Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-11-09
From the Albany Al gus.
y TARIFF FOR REVENUE OR A TARIFF
FOR PROTECTION.

The two political parties are divided
upon this matter. The democracy going
for tariff sufficient to defray the expenses
of the national government, economically
administered, discriminating in the duties,
laying mainly upon such articles as come
in competition with those produced in this
country, thereby aflordlng " incidentally"
a strong and by most people believed sui
ticlent protection to American industry.
The wings 60 for tariff which does not
stop here, They would increase ii still
higher upon articles which can be supplied
in this country, and raise their price still
higher for the sake of ''protection" only,
although it should increase the revenue
above the wants Of the national govern
ment, and produce surplus, again to be
distributed amongst the states, or deposit
ed in a National Bank, TO be loaned out
" TO do business WITH" or in other words,
''for purposes Of speculation "
Protection" means, to raise the price
of the article protected. A duty is no pro-
lection until it does raise the price. The
democracy, both at the north and the south
with few exceptions, are willing to be
the national, as we'll as their state govern
ments; and they are DESTROYS. for the sake
Of" protecting American industry" to pay
that tax upon WOODEN cottons, wOrsted stuffs
iron, nails, salt, sugar, glass, and all the
articles which can be produced here. hey
are also DESTROYS that those nccessaries Of
life which are not the production Of this
woods, and a great variety of others,
should be relieved from tax, that it may be
increased upon articles which can be pro-
duced here, and that too for the sake Of
"protectlon."
To illustrate the doctrines Of the two
parties: that is, the effect Of "a tariff for
revenue aud IA tariff for protection"
The farmers pays tax of say, twelve
dollars a year upon his clothing, mis- salt,
his iron, his sugar, and other articles pay
ing duties, and he is small farmer or
mechanic, who does not pay that amount
under a tariff ranging from thirty to fifty
per cent. This tax he is more willing to
pay in this shape than in any other, be-
cause 1t goes TO increase the manufacture
ing interests here, and as they are increas-
ed ii home market is created for the pro-
duce Of the farmer. Up 10 this point Of
taxation, Cor all duties are taXationl the
democracy are willing to go; because the
burthcns and benefits are pretty equally
distributed Here they would stop taxa
ton in the shape of duties.
The wings, with Mr.. Clay at their head
insist upon going much further, and would
increase this taxation twenty-five, fifty,
and some Of them one hundred per cent !;
making the same farmer pay fifteen,
eighteen, or even twenty-lour dollars a
wear, instead Of twelve: although it is not
necessary to defray the expenses of the
national government. They would do it
to " protect," that is increase still higher
the price of the Woolcns, coltOns, iron, &c,
which are supplied here mainly from the
large companies Of associated wealth. -
And as an excuse for increasing this tax,
for the sake Of "protccton" alone, Mr..
Clay and his friends insist on distributing
the avaiIS Of the public lands among the
states, thereby creating the necessity Of
supplying the deficiency, being two mill
ions a year by an increased tax on The me-
cessares Of life.
Under these considerations, the dem
ocracy go for revenue only, so laying it,
as 10 protect incidentally all branches of
American industry, and not increase the
tax on the necessaries Of life, merely TO
enlarge the profits of the cotton, wooden,
and iron, companies, and other associations
of wealth. The democracy think this
would be taxing the many for the benefit
of the few, and they oppose ii.