The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-04-14

NAV provide Tor the ecoinnitcat sNahtse "
The Government, and Vt the same time
rive an incidental proiectiout TO our home
industry. Ifthere be here single gentle
man who will deny the fairness aud pfopri-
ETY. Of this, shall be glad to see and hear
who he is.
This check on the flow of specie abroad,
70 pay either a commercial or public
debt, will operate by the imposition Of du-
ties TO meet the wants Of the Government |
will keep the precious metals at home
to much greater extent than is now pos
slbIe. hope that We shall learn 10 1--we
within our own means, and not remain so
dependant as we now are on the mere good
pleasure aud domestic policy Of foreign !
Governments. We go for reyenue--ior
an amount Of revenue adequate 10 an Geo.
nomical administration of the Government. |
We can get such revenue nowhere else
than from tariff on importations. Noman
in his senses will propose resort TO direct
or internal taxes. Aud this arrangement
of the tariff, while il answers this end, will
at the same time operate as a check Oh The
eiflux Of the precious metals, aaa retain
what is necessary for the purpose oil ex-
change and circulation.
The fourth advantage attending the a.
doption of the system proposed will be, that
the States will be left in the undlsiurbcd
possession Of The land fund secured 10 them
by the act Of the last session. and which
was intended to aid them in the embarrass-
ment under which some of them are now
laboring.
And the last is that to which have
already ad,erted, viz: that Il will afford,
indirectly, protection TO the interests Of
American industry. And the most bitter
and persevering opponent TO the protective
policy ever met with, has never denied
that ii is both the right and the duty OF
Government so TO lay the taxes necessary
TO the public service as TO afford incidenta!
protection to our home industry.
But it is said, that BY the adoption Of one
fixed arbitrary maximum Of nd valorem
duty, we shall not derive that measure OF
protection which is expected; aud admit
there may be articles, the product of the
mechanic aris-such, for example, as
shoes, hats, and ready-inadc clothing, and
sugar, iron, and paper--some or all Of
which may not derive the protection which
they need under the plan propose. On
that subject can only say, what | said at
the passage Of the compromise act, II some
few articles shall not prove TO be sufficient
" protected beneath the established maxi
mum rate, should hope that, in the spirit
OF harmony and compromise, additional
duties, above that rate, sufficient TO afford
+ reasonable protection 10 those few articles,
by general consent, would be imposed. |
am not, at present, prepared TO say whcih-
er the rule have suggested Will afford ad.
equaie protection 10 these particular inter-
csts or not | fear it may not. But il the
subject shall be looked al in the spirit Of
/ patriotism, withou, party bias or local in.
/ fiuences, il win be found shat the few artI-
cles alluded to are so distributed or Of such
nature as 70 furnish the grounds oil a
friendly adjustment. The interests of the
sugar of the South may then be set against
the iron &C ihe centre and the productions
Of The mechanic arts, which, although pre-.
vailing everywhere, arc mos, concentrated
at the North. With rcspec, to these,
without reference to any general system
Of protection, they have been al all times
protected. Aud who that has heart, OF
the sympathies of man, can say or feel
that our hatters, ,allors, ard shoemakem,
should not be protected against the rlyal
productions of other countries Who
would say that the shoemaker, who makes
the shoes Of his wiie--his own wife, ac.
cording to the proyerb, being the last NO.
man IN the parish that is supplied with
hers--shal not be protected That the
tailor, who furnishes him with a new coat,
or the halter, who makes him new hat,
to 20 10 church, TO attend a wedding or
christening, or to visit u neighbor, shall
not be adequately protected
Then there is the essential article of iron
(which lsagrca' central interest. Wheth.
er 1t will require higher degree Of pro.
lection than II will derive from such svs.
ten as have sketched, have not sufli.
Gent information to decide, but this am
prepared to say, that question viii be with
the Representatives OF those States which
are chiefly interested, and, il their iron Is
not sufficiently protected. they must take
the matter up and make out their casa to
be an exception TO the general arrange.
ment. When ! speak of the Representa-.
lives Of these States, | mean their entire
delegation, without regard TO political dc.
/ nominations or distinctions. They must
look into the matter, and if they take il up
and bring forward their propositions, and
make out clear case of exception 10 the
general rule, | shall be an humble follower
Of their lead, but will not myself take the
lead 10 any such case. If these States
want certain interests protected, they must
send delegates here who are prepared 10
protect them. Such State cannot rea.
sonably expect Senator'S from other States.
having no direct, local, or particular con.
Germ IN such interests, to force on her the
protection of her own interests against her
owl will, as that will is officially express.