Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-08-08
F.G. NORMAN.
WAsnINoroN, May IS, ls4o.

WASHINGTON, May IS, 1870
Dem' Sa:--ln yours Of the 9th q thi7
month, you among other things, ask me
for correct information in roalin 70 The
course Of parties in expendiog the public
monies"
You ais deaf j" facts ia relation TO The
prices Of produce, whilst the United States
! Bank was IN existence and in full opeia-
Lion, aud also, before and sllcc that Pefi
od.n
AMI YOU ask me whether the Demo
Gratis on Wings, most favor the views q
the Abnlitionss.o
10 answer all these questions tally and
furnish the proofs, woGid exceed The Inn.
its OF letter. TO know and determine"
4 which party ought TO be blamed for these
expenditures, We must look the manner
ia which the money was taken from the
people, aud tile purposes lor which It was
50 t.,ken
Ii was eator;ed from hcm by means q
protective Tariff hiah duty lhid up
on goods brought into the United states,
so that our people could not eat, drink,
wear or use any arli Ie Of foreign growth
I or manufacture, without being enormously
i taxed.
TbiF tx upon foreign articles was IN.
= tended 10 effect a hreetald object
n First TO enable the Northern man
G ofactnlcls to selltheir articles a high pr
ces, aud thereby make their pirate Jor-
times through lie aid Of The taxing Powei
y OF the g3y rim emit
d Secondly 10 collecthy taxes from lh'
n aRoic people more money Than was need
i ed TO carry On The government, WIN
: view to spend the oyerplus 10 carrying q
Expensive works Of Internal Improve
meats, to build up and enrich Tie cIl'e
and larger towns, and % enable anothe
set Of men 10 make their prlrote fortune
~ out Of taxes exoytcd from The citizens
III moi to carry on government, ne Only Pgl
~ poses for which taxes can llshlluliy Y
Y demanded, but laid and collected express
ly for these cljects.
~ Ihis wns called the American system
rs and Was lie fuyorite scheme with MessF,
len Adams aud Clay, when they together az
'hs1 ministered lhe government, and were gay
'eir ed National Republicans and i y ye.
aa' layorile measure with the party undef Y
'Ao new name If Wing.
Thirdly These men, IN their semen
efe lof d hiah TanA, had nsill further ollec
asd. ana one mich better suited to their pufP
''s' W. lhan either Of those above nameo'
efc collecting more money BY taxes ilian Y, W
vented 10 carry on the government
lln money wa collected from The people "
no- Il lie ID d National Bank, and Mhlch !. Y
Stockholders could lend out, and put Y
dcr interest IL lhcir own pockets, and nai
6aa up princeiy private fortunes igr themselyt !,
IN, IA, i he taxes unjusly extorted from Y
aao people. PonnE
na cansm with tho Adams and Clay par
nd I hils, 81 power, and is 4 Wing measu
inst now, sought 70 be re-csIabishea w
was saynp nen aud under their new name
~, ine Tbese schemes we're began On ve
. wv a,ra scnle ~ he tariff Of 1874, and (
ifus ling the A years autnl"'S''1 ' AK. ..s..
VIE Adams every exerlion vas made e 1. eNse
s 'Go lie system and 10 1928, before U ",
nd. Jackson Was elected president uie n
Iii. expressive tariff ever borne ny Peo
inst was laid, taking nearly half q 'ho ere
, rmS II tic shape Of tax upon imports VI:
- il REQUIRED one ortwo years ior VIZ
~ nm nader way, and when y d1a,
mi ney began % increase u the treasury
rnB. s,'rapid rate, that Government ,s e.
Mn. not spend il fast enough. IN e u NJ =
no. wanted ID carry oulhe schemes q eNpo
~ noor (or which lie Taritfwos aid, ana Prey r
! u. forward their extravaganza measures ~
love lernai improvement, which woala nj q,
,hercIly lave used al Of The taxes Mcn coli
,rrc.s ed. but (he bnrlhcn Of lhe AaF'l Y
= have 70 Ia Kept on the people ior ase'
hayc finished tho works they desire
-Iers commence.
great Gen jackson noWeNe' 1870 w. N,
no in. odiona nroiecis Of extravaganza, lof M