Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-05-25

THE TARIFF aDEst0cRAT1c MEASURE.
SO large por6Rn Of ihe community are dis
posed 10 sield 10 The magic d uant, TIA, de- |
signing poisieians 6nd but lisle sltenliy in sus-
tainins 81 dsnouacins any particular measure BY /
tie use ct The phases Democratic and Federal II
The frst Tariff was passed duriag Gen. WASH
inst0h's administrator Mr. Jefferson signed
4 Tati6s bill: in ISIS Mr. Calhoun was one Of
ire chief patrons u s/Taria. ID Democratic
Congress, Che same thai passed National
Bank bin and 10 1924 a bill was passed BY The
aid 81 Ger. Jackson aad Col. Johnson, Imposing
higher rates Of duty than the Tariff Of ls4L 10
1925, MI; Van BureA voted for The s.WooIien's
Baln often since denomna,ed The 4 Bill Of A.
bomhAliops. and III 1889 Gas every body re-
coileelsse Tariff bin was passed, By j Demo
cratic Congress. which Gen Jackson was about
10 enforce iE South carplina a, The poin, OF the
bayone, when the Nulliiers sci themselves up
in opposition 10 il. l, was only since Mr. Clay
became, by bis position, The special patron az an
.sAmericanS System, 2 thai Tie modern Democrats
have deuochcea Tariff as Federal measure
lrshould s. borne ID mind that tie Feasralisis as
party, have mol had control of The governmen,
Stree The year 1901, and that all The high Tariffs
have been passed By Democrats. with The excep-
lion Of thaIsof 1871, which, as We have hereto
fore remarked, is not as high, on an aversge, as
lis predecessors.
But let hose who take Gen, jackson as The
true exponent Of Democracy, be carried back TO
his early cpiSiOns-h his letter of 1924. The same
year be voted with Coils. Benton and Johnson,
for Taria bill. They viii see TIA, he went The
whole 6guFe for Protection and a Home market.
This was about The time he was first set up for,
The Presidency; and DR.. Coleman Of North Caro-
lima, desiring bis views on this great topic, The
General wrote the following letter, which goes as
/ far as The most ultra Wing doctrine on the same
subject. Gen. jackson was then in the Senate
Or HE United States. we ask impartial men Of
all parties 10 read il. aud discard their propensi
~ to follow party leaders through every maze
and labyrinth Of absurdity.
WAsHlNdroN CRY, April 26, 1924,
| Heaven smiled upon and gave us liberty and
! independence--Th same Providence has blest
1 us with The means Of natienaf Independence and
national cEsfsncs Is we omit, OF refuse TO use,
/ The Gifts which be has extended 10 Us, We deserve
/ not he continuation Of his blessing. He has
4 filled our mountains:and our plains with minerals
1 with lead, iron and copper, and given US
climate and soil fol The growing Of hemps and
4 wool These being the great materials Of our
national defence they ought 10 have extended 10
+ them adequate and fair PROTECTION that
/ our manufacturers and labOrers may be placed in
a fair competition ,riih those Of Europe, and that
we may have within our county supply Of
those leadipg and imporlantarticles so essential
( in war.
| will ask what Is the real situation of The ag-
Ts:culturista where HAS the American farmer
4 market for his surplus produce Except for cot
4 Ton he has neither foreign nor home market.
/ Does mol this clearly prove, when there is no
! market either at home OF abroad, thai there Is
Too much lcbor e,apleyedSn Ggriculttrs5 Common
/ sense at once points outhe remedy. Take from
agriculture in The United States sir hindrtd thou
4 sand mtlA ,romen and children, aid You will at
once give market for more breadslufs than all
Europe furnishes Us. sin short, sir, we have
been TOO long subject 10 the policy of British nler-
chants. Ii is time We should becpme little
i more fn,ericanized and instead IF feeding paupers
and laborsrs Or England, feed our oscn, or else IN
4 a short time, by continuing our present policy,
we shall all be rendered paupers ourselves. TITS,
i therefore, nv opinion, that a careful and Judi
cious TARIFF is much wanted TO pay our Aa-
tional debt, and 10 afford uSshe means Of that de-
! fence within ourselves on which the safety Of our
\ country and liberty depends and last, though
not least, give proper distribution 10 our labor,
which must prove beneficial TO the happiness,
/ Independence and wealth Of the community
| / am, sir, very respectfully,
4 Your obedient servant,
| ANDREW JACKSON.