The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-06
From the Caroiina Mairlmnn

From the Carolina HaieImaa.
M. WdtcLman: | live pretty much n.
Of the hubbub of politics, bu, / hear ~,
aud then the old song about the antr a..
as read Your paper aud one other Wh,
paper and Locoioco paper, see a aT
deal about II IN print. ] am one Of tAes
that was gulled on this same question IAN.
years back. | did not come up 10 Inc I'd
LITIGATION point, Tor ! thought II could !,
be right for one STATE to rule add defs
the will OF twenty some odd other Sts,N
| thought this sounded too much IKE j.,
po,Ism, hut ! was clear then for logsr,,
the Tariff, and was boucst about il, hu,
lowered 10y the counsel gad Influence J
one man, and through him a comprtn,.
vas made. ! kept my mind on lbe EST
II would have on the country and lbe pfr
Of every thing, for some 81 my &c -lbV
told me that | vas deceived abcu, h IA
being honest aud well meaning, weu,!
quarrel with them, though | thought
the time hey were wrong. am nou 4.
lsled after ten years observation, auJ eas.
parlng the present state 81 our coun1
With us situation during 'cn ycars 4 /,
high tariff, that | IVES, as some then AZ
humbugged. | doa'I know much ssa
your ad valorem duties--your cash u.,
ton your horizontal duties, or your C.
terminating duties, bat this much | I,
know, and every honest farmer 10 0. |
country knows the same, that for ten yan
Of high tariff, we sold our cotton, con-
flour and meat, on an average, lor ksa
prices than We did in the last Ten tcar q.
der a reduced lnnH-I think ihe lari -
reduced IN l-32, aid got lover and hsg
every year ull this sear--and can af
another thing, and The farmers va Ia,
me out 10 Il also, we got our nccesarH
on an average, as cheap and 4 gfcl' 5a
cheaper IN high tariff times, II We CO.. e.
Their cost With The price We got fof r-
ducc ia low tariff days. | can sec q.
thing IN reading the sayings and doH.,i
Henry Clay, that be don't advocate =
tremes--he is a peace making man, %.
has made peace twice | think IN our ha
~, and blessed are the peace mak,fs-a
~ Tor guarding the interest Of the iafaa
and mechanic, planter, manufacture n
indeed all classes, and oil honest bcara
men kGow tina, this can be- done. Nos
one thing surprises me, and II is that iv
men who went so hot for Van Butcn o.
johnson last election should rail cut abs |
tariif. Every body that reads knoa ia
they are both strong tariff men, and Is
very last paper ! read shows that goo3IT
number Of the Democrats voted for The e
rii passed at the present Congress and
great n,any Wings against it. Mf. Vn
burens particular friends from Mes loh
aud Pcnnsyvanla, voted for IT, and ! 10
the Ne" York Democrats are praising w.
W right tho Democratic Senator, iof yai'
ing 80 favor ot tt, As ~ honest ncighbi
OF mine sad The other day, this noise aba1i
The tariit Is made pretty much BY nolsy d
lIce -seckers, to gull the people aud naA'
capital out Of ll--such folks must have
hobby. | think II Is stated by those Sha
took the last census, that there arc near
million Of persons ~ the United States o.
gagged IN the different factories. Nos
suppose that all the factories we're Pa
lown, and these persons were to gc to raIs
ne grain, would II not make grain and Pc
'Isions even lower thnn they are now"
Ihould all raise provisions and have no o.
" to buy them. Well, then again, Il ou'
actories we're all put down, and the shops
j our mechanics all shut up, we should ~
niirely IN the power Of foreign naiIo's'
very nation takes care Of itseli-li lhey
would 90 for free trade so would We
cad piece IN your paper not long ae'
here the writer stated that the mosl O.
be tuss-makers about the tariff IN these
apes raised no cotton, corn, flour, or ai9
md of provisions TO sell, and think %
4 The nail IN the head. Now, this la''
lnif may be too high. know Il Is very
ara 10 ht the right amount Of duty anu
hat intend to sny IS, times were better
y farmers and every body else when We
nd high tariff, than they have been s'Ocp
was reduced. And one thing we az
iow, that the Government must be sup
'ricd either by tariff or direct 'oh
III The large debt Van Buren, leti mus I"
nd. see that some of the Democras
C. FOR direct tax, and | believe It IS Tue
erd Of u greol many Of them, but ,n,y
afraid to tell the people SO now ~
nth Carolina politicians lean that way
u some of them have come Out that way
lone Henry Clay great injustice 10 P,''
n"s, and mean to make atonemcul "
ing 10 put him whore n pcaee.n"N,''
= patriot and faithful servant oil Wv
opIc ought TO bc---ns FIR rs a 'olr VI"
REAR CREEK,