Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30

ern or planting interest; and they have
been imposed against The steady and ear.
nest remonstrance Of the representatives Of
that interest for the last 3 years; No
special protection OF that interest has ever
been asked OF the General Government:
and your com nttee feel we'll assured that
no considerations Of gain or advantage,
will ever induce the south to ask for or
consent TO the unequal imposition and
oneIous burthens upon our northern breth.
zen, for the special protection or odyonce-
ment Of southern interests.
BY the operation Of the tariff OF 1928,
the south paid tribute to northern capital
ists, to The annual amount OF millions oil
dollars, Inc the shape of discriminating
duties upon articles Of Indispensable use,
and universal consumption, in the planting
interest. Now that this burhen has been
mitigated to n considerable extent removed
by what is commonly called the "Com-
premise Aci,n it can hardly be expected
that the south, with full remembrance Of
The excited feelings and bitter experience
Of the past, will again consent to come
under the yoke, and quietly bear the
burthen Of unequal, interested and sec
tional legislation. Her just and equal
proportions Of the public burthens, be they
never so oppressive, she will bear with
accomplishing forti;ndc. She will, in the
opinion Of your Committee, prefer the col
lection Of a public revenue, equal 10 the
wants Of the Government, DO that amount
great or small by tarinfupon importatons,
such plan being il the opinion of your
Committee. liable 10 fewer objections, and
combining greater advantages than any
other. Bat we should hold any public
servant up to meri,ed apprehension, who
would consent to a further recognition of
The discriminating, or to any material de-
parture from The al pdlorem principle
Upon the latter principle, taxation, adequate
to any exigency, will be cheerlully sub.
mlted to : upon the former il should be
resisted, no matter how inconsiderable its
amount, or how specious its pretexts.
Your Committee can IN no wise admit
The necessity of protection by bounties or
restrictions, of any particular interest -
Such system is oPposedto oil just prIncl-
pies of government, and The soundest max
inns Of political enconomy. Common OBJ.
servation, as well as common sense, teaches
us, that while each branch OF industry is
open to all our citizens, and they are left
free to invest their labor Of their capital in
such a manner, and 10 such an extent, as
their views of interest or expedency may
dictate, investments will readily be made
in The production or manufacture Of such
articles as yield profit in which case, no
protection is needed bu, such as the gener-
al laws never fail to extend to person and
property. No other description Of invest
ment, and no department of business which
is nlrinsically Improbable, deserves pro.
lection, and should never be sustained by
a tax upon other interests. Some of the
Legislation of this State, and great private
sacrifices, have been directed TO the es-
Enlistment Of direct expectation Of our
produce from our own, to foreign ports, &
the direct Importation of foreign merchan.
disc. The total failure of all these at
tempta, some Of them persevered in with
spirit and determination deserving better
| late, have shown, conclusively, how fruits
ess it is to contend against natural causes
aud how impossible 10 resist the established
laws Of trade and commerce. Gradually,
and in process Of time, our manufacturing
interests will acquire a permanent and
imposing importance; and this will happen
as soon as it will be desirable, without tax
ing other paramount interests.
Nor can your committee admit; that the
plan'ing interest is compensated for bur.
thens imposed upon it for the protection Of
domestic manufacturers, By The ad,anta.
ges Of home market, which such manu-
tacturers create for our great agricultural
staple. We need no such market. II
can effect the value Of our products, only
by competition with foreign markets. For
that purpose, it is, and must long continue,
far too inconsiderable; ard in fact, no
competition can permanently elevate or
depress The prices Of those products
Those prices depend upon causes very
remotely, if at oil, connected with the
subject under consideration.
These brief suggestions by your com.
nittee, are ventured upon, not in direct
response to views specifically set forth in
The communication under consideration
but as the subject is evidently about TO be
forced again upon The consideration Of the
country, il is deemed eXpedient, that il be
now so fully considered, as to require no
future specific action by the Legislature of
Mississippi
Your committee ask TO be discharged
from the further consideration of the sub.
ject.
All ofwhich respectfully submitted.