Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-01

personal cousgeshe imposition Of ne cor opel
aud apparently wantOh violation Of the laws upon
General, who still the head Of troops fashe,
with the victory and who was sustained BY PEG
pie apparently blinded Tor the time by the splendor Of mill
ary that flashed in their eyes, and heated
thusisstc gratitude the offender for their safety
Gently achieved by his vaor. To grant remission Of hi
hne thus audaeiousy and nperiously demanded.
domination OF the Judge, the Judges of this land
that ii ever, in time come they shall dare issue wr
ct habeas corpus for the of fellow-citxen from
military by victorious General, from Imprisonment
and Trial before martial, from illegal bondage
jeopardy OF life they may be expelled by the nilar,
power and driven with ignominy from their families
homes, and from the OF their jurisdiction and that 1.-THE
Democracy" will stand by the military power against the
civil authority, aud damn the Judges for doing their duty
after they dead and gone. To grant
this fine, thus demanded justification Of the Generals
conduct tomakc formal and deliberate acknowledgment,
OF the right OF commanding General OF the United
oproelam and enforce martial law within the Union
the whole State where he may be in command and all
its ciizensto suspend his discretion and for such
he may think proper all the civil authorities State and
Federal-and shut OF their Hall lor shut up ip the
members Of the State Legislature, for prcsunine
their constitutional powers (Which they main.
tan,) and for talking OF exercising thcm Till the
General shall give them leave. Il il wonderful,
that State-Rights mcn-men, indeed, who claim to be
ereusres in their devotion the rights of the States
consent TO proclaim such doctrines the world If
this be Democracy, it is Democracy without Republican
ISM which in its in government OF laws
victorious General at the head OF victorious army in
the bosom OF the country ITSELF has all times been dan
gerous to Republcs-he danger great when they
abroad-snd if this precedent shall be established, the
danger will be aggravated degree which is impossible
to estimate II the commanding General has rightfu
power IN suspend he has rghtul power, upon like plea
OF necessity, abolish the civil Government aud the laws
and some future commanding General flushed with victory
backed by his victorious Army, intoxicated with vain glory,
itated by opposition complaint and melted by
that ambition with which military laures so apt TO
poison the mindcOuning with this preceden, before his
eyes, the support OF he Democracy" and the apathy
OF the People and of the Stars-may and will abolish oil
oar Institutions. The precedent may least TO
his first movements in the criminal enterprise. To
establish such precedent. under such circumstances
court monarchy-mtsry monarchy No compromise in
lnuon this measure, be made any compromise
would be surrender Of the fundamental principles Of civil
liberty and Republican Government. talking of the
principle OF the and the danger of precedent
not OF the motives OF the who urging those
their affair they do view it in the
same light do, they would revolt from with much
horror and dsmuy but whatever may be their motives, the
mischief is the all
shall mention another subject of general deep and
citing interest, which calls for mutual concession: which
be settled and only be settled by spirit of fair
and mutual compromse-ihe tariff Of duties imported
goods In its very nature involves conflicting interests;
and unhappiy, in county, these conflicting interests
at least the conflicting opinions and feelings sub.
iect, marked by geographical bounds. Like
fellow Citizens Of the Southern Agricultural States am
what called nnuarif man, tho wha, may per.
hnps, be called since according opinions
those only regarded ant-tar men, who think pro-
per 10 raise revenue for the support of Government by d.
taxation rather than the whole the whole can
be conveniently raised doubtless can, from the
am opposed the missing Of more from the
TOMS than what really wanting for the support of Govern
upon economical system Of expenditures an ocono
nica parsimonous niggardy system Of expenditure
stntng the Army, the Navy and the civil list, leaving the
Notifications ruin, and disappointing the public cred
tor Of prompt payments and opposed the imposition
OF duties foreign goods for the purpose protection
TO home industry, and especially domestic manufacturers
without regard TO Now, the representatives of
that portion OF the country which chiefly in manu-
features ony ask that raising the necessary revenue for
the support OF Government, the tariff shall be adjusted on
system of discriminating mot prohbitory) duties which
will afford incidental protection their manufactures land
this, far collect from the debates in Congress
Is all they do ask,) think ought cheerfuly TO con-
cede thus mueh 70 them. Is there any good rea
son, in respect interests Why WI should in
sst horizontal arif-o the metaphor lately intro
duced in Congress- which seems more fruitful OF good me
taphor than OF other good hng-a system Of aG palo
rem duties oil most Of the imported articles those
which dutabe and those that free preference
to system OF discriminating duties part Of those
ces which come into competition with productonsl
Surprising the Of revenue, be that VIVA, i,
may be raised from the customs whatever system of
duties shall be adopted really how greater
burden likely be imposed of the South by the
system OF discriminating duties which will afford incidental
protection TO home productions. than will probably result
from horizontal tariff According 70 my information the
aggregate value OF imported articles, free Of duty (or
was before the present thrift enaced) nearly equal to
the aggregate value Of the duabe articles II 80 20 Der
cent. I'D ualOrem all, would yield about the same
amount OF revenue average OF 40 per cent Of dser
minatng duties half The consumption both Of the free
and OF the dutabe articles, must suppose be nearly uni
form throughout the u Statesas great in the manunctu
ring States the others. IT, under the system of cr
minatng duties pay 80 per upon the cloth coat
wear and nothing the silk gown my wife wears shall
contribute about the amount towards the revenue Al.
were required by horizontal tariff to pay 90 per cent
the cloth and 20 per the silk know very well
that general asonng this kind will square exactly with
practical details: am l. this OCCASION studious Of
accuracy The general thought mas occurred 10 my mind
that whether the principle Of the horizontal system or
that OF discriminating dues shall prevail in the regulation
Of the tariff eaah snd every part Of the Country will have
to contribute large nearly laESe amount towards
the support Of Government under the system as the
other And this general thought thrown out for consd
eraoR II IL be correct, approximate correctness far
from preerring 70 pay contribution under horizontal
tariff which will relieve me from part Of my burden
and confer incidental benefit portion Of my fellow
citizens rather than pay under the system Of dscrimna
ting duties, which will add nothing my burden and from
which large portion Of my fellow-citzens will derive an
incidental advantage, shy plainly, should prefer the lat
ter. The manufacturer are fcow.ciuzens and if VIC
may give them benefit, without injury ourselves II IL
very little TO say ought do IT, have real feeling
Of Extraordinarily for them However these suggestions
Of mine, whether well ifUundcd, Of little ifnpor.
lance TO the main points insist which arc that this
subject Of the Tard ought Js adjusted spirit Of ber
al compromise ,-adHssd and settled that the con.pro
mise nave mentioned Is in principle, fair one; and that
the general system ought 70 be sSled, with view
degree Of pemsnency has been sal, that the pre-
sent Tauh went into operation there has been groa De
OF importation and this has been accounted for
upon the suppositon rather assertion that the duties nm.
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