The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-30


10 remain in such cases dependant on for
eign supply, precarious, because liable 10 be
interrupted : If the necessary articles
should IN this mode, cost more IN time Of
peace, will not the security and iudepen
dence, thence arising, form an ample com.
pensation Establishments Of this sort,
commensurate only With the calls Of the
public service IN time Of peace, will, In time
of war, easily be extended in proportion 10
the exigencies Of the government; and may
even, perhaps, be made TO yield a surplus
for the supply of our citizens a, large, SO as
TO mitigate The privatIons from the inter.
rupton OF their trade. If adopled, the plan
ought TO exclude all those branches which
are already OF likely soon to be, established
IN the couGtry in order that there may be
no danger of interference with pursuits Of
individual industry HashiRgtoa's Mes
sege, 1896.
TARIFFS OF 1897.
These we're passed and approved during
The Administration Of John Adams. They
relate TO Sugar, Molasses, Tea and Salt
The first, entitled an act for raising a ,ut
ther sum OF money, by additional duties on
certain articles imported and for other pur
pos g. passed the House Feb. %, yeas &c,
nays 81, and the Senate Feb. %, without
a division, and was approved by Adams,
March 3. The second, entitled an act lay
ing an additional duly on Salt, &c. passed
the House, July ), yeas 45, nays 40, and
the Senate July d, without a DIVISION. and
vas approved by Adams, July 5.
TARIFFS OF 1904.
The first of;hese was an act for the ere
stlon of what was called the Mediterranean
Fund, TO protect our commerce and seamer
against the Barbary Powers. Ii increased
the duties on Foreign imports Two aud a
/ half per cent. Passed the House of Re
representatives. unanimously, and the Senate
yeas 20, nays >, aud approved by Jetler
son, March %.
! The second was an act imposing more
specific duties OF the Importation OF certali
articles, &c II passed The House, Marcel
2l, yeas %, nays 4 the Senate, Marcel
p, without division, and was approved
by Jefferson, March y. Among ID,
members Of The Rouse who voted for thu,
Tariff, We notice the name of Georgt
W. Campbell, of Tennessee.
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON AGAINST pI
i RECT TAXATION AND IL FAVOR Oh
THE TARIFF
/ 10 his Inaugural Address, March A. 1906
President Jefferson thus graphically des
cTi5es the comparative operation Of Dlrec
Taxation aud tariff en- imports. We caI
upon those who profess 10 be i" Democra rat
OF the Jefiersonian school," but who are
nevertheless, disposed TO favor, directly o
indirectly, scheme OF excise taxation, I,
mark his language:
Al home, fellow citizens, you hes, know
whether We have doue we'll or III. Tn,
suppression OF unnecessary Offices, Of use
less establishments and expenses, enable
US 20 discontinue oGr iaferndl taxes. Tres
eorering our land uifh officers, and open
iag our doors 10 their tRfrusions, had al
ready begun that process of domicIiiart
rerdtion, rhteh, once entered in, is scarce
j fy to Be restrained from reaching success
strely erery article Of produce and proper
i ~. Ii among these taxes sone minor one
fell which bad not been announcement, il wa.
because their amount would not have pe
the officers who collected them, and be
cause if they had any merit, the Safe au
thorIios might adop. them, instead Of 9th
efs less approved.
The remaining revenue, in the coasump
ton Of foreign articles, is paid chiefly b,
those who can afford TO add foreign luxu
RES TO domestic comforts, being collected
on our seaboard and frontiers only, and m
corpora.ed with the transactions Of on
mercantile citizens, IL may Be he plea ;4r
and the pride Of an American to ask -uAa
fdrmer, ,rhGt mechanic, tehot Laborer, ere
sces d tar gatherer Of the United States
These contributions enable US 10 supoor
The current expenses Of the Government, Il
fulfil contracts with foreign nations, 10 OK
unguish the native right Of soil within on
limits, TO extend these limits, and to a2pl,
such a surplus to our public debts, as pla
ces at shor. day their final redemption
and that redemption once effected, the rev
enue thereby liberated nay by Just repair
tlion among the States, and correspond
ing amendment Of the Constitution, be %
Piled, IN Time Of peace, TO rivers, canals
roads, arts, manufactures, education. am
other grea, objects within each State. 4
time Of War, If injustice by ourselves, Oh
others, mus, sometimes produce war, in
creased as the same revenue will be 10
creased BY population and consumption, anc
aided by o'her resources reserved for tina
crisis, It may meet within the year all tht
expenses O the year, without eucroachinf
on the rights Of future generations BY bur
dening them With the debts Of The past
/ War sill then be bot suspension OF useCu
works ; aud a return 10 a state Of peace. {
return TO The progress Of improvement.
10 his Message Of December 2, 1905
Mr.. Jefferson thus refers to the operation,
Of the Tariff
The duties composing the Mediterranean
fund, will cease, By law, at the end Of the
present session. Considering. however
that they are levied chiefly on Injuries, and