Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-10
POLITICAL.
THE TARIFF.
.fddress TO the People Of Georgia.

ourselves ne present iHfert sting period
politics great party, mainy EXISTING in the non
savrhodlng States, and known al different times by
the names "Fecerallsi, '"Nat,oaa! Republican, abe
N cratic Wing" and "Whg,' have, during The past
year, IN Congress- vioaied the Con ttuon and tres
s'et the rights of the people Of the South by en-
acting high Tariff 10 protect domestic manufactures.
Ibis aw Is 10 brneii small portion of the people who
own factories by securing them ~ large profits Tor their
business at the expense Of the great majority of the
people. The people Of Oglsthnrpc, of Georgia, and
of all the South, have always opposed This kind of le
gisla,on We have uniformly, for twenty four years,
denounced as unconstitutional, unjust, unequal. and
oppressive. Ever since the year 1919, tie Tariff has
been subipc. of strife the Unl'ed States and the
people of Georgia, by their conventions and legisa.
,ures have heretofore soemnly warned the manufac,u
rers, and the politicians who court hem that Northern
doctrines this subject mus, not be carried far
Let US call your attention To The position and Ian
guage Of the State Rights party of Georgia, this
subject:
On 18Th November, 1920 our Legislature passed
of Thanks 10 members of Congress, for OPP
posing the Tartf-(See Dawsous Dig OF Res p 2)
= In December, lS29 ths Legislature adopted n
report aad resolut'nn IN which, among other noble
Opinions on tins subject, the following stated, VIZ
L That the Tariff policy is obviously grind
ing doua The OF one class OF the States to
build up and advance the prosperity of another of the
confederacy.
3 "But we do most solemnlv believe that such 20.
LEY contrary the letter and spirit Of the Federal
Constitution
That the moment any law, regulating commerce.
sigh, either Of rcrenxc of the sole adranage
ofeommerce "thcn, is Pariurc from the spirit and
true intent OF the Constitution.
"lf other States obliged 10 ply the cost,
divide II with the State, see king establish her
manufacturing nsti.utoas-ii their exports and i'm
ports Ia contribute 10 the welfare OF Northern
ney-m making projects, and 10 advance the schemes Of
prlvae capitalists depend upon H. the only method that
will BE- pursued, is the found IN The increasing
e1act'nns OF tue fariff laws "
Loss could not b. sad, for the subject is of such
grociag agaitudc and producing sensations of such
inquietudc among The peopic Of the South, that they
ought 10 BE- made thoroughly acquainted with all its
bearings, and certainly can never be too often ad
monlshed to b. pr'pared for The 'eorst trcnts. The
Committee are fully seGsiaf, that degree Of mo-
Grafton is due TO he q' On, upon winch they found
ed the present serious comp ,Int-bu they it to
truth and sincerity 10 say, that i. their decided OPT
nion OF Tariff duties u, and ought, 10
BE- resisted by all legal and Constitutional means,
as to avert the crying in JUS ice ." such an unconstu
to3al measure
6 "This State ought TO oppose, in every possible
shape, the exercise Of The power the part of the
General Government, 10 encourage domestic manu-
facturrs, TO promote Internal improvement
This report concludes "h resolution, 10 request
the Governor Of Georgia lay the report before Con
gress and to send to each Of the other States for the
concurrence Of such as approve, and as notice TO such
as d.sapprove. tina, Georgia of the contract.
ng parties the Federal Constitution and possessing
quail rights with he other contracting party, will in
ssl up IN the construction Of that instrument contained
N sad report and vii! submit 10 0'her.'
This .epor, and res 'lut,"n is found Dawson S d.
gest of R-solu:ions the end cf his Digest of Law
page 81, 50, and sIgued by Thomas Stocks, Pre-
sient of senate, VIM iiansell Secretary, lIby
Hudson, SPEAKER Of TIL House of Representatives.
Wm Dlwsrn, Clerk.
