions; if,
three fourihs, four millions; aud 50 oa IN
any other proportion. A duty on pro-
tected article is, therefore, do"ble,
triple, or quadruple tax upon the people,
incl easing IN the ratio of the domestic
supply, until importation ceases, aud
then the whole tax Is paid Ia the manu-
fac;u.ers. II our revenues are I" be hf-
teen millions of dollars, aud they be col
lec.ed from Unprotected ARTICLES, hen
the people will be taxed only in that SUN;
hut if they be- collected from protected
articles. aud one half ot the supply be
maui ufactured 'at home, the tax on the
people will he thirty millions. 6iieen of
which will be paid to their government
aud fiiieen to their rich monopoIists.
In relation to the left arm Of our M
! b,ity Sysiem, State debts aud State in
corporations, it concentrates less imme-
date danger To our country, aud II will
bo long before i. Is reached by the hand
of reiorn. The time will come, howev-
er, when The people will learn that all
systems of debts and stocks are curse to
The country.--lii,le else than contrivan-
ces 10 make men ric!, without labor, and
not counterbhIanced by any good that
can he derived from the n.
J How can we bes, pull down these sys-
tens, and place all the people upon the
basis ofequal rights and equal protection
Not by destroying the Union of the
States under which the leading abuses
have grown up. As soon nigh, we
seek relief from pestilence by destroy
ing the atmosphere in which u IS waited
AS soon might we reject all food, be-
cause II sometimes breeds disease. The
thunder strikes man dead, and the floods
sweep away the fruits Of his industry !;
but will he therefore pray his Maker
that It may cease to rain. With as
nuch reason might we beg Him To
bolish the laws Of nature because evil
grow out of their operation, as to think
III destroying the Union as a remedy for
political evils. The Mobility System in
tins country is shaking; it will fall /;
Reform is IN rcl,ing onward under the
banner Of Union it will do its ph0le
u0rk, few years will see an end of par
tial Legislation in the General Govern
that its only true province is to protect
the State and The people, tax them just
enr.gh tolpay for II, aud let them alone
But ifthe UniOn be dissolved, little
Mobility System will grow up in every
State, or confederation of states, foster
cd by wars, armies, and high taxes, To
W. ich, ~ their weight upon the people.
our present burdens are but rs pebble
to tho White Mountains.
! No; zoe the people" must save the
Union we must cherish it with the
same reverence that we look upon the
government of ileayen-we must make
it analogous TO that governnoni IN ITS
impartiality, its benefcence, aud its pre-
gading superintendence. Beneath its
panopiy we may save liberty. resl"re e.
quality, and entail upon generations un
numbered, peace, security aud happi-
ness"