Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-12-08


public. 10 the mean time, believe me
10 be.
"very sincerely, your friend and ODE.
dent servant,
I'M. VAN BUREN,"
Now, out Of the uncertainties (parhaps
inevitably of this short episrIe, let us
endeavor TO pluck what must be ils mean.
ing,
The principles upon which the late
act was founded are very clearly
Frst, and chiefly, TO raise onIy enough
revenue tor meet the expenses Of the
Government, econ call = conducted;
Secondly. so 10 discriminate in the
details, as 10 give incidental protection
TO our own productions.
Now, to the first principle, neither
Mr., Van BOren nor any body else can
object.
Asto the second, wa happen to have
his own perfectly decisive words, in a
public letter, written about the same
date, TO the Indiana Convention It
says:
"Ofthe constitutional power TO make
determinations have no doubt. Equal
ly clear it is that the practice Of making
them has existed from the commence
ment the Government, and constitutes
feature in every principal tariff bill
which ia 10 be found upon our statute
book. They are indeed indispensable
TO The successful operation Of every re-
venue bill" y 4 Sit (dis-
crimination) s therefore a power the
constant and faithful exercise of which
is in my judgment, demanded BY consd
eralions Of justice. humanity, and sound
policy"
he plurality Of principles then, tc
which Mr. Van Buren objscs, must t.
! IN the "details. Of the bill, not ils prlnci.
pies at all fle must hold that thes,
details have been so managed as t,
make it, in many parIicua ars. a prohbi
e tory one. And that is the ground take
u by the Free Trade portion OF this TarlI
, and anti Tariff Revenue only anG Inc
dental Protection, party,
r Mr.. Jefferson lays down the right G
's prohibition as positive. and its expe
'' drencv as imperative. The pretend
ct Democratic party now denounces a
i FederaIsts all who dare to hoId iha
s. opjnion-unless, happily, they shou
e DO themselves Of the Democratic pa
IN ty
;; But, historically, what is the fact!
D. Isl. Senator Wright, the immedia
party and personal representative
'' Mr.. Van Buren,, voted for the bill nc
., denounced; and the Tariff part Of tn
u' Free Trade party have loudly claim
" tor him the merit Of having Sdped
~ bW
NJ I'd Mr. Van Buren, himself voted +
81 81 the most probbilory Tariff ever pass
"V in this country, and has usually be
~, accused, by his present Free Trade
''u lies, of having had leading agency
concociing the 'abomnatlons' Of Il
NV bill.
W Now, the only allegation in his excl
'0' is, that he voted under instructions
90 What of thal2 He obeyed the instr
y" 'o' ions; and the fact Of his having done
w" is decisive that he held a Prohlbltt
Po' Tariff 10 be constitutional; Tor the str
osl slickier for instructions never h
,, ,.' tina, these could set aside the COnsl
=. tOn.
or As to discrimination, even Mr. {
,ev houn is completely estopped, by his O
,wn great and recent acts lie himself
rch lroduced iGlo the Compromise &C
, in great number Of articles 10 be admit
,bs free Of duty; and this certsinly,
,ish strengthened all the protective featn
nm and weakened all the revenue Gealr
,,er Of that measure.
er- Again: If revenue is the only leg
pens mate object of bill Of supplies, ,
rect have Mr., Calhoun and his party asst
ures ed to The remission Of all duties on
,nu. and cof'eeH Is that discrimination
1ese revenue2 Nay, ia it not protection
1usl aSmuch as the foregoing sources Of
Q Of ply created a necessity for addlli
pro- duties on every thing else?