Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-04-01

'o"1i IhleS IN IN nave ever !beeA realized
since The var with great Britain. lknoW
with "hat lenacIty theorists adhere 10 IL
trVorle theory, aud search out &er ina.
g'nary causes 0t results before their ewes
aGd deny the true. i am not gong into
The Hand OF ofabstractlons and OF metaphy
sIcs There are Two great, leading, in
conIesIlhle facts, which gentIomen must
admit first, that 4 high tariff did nj put
down the pr!cea Of staple commodities;
and, second, that low tariff and free
trade have not been able 10 save them
from depression. These are the facts:
let casulsts and theorists, and the advo,
Gates Of one sided paraIytIc free trade,
IN which we lurn our sound side to the
world, and our blighied and pura,z,d
aud dead side toward our own people.
make OF them what they can. At The
very moment that EngIand is pushing
the resources Of Asia, culWy,riug the
fields of Indin, and even contemplating
the sui sidjzing o. A RIGA, for the supply
ioi her factories with Ceton, and when
the imp0rlatlons from iudla hive swell.
led from. 100000 bales to 58O,COO, we
arc told thal there are 10 Ge no restrlc.
Illons on free trade.
| Let ne not be misunderstood, and Ict
me entrent that may not be misrepre.
senled. | am not advocating the revi.
val OF high protective tariff. | am for
abiding by tbe principles Of The compro.
mise act; am Tor doing what 10 South.
ern man Of a fair or candid mind has ey.
er yet denled-giviDg TO the country a
revenue @hIch may provide for The eco.
nomcal wants Of tie Government, and
at the same time give an incidental pro-
lection TO our home industry. If there
he here single gentlemen who will de-
ny the aIrntsS aud proprrcly Of this,
shali be glad losee and hear Who he is.
This check Oh the flow of specie a
broad, to pay either commercial or a
public debt, will operate by the imprsr-
ton Of duties to meet the wants OF the
Government will keep 'he precious me.
taIs at home to much greater extent
IN II is now possible | hope that W.
shall learn 70 i've within cur own means
aud not remain 50 dependent as we nov
IRE on the mere good pleasure and domcs
tic policy Of foreign Governments. W.
90 Ior reveuue-tur an amount oI revenue
adequate to an economical admlnislra-
| ton Of the Government. We can gel
such revenue nowhere else than from
laull on lmporlatIors. No man in his
s"use will propose resort to Cirect or
lnte.Ha taxes. And this arrangement
Of The tariff, while It answers this end.
will at the same lime operate as chrck
M the ctll * ofthe precious metals, and
retain what Is necessary Idr the purpose
Of exchange aud circulation.
The fourth advantage attending the
adoption ot the s,slem prop sGd Wi be,
that .he SIotes viii beIelt IA the undls
tuIbrd p s5essiou Vt the IuuJ found secur
ed By lhs act OF the last session 10 ald them
10 the embarrasn nns under which some
And The last is that 10 which have al.
ready ajvcrIed, VIZ: American industry.
Aud the most bIlicrand persevers!ng op.
poncnt to the protective poI|cy ever met
with, has never Genicd taoll is both the
,lght and the duty OF Government 20 to
lay the taxes necessary to the pYbic ser,
vice as oahlrd Incidental protection TO
our ovn hone industry.
But It IS sald that, by the adoption Of
one fixed arbitrary maximum ol nd yHio.
r, m duty, NO shall not dcrjvcthat mems.
urD OF protection which ls expected; aud
admit that there may be certain arrj-
CIrs, the plodnct of the mechanic arts
such, Tor example, as shoes, hats, and
ready made clothing, nd he prorec ion
Whlnh hey need uudcr The plan | propose
. Or that suh oul can only sn,, what |
said at jaGa me 1T Ut the n,sa4e oi the
c,m romla9 uc' i somete il tlc'cs shp !
not prove l0 d. tuit:"'ebUy prorrctcd
beneath the established maN, mumrrie, !
should hope thai, "a the spirit Of horaQn'
aud compromise, ndduIouaI Gurics, a4uve
that rate, sutbrlrnr 10 ahlrd reasonable
rolrcll1n Of those few ARTICLES hy gpurr.
vi ConsCn', wou 4 be- imposed. | an not,
at present, prepared to say whether the
rule, have suggested will un lrd adr-
Qaate protection 10 these particular IN
irrpgis or NOT. | fear if may mt Rui if