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

BE duties upon Foreign imports. Ii pas.
sed the House, June %, yeas &c, nays 4s,
and the Senate June 80, yeas 20, nays Q,
and was approved BY Jas. Madison, July /.
Like the subsequent Tariff Of 1915, on the /
peace establishment, 1t vas essentially q |
Republican measure voted for. in the House, /
by Nat. Macon, J. c. Calhoun, William
Lowndes, r. NJ. Johnson and Felix Grun.
ds, and IN the Senate by W. II. Crawford, !
Geo. ". Campbell and other prominent
TRENDS Of tbs Madiso1 Administration.
SALT TARIFF OF 1913.
THIS act imposed duty Of tIreniy cents
u tusisl On Imported Salt. Passed the
House, July Il, yeas 90, nays 50 the Sen
ate, July "a yeas 20, noes 10, and approx.
ed by Madison, July %. Among the ad.
yoca,es OF The Salt Tax we 6ud the names
Of Felix Gruudy, John Il. Bowen, Thomas
X. Harris, p ". Humphreys, John Rhea
aud John Sewer, Representatives,, and
Joseph Anderson and George ". Camp.
bell, Senators from Tennessee.
Mr.. MADIsoE'S OPINIONS.
As early as 1910 Mr.. Madison thus re
terrrd IN his annual message, to the encour.
agement OF Home manufacturer
! feel particular satisfaction il remarking,
that an interior view Of our country pre-.
sen's Us With grateful proofs Of tie subs;an.
iial and increasing prosperity. To Ihry.
ing agriculture, and the Improvements re.
lated to il; Is added highly interesting
ertensiOa Of useful manufactres-lh com
bined product Of professional occupation,
and OF household industry. Such, indeed,
i The experience Of economy, as well as OF
policy, 10 these substitutes for supplies
heretofore obtained By foreign commerce,
, that, IN national view, the change IS Just.
y regarded as OF Itself more than recon-
pense for those priga,tons and losses result
ing from foreign injustice, Ua!-h furnished
The general impulse required for its accom-.
plIshmoni. How far It may be expcdicnl
10 guard the infancy Of this Improvement
IN the distribution 81 labor, by regulation
Of the commercial tarlF IS q subject which
cannot fail 10 sYggest i:ssll 10 your patriot.
ic reflections.
his opinions Of the policy Of high Tar
1T Of Revenue and Protection 10 time of
var, and Of the prop-lety Of the Salt Tax.
are sufficiently :-I.cc'ed ty bis approval or
the acts Of 1912 and 1913 before noticed.
His views Of Tariff on the peace cs,ab
lishment are left 10 no sort or o5scuri.y.-
10 his Special Message Of February l3.
1873 communicating TO Congress the lrea
ty Of Client, he took occasion 10 commend
" to the prompt and constant guardianship
Of that body the subject Of home maH,1ac
lures
The RESOURCES Of cur country we're AZ ell
times, competent to the attainment Of every
uanoual object; but they viii row be on.
flched and Iuylgorated b. the activity which
peace will introduce into all the scenes Of
domestic enterprise and labor. The pro.
VISION that has been made for the public
creditors, during the present session Of
Congress mus, have decisive effect IN the
establishment Of the public credit both al
home and abroad. The revivng interests
Of commerce viii claim tho legislative at
tention at The earliest opportunity; and
such regulations will, trust, DO seasonaJ.y
devised as shall secure to the United States
their Just proportion Of the navigation OF
the world. The mos, liberal policy to be
found the most beneficial policy towards
ourselves. But there Is no sutjsc, hat
can enter Nth greater force and merit into
The deliberations Of Congress, than con
siderdfioH Of the means TO preserre and pro.
mote THE MANUFACTURES which have
sprung INTO existence. and attained an un
paralled maturity throughout the United
States during The period Of The European
vars. This source Of NATIONAL INDIE
PENDEScE AND WEALTH, 0nyiogSlg re
commend, therefore, 70 The prompt and con.
stont guardianship Of Congress. Special
Message, Ecb, 1915.
Again-on meeting the Congress &C
1915. body emiuently distinguished in
the annals Of American Legislation, for
craftsmanship and ability, be thus rencws
his recommendation on ibis sOblec,--
10 adjusting The duties on imports TO the
object Of Revenue, the influence oftke tariff
on manufactures gill necessarily present i.
self for Consideration. However wise the
theory may be which leaves TO the saracity
and Interest Of individuals the application
OF their industry and resoVrces, there are 10
this, as IN other cases, exceptions 10 tho
general rule. Besides The condition which
the theory Itself irnplies,'of a reciprocal
adoption by other nations, experience teach
es that so rnany circumstances must concur
IN introducing aud maturing manufacturing
establishments, especially OF the more com
pllcaied kinds, that a country may remain
long without them, although sufficiently
advanced, and in some respects even pc. |
cuiafy illed for carrying them on with /
success. Under circuu stances giving a /
powerful impulse TO manufacturing indus
try, Il has made among US progress
aud exhibited an efficiency, which Justify
the belief that, with protection no, moro
than IS due TO the enierprising citizens
whose Interests are nov at stake, il will be.
come. az an early day, not'only safe against
occasional coneeiilon from obfoud, a