The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-01-14

Constitution, would i;il to the grocud.
This WIS not Il local question, hut was as wide
MS the Constitution, ms sacred as the Uuloa. III
the constitution did not on either Of these broad
grounds Justify the protesting of manufactures, |!
then the issue presented was, shall the protective
policy OF the Constitution prevail? II the protcc
live policy were parseVetcd in the Constitution
woaii come to an end, lie held that Congress
had no power 10 lay duties with view To any par
,icu1r interest; the power was 10 lay duties Tor
general purposes, ana not for special reasons alone.
The g2niigmln ftOm Kentucky MIR MAR
SHALL hgh referred To the campronise act
Thisa't mud no constitutional sanction; they could
repeal it when they pleased Tho question now
was, shail yOu renew the protective policy in 1872
Or adhere to tia principles laid down in tina con-
pronlsc, which ore productive Of the best interests
uE the country! who were the parties To this con
troversy3 lie wJuld turn 10 the census OF the
country, and see how many of lis inhabitants com
pose the munuiIcturng interest Formerly, It hHd
been said that hauis were the people; now The same
thing was repeated, and the protective policy was
WAS said to he the people, The total population OF
the Inled States was something over seventeen
millions, anu those engaged in manufactures and
trade were seven hundred and Ihirty-oaa thousand,
and he was informed that in This nunlbe' were
Included all merchants and day !ahorers OF every
Kind, and almost half the peaSSnNy OF New Ing
land. These should be deducted, and then they
would see how many were directly eng'ged in man
uracluras. The Ngtculturisl was taxed Tor every
thny no wears for the benefit OF the manufacturers
this small proportion Of the people Of the United
States. What righ, had Government TO tax one
mnn for the benefit of another 1t was contrary
10 cycly principle Of Just Governments and he
called on those who prolcsscd to esliiaie Tor
the people, udd To he oppastd to despC,ism, no
Longer to lca,ao for tha cw, but to carry oul the
sraat principles Of equal legislation for The benefit
ottho many,
They vara tod By gentlemen who held those
doctrines tn, they were l,gis'aing for The South,
1t was very true that they intended to mako us ply
Tor some thirty years higher prizes than We o.hsr-
wise would 6ul they intended to make prices cheap
in the end; md for this purpose the present gencr-
alton was to be bound down Cnd,r the weight Of
oppressive taxation. When Ind the world witness.
cd such an GuomGly as this The very object Of
gentlemen was 10 make articles dear; the manu-
featuring interest could not live without taxation;
they lived Oh the oppression Of Tho country; AID
sill. gentlemen said they ware lcg'!alEg for the
labor Of th4 country, and that those WHO oppose
them us acting against the interests OF the cnunry
These interests sprung into existence amid the con
WILSON'S Of war and the distress UEd suffering of
the county The gentleman from kentucky had
represented this government rs hostile to the nau-
umcuriu. iH,csls ,nud said that manufactures sprung
up with the help o. Government, thi WIS not
~. This government iii hid lrgi3ated for any
section OF The Lu'0n II It had esls0ta0 Tor n ew
i,uq,and alone, ilclir Z. WIS wiling that th"3o
interests should receive all the ba"e",s resulting
fOm nic construction Of the Constitution; ho
was 10 eu2my to iGemj bgtWhcn they were called
iIr the benefit Of these interests 10 submit to I'M
constitutional taxation, nj war villa every principle
o!rgh, II was ns.ng too much,
Where originated the doctrine Oh the uncon.
situilom'Iy OF Il protective ,ariH In the souih
No; the t'nc was when husand was affected by
il IN the same mau"ar rs the ~onih, ana She I,,an
opposed the uo.iAe. lie AA'A ra'f'rtu'p l|o l0f'
me;cp"ions OF Judge story, @! laNIel "e6'a',
and Others Ia FAVOR If the u1cous3'loua.F o.
ga llH rn-1"''i".l'"'i"i o. p'o'-,u y '''ui ~"
ufstd Il on u.s. II won" ill-i seem 'hit Wh'N u
WAS h'' Tor 'Ha interest o. n'" r"- ana llat "
P''''cu'' az" ''''u CAs'' u WIS u'1''~" LH-
constituents IN al'ri' 'o' revenue 10 more GI'-
crlhnh'lon oUgil 10 De '"auc iji one interest thA
HnotHor, i2t every department OF lHuhSiGy nave
In equal rlsht To wnl'eyct bcnehI might result
from Il revenue dN'!j " 'hey "c'ra upon inns ma
PorMh' Wht'Pt,"'s mol "h elu' u"'"Mf'","u'y
necessary TIC "a hol '!'I'" ~ ma Dt'h Ii,Imaie'
lha tES government haC no fist 10 discriminate ~
laying o"'IiS 'o' ''venne' on lt9 contrary ~ ma
-"'' w. 49, $500 - wv $3.50 ''''' Wv 49,
y on SINS Sho"'d Ne twenty per cenl' Oul III lay
ING du'Ies Tor revenue an lhe u'PiflW"n's oil M
duSIry should Do cqnliiy behGh'ed; ana us large
manufacturing establishments had grown up under
the polcy OF lhIs country, lie was SIM less Wlng
10 nlNe discrimination against manufactures
The gentleman i'om henlucky had called on
them 10 ny when an interest 'I'i hounNhed, eX-
crp! by the Intervention Ol the strong arm OF the
Government: lie Gar ~ referred 10 Swlzerond,
and other countries, where The manufacturing IN
terGss hld Ilouri,had without the protection Of Gov
snmcnl. Protection, 50 Ear from making cOmmo-
dtcs cheaper, 0s Ind been commended, made them
delrcr. 1t was a law Of commerce and compete
ton, that when the arm Of the government was
fetched TOO the support Of any interest, prices never
couIi nnl never wulld be AS cheap rs otherwise.
1.-THE protective interest were carried out, IcgsIa-
iioa now WAS TO b. administered on the principle
that commerce and agriculture were nuisances;
aud that taxation nnIy was necessary and legsia
ton must be turned to one interest alone, He cal
led on gentlemen who protested 50 much regard for