3 On l0lh December, 1928, the Georgia Legisla-
lure, IN the adopted report The South Carolina aud
OH" resolutions, say l. is believed, therefore, that
,hs Tariff aws Of the United States, far as they
have for their object the protection of particular
inch of labor, 10 the airy OF The commercial inter-
Of III. country, and uf the agricultural interest of
the Southern States are unconstitutional" (Daw-
sons Digestof Res, ll5,-il7
4 In Tie address 10 the Tariff States Of 18th Dseem-
her 1928, the Legislature say: I've have es much
right TO lay prohb,tory day hogs, horses, aud
mules Of kentucky and ONO, To promo the encour-
agrment of raising those ANNALS as the General Go.
vernment has 10 PROHIBIT foreign goods to promote the
m,nnf.ctu'e Of them 10 particular section; or that
Kentucky should vote fer duty on bagging 10 COIN
pei us la pay greater prc- for the article The whole
proh bitory system - founded in error and humanity
weep the fading patriotism OF those, who sorddly
pursur their own interest at the expense and utter
sacrifice of the holy principles Of liberty and the Con-
slitution "-Daasrns Digest Of Res. p llS,ll9)
). In he memoir 10 'he Free Trade States, of 10Th
Dec 1898, the Legislature sat,
]. The protec-e tariff 1r l-23 is "uncons nonol,'
and go on to sustain The objection with unanswerabe
arguments
industry indirectly supported by Government az the
pan-e o,hrr branches IF industry The productions
Of onlhe agricuuic, which hitherto have mainly sup
Piled the exp rtatlons Of this county, and drawn
red and abundant I'm portacns of manufactured commo.
diiies almost tor ed :no domestic markets and con.
fined within channel "
3. The consumer of goods sis deprived of The ad-
vantage OF seeking supply o! his wants equal
terms al home or abroad, at lis option. The prices Of
foreign manufactures and other commodities, arbl-
trarly fixed high, 10 force the TO purchase
what under such restriction be procured pest
which must be domestic manufactures: Here the
nuiacturer is the iavotte Of Government legislation
dirso ~ cohfers on him peculiar advan'a.as while the
agr,cuI,urist pays HIN tribute and is in dependence
uroa him - Dawson's Digit Of Res, l!9 10 1929
+. In confirmation Of all these DOCTRINES and that
they might be more sDlemEy regardsd as The deliberate
opinions OF the people ei Georgia. the Legislature,
tcipaiiag The civil war with the Tariff party, which
came brenkiog out al later date, adopted the
celebrated "P!,est the Senate Of the U. Of Goth
Dece mhc., le-, wherein Georgia, in her sovereign
character protests against the ar Of lS25, as "frau
duieni, oppressive, partial unjust, rncons uonal,
and runous to and agriculture; and the lie.
gisa,ure say; site STATE os Gco.gia expects that
perpr,ua! testimony thereof the deliberate expression
Of her opinions will be carefully preserved among the
archives ol the Senate, ii Justification Of her character
t, the presen: generation and TO posierlty.
The Protest OF Georgia against the proceedings and
principles Of The Tariff parry, nov Of record IN The
archives Of The Senate OF the U. S People of OgIe-
thorpe Did not the Legislature in their reports and
resolutions protests aud memorials, utter your
opinions Do they not truly represent the creed Of
the Stale Rights Party,
Feilo~-C,izans 1t is important at this time, to
oomplre this creed with the opinions OF the "Fther of
the American SYSTEM the head of the Tariff party,
fi-nry Clay. MIR Cicy before the country as can.
ddate for the Presidency. powerful and talented
party, among ourselves, advocate his election
tina, too, time, when the Tariff party are start
hing the country by Inc exorbance Of their demands
and the perfect dr Of their forces IL tbs emergency,
me question naturally occars 10 us VIII we Of the
SCUM @ha cItzanso 40 agricultural, cotton coun
try, gain or lose b. Mr. Gays lection: Government
is established for benefit, not fos hurt. Win
the government Of Mr. Clay aad his party, be beneficial
or hurlful region fine Unon' Our people, and
the people Of oil the Southern States, having clearly
and declared that the Prefecture Tariff sys
tenn ruuous US o. the South. To suppose, then,
that we, Southern people, conld support Torf
man. the Tariff party, IS 10 suppose Us ignofan m
consistent and un ,se How then stands Mr. Clay on
this subj-ct' Let hn be judged BY his own words and
actions, and let his party a. the North and West DO
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