The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-11-25

III tne same hepoTl Gi Mr.. JEFFERSON
meets and answers the objection to pro-
teclng duties on the ground of their in
convenience:
Wit is true" says he, '!we must expect
some Inconvenience in practice from thc
establishment Of discriminating duties.
: But IN this. as in so many other cases,
we are left TO choose between two evils.
THESE 'hcoarcnifnccS ar nothing uhcn
arcjghcd ag'inst the loss of wcaiM and
: fo's Of farce achich 'ciH foNom our per.
'SereI ance in Tie plan ~ iAdiscrimna-
hon"
Let us see what the flaming Locoroco
opponents o: discriminating duties have
to say TO dis testimony, from authority
which, though they may not regard, they
dare otassai! as they have done the very
same arguments when urged by the
Wings OF the present day
Oppose to ihis high authority the late
Virginia letter of Mr.. VAN 81 rem, pub
llsked by the Richmond Enquirer, and
'couched IN the following words:
"ALBANY, February IS, 1913.
"My Dear Sir: thank YOU kindly for
your friendly letter. have at no time
nor any where hesjtaled to express my
| decided Misrepresentation of The Tariff act OF
the last session as well in rcSpect to Mr
PRINCIPLES upon which it's toundcd as to
It's details. in good lime you will have
my views in respect to that and other sub
lecis before The public. In the mean time
believe me to be,
VERY sincerely, your friend aud ODE
dlenL servant,
IN. VAN BIREN."
Now, out OF the uncertainties (perhaps
. inevitably Of this short episle, let us
cndeavor to pluck what must be lis mean
ling.
the "principles upon which the late
act was lounded"are very clearly
First, and chiefly, to raise only enough
revenue to meet the expenses of the
Government. economically conduc-
ted;
Secondly, so TO discriminate, in the de-
tails, is to give incidental protection
to our own productions.
Now, to the FIRST principle, neither Nj
VAN ErRry nor any hofv rI,o ram oh
jecI.
As ,o tho o,c,,y ,ro b,,,o, f., b,vo
his oy, nop,ariIy Leci.;yn Wards in =,
public ,crrrr wri,,rn ahon, ,hn same latr
10 The vndaua. Couvpn,;on
1t says:
"Orihc constitutional hover 70 MAKE
lisc,ini, atoms ! hsv,nn joub, E,n,Ilv
clear !, j. ,hn, rha rrar,irr nr maxim,
,hem hos exis,ol lrn,, ,hc commencement
of the Government. md cnu.,i.u,cs a lea.
,urc IN every nrinc;,,,I ,,rii1 mn which !.
+, no f,urI ,,n,n ,,I. SAINT hn,l Yh,
are indeed i,ii.,cn~,blo. lbn .u,.ra..,u,
oncra,i,u or vp,y rpyroue iii
"I l1,,r,n,lua,,,,,y r. Where fare
:, ,,o,rsr ibc coD1,a,, ouJ C,;,5t1i ,.yiejsc
at yJ;cL - i, ,,. ;,,,.'.,., ,j...,,..' Il
h, ,,;ons 81 ;,,,:.r L,,.,,,,,:,,, ann,
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IN ,l,,. .J.,,il.,, ,,r ,h.hili MOI H. nrin.
c;,1o.,,,II rlo n,,s, h,Jl ,I,, ,has'. dc.
/ ,,;I. haye bec, 60 n,nn,,.eJ ~ ~ max. !,
~ ,nn, ,or,;n,,ors g mr,,L;h;,,,,, ono
And ,b,, i ,ho r.,n,rL ,,l.o, hy ,hc Free
~. l., ,,,,n,;,,,, ~; ,i,.n;r I Az; ~,
r;a nnyonna o,Iv .rd ';Ja,,ol.pr,,.c-
ian n,r,,,
Air Irrr,psov lays dawn the righ, Of
nrnhih,,;,n y. ros;,,va aud lis exreI,eucv
rs imuera,ive Thr pre,enfcd ,Dpmocra-
tic, 2ar,v now deuounces as Fe,IeraIisls
all who dore,o hold ,bo, opinion-nuIcss,
h,yi)v. ,hev shou,d be themselves Of Ac
.D.n,ncr,,;c ,,,,v y
But, hisloricaI,v. what is the fact?
LIST. Senator WmGur, the immediate
Marty and nprgonal rcuresen,a i've of Mr..