Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-05-13
Number 35.

great rival interest is there in this country,
which can assert ii param 3unt claim 10 inc
protection of the Government
It's for the domestic manufactures OF the
country which demands e sacrifice. Inc
protection of home ndnstry!--The suffer-
ing interest of the country! These are
the watchword.. But what, ask, Is that
industry which has supplied you with all
the blessings of an enriched commerce -
Is it not domestic industry It's not home
Industry Do you get from abroad for
eign manufactures to the valuo Of a doll
lar, that are not produced by means of do.
nestle industry? Unless you rob--nniess
Won 4teal-unless youobtain by fraudulent
devices,-you cannot get the worth OF a
farlhihg, but by an exchange Of the pro.
ducts Of dome tic, industry. In this re-
spect commerce and manufactures, then,
stand upon the Same footing precisely.
There is vast interest represented ny
those who were engaged in the produ ton
of the great staple articles OF exploration
in exchanging those articles for forelgn
mlnuf,ctures. by means Of capital; Ia
Transporting them 70 foreign ports, and IN
conveying foreign merchindise, received
in exchange tor them, to the United States.
These cons itpte the great exporting IN
terest Unidentified with foreign commerce..
Whatever destroys tho one, destroys The
other. And although the Stiles produ-
cling these exp ,ris constitute, perhap@, S.
than one-ihrd OF the Union; and although
they have been on,emptdously reproach-
cd as being barren sand-hllls,-ye' iney
have mainly sustained the commerce OF
the United Substituting furnished two
thirds of the entire exports OF the Union,
since colt N AMI rice and tobacco have be-
come the great sapes of exp'r'a' ION ,---~
Twn.thirds oil the pro AUCTIONS which sus-
tain foreign commerce have been furnish r
ed hy less than one.third OF the Union.-
And upon this great branch Of domestic in-
das,ry, with the capita! whch.lt employs, =
has deyolved the wh1le blrd IN OF snppoit-
ing the Government, by furnishing the
subjects of taxation. Now, | ask the
friends of the tariff, in all canlor, and with
the utmost respect, what is that branch OF
industry for which they exclusively clam
the name Of domestic industry? They
vii answer, home manufacturers! |
Upon what ground are we; 10 destroy
fconncrcu II sustain the n1tnt 'acttircr To
Why should thess be pr5teciedhy the sac.
rificc of foreign commerce, an lat the ex.
Ipense off this Government I! Hasthe gov
eminent ever derived a soiiary cent of
revenue from domestic manufactures -
does this branch OF domestic industrycon
Tribute one solitary cent to ihossupport of
The Government Do they not, on the
Icontrary, diminish the revenue?s And
i vet. YOU are to destroy that great branch
Iot, national industry which has supported
lthe Government and enriched the people,
IN order to afford assistance 70 a branchof
domestic industry which has boenitself an
enormous tax both upon the people and
! tho Government. A more mons RUS
combination of injustice and ingratitude
can hardly be conceived. To destroy
commerce, the great agenteofcisilizision,
and bond Of peace among natons,t to faster
, rival branch of INDUSTRY, by measures
which CONVEX, the United States from mu-
, l,u,l customers to commercial rivals, isas
lunwise ami impullt,c as, IN reference to
other considerations, i, is unjust and OPP
1 pressive.
II But there is yet larger and more per.
d vadlng view Of the subjeci, showing The
/. suicidal character of a prdh,bitIve tariff =
e The great exporting inierest-.hat the
I PLANTERS, merchants and ship -owner--say
/, 10 the Cong ess of,he United States, IL
YOU will permit US freely to exchange the
!. productions of our industry for the produe.
v tons O. other countries, inject to a reve-
n nue. duty merely, even with this diserimi-
N nation OF twenty per cent, agnnstus, we
!. viii pledge ouIs slvos to supply the PEG.
all ule with all the manu- actures they need,
,r one-thrd cheaper lhm they now o'.tlin
4 them from the manufacturers Of the United
.hl States.
oil 10 this the tariff ma nriiyin Congress
x, practically rep'y, that taeyregard cacar
he manufactures a great national evil, If Oh.
atl tanned by exchanging the products of do
IS me tic agriculture for foreign manufae'
he lures, that This che lpness Is. the very rea1
nd son they pronlblt their imp trt,ti1n. !; an'
rn that they would rather the people sh9ul,
his nav thlrd more for the manufactures ae'
Ne G jnsume, AMI that the treasury should b
ID. impoverished, than the manufactures
&c of the United States sheu.ds not re
IN. ceise from .hirty three aud a half y one
"a, hundred per cent moro for their Gbsis
wall Than their natartl price, ass -
IN Slch is atsua exposition ollhe misname
the protective polity. sssas
I'm Bal Lam aw IRE of the argimenls wit
aer Which sha be met on THE subject. A
.es tor the experience ottweniysyears, and 4
hat les sons I, tho contrary which. that expe!