The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-07-12


johnson are JUB'c,oUs iaria-mcn. Mr.. Va
sBursn's letter to TIC committee Of The Indiunl
Convention is an ad-of document sr and agaius
protection. Bot from Mr. Calhoun. VIC hiul
exported to sec an abandonment or his uneou.
promising opposition 10 protection 10 any fora
or degrees bun sven he, with en- his mighty in,
leloei. has consented 10 yield bis becuiiful the,
ory 10 szpedieasv, ara The, be might cot drir,
from him nc suppUtofi the D,mocfais Of Lou
isiaua By bis opposition 10 their interests, con-
ssnis 10 modify bis views in such q manner q,
q render bis assis.aree in rroiseiinglheir gre4l
staple, sugar.
His principles arc No Tariff, frs, a Tariff for
Revenue only second, and No Tariff at any rate
for Protection. But sugar IS southron pro duct
a mefs revenue duly on sugar eou not save
! the business irOm annihhiion with us des
truction comcs the loss Of proDcr. invested
| 10 slaves, who would Be a burlhen on the hands
ofthen owners, instead Of a source Of pr0fi-
/ and this Is praciici Aboltionism. In this a.
pect Of adars, Il now seems, that pending the
adjustment Of the Tariff IN 1912, Mr. Carter
/ Nicholas, Secfe ary Of State Ia Louisiana, a
good Calhoun man, and sugar grower, wrote a
leiier 10 The distinguished Senator from South
| Carolina. presenting this case 10 his consider.
alton precisely IN ihe form above stated.
| And 10 addition 10 these considerations, The
/ writer dexicuously threw IN the suggest n,
that II the sugar business should be put down
in Louisiana the planters io0uld go 70 raising
cotton and thus become compsiitor with ).
4 f4sH g
course, this presented a dilemma to Mr.. CaL
houn somewhat q a delicate character. He IS
told by his friend Nicholas that he must re-
member that this is rs uthroa interest,
needing protection, IN "ihe exception" and 50
on, and so lorh. "Slrong as your feelings and
principles have always been against the pro.
ieciivc polry, says Mr.. Nicholas TO Mr..
Calhoun, n do not think that you ever con-
tended tina, fair Incidental protection was eth
er inoxpedient or adverse II any sound princi-
| pie But even II you were, you could not, !
think, fil to perceive that when such fivors
were being dispensed, the South would be en-.
titled 10 a fiir participation And in reply 10
this and similar hints and coaxings on the
part Of the louisiana Sugar grower, Nj. Cal
hodn plucks up a spirit, meets The matter toldly
and avoiding Tho Scylla Of Free Trade on one
hand, thus punges into the Charybdis Of Pro-
tocti.n, IN the other.
WASHINGTON, May 7th, 1912.
My DEAN SIa:-You do not state too
strongly the danger 10 which the South, and
in fac Inc whole countryis exposed. Never
IN my opinion, has the country been in more
danger than at present. Tic administration
is poweress aud The Wings infatuated, and
Il The object was 20 ruin, instead OF saving the
country, u would be scarcely possible 10 take
a more efactral way than that which has been
pursued.
concur il most o. tour views and refec-
tons on Tho Identity Of interest, Carly o9nsid-
cred) between Cotton and Su. ar; and, as isr
as my principles viii admit, vi see full justice
done 10 the latter, 20 the extent hat il can Re
effected By my cxcrlions. ! can however,
agree 10 no d ny but such as the revenue may
equire; and none 30 high on any high articles
as Will push il beyond The greatest amount Of
rev nue. that can be derived from he article.
These are The limits within which may act,
ld with them exercise a sound discretion. But
/ / determining the amounl efreyenue required
I shall expect economy and felreEchmen', on
the part 81 those having the CONTROL as far as
public policy may rernlt and that no part Of
The publ revenue shall be given away. Oh.
serving these rules, aud within the scope they
will admit, shall take pleasure in projecting
your great stark aqaiosf thn notifications Of
ihc opponen Of Slave labor. They are ever
on the watch, and stand ready 10 s,ezs every
upn rtuniiy 10 render our labor worthless and
20 weaken cRr title 20 our properly.
&c. CALHOUN.