Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-31

= - : Is Jul ah2 rtas'li5lo yr5nnl u h,n, ~,
'fe ''gor o' ,rse codes will ever b. r.s,,ea, '''
- ''a' Tue American government, will n.,.,,
'd"''aini''g towards those nations re,ali,,.,y ~
,ee Tue eject already Produced in Grra, pr,,,,
'''ee' ny u. enactment OF the recent tariff Tho,
i's arc "iie1 win complaints ahcI are but the e,.
nceaihorsoi Tie manufacturers. which " in S,.,,
ota'e III 'heir Legislative halls. Yes in the fac,
OVID statutes, by which lobacco is taxed por.. ;,
,"o' pef cent and our bread suils virtually MIL
'eu t"eJ complain of the injustice Of 30 per cent 1,
anu WIN 'heir usual brazen- faced mpudcnee a...
"peh 'ie advantages Of free hadc--a free trade VII,
"''oui"s 10 statement recently made ly t;,n TN
"'"sf' OF New York, shows the following slar,lur fn.
Ia" almost said hhmlating) results, to vii: ,b,, ,
imports last year amounted to 1927 coo oOO on Viii,
we Imposed and collected duties amounting To some s
tee' """os y dollars, or about ticren per cen, nm H.
se'eea'e while, during the years, our Fxn.,,
" nome products, mainly agricultural, amoup,sJ :,
e'i 'oo"'ooo' "h which foreign nations npos,d hi;
amounting TO one hundred and thirty tlrec uoU;o..
oo"o's of al The rate OF one hundred and tuentv finn,
per eeht. Oh iho total valaea BALANCE las tho R,,;
more American renarks,) Of over one hundred ,,x -
against the labor and production of this c,n,r, M.
~ 'Ne Tree race Which European Statesmen aud ,r;
e'a"s-a"d we are sorry 10 add, inauy American a,,
'pcn and politicians alst,--iussl upon, 4 free raj.
when makes the American people, "lewers IF vo.,
'"u drawers o water 10 Europe, during pcriod -,
peace sNd N war deRtes us Of the capacity Of s,ca
'"ce by rendering us absolutely dcrcndcu, for the mn
"'oo"s o' war either upon our enemies, or upmtnen
."'s which, even II we man lin anicabc r,lam viii,
'eh, can" without violating the laws Of nations l
nsl 10 r,h the needed aalplies,
we must Tor p,spHSes Of sell defence then. rs w,u
as WIN an eye to our national prosperity directly encour
'sc manufactures, wt rehy We shall indirectly cuc,ur
age every Other interest. This was the doctrine ,ft,l
noun from lslh Ia lS2t--of jackson Van Burn n.o
Ton and J"hnsn in ls2s-and, but for Jealous sec,ion,
'eehn.ssh'd into fury by ambitious men for rupsc. m
'h'lf own We should neNr haze bea,i whisp.r of an
position tn system which Vas q, one time ,t,rcr.lj,
cocsltd 10 he founded IN the highest wisdom as we'll E
III the ppreat patriotism.
by adherihs hnnly IL this policy, we shall force
The European powers 10 nodts atlisl, their res,rc
ave systels W hen that shall be dore; we shall be IN
favor u n'eepg them in airank and cordial spirit Then
we snail nave ilpe tiGdf ~ fact, as we'll as in laine-a
Tree Trade, based upon principles Of justice and rcciprc
y, aud not Hpon terlns maueslly unequal and which
are Injurious To our Interests, while tly reflect 40 go
Vefey upon our spirit as an independent people That
an adherence 10 this policy will stonr or later lead #,
this result we have no lneston-and hence, We believe
that they only are the true advocates of free trade WIN
maintain the cNpediency OF liigl, duties. The Ereiun
system OF prohibitions and high duties which We ha,.
assaulted by negotiation as well well by our impoer,
and acuatng legislation ever snce the foundation Of
our government, will never yield to our concessions t.,
It's lncTo's denands-N neither the spriry
from lofty bu III judged magnaniniiy. or from that
hane OF AL tree representative institutions a f1cti,uy
party spirit. which supports inscrimrael,, whether
right wrong all measures cmanltlns from ON, s.bnI
whlleit opposes with equal contempt Of pr,jue,y All
that proceeds from the oppse-nay, which dcnounc,s
10 day the Identical measure which il supported yes;er
day because the manufacturers If party creeds have
houshl fit TO change the test OF orthodoxy Whethct
this qnrs;iln will ever be approached in any other
lan party feeling. cannot pretend toc.nyrcirebut.
unless that be the case may despair of the adoption
"fany system, which. by its rermaEence, can imTart
stability TO industry or protect us from the
grasping cnpidiy and unequal regulations Of osega
governments.