Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-09
FoR THE WING.


The Late Contention on me subject Of Ia. Ta-g, ana
JoTrHn0H II "HJms League" FER g!scrI7li.afHE ia.
mes, SC.
am one Of those who still adhere TO the policy
Of permitting all the Iaboring classes in the c1mmti
nifty TO engage in any aud every branch of abo,
without looking TO the Government for aid II we
look TO the condition OF most OF the European ma
tons, we shall see once, that the policy that indu-
| ces those Governments TO impose nigh duties on
imports done not much for protection As Tor re
venue. In Great Brl'IIn, while tobacco splri;uous
liquors. wines, and some other articles pay an enor-
| nous duty, cotton pays but a moderate one. Bot
the high duties laid those articles IS laid 10 de-
fray the enormous annual charge OF that Govern.
ment IN detrayng her large current expenses and
| 10 pay the interest on her national debt
w NAT can Great Britain resort to- to pay her cur.
rent expenses, II she was TO make alterations in her
! tariff which would lessen her revenue millions OF
pounds sterinsi The National Debt, too, oil Great
Britain, was contracted from dire necessity. Her
high duties have resulted from the necessity of sun
porting the wars (whelher right or wrOnyj that her
Government have been engaged IN for centuries
! Ia the times OF William X Mary and Queen Anne
her participation ~ the struggles on the Continent
IN the reign OF George II. her war with Fancs ths
first and second American war-her gigantic strug
gle with that scourge OF nations, Bgunaparte cost
her hundreds OF millions Of pounds Sterling.
| am one OF those who lived m the times of the
Embargo and Non Intercourse Laws. and witnessed
the prostratlon Of our commerce. and our prIyatons
without seeing those melsI.cS 10 US any essential
service.
This making war, by discriminating duties. is bu,
nJurng urge classes Of laborers, 10 benefit others
without any benefit to the country. -four Govern
ment, by way OF retaliation, was TO Iay bi,h dutes
on imports, to induce Great Britain to lower her
duties on our tobacco and grain what would be the
effect on The agricultural. interest IN our own coun-
tryl The Whole South, icing consumers of mos,
OF the articles OF clothing imported from Great Bri.
tam, would from necessity get inferior articles from
The manufactures Of the North, charged with the
whole duty aId on foreign goods OF the same k nd
which would 90 into the pockets Of those manuInc.
turers, until the people OF the South in SET defence
should become manufacturers. II the Government
was 20 pursue such policy, il would bring about
a CONFUSION which wsu.d precptate the country
into a state Ike that, when every patriot heart
in our country tremUed for our Union, when Sourb
Carolina was on the eve Of shooting from her orbit
Ours IS government Of compromise and concession
having Tor It's OBJECT the general good, and must lie
administered on the principles OF even handed ils.
tIce. The rights OF the minority must lie rcspected
protected anu taken care Of or It will end in anarchy
and despotism. This great Convention of wise
men have entered up a resolution affirming that we
ought not To trade with nations who impose heavy
duties on the articles we export TO them without
imposing similar duties on such articles as we take
ron them. II We adopt such course we shall tax
our own cOuntrymcn " TlIsg millions TO be suuan.
dered by mi IdICIOUs legislation by Congress or
make the General Government the organ to disc
inmate sectional lealOusles by placing large sums
Of money under IT'S control to be dispensed bv mar.
tal legislation. Protecting and discriminating duties
combined, would raIse more revenue than would
meet the current expenses ny millions, and in this
way capital would be taken from the people TO cor.
rupt the officers Of Government
As % the notion that we ought not TO trade with
nations except on equal terms as II regards duties,
and their trading with US, It IS absurd and supera
lively ridiculous. IL is an axiom, almost, in pori.
cal economy, that the consumers pay the duty
The people Of Great Britain, who use our tobacco.
might use more d the duty was le6s--but If the duty
was all taken OF il would not affect the price here In
any great degree.
We have traded with China, ever since we have
had national existence, in tea, and what has China
taken 90 rstur'i Commerce, among nations. may
b. apty ksned TO trade between inulviduals. The
asucutur5t buys his goods Ol The dry good mer.
chant who as an individual, never takes any OF his
corn, pork, or other articles.
One nation buys our -four, TOR instance BrnziD
from whom We buy some coffee und ether articles.
probably not more shan one-fyuuh Of our exports 10
that nation. We export 10 some nations large uunp-
tues OF goods and take in return very little, and
import largely from other countries without sending
them scarcely any thing but money.
We, 1sa nation are developing our resources Eilb
great raDljty, and anticipate our profits too san.
guIncIy, and oyeuade very frequently. But We
have rscuperitIye energies, and well directed indus.
Try will soon cy,rciio us from our difficulties.
a SOUTHBON.
Prince GEORGE.