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

wealth? Shall we hope u revive com.
merce iy continuing that system Of policy
By which it is now shackleo? Shall we
invent new c1ntrivnnces ola simisr char
acter for The tu'ure? No, sir; undo the
mischief you have done; knock of The
letters you have already imposed; leave
trade 10 her own laws; permit your peo-
| pie to enjoy their natural advantages, and
the fruits Of their industry, free from all
unjust restrictions. Do this, and you wi ]
insure prosperity to the country; and, Ut
the same time, repleni.h your exhausted
| treasury.
| leone, therefore, 10 the consideration
% tl,eeerond resolution, which proposes
reducing the existing thrift from lis pres
ent prohIbitol character, to proper and
reas Jnatle revenue standard, so as TO
make il in reality what it processes to be
"a constitutional measure mere y Tor the
purpose Of raising revenue.
And here, Mr.. PFesi lent cannot but
remark that there never was time more
inappropriate for the introduction Of such
a measure, than moment selected for the
introduction oflhe tariff oflhe last session,
in view of what had taken place, and OF
what was then in progress in other coun-
tries, as well as in our own. Sir Robert
Peel, the British minister, yielding to the
force Of public opinlon, had mitIgated to
very great extent. the commercial restr,c.
ii ms wni;h oxi ted in Great Britain. Had
we pursued. our true nattonal policy we
would have met these advances to "a sys-
lem of free trade in liAeral spirit of le.
cprocily. But what did we do? Instead
Of reciprocl,ing he advances which Great
Bri lam made t. US, we turnei our backs
Ii on her at the very m 'ment when mer-
sureS were t,ken by Great Britain to en-
able yolr farmers Of Pennsylvania, Of
! New Yok. AMI % all the grain growing
E Suites of this Union, TO find m ,rkct a.
broad ior the produce. Oar Legislature
thinking, perhaps, that these great adj
. van'a.cs tcnGetel 10 our farmers might
I s,duce them into the hcresy oil free trade
, pa sad the riff bill of last session, more
/ pr1htblory lhln any Of lis predecessors.
have before me letter from an Off
Ger of the Treasury Department showing,
: FIR IN the custom hous, returns for the CITY
: of Neg York, the extraordinary Ia ling of
: which has been o;cas!oncd ny the pas
at atsa 81 ths me tsare in qies-fru. ina
0 statement siowing the m nthly income
t, r IN customs, We have for the month oil
4 January SI,2j3, 900, viii 10 ,h,t of De-
Gem or am. ants t. bat SIS 1000; and the
), Intervening months exhibIt IL regular fall
lag oil, from tic time II WIS expected the
Z amf bill ,ull pass. until the close OF the
: wear. NJw, it the month of December i;
d a fair indication Of what the revenue is t
e be next wear, the wh lc revenue from Gus
, toms at New York will not be more thar
I, three millions Of dollars, This offset, i
/. allrming enough, as it regards our finan
d cial prospects,; 10 say nalhng of the mor'
9 important considerations OF commerce de
r, stroyed, and the people oppressed by un
= inst burdens. Now, what are the cunii
:, eraii Ms ly which we are called on 10 sub
u nit TO ,heso unnatural and unjust exac
lions?
ID To n-otcct the domestic industry ofth
u United Statcsl To carry out the Amer
| can sys EN-! These deIu,iye phrases hay
X operated so extensively as almost TO con
ID fund the understandings of The people.
D. | pray YOU bear with me for momer
IS while take a brief review Of the com
'e merce and the revenue of the Unite
y States. And will, at the close of that re
view. ask ahc Senators who voted tor III
I'd tariff of the last session,tp tell me on VIVA
Sc ground it was they thought il necessary
a sacrifice those great interests
H. From the very beginning of the Go'
OF eminent, with the exception OF lie
n Years OF war, the whole revenue by whic
n. the machinery of Government has bee
oy kept in motion, has been derived excl
n. s;yely from foreign commerce. Bat tn
u, to which beg Leave 10 call the pariicua
er attention of tho Senate, is that since lsl
u at least thre e.forlhs of the revenue, WIN
mi has not only paid the current expenses
MI The Government, bui performed the une
do omnled achievement of extnguiShing
la. nnl,lic debt, has been derived from Il
branch Of yoIr commerce which consl
'er cniirelv of the exc ianges received for
, agricultural experts of the Southern a
d.. Snu,h western Siates--less Than one-th
ny Of the Union: and that it is ag linstI
we very bran h Of commerce tht The VIII
Be- power of the prohi i'm tariff is direct
all protesscdly with view to destroy II! I
be sir; this great branch of yonr national
lst- Austrv has done all this, and more. 1t
lcy MADE US q rre,t CONNIE citl and ma
be power, and contributed largely to enr
de- The people, ty supplying them with
we'd comforts AMI lnxaries Of life cheaper u
'ull ,hey coull be olt lined from any ct
,Iief source. And for all these G Ell servI
uchl IN III, counrv an the Government, "