The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-17

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shall ever he permitted tn justify ,'r IS.
sumption ri a power NOT given hy The
constitution. the GsneFsi Go ernnIrns
will b"iHre lnng ahsorb al the pow<I, Ol
Legislation. anI san Will have. IN sE+cf.
hut me e"ns"lldaieh Government Fnm
The extent f our country. lie diversified
Interests. different pursuits. and different
habits. II Is too Obvinns for sTgument
that single consolidated Government
would be wholly inadeqnaie 10 watch
over and prOieci its interests: and every
friend II our free institutions sh"ula ne
always prepared 10 maintain unImpalred
and in full vIgor the rights and sovereign.
~ Of the States. and 60 r0nfims he action
Of the General Government strictly 10
the sphere Of its appropriate duties.
There is. perhaps. no one Of the pow.
ers conferred On the Federal government
80 liable 10 abuse D. The taxing power.
The most productive end convenient
sources OF revenue were necessarily giy-
en- 10 u, that IL might he able 10 perform
the important duties imposed upon IL;
and the taxes winch IL laws upon conn
merce being concealed from the real pay.
or IN thr price oi the article. they do not
so readily attract the attention al he pe0-
pie as smaller sums demanded from Them
direcily BY the isxgalherer. Bu Ihe tax
imposed on goods enhances by So much
the price ~ The eummndnv o. tire cnn~
sumer: and. a. many nf these duties are
imposed on articles nf Necessity. which
are dali, used BY the grrai body nj The
people. the money raised by THESE I'm.
pOsIs Is drawn from their pOckets. I"n-
gress has M right. under ihs constituting,
IT, take money frnn the people, unls.s 10
~ required Ia execute sumo one e tho
sperItir powers entrusted iO the Govern.
mrut; and il they raise mnre than L. ne.
cessary far such purp"ses. il IL IN shuso
of the power nf tsxslion. and uhj'<' nd
oppressive. II NAV. indeed. happen lhat
the revenue will sumeumes exceed Tho
amount anticipated when ,he taxes arre
laid. When. however. this is ascertain.
ed il Is easy Ia reduce ,hem: and, 10
such case. il is unquesti"nably The du.
" of the Government To reduce them i0s
no circumstances can justify IL in assmm.
ing power no, given 10 il nv The cnnsti-
tuition, nor in taking away the MONEY of
the people when II is not needed Tor the
legitimate wants Of the Government.
PLAIN as these principles appear Ia be,
you will yet find that there is con- tant
effort 10 induce the General Government
70 go beyond the limits Of lis taxing COW.
er, and e. impose unnecessary burreus
upon the people. Many powerful rnte>
rests are continually at work 20 procure
heavy duues on commerce. and to swell
the revenue beyond the real neees. ties
Of The public service: and the countr, has
already felt the injurious effect Of their
combined influence. They succeeded 10
obtaining tariff of duties bearing mos.
oppressively on the agricul,uring and la.
boring classes Of society, and producing
a revenue that could not be useiully em-
ploved within the range OF the ppwers
conferred upon Congress: and, in erter
to fasten upon the people this unjust and
unequal system Of taxation, extrasagant
schemes Of internal Improvement were
got up, in various quarters, to squandr
the money. and TO purchase support
Thus. one unconstitutional measure was
intended to be upheld BY another, and the
abuse Of the power Of taxation was to he
maintained by usurping the power Of ex>
pending the money IN internal improves
ments. You cannot. have forgotten the
severe and doubtful struggle through
which we passed. when the Executive
, department of the Government, by its
veto. endeavored 10 arrest this prodigal
scheme of iliustice, and to bring back
the legislation Of Congress TO the bouns
daries prescribed BY the constitution.
The good sense and practical judgment,
of the people. when the subject was
brought before them, sustained the course
of the Executive; and this plan u unron>
stitu,ional expenditure for the purpose Of
corrupt influence is. | trust. finally overs
Ihrown. @s
The result of-tlis derision has heen
Eel, in the rapid ex,inguishmen, nf The
public debt. and the large accumulation
Of a surplus in The treasury. no,withs and
| ing the tariff was reduced. aud is now
very far below the amour, "rlg'aaIly
contemplated ny its advocates. But, re.
| w upon It. the design tn collect Al extra
VACANT revenue. aud 10 burden you with
taxes beyond the. economical wants OF
the Government. is not vel Abandoned
The various interests which have c"ms
biued together To impose heavy 'ariHs
and to produce an OVERLOOKING treasury,
are 100 slroug aud have too much At stake
TO surrender The contest. The corpora,
uons and wealthy individuals who are en-,
gagged in large manufacturing esIablish-
IN, hts. desire a high tariff 10 increase
,hrir gains llesigmng p'htic,a"s "ill
su pnr, It, 10 cooc,laie tlten fa,'r AID