Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-09

Mr.. Claws new tariff bill, is from the pen
of The veteran editor Of Niles Register.
Mr.. Niles has labored long and arduously
in the cause Of American independence,
for such we must call the "American
Sutherland his remarks carry truth up
on the face Of them. On the question of
the power of congress to CIRCULATE COM
merceo there can ne but one opinion.
The constitution silences all argument on
that question by an express provision to
that effect. Other nations regulate com
merCe in such way est suits their IN
cerest without Consulting the conven-
fence Of their neighbOrs, and 1t is aecessd-
RI for the United States to resort to the
same system means of self defence.
The commerce and manufaCture of this
country have never been adequately pro-
sectcd. Last year, our whole exports a
mounted to eighty two millions of dollars,
whilst our imports amounted TO one hum
dred millions. And yet, with eighteen
millions Of a balance Of trade against us,
we are told that our commerce is in a -four
: Shing condition. How long can such 4
state ofthings exist! where is the money
TO come from to pay this great balance of
trade. In this is at once explained the
scarcity of money which every man in the
union feels at this time; and it is owing to
this cause, too, that the depreciation Of bu-
siness in the southern states exists ofwhich
they complain, and which they make the
gropnd work Of their resistance of the tariff
laws. Regulate our commerce in such
manner that balance of trade will be in
our favor, and at least one great cause of
COMPLIANT will be done away. If such
were the case, money would soon be SO
plenty that the owners of it would readily
engage in manufacturing, or any other
business hat would produce an adequate
@sper cent. on the capital invested. Com
petition would be great-the prices of raw
aterials would BE northumberland
articles would re brought down,-money
would pe plenty, and business lively.
Mr.. CLAY NEW TARIFF Project
will be received like Il crash Of tnun-
der ~ the wi ter season., and, some
WI, hardly trust the evidence Of their
Ow: senses on a tIr-t examination Of il
so radical ana suid..,. is the change
of policy now proposed, .ccause of <,
combination Of circumstances which,
in the Judgment OF MIR. Clay has
rendered ,ch change necessary. A
proposition of hi sort was not alto
ge,her unexpected-for many plans to
determine the disputes between two
parties to the tariff question nave been
a.oa' ut Washington, but we did not
tn III that any Procrustean method
W Icn mad been recommended for the
imposition Of duties on goods imported,
would have been thus presented.
We navc attentively read Mr.. Claws
speech introductory to his bill. and the
speeches OF TIE other members of the
s. ats delivered on the occasion. all
OF >.i.cn will be found in subsequent
pa. BUT have not discovered the
necessity of abandoning the principle
OF protection, or in other words. the
undouatcd right ''to regula com
mrrcc, That IL temporary safety ma,
be ohthined. Ne render ali possible
respect To the motives of our IGNORED
frIeid-but cannot go with him in n 4
measure which, in our humble opinion
(aod this must be our own guide.l con-
ta'n> the surrendry Of a power which
> vial to the Independent nee oftbe Uni
ted ,>taies-which is firmly held and
dali, excrted by every commercial
natlo'. ia the world-the power to re.
gulatc trade, BY discretionary duties
on articles imported, as they NAV en-
courage or prove injurious to the do
mc>tic industry. Thus, England pro-
hihits the importation Of meats. and
ie>les al average duty ofthree or four
dollars on barrel Of flour. flor exam
Pley to encourage her agriculture
prohibits fish and nearly prohibits fish
oil. &c. to encourage her nay,oation
-lcvie> on coal go cents. or nearly
ten dollars ton. to protect her miners
ard coasting trade-and admits COTTON
at =! per 10 to encourage her mann.
features. but places n duty Of seven
cents per square yard on cotton cali.
Goes. to forbid their Interference. II
Is thus that the tariffs Of all CONNER.
cIaf nations are regulated-but Mr..
OiaN> bill proposes to measure the
'Protrceed articles BY common duty
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