Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-17
From ,he Indiana Journal
THE TARIFF. ETC,

From the Indiana Jaufaal
THE TARIFF, ErC.
HEAR THE ornrR StnE II rms ovrsrr,N.-H.v
''s published The letter and ea3uiars II Gen How
"'a' We deem It appropriate time TO aiI5r3 cur
readers an opportunity Of reviewing and contras.
tag he views Of Senator Smilh with ,b.,sa Of
the two great parties on The Tariff question.
Before =" e proceed To give the extracts which
|os"", ;" would enquire why il IS that The Io-
c~i'c" press have tailed ~ defend. with view ct
s@s' a'ning lie ultra anti protection and 81 ftish
ana JACKSON views ot Gen. liowatde IL must
"e i~h CONVICTION, We aplfeheud, that no man
opposed. a. the Uenerd hts declared hirSeIf to
protecting american industry. and thus iaeuriy,
domestic market for Western produce nE ne
WING oR DEMOCRAT, can be elected u L. States
Senator Ter Indiana. Her interest IN these mat
'tfs, IL - wen known. Is Of too much Importance
''toSe her, aud / so regarded hy the people, to
ne h'efto"hee, or dIsFegarded Tor n single moment
The speech OF Mr.. SmIIh. fron which we ex.
tract, was de'is cred IN the Senate of the Tni,ed
States on the thffd OF March last IN the debate
on Mr.. Cay reso.utiaGs, and not framed 10
suti particular occasion. We saw - tie read
er. theodore, examine the subioireG opinions nnd
soeHes'tans auent,se'y, AMI Ihen effect carcful>
y aud deliberately upon them.
Tarin.
ST. | maintain the cous,ltutonali,y as well rs
the cAPedteuey Of counI,ractins foreign resitic.
uan. al least - ar mny be necessary to fur
nish ample rev tnae for the economical admluls-
traiIon Of the Gnternmtut. | concur IN the o.
PlnIon expressed by Mr.. Jefferson: "Where n
nation imposes high duties on our productions or
prohibits them altogether II may be proper for US
10 DO the same by thefs-tirst burdenlng or ex-
cIddIng those productions which they bring here
IN competition with own of the same kind;
selecting next such manufactures rs we take nom
them IN greatest qnnntIiy, and which, at the same
"a II
other Go'eTHmcnts shall say free trade ia good
tsitt, not in sIugc afttcle but IN the great
pies ana products of ali the States, II NH be
question whether we shall not meet them upon
their own terms; but ih9s free trade III our I,orts
aud prohibitions and restrictions foreign ports,
- a posirE s. urIast, well = hosl4e 10 our
interest, TINT should suppose would find few
iuends N this country. SasH VIC 10 k Ia It's eff
fleets Hnan the nation Of the Two systems 1T paIs-
cS2 truer sound currency und "A sufficient ia
r.h, protecting American industry paid the
debt "i the late war, augmented by that of the
Revolutionary war, win Great Britain; presented
the gtarHus spectacle IT a nation free nom debt,
treasury suiiIctcnt II answer all ITS putposes;
aud prosperous aud happy people. THIS policy
US contcmucd; other counrGis rtevailcd; and
what have been the canseq Ieuces Am empty
Ftrasurv. "a new national aobf. the pe"plr en-
harrassed, many 81 the States in$olveui. banks
and currency IN The most hmentHhle couduian.
and the produce Of the country wFhoat market,
! and almost without price These facts before
us, shall not IL K Cor the intftcst that
has been bcn,ti ed ~ the change 81 paaic> p
Whore was u caHtrutittcs? Il fhr > ,tL7 II
was SAID that The 90 ton PLANTER t. he bcne-
tisfcd; and has such been the case? Let that IN
trrost answer and say. who=hcr the pfice Il heir
great staple IS not thI~ lower IN I.,y-
rrpop 'han mn6er The tenG Of l>2S-lbo
act winch prodIecd mach exeficnncnt IN The
South | undcrs'4 nf such 10 tie thn ease.
may sateiy at IN. ia. thrre - MI a country