Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-05
COMMUNICATIONS.
CoNsrIrUrioNALlrY OF A PRorEc
TIVE TARIFF.


| NO. Nv.
We have brought our investigation up TO the year
| 1915. We have seen that MIR Madison, in his mes
sage OF that year, recommended, in the strongest
manner. revision OF the whole subject and such
discrimination would pcoteet our manu- faetures.
Several petitions having been presented and refer
| red to the Committee OF Commerce and Manuise,
| lures, MIR Newton, from Virginia. made an able re-
port TO Congress- February IL, 1876 and though
That report was made upon petitions IN relation TO the
manufacture oil cotton, most oil the report, as deals
with principles, Just pertinent in relation to aay
other manufacture. We will make some extracts
from this valuable report. To show the importance
OF manufacture to the nation, the COMMITTEE say
| Inc value OF American produce at this time ex-
ported, will not enable the importers to pay Tor the
foreign manufactures imported. Whenever the
true accounts shall be fairly stated, the balance
sgons, the United States will be found TO be many
millions Of dollars Such Is the state OF hngs, that
change must be to the advantage of the u. States
The precious metals will be attracted to them, the
difference OF which, IN regular and uniform current
through the great arteries and veins OF the body
polite will give to each member health and vigor.
! Our wants being supplied by our own ingenuity
and industry, expectation of specie to pay Tor foreign
manufactures will cease"
| The Committee proceed in their argument 10 show
that encouragement offered to manufactures, will
promote the interest of commerce, causing 1t to SIN
crease and become independent OF those revolutions
aud fluctuations, which the ambition and Jealousy
| able Argument, showing the wisdom of the protec.
tive policy, its happy influence upon the two great
interests, agriculture and commerce, they conclude
as follows: "rhe Committee, from all the console
ration they have given to the subject, deeply i'm
pressed with the CONVICTION, that the manufacturing
establishments OF cotton wool OF real utility
the agricultural interest, an1 that they contribute
much TO the prosperity Of the Union"
Mr. Dallas the Secretary of the Treasury, IN n
report made to the House, Feb. 49, 1916. presents
a plan OF Tariff calculated to afford projections to
ouG manufactures. In his report lac vlndcatrs this
dNcttine with great abilWy. "There few 4
any governments, says he. (which DO not regard
the establishment at domestic manufactures as a
chiet object Of public policy. The United States
have alwa"s 80 regarded u. In the earliest acts OF
| Congress, which were paSse after the adoption al
the present Constitution, the obligation OF providing
by duties mpo>ts for The discharge Of the public
debt, Is Expressly connected with the policy OF IN
oonracirc and psOtecunc manufactures. In The year
l19n the Secretary oi the Treasury was directed Ivy
the House take the sub ,ci Of manufactures into
consideration, with view particularly to rcpori
! upon the "ncsrs OF promoting such would render
the Unred States independent at 1rei.n nations Tor
military ana other essential supplies" In the wear
! $50. the Legislature again manifested a marked
socitude ascertain the progress of the national
! Independence m manufactures 10y combining the
business nj the cens'S with an Inquiry into the
dI;iOn OF the several manufacturing establishments
| and manufactures ~ithn the United States" Again,
MIR Dallas says, The ohlcc: tn ue encouraged and
protected. merits m rs intrinsic nature as wei, rs
n its general influence, the attention OF the Le:,sla-
ture"
He then presents tariff OF duties increasing the
rate upon thosc ARTICLES which came m competition
with our own manufactures. For instance, the
duty ON all Cotton goods which hid been H. per
cent, he proposes TO raise TO b Is per cent ard
I NOo'cn from - 10 - per cent.
! Several petitions from the manufacturers OF wool
having been referred TO the Committee OF CONNIE &C
and Manufactures, MIR Newton made report
March t. isl6, recommending an increased duty
( upon all Wol'ens imported.
| am not disposed 10 multiply quotations from
/ these reports bot one fact IS worthy OF remark,
that m all the Arguments pro and con- the eonsii,u
uona.ity Of i protection seems never 10 have been
questioned. Nor DID any one question the policy
| OF this course Ct legislation; those who opposed
The tariff acts, based their opposition on the ground
OF pediency-admlttins that It right and
proper 20 stfJ-d protection bat maintaining hat the
I old rates % duties were sufficient. The opposers
OF arlE 1; ,ha. day had not penetrated far into
| the regions OF abstraction, maintain that 90
yerumsni ha5 no. the power TO protect the industry
OF The people, and 10 guard their rights against the
I Oppressive policy O. other countries.
