Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-21
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Marfsl@A..i9E OF TIE TARIFF.
n. CLAY lo34 ! al.i.e,sed tic Scud;e TO the
faii a. rirel,
lyrs.crll> sir 29vo nofieo tha. Should ask
leaye'o in;roiace il bill Il nl1ly the various acts
imposing duties "a in9srs. At tic SANE t'na,
adIs5iant sh5pli, vita tie i,l!nsson o! the Sc.
lat, ...:g an ~ ,.at.or at lie ,incple on which
ft,5bui Is li.ol6~i. Vwc -, an aIAosy to the
S0Aac u. his Course Of uean, because, although
strictly inm 1tarE, it Is nevertheless oat ol The
astal practice u ,Lis boz, ; b'; il i, a course
Whit trust ii tuc Senate III deem 70 DC JUS
td..5 By Tie lat2r@s.ins nature OF the subject.
rise, sit on tbs o;ca,.ol Rctuatei by motives OF
private nattae by t1o p,,s5lai feelings, and for
n personal oljec'sj but exclusively % d,encc
Ia A sense oi' t,r day Wlit,. | 10 tiy country
! trust tharetac, t1at no cue wall anticipate on
my part any ANA inas di,p y IF such humble
powers as nty possess II Is sincerely hay put-
pos. 10 present plain, nla ornei aud naked state
meat cii,cts connected with lhc measure which /
shall have the honor tn propose and with the con
dtioa oft'e no,lotty. WAen | survey sir, the
Whole fac oIoat country, behold all around the
eYdeaces OF t'Ie most gratifying prosperity. pros
pet whca y0Ii 5 en- ID BE- without cloud upon
Il, il not that through ali paris OF ihe country
there exist great discussions aud unhappy dstinc-
,ioos, which, ifthev can possibly be relieved and
reoonsiledh y any broad schen Of legislation al
aptad u al interests and regarding the feelings u
a. sections oug'lin be quoted and leading 10
which o.; ct az measure II! 10 be well rcceiy-
cd
In presenting the notification of The Tara laws
which am now about to submit, I have TWO great
OBJECTS il view. Ny fist object looks to the Ia.
riff. | am compelled TO express the opinion form.
cd after the most deliberate reflection and full
survey OF the whole country, that whether right
fully Or wrohyfaiy the Tariff stan Is in imminent
danger. Fit sholid even b, preserved during this
session, it saust fiji 4, the next son. BY what
circumstances, ard ,hrou rh what causes, has arts
en- the necessity Cor this change in the policy Of
oar country, viii not pretend now - ciucidae.
Others there are who m,y differ from the impress
SONS which my mind has receive upon this point.
OwinS, however, To variety OF concurrent causes,
tho Tariff, ii now exists, is ia imminent danger,
and itthc system can be preserved beyond the next
session, it mast be by means not now within
the reach OF human shgaclty. The fall of that po-
ICY, SIR, would be- productive of consequences ca
lamilous indeed. When look to the variety Of
interests which afn involved, TO the number of midi.
vlduals interested, the amount of capital invested
the value OF the bul dngs erected and the whole
arrangement Of the business for the prosecution Of
the various branches Of the manufacturing arr
which have sprung up under the fostering oil
thls Government, cannot contemplate any evil
equal to the sudden overthrow of ali those interests
History can produce parallel to the extent ofthc
mischief which w0Nldbe produced by such dis
aster. The repeal of the EIict of Nantes itself was
nothing in comparison with it. That condemned
to exile and brought to ruin e,ra, number Of
persons The most respectable portion of the p 'p-
usaon OF France were condemned to exile and ru
In by that measure. But in my opinion, sir, the
sudden repeal of the tariff policy would bring ruin
ahddestruction on the whole People of this coun
try. There is no evil, in my opinion, equal to tho
consequences which would result from such ca
'astrophe.
What, sir, are the complaints which unhappiy
oiv'de the people of this great counry9 On thu
ono hand, it is saidby these who are opposed &c
Inc Tariff. that it unjus,ly taxes portion Of the
people and paralyzes their industry; that it is Il
oeoi perpetual operation tina, there is to be nc
ehd to the system which, right or wrong, is to bs
urged o,heir inevitable ruin, And what is the
!4s' complaint, on the other hand, OF those WIN
support the Tariff /, is, that the policy Of the
,ro'eri.mcni is vacciaiug and uncertain, and that
,q'e Is no stability in legislation Before one
'''i books arc fairly opea:d, It becomes neccssa