The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-11
THE GLOBE AND THE MESSAGE.

If the remarks of the National Intelligen-
GER" on that part the Presidents Message le-
lating to the Tariff, have surprised the editor Of
the Globe. the comment on the same subject in
yesterdays Globe has no doubt occasioned much
greater establishment to the majority of its read
ers-especidtiy its old Jackson readers.
If the Globe means 10 say that the President
has advanced any doctrine on the subject Of the
Tariff, which shall have the effect of conflicting
with and warning upon the Compromise act, we
are happy to put that paper Alright, by declaring
it TO be entirely mistaken in its view Of the case
The President, we believe, means no such thing.
| II that paper means TO assert that the President
advocates the doctrine Of laying Tariff for pro-
lection directly in any form, we are happy again
to state that we believe it to have entirely mis-
taken the Presidents meaning, Mr.. Tyler, we
believe, means no such thing.
| If the editors of the Globe, admitting as they
do, the right in Congress to discriminate in
laying duties on articles Of foreign commerce,
object to the fact that when Congress does so
discriminate, that protection, to certain extent,
must necessarily follow, then it appears TO US
that these gentlemen publish an inconsistency
in terms and that they object to fact which
neither they, nor the President, nor any action
whatsoever, can remedy.
! Do you mean, Messrs. Editors, to assert, that
the Government has no right TO lay discrimina-
ting duties for revenue, if thereby domestic
man lfactures be encouraged and fostered, for
| the singular reason, that to do SO enables the
domestic manufacturer ultimately TO engross
the home market, and in this mode to cut off
the revenue2 Or do you mean simply to con-
tend for the proposition, that Congress has no
right under plea for laying duties for revenue,
TO establish protective system2 If the last
we concur with you distinctly in opinion upon
the subject. The President has no idea, we are
confident, Of assuming any such position as you
seem TO attribute to him The duties should be
so distributed among the selected articles, at
the same time, to furnish sufficient reve
nue-upon those subjects of commerce which
ought properly to be lakeland to afford little
protection TO effect as little interference with the
cheapness of trade, or to furnish as little coun-
tenance to monopolies as possible. You, your
selves, admit the right in Congress TO dscrimi-
nate in laying duties. Do you object to the po-
iicy Of discriminating at all-that 1t seems TO us,
is the true issue. Doyou object to this mode Of
collecting portion Of the annual revenue without
which the Government cannot be successfully
administered The argument advanced by you,
would seem to arrive at such conclusion.
IL in exercising the right to discriminate you
laya tax on an article brought from foreign
market, does it not necessarily operate as quasi
bounty on the home manufacture of the same
article2 Because it operates a quasi bounty
do you object to the imposition Of the duty ?
These are the positions the President takes, and
if the editor. of the Globe oppose them let the
country decide which be the sound and reason |
able and patriotic doctrine the affirmative or ne
pative sides. Ii the editors of the Globe do |
object to these positions, then they and General
Jackson seem to entertain very different view
of this subjects for the Presidents views, we
find on examination, are those furnished TO the
country by this eminent man in his Message of
December 18th, 1890. In that Message we find
this emphatic passage, While The chief object
Of duties should be rerenue yet they may be so
adjusted as TO encourage manufactured
This is Mr.. Tylers doctrine. What say you,
Messrs. Editors, is General Jackson right or
wrong
The editors Of the Globe, patriots though they