The Tarf OF i rs, : allowed by all 10 be a pro.
/ teeiIvs Tar.tf. Il Disseminated not for revenue
merely, bat . rro,eci and ercouras indus
,ry. Mr. Madison Was succeeded by MIR Monroe
~ho, m as i-s; Message gives rs this decided APP
probation Of the protective system "Our Manu-.
lectures" saws he, "~ require the continued at
,srtcn q Ccrsr-ss. TIE capital employed N them
-o1..4sri-s, i-t tis Erow edge required in the
.t'.i Irss. 8 1f E--a- v1.rs- Tne-r Preservation.
v1.cl is-e1-s IN -ls .-c---a z-nso,, - connected
v-in ill-I n.s-sa-s -i - -l-.1---
TIa VI % L. ca: ssn-u=1i eK5rs<sei d.
-ng he :.scIlsuir = --. Ttrf q 1916, ~ Mr.
-ayr.t.s- " "a -1.1. A. Many u u. most dis
~ - srs1 - ~ S9stssrn member. 4 Tarff-a
5---.--.Ts Tsrf, e. 10 fac, o. Vrginia growth.
": have -saay seen that Washington. JefTer
ssn, ald Hacs7n, o. sss f3thers Of the Republic |
mere a5Eocsps for protective Tariff We have
~ ,l,ss passazs from Mr Monros's frt annual
N.ssags, a favour of the same doctrine. But in
tss, confess that Sc we're li.ile fast; for
80 over. ooksd his Inaugural address. where the
lams s~ntimsn, Is .ncg.ei,sd. In that Address he
lays: "Ogr manufactures viii likewise require the
'ystsraue ard fostering -4re Of the government -
Possessing -e d. aii the materIss, the ffui,
Of our own SOL ard ndus'ry, We ought not 10 de-
pend IN the degree We have done, on the supp ies |
from other countries. While We are thus depend |
eni, tne sudden event Df war lns11ght and unsH-
pec',G, cannot ft 10 plunge into the most seri-
Gus difficulties. II - imporianf, too that the clpi
al which noufishes our mlcuiactures should he /
domestic, rs rhIen ir that case, inste ID Of
eKhaG'ung, ns u may DO m fo-esn ianis, would be
feI; adyan'ageogsy on Agriculture and every other
branch Of industry. EqIa impJr,hnt IL u n FRO
vide az home market i"f our materials ny I
extending the competition, D; vii enhance the price I
Ind protect the ca..vstor aga.nst The casualties IN
eden, to foreign markell"
So inpor'4r, 80 VI Monroe regard this interest,
hai he ~as unNi ing N pDs'rons q 10 his regular
communication no ronz',s'. lie embraced the |
earliest opportunity 20 p.t for,h tins fundamental |
article % be- r9.fraI cfssd. fis formed lost Is.
tmatc ~ The ffsens n manufactures upon the |
great interest o Agriculture. lie knew that the |
huslanfmnn rnUst ioiI M yain. " he can find no |
market for tis pr1Iucs, be- knew, moreover that II
a part NJ our population werc distracted from ag |
ricultufe, aud become consumers, this would fur.
rish the best market Tor the products Of tie SOIL
And hcnrc he recommended manufactures 10 the
's. s'sma,ie and fostering care Of the Govern
men'"
10 his third annual, November II. 1919, Mr. i
Monroe refers 20 This subject In the following *
phci, manner: "Ihc strict execution Of the revenu,
laws resulting, prime paliy, from the slluary pro. /
visions Of The act Of ihc 2O,h Of 4 pr. nst amend
ing The several collection laws, has, u ~ presumed
secured domestic m1nuf,c.ufe 900 the relief that
can boz devised from the du'i,s which have been
imroscG upon foreign merchandise Tor their pro,cc
ton. Under the influence OF this relief several /
branches Of this important national interest have
assumed greater activity, und though II is hoped
that oilers viii gradually revive aud ultimately
triumph over every obstacle, yet the oxpedency OF
grading further protection IS submitted to your con
/ siderauon."
IN hi. fifth annual Message, Mr. Monroe advances
this tfu'Y national ssntiment-"It cannot De doubt
ed dat the more complete our internal resources,
and the less dependent We are on foreign powers
Tor NATIONAL we'll as domestic purposes, the grent.
and more stable will be our public felicity. By
the increase Of our domestic manufactures viii the
demand Tor the materials Ct home he increased,
md thus " ID the dependence Of the several par. 81
he H.. 10 1.