Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-12
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sufficient respcuns We do otconend, as Ire
Republican asserts, that tie general vrtnaent can
lar The people ot any other pup, Sc hon IA, lis
dfbis. We asser, II is tue, ,hai. in paul ulaf
emergencies, llle general government hasa uglr.
even without reference to revenue to resort to
ralaory tu' Is. We do not however doduce Il IS
night omihe tatjHe clause ollie eou>ti ulor, tul
from Que tqnal3. lng .latfe, aud much broader IN
its bcatings-@e l,ierto that clause which makcst
the duty OF tie ecuetd government to regulate
ioteign een'mefct'-one u the Urinary motives
wlncl led 10 lie otf alton lie federal tonslitH-
iinn, and heh cam OF be reloq rtshed without an
abdndonmtut q The most solemn Obligations as well
ia uur aahts interests. If this be Jeacral doctrine
lien Jefferson. Who urged II catly 1871, was a
ie1lrIdlls and 50 Lave been our tofeg u min-
slrrs, including Mr.. 5 evenson, row in Eng Land,
and Gen Cass now In + rance, who have uniformly
threatened ttsorl 10 dem as our only weapon oil
def nee against the patlal and UNJUST commercial
codes Of foreign prwets. We wrIino say that we
bad rather Wiih Mr.. Jclf fsou and the long list
ol distinguished Republican authorizes who have
cnncuned with hlm IN advocating relaiatory duties,
than 10 be right with the present opponents oil thai
policy; hui this We will say that weiecl very cofl
lrntthat opinions lotmed by those distinguished IN
dsdua's, without I, lelei &c 10 pany dogmas, aud
without any view TO ulletor patty movements,
entitled, even exclusive OF tie u.iiaence OF Iheir
great names, 10 vastly more weight dian sentiments
which manesly tie offspring Of party leeins,
and winch are be used SOLELY as Instruments in
AN approaching struggle for rar:y aseendancy.
Moreover, deny that reiaharory dues are ne
cc.satrl, tores al al If, for example, (cven admit
Il
thtlt necessary consequence, which is the act,)
their imposition will effect the great cad for which
lI4cy are ploi ostd-- not to collect revenue, (ma,k
YOU y hut 10 ,gulale cummerce-il - lead toa
modification Of the heavy duties American pro.
ducts IN European martel which admitted 10
be N Just and oppressive, even by those WHO alvo-
cate a slasish Submission to them, without one ef-
tou to throw o0the lnhl yzng incubus and
SUMPTION is augmented and prices enhanced, as
the consequence oflhen nrodfcaon,-lsll not man.
uc>r thai for every adliiooal per yard when
may pay rppn French silks, we shall receive III
,tluru, much grcatef sun upou ourtohaceol Oar
object is eutnely misphen by the .ltepubhcan AID
us coad tutors. They aie The advocates of the
ten, cfieslticton and niouopoli,s, duties aud
not We. aud tGcse Who with The differ.
ence between IS HAT hCy pro ose a partial and
unequal sysIem--a system Ami American mis- char
acier. aud destructive TO our national prosperity
while re propose, simply, thatD American products
are taxed the otter side OF the tlnto, their
products shall turn be taxed herein other words,
we propose to use the restrictive system, not as al
end, but as means not fion ci05ee, but from
ccssi4 not because are disciples # iha school,
but because il is tie Only mode Of breaking it dawn
every where aud linus leaving trade Tree to select lis
own channels 10 tJd ITS own markets, to balance lis
own inequalities in word, ultimately 10 guatc
atstT Oar opponents take the ground thai VIC must
submit forever To the rank and monstrous lnequa
lies which now character z. our commercial inter
course with foleign oounruts; while assert that
naiiona! honor, national pride and nalio Il! inices
Ike demand hat GU, government shall emplay all HE
powers with uhlch thls been clothed to ylndloate
the rights Of American producers, aud 10 establish
every where the greal principle Of Commercial Rcci-
procity They, II is rnc are az ainst the imposition
OF high du,i,s here; but they virtually dtierd, aud
her course will have the effect oil ptfPttu4tiHg
these duties elsewhere: We on the oth,r hand are
in favor Of high dures here, but only weapon
break them down every where We leave ii to the
common sense OF the public to determine which OF
us is nuly tie advocate Of Free Trade aud Low
Taxes. We shall indeed be "hoping against hope
and "atlaching Gibraltar with pocket Ilso # we
ever expect 10 coeItea uStr,spe tie rights aud
interests of the American producer, on the part oil
foreign governments, If the dogmas Of the "Repub-
ican'' aud its f,ltnds are to prevail They claim 10
be lhe dlsclples Of Mr.. Jefefsou-but they depart
lely in lhls matter from the principles laid down
by thai stat, snau, they have done il many 9th
ers, Of "a la mporlance. The disciples have come
10 be wiser than their masler-which, by the by, Is
no uncommon dung.
We beg leave, III conclusion, t" suggest one riiec-
lion ol The consideration OF readers 1t is conen-
dcd by opponents that he duty imposed on obac
co bv lotcgn governments Is only juioust Their
jecls AID that f coarse il duty be imposed
foreign t'btlcs by government, IT operates with
sevrri,y ia like manner upon our own citizens. Did
1t never occur 10 those who use tins argument that
ii is utterly tai'atiDus-nUt 10 say iasc How hap
PENS Ii be rue, that he COVE nments OF Engllnd,
France "A, d Germany AFRAID to reduce the tax on
toblcLo lest II lead to popular opposition! And
Why AT the time, the people Of those conn-
Irlts so easily alarmed, aud why do they beray so
much sensuve0ess, whenever a duty is threatened III
this county any of tie articles which we pun
chase from them Ale they : Indifferent to their
own purses thalIhey hostile to the abolition oil
tax upon HtHstirtS Ten times Tie FIRST Of HE ar