Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-11-26
TARIFF,

Our attention has been called by an
esteemed friend TO The subjoined article,
which appeared in the Baltimore Patriot,
OF Thursday evening, the doctrine con-
tanned in which, he IS Of opinion, would ,
if carried out in practice, promote the
best interests Of our country. We com.
ply with his request by transferring
II to our columns. The subject is one
which is TO occupy much and serious at
tenion at The next session Of Congress- /;
and 1t cannot too soon occupy the al
tention of the People and their Represen.
a'iyes in congress.
Eriract ofa Letter from a distinguish
ed Wig member Of Congress 10 his
friend in Baltimore, dated.
"NovEMBER 2, l84l.
awe shall have stirring times this
winter IN Congress and no one can
now tell what aspect political affairs
will assume before another spring puts
forth her flowers. BY the blessing of
God, mean to send by my country and
her true interests, in any emergency,
with mani Iy lortlludc, lei those turn aside
TO do reverence to individual cheItRins
who please. The lOrlff question is one
which will cause great trouble, but for
my life | cannot see the wisdom
patriotism, or constitutional injunction or
Inhibition which requires the people of
the Unlted States to admit the produc-
lions OF all The world, tree Of protective
restrictions ofany sort, into her mar
kels, whilst all the world burdens with
excessive protective and discriminating
duties ali her productions, crude or man
uraclured. The true interests Of Ameri
Gu 10 to have free trade; but that is not
free trade which burdens with duties, cx.
ccssiye and iuordinate, all we have to
sell abroad, and receives into our mar
ketS foreign productions free, or nearly
so. This is vassaage not freedom; and, ,
as | love freedom mean TO resist it. II
England aud France expect to have the
privilege of sci ing there wollens and
cottons, silks, dc, in this country at the
moderate duty Of 20 per cent, or less,
they must allow us 10 sell IN their markets
our Il ur, our tobacco, &c, at the same
or similar rate, or the first principles Of
Nature must r,quire us TO exclude their
productions, or so tax them as to raise
up, by the protection, producers Of those
articles among ourselves, with whom we
can exchange upon equal terms one kind
Of proCucl tor another.
flour Tariff is not arranged upon such
a principle as this, all attempts at rrslor,
ton Oflh currency will be worse than
idle. Whilst wo purchase abroad more
than we can pny for, because they will
n0t take in payment what we have 10
sell aud that, too, what their people
want vast Y more than we do Dhelr man
uIactures-- we shall, OF course be in Debt; /;
our actual money will 20 as fast as We
cun collect it, aud our paper, no matter
by whom issued, State OF Federal Gov
ornmcnt, or individual, will depreClate
Give us a wise system of commercial
regulauons-givo us Justice and fair play
in our dealings with foreign nations, aud
We shall very soon have an. abundant
currency, mud all the conveOianccs of
sound convertible paper can be applied
to the community in any of a dozen dlG
(erCn! Ways"
Scotland. Among the laboring class.
es Of the industrious Scotch, meat, ex-
,or, -.