The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-09

which i; was passed are well known. IL
was not such Que as the Wings desired,
but it was the best they could get. Il was
indispensably necessary that some means
should be devised for raising on additional
revenue TO keep the wheels Of government
/ IN motion. One bill bad been vetoed By
+ Nc. Tyler, and this bill was modified TO
suit his pretended conscientious scruples.--.
We do no, pretend ii is perfection. IL is
not such a. the Wings desired, but We re-
/ peat, 1t was the best they could do under
! The circumstances. But while Judge
Goid,hwai,e is denouneing in such unmea.
sured terms the tariff OF lS42, as "abom.
Unable aud oppressive" We would ike
very much for him 10 show the people how
1t operates TO their injury. Do tho people
ray higher for SIRete article of consump-
lion than they dad before .be passage OF
that bill ! VIII the Judge oane one thai,
has been enhanced in price Or has it
depressed the productions OF the country
Ii Il operates SO oppressiyely, surely the
Judge can tell The people ichereia, aud hctc.
Every article OF domestic manufacture in
this country is lower than ever Known be.
fore, and We insis, that il is the duty Of
Judge Gold;hwaite to point out to he peo-
pie explicitly, the oppression they suffer
from the pFeseu, tarG. IF he Will do thai,
probably We shall oil agree with him in the
necessity Of modification. But this gen
eral aud universal denunciaiion, without
specification, is not the way to couyiuco
tho minds OF an investigating and lnielll
zen, People.
But The Judge is in favor Of adhering to
Tho principles Of tbs compromise act. and
the meaning of tina. act be contends, ~ that
duties shall never exceed 20 per ceni ad.
yaloretD. Such is not The legitimate mcac-
ing a the act, and no one SO understood it
d, the Time Of is passage. The act did,
70 be sure, provide thai lfom aud after tho
30th day Of June, 1912, The duties should
DO reduced 10 20 per cont, subject howey.
er 10 tins restriction. "Spch duties shall be
laid for the purpose Of raising such rers-
nues as may be necessary TO an economical
administration Of the government. Mr..
Clay says on this point, With perfect justice
and propriety
81 contend, therefore. with entire conf
dence, that II IS perfectly consistent With
tho provisions Of the compromise nc,, TO
impose duties TO any anoua. whatever,
thirty, ioity, or more per cent. suhjacte TO
the single condition CT an economical ad.
1inistrailon Of the government"
And the Democratic organ Of Louisiana,
saws Mr.. Clay is RIGHT" Hear hin -
!" Certoinly, Mr. Clay" says the \. o.
Courier, "ii IS right 10 lay duties OF lhlr.
y, forty, or more per cent" whenever the
sxigency of the country may require them
|, is not Gully right, bah is imperatiyely
obligatory upon Congress TO raise On ado.
qlale revenue for the support of govern.
ment, even if i, require duties On impor,a.
tions higher than any that have yet been
contemplated.
Bot Judge Goidtnwaie's democracy is
Of dlferen! character from Louisiana de.
mocFacy, and he insists for tho duties 10
be brought down 10 20 per cent, and that
any thipg above that rate is ,.olakon Of
the compromise act. Now, We are pre-.
pared to show that 20 per cent even IN our
entire annual lmporalons, would not hsge
supported our government any one year,
for the las; ten. aud Il 10 well krown that
by tho compromise act many arliclns are
admitted free Of duty Tia. act, be Il re-.
nembered, does not recognize horizontal
tariff bat distinctly recognises discrimig
dton. Wo call attention here, particular
j TO The following latIe, showing the a.
mount Of impoF'atlons each year Cor len
years past, together With the amount of
du!lab!e articles, and Of these admitted
rec u datE. N sanaraie columns.