Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-06

I Such the judgment Of that wise and pa,ri-
otto republican, Mr.. Monroe. Mr.. Adams, his
successor, held the same doctrines; and, il is
remarkable fact, that while the different chief
Magistrates Of this nation have differed as TO 9TH
er great matters Of public policy, with regard to
the ons,iiutionaliy and expectancy of protecting
American industry, they have held but one Ian
guage. Some Of our readers may be ready 10 ask
US whether General Jackson agreed with the 9th
ers in this matter; know the potency of his
name with many, and it therefore gives Us pleas
ure to answer the question in the affirma,ve.-
We give you the testimony of
General Jackson.
In his message Of December, 1880, be says
"The power to impose duties inpos,s originally be-
onged the several States The right adjust these du-
is completely identified with that power, that it is diff
cult the existence of the without the ohe
The States have delegated her whole authority i'm
| posts the General Government without miia
servation. = The authority having thus entirely
passed from the States the right exercise for the
poses of protection does not exist in then and consequent
w. if it be possessed by the General Government it
be extinct. Our political would thus present
the anomaly OF people stripped Of the right 10 foster their
industry, and countcrac the most selfish destructive
policy which might be adopted By foreign nations This
surely be the This indispensable poeer thus
surrendered by the States within the scope of the
authority subject expressly delegated Congress-
| We shall for the present dismiss Gen. Jackson
as witness, but Will bring him to the stand to
testify several times before closing this side Of
! the question,
To the authorities cited; and TO the witnesses
already introduced, any number Of the prominent
men of the nation, wei! as Congress after Con
grees of the Republican school, might be added.
Mr.. Clay has been referred TO by the writer Of
the pamphlet as favoring high Tariff, while he
has omitted the vote Of Mr.. Van Buren, for the
high Tariff Of 1898, called by him the "bIll of
abomlnations." This does injustice TO Mr.. Van
Buren,, unless he has changed his opinions and
fallen in with the British free trade doctrines, to
| reconcile the south 10 the "northern man with
southern feelings'
Having fully sustained the constiutionaty Of
| a protective Tariff, we ask the reader to follow
US into the question OF the expedienry Of tn.
Is it good policy TO levy impos:s for protection,
| or in other words,
Shall Protect our Industry.
The expediency of affording ample protection
TO American industry is maintained By the Wings
Of Indiana, adhering to the old Republican doc.
trnes; while the leaders of the modern democra.
cy OF Indiana GO for revenue alone, whe .her the
industry Of the country is sufficiently protected
by levy not, following 10 the footsteps Of the
British and South Carolina free trade school Of
politicians The doctrine avowed and main tain.
ed by the Wing party is, that American Iegisla
ton should foster and protect American industry
while the leading modern democrats contend, that
no protection beyond the revenue point should be
afforded in any event, and, consequently that our
manufacturers, mechanics and artzans must re-
main subject to the operation of European com
I,t,or l..
gisla,ion, against the free labor Of America put
ting our labor by necessity, in order to compete
with the foreign, a, the starving prices paid TO
European serfs. The whole policy Of protection
has been assaulted by the pamphlet referred to,
with an Ingenuity and fertility Of Imagination
worthy Of better cause; yet in it little can be
found that is new The British pamphlets and
free trade essays Of the south give suc lent evil
dence that the writer does no, stand alone the
disciple OF this anti American doctrine, but they
keep up their restrictions.
We will proceed to examine some Of the main
points in controversy. The writer sets out with
the assumed position that n tariff IS n tar ion.
ported articles, and that the consumer pays that
tar, and taking this position as granted he may
readily arrive at the conclusion to which he wish
es TO come, that if should import S 100, OOO,.
600 of foreign articles in year at an average
duty advalorem Of 80 per cent, Of course the
people have paid 10 the single year $4,000 900
Of lax, besides the profits and charges on The
imports; he is then enabled to cry out, is i, thus
that the Wings expressing you with their
high Tariff! He is then prepared to show at
once that direct taxation is the best mode Of rails
ing revenue, because least expensive; and, ill.,
I deed, il may be safely affirmed that was i, not
for the unpopuarity of the position, the whole
school of these leading free trade modern demo-
Gratis would come out like McDuffie, Pickens, and
Rhett, of South Carolina, in favor of direct tax.
alton to raise revenue for If they really belies
that the consumer pays the duty, the mex, step
follows Of course and the very mumea, you take