The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-12

aiter them at pleasure
do not understand, from the latest yer.
sion Of Mr. Websier's Baltimore speech
which have seen, that he desires 10 be con-
Silered as coni'overting this doctrine. On
The contrary. | understand him expressly TO
admit that, without the assent and actual CO.
operation of Congre by some legislative
act modifying the Tariff and reducing the
duties 10 suit the siipuIaiions IN the Propo-
sed commercial arrangement, me iailef
would moi be obligatory. as a CInsiituiionai
modification of the Tariff. Ia such case,
the arrangement, modifying The IaIIii' woud
owe all il. efficacy, SO far as II might 60 %
establish new duties, or 10 repeal old ones
10 tie act Of Congress to be passed IN pu'>
suance of it. Does any man believe 'ha'
The House of Representatives could posi-
bis be induced to pass an act connrfnins
the arrangement, under the impression tnh
such an act would never be repealed by the
representatives of the People without a
breach of faith, unless England assented 10
this change?
Mr.. Webster. in his speech, every where
presents as his lending idea, that one oil the
principal benefits to be anticipated from the
proposed commercial arrangement with
England would be The pernanency OF the
Tariff thus to DO established. He holds
out 10 the manufacturers, that by this means
alone. S;Iev can be quieicd in their CLAIMS
10 protection. and exempted IA future from
all fear of change in the rates OF duties -
lie paints atrongly, and not without due
r ha ,nprahancinnS OF
tn manufacturers and mechanics on &C.
count Of changes. whether felt or feared.
He shows the evils resulting from tho polii-
ical agitation Of the subject Of protection.
and the vacillaiing policy of the government
in this respect for many years. And ne
does all his. while he is doing more 10 agi
satc, 10 unsetil,, and To alarm every sensible
manufacturer and operative in the country,
than any man has done before him. since
the las, Tariff Act was passed. Before thai
Act has been in operation one year. he him.
self nile protesting 10 be friend of man.
ufactures and protection Of Home Labor.
announces to the worl1 that The law is to be
assailed. and is in danger from ITS enemies;
and under the pretence of friendsh p for the
interests it secures, tells The people IT is best
to destroy it. and make another Tariff, the
details OF which he does not even dare TO
give US. Thus he agitaics most. when he
most denounces agitation. Every manu-
faciurer who has read his speech and belle
we'd that his remedy 70: agitation will be n.
dopted, has, as a matter of course, SET about
preparing himself for the anticipated
and has resolved to STOP his career.
But now let US inquire a little farther in
TO the efficacy of Mr.. Wehster's remedy for
agitation. The permanencv of this Tariff
under commercial arrangement, even sup
posing the same could be ratified by the
Congress of the United States. as he nJmirs
that il n, LIST be, is in DEPEND no, only on the
action of the House of Representa-.
lives and Senate for its adoption and force
as Constitutional measure, but also upon |
the DIV support and avowal Of Congress
IN oil time 10 come. For it will not be de-
MED that, if the assent Of Congress DO nee.
essary, in The first instance, 10 give validity |
TO the arrangement, this, like every other
legislative act which Congress can adopt. |
may by Congress be revoked or repealed. |
Ifihis b. a sound inference. how can such |
n Tariff be more permanent, or less liable |
TO 1uctultion and change, than Legislative
aot Of the same class passed in The ordinary |
mode On the other hand, IL the Ex>Sec. |
rotary derives his idea of the superior per.
maaency Of such n commercial arrangement |
over that of co rmnn Tariff law, from any
su1positinn or belief Of his own that Con-
gress would consider such an arrangement
more sacred, and that it would. therefore be
less linb'e 10 be disturbed bv Congress than
comm " law imposing du;ies on foreign
imports, what foundation has 10 fof such an
opinion Congress, when impelei bv n
sense Of duty 10 this country. will modify
and alter their Tariff laws rs long as coun>
try shall eniure. Every attempt TO fctier
th@ m in the exercise Of his power, so nec>
essarv TO the welfare of their constituents,
will be viewed bv every sensible man among
them with jealousy and alarm. And as
surely as he day arrives when any SUCCESS
ful attempt shall be made by The President
and Senate TO curb or restrict the Legislative
power Of Congress over this great subject.
an reference 10 which tho Representatives
of the People are more sensitive than they
ara on any other that eau be named, every
man ofspirit and patriotism in the popular
branch. M matter what political party he
may be attached 10, will rush 10 the rescue
md preservation of his power. when thus
endangered. say. men of both political
parties will make common cause in this mat.
Ter. The Wing viii find sufficient motive
for his most vigorous support of the rights
Of the House of which he is a member in
defence Of the principle Of Protection, indie
pendently of all Other considerations The
Democrat must either abandon his nam",
and all the professions of his party since it
had existence, or he will be found among
the last TO surrender this vital principle of
Representative Democracy, and 10 establish
the rule of an Oligarchv in the Presiden,
and Senate, in lien oft. The Constitution
expressly gives 10 the pnru'ar branch Of
Congress the power TO initiate all laws for
raising revenue. The Senate has long
since abandoned every claim 10 originate
any Legislative measure for either increas-
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