The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-25

maj one OF their hobbies is aboBl 10 tumbIe
down beneath lhem. They no dovbl
hope thai. BY lille pos.ponement, The
ultra tariff men of me North nav b
embOldensd TO ask Tor higher proserlise
duties, and that thus he ends of parry
may be ansa cred. To gentlemen ae,ual.
ed By this motive would say, The day Of
humbugs has passed. Reason md truth
have regained their domination. The sane
spirit Of Cancellation that carried us so
successfully through the late contest, will
still continue 10 guide and direct our
course.
The other class Of opponents 10 Ibis
proposition, consists Of The ultra enemies
OF The tariff system. she are uneom pro
misingly opposed 10 il in every shape and
form: aud who are conseienliously oo-
posed 10 u on principle. They look
forward 10 the time when the dulles on
the protected articles are 20 come OF
entirely, and the whole revenues of The
Government are 10 be collected on the
unprotected articles. And they no doub.
suppose that an imposition OF duiy on
Injuries nov. will be presenting an
obstacle 10 the eonsummslion OF their
favorIte designs hereafter. If UNDER
stood The gentleman from Virginia. (Mr.
Wise. he expressed The opinion that The
whole Of the duties Tor the suppori Of
Government should be collected from
articles Of luxury. and that articles Of
aseessily should come in free. Sir. this
10 entirely Uiopian scheme. Ilis con
sisient with neither possibility nor justice.
| would appeal TO Southern gentlemen.
who are actuaied by This object. and ask
them il IL is reasonable 20 suppose that
we. who have Tor years been unable. BY
remonsirance aud even resistance, "a
obtain modification OF This question "a
suit us--thsi we. | say. shall be able "a
dictate terms 10 The North! We are the
weaker portion; so Ear ss the mere exercise
Of power 10 concerned. We are at the
mercy Of the balance Of The Union. As
Southern man. | approve Of the PROPOSE
lion, because conceive il 10 be ouI
interest TO DO so. Il not only gives o:
all We ought 10 ask lii nos only put.
both sections on an equaliiy-bul il gives
Us as much as we may ever expect BY
possibility to obtain. 90 for the dutie.
on Injuries, rs an opponent Of The pro
ieclive system.
II is true the duties on the protected
articles, al,hough no higher Than on the
unprotected. will benefit our Northern
brethren engaged in manufactures. more
than il will she South. We pursue
agriculture. because il is more congenial
to our tastes. and conducive TO our in.
ierests; whilst The people Of the North
for the same reasons, pursue msnufaclur,
ing. And shall We grudge TO them the
small benefit they derive from the duiie.
on those foreign articles, that come 10
competition with theirs, when We arr
not injured by il! I,is imiia ing The dol
10 the msnger, 10 deprive them Of bene
i,. without profi,ing ourselves. Besides
even il we had the power, which w
have not. would il be justice 10 make I
discrimination. which would curtail lheil
profits, whilst it would not increase ours
The very ground on which We so mucl
complained Of them, in the high tariffs o
"a and 90, was. that they were Cypress
ing Southern interests for the bene6, %
Northern manufactures. And il woult
be worse. If we had il in our power. Il
Cypress Northern manufactures, uithou
benefiting Southern interests.
The gentlemen from Mississippi ant
Sonih Carolina, both took the GROUND
tina, a duty on French silks and wines
would disturb our commercial relation.
with France, ard that. as Southern co,tor
was exchanged for those articles. Il woult
TO that extent operate as drawback or
Southern interests. Now. even il ihi'
were So, which am sure il is not, do
gentlemen see where this srgumen, woult
lead them? Sir, tits protection. the very
protection which we have so long com
planned Of. The argument of the North
ern manufacturers has been this: we hav,
large amounts invested in manufactures
il YOU equalise the duties, il you reduce
them on The protected articles as low a.
they should be on the unprotected. so,
bring foreign manufactures in competi
ton with ours, and thus DESTROY on
profits. They have insisted. that willis
\ The Government, was exercising the con
s,i,u,ional power of'lsying duty 70
revenue, il should do go with reference
! to the protection Of their interests. Ant
now we hear the same argument use'
on this floor by members from the South
What is the tenor Of The argumen, uses
here, IL is this: We have large capita
invested in growing cotton; il you equal
|, Use the duties, If you raise them on hi
, unprotected articles, as high az they ar
+ on The projected. you disturb our com
, mercial relations with those countries
! for whose productions our cotton 10 es
, changed, aud thus destroy our profits
+ This 10 principle We mus, not recognis.
We are The weaker por,ien. and if "
!. use The argument now. il may heresft'
!. be turned against us 10 our injury an