The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-25

maintaining their Government than the consumers OF
silk shirts and drawers, silk umbrellas superhne
cloths silk gloves, stockings, and stocks various
woolen hosiery, and gold and silver embroidered
clothing, chiefly worn by non-producers Again
this bill provides that spices, tea sugar and cohee
shall pay duties varying from 90 to loO per cent Or
namental feathers artificial flowers, fans, &c, 20 per
cent fur la s. caps, &c, IS per cent. hair cloth,
or seating and hair gloves, 25 per cent coach lace,
IS per cent marble table tops, inald win precious
stones &c. and aabaster and spar ornaments, ~ per
cent. ) and wood, satin wood, and mahogany,
per cent SO that the Of spices, tea sugar
and coffee will have pay these necessafies from
As To las per cent towards the support oil thsr
Government than the consumers-chieny, nearly an
non-producers too-oi these articles subsequently
enumerated. There some samples oil the discri-
mnation disparles which Dh,ct upon labor such an
undue weight of taxation supporting the Govern
meDt. But let look at the results Of this discrmi-
mating wisdom-tax in other aspects-Georgia imports
cargo of rolled bar iron, 5000 900 WORTH on which
she pays the duty Of IS per cent (; fennsyNania 'h-
ports a cargo of cotton S2OO0J0 worth, on which she
pays the duty of about 81 per cent-Georsia "ouid
be contributing towards the expenses OF the Hoverh-
ment on the similar of Pennsylvania staple Sl'o'-
900, and Pennsyvan would be contributing TO-
wards the expenses of the Government on the
similar of Georgia's staple only SlOO,OOO. ONO
imports the necessaries .f sugar, spices, tea anu
coffee for her people, TO the amount OF $2Oo"oo, ON
which she pays the duties of from htiy to one nun
a staple Of Ohio, to the amount of S2JOOOO on which
she pays the duties rre cribed in this BILL hse or tnl
" per cent. Ohio would be paying on hef @SVoooo
worth of necessares towards the support OF Go'ern-
snent fifty 10 one hundred and fifty per cent, whie
Massachusetts, would only be contributing on the
same am unit on a similar OF the staple OF Ohio, five
or thirty per cent, the might be--wool below
or above Eight cents cost. Or will put il IN another
phasi sends Ohio $1OO,O0O worm oil
ner friy per cent pIolec ed colhs, and takes away
sn,nu .,h nf fua and hIrty A
protected wool. Such some of the incongruilles
of discriminating protective tariff; confusing re-
larding Encouraging and depressing production, and
INDUCING and giving undue advantage TO non-pro-
duction.
The mediocre condition. as general proposition, is
the true one for republic ii Is the conservator OF
virtue and Independence, and II Is IN the medium
condition you will find the prevalence of both.
Where there excessively rich there must be
svey poor, and whatever leg satiOn impulses this
dency is bad, very bad Discrimination in duties has
this tendency because it distubs impartial equality in
industrial pursuit II directs distinctive attention TO
class in industrial pursuit. iggrandizes some at the
expense of others in industrial pursuit. it causes
envy jealousy, and Jissaii ,acon in Industrial pur-
suit and, worst of all, it is infraction of equal
right in industrial pursuit. Building up an extreme
class in republic is dangerous TO liberty and moth.
ing promotes this tendency SO much laws that vio-
late equal right
Another circumstance Mr.. Chairman, that excites
scene of surprise with me since have been in Con-
gress is the utter disregard of the farmers interests
md rights this floor 1t is true, it may be said
that his products CONSIDERABLY cared for In this
bill, but he hardly needs 1t he would rather you
would do him simple justice in your legislation, where
he requests II. am farmer myself, and speak my
mind, and am now speaking particularly in relation
TO the Wesr--lo Oho-although the apple alton goes
to agriculture generally And may say further, tina:
the farmer in de handing Justice, wants favor
prIy l.Ua IN adv ne "A he
requires his equal right with the other industrals of
the community and If his demand is not complied
with, he will enforce 1t at the ballot box-nothlng
more Nevertheless this negligence IF the farm
ers Just lnterestsInterests which include and apply
TO all else of mechanic and other labor-is all their
own fault, by not sending farmers to represent them
In this Hall Who can understand the nature OF
their prosperity, which is the foundation and support
OF that OF the whoe community well the farmer
hlmsefi | mean the practical, working farmer who
lives by that alone, and dabb!es in nothing else what
ever; tor agriculture, we'll other pursuit, is
without It's mongre nuisances, nondescr pts that
be classed with nothing. belong of course to nOhiDg,
and are generally good for nothing Who
dersland the farmers labor operations and general
polity as well farmer him,elf2 Who can sympa-
thse with the farmers hopes and fears and that Of
his household in relation to his true interests, well
as a farmer hnselfi Who can understand the farm
ers whole condition in poll ical and domestic econ
omy as well as the farmer himsefl Therefore the
farmers must send essentially practical sound, sensi-
BILE men from among themselves to represent them on
this floor before they expect that their just rights
with their fellow which this Constitution in
tended for all, Wi be enforced and carried into prac
lice with all The energy and sincerity which the
of The working merits and demands Let the farm
ers be true to themselves in this vital particular
and all legislative falacy, malversaon, and deuslon,
will I've disspated by their hon st truth and light, dis
PLAYING efforts, as the glorious of the morning
dssipates the enshrouding vapors of the night that
had accumulated during his absence. This is my
firm conviction. But let us return to the matter in
hand.
ITO be continued