Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-21

sent another striktng yte%. Mr. Calhoun, who
At that day. urged the protective system. which hody
decided advantage over e3mmcrt.& rarieosioa
which was calculated to bind together nore tfrr
! ~ our widc spread Rcpptiic-- would greatly
increase our "mataaf 6e3r-@cacs" ind mir
eo.rse'-and which would as necessary cmsc.
qnence excite an a" iHrrsass! efss',oan 10 in,
iernal i.aprepement' subicc1 eresv ieag So
iimatefg canaceted H,ettt lac nlii@aie attainment
81 national urcngh and he perIec,,o,a Of our 20
utcaI Institutions, nusv regards that very con |
ncxioa as mcretrcions aud corrupt Indeed, one
OF the very grounds Of complaint the part ofthc
South Carolina null iers It'll Mr. Calhoun at their
head, Is ths,the appropriations made FOR purposes
OF Internal Improvement by Congress are made |
with flew 10 the efficient operation of the "pyo
tetftpe system J" yet when both systems were
| struggling for existence Mr. Calhoun. Who assert
ed their necessary and intimate connection. was the
decided and efficient advocate of both lie
maintained the policy of both in set speeches of
great ability, and, coming from true blue Re-
publican with overwhelming effect.
| If words arc TO DO understood according "a the
sense affixed 10 them by the common understanding
OF who speak the sumo language, Mr. calhoun's
4 sentiments cannot be sundcrstooj. lie was one
of the fathers ofthe protective system Tha,
| he is the author of the doctrine Of Modification
none can doubt, although II frs, publicly pro-
mulged by Mr.. Hayne in the Senate of the United
States, in The celebrated debate on Foots resolu
| ton. Yet il cannot be overlooked, that its friends
appealed to Mr.. Calhoun for the dcvelopcn,cW Of
its principles. A call made upon him,
which he answered by two communications publish
ed in the PendIe,on Messenger containing, as
was, on their appearance, declared by the friends
OF that doctrine, It's orthodox principles. SO that
| whatever of unconsttuonallty, oppression OF
spotisl is to be found IN either OF these systems
some Of the same Statesmen are responsible at the
bar of public opinion for all the consequences which
have and will result from them.
During tho progress of the doctrine of null'fca-
| ton, public op,nlon was undergoing steady
| change in relation to the policy oftbe protective
system, Its unequal and oppressive character was
c.nstantly developn. Itself, and the uinpcr OF us
opponep,s increasing. The nec4 sslly Tor the con
tinuation OF hi III dulles, was constantly diminish
ing in consc aecc OF The continue'i AMI steady re-
,ut.on Of the nut c 'ebl 50 Aha, every cause
r. ed 70 produce All sx 4nfualon into the necessity
u the collection of so Ia,gc IN amount of revenue
20 NC present duties prodpcc--un investigation
whi,, could not otherwise thau rcSd, IN the con
r;,io, a, ',c Improperly Of taxing oac class OF the
,o,o,n,;,v :, the benefit of another, and an thch
c,,s,e,,.,t ,,d,, ",on. Tho cfor, IL produce some
,elnc,,n, q, zee 'stu.y made at lh" aa. session
~, ,,,,,r.a.s -easonaby 10 b. Exp c1et,
Tim, on IN, 6nnl rx,,.u, 'alent ufthe pubiic debt
winch wa, near a, hand q isr 'er ana 'nuch '.rEe'
reduction would be made The >e''o"' y" Wv
Government to effect this desirable ev, al WIZ W."
messed by all except the ultra tariaes v "'' go
satisfaction, and, connected with the exc. '"o,'7
,r., a,,,oI,sna,,,,t Dr. ,,,;1r ,,i,;ai,. 1,
oavc decisive nroof,bat tIc ndnonco nf ,be admin,
;,,,,,,,, Ia ,,,,,r. ,,,,,,d 10 ,,,,,l -, ,l,, .,,.l
modification, ne ,,a,la r,J,,eo ,ho r,.,o, =, ,,,.
necesS,rv exncn1i,nres Of the C,eo4,a,,oo, l.,
This vi.,v Tho ron,try u,s moi d;s,nnafot,i 'rb,
roo.,s ho;n, =, ,,,,,oond 70 d;s.l-,, tho ,,,,,l.
deht Tho President in bia Ina, Mress,s fvbirb
followed upon the heel of the wnrlike odnonce ef
south Carolina distinctly avows the principle ii "A
the expenditures oft the Government should be eco.
nomical and that the revenue laws should he re
duced 10 tho standard OF that expenditure If the
President had not been sincere in his efforts, and
determined us far AS his influence extended, to eE
feet so desirable an event. an ampIe apology was
afforded him in the heavy draft which woald have
been made upon tha treasury b, the celebrated har-
bour and internal improvement bls Of the last SEES
soh Of con gress to Withhold his exertions by sarc
ii ming them-But he rejected them.--Tho Mes
sage to which have aavefed presents this subject
in most lucid and forcibe poiut Of view. II pre-
sents the true principles of our government IN an
IMPOSING and irresistible shape. They IRE supper.
ted by unanswerabIe arguments. Among the ma
ny sound republican doctrines with which tic mes
sage abounds there Of greater importance
or more vilay necessary TO The purity and naintc
nance of our free Institutions than that which con-
fine. the expenditures of the Government To rigid
ecanomv and which rccomme nds the reduction Of |
the revenue to the scale of such economical expen
dure The practice of this principle in the ad- |
muistration OF the Government, would avoid many
dangers which attend the mach Of free institutions,
and secure It's final triumph in the full accomplish
men,s Of the liberties OF man 1t would limit the