Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-06


the ifiU,, &C. ol ir n1uz'ar ,ys,,iu. "a tat %
eliminating du',s shall prevail "a The Tegu.aIiuu
&c the tariff each aud ever piu of the country will
have o. contribute as large. or nearly as large an
amount towards Sac support Of Government, uuIe,
the enc system as the other And IhJs general
lhoughi i thrown oui for consideration. II it be-
correct or apprnSimntc correctness, Ear from pre-
ierring Ia ray my c'n,rbutnn under hOf.z nial
tariff which will relieve me from no part Of my
burdgn aud confer uC ldpniai bvneGt ON TO por-
lion off, fellnw cIlizcus rarsr than pay 1t under
the system of discriminating duties. which will add
nOihrrg 10 my burden. aud from Which Urge pnr.
ton of my fellow czcus Will derive an incidental
advantage, say plainly, should prefer The latter.
The manu- nc iurcrs are our icuw-citiZens; and n
we may give them benefit. without injury 1, our.
selves, il is very littlc u say ought 1, doit
have n real feeling Of fellnw-ci'iz,nship for Ihcm
However, these Suggestions of mine. whether we'll
or az ioundcd, at little imporian,e the main
points in-st on which are, IhVt this subject OF the
rar.lT cudht 10 he adjusted IN a s2rt of Liberal
coinprnmIsc,- JI>taf aud Setilcd that the cnrpro
mis-, have mrRiiuned is in principle. a far cnr:
and tina, the genera sysiem ought To b. tRsd
with view 10 same degree of permancncr n
has becn said. that since the present Td7H wont
into operation, there has been great decrease Of
Importance; and this has been accoa1tot for upon
the suPpo,lIOr, ur rather Us grvn, that the duties
imposed o. many 81 he m Isl important articles ar,
ii truth prUhibiiOry Il this be so surely il ou,Li
To he chuNc:cd. Bat the present tariff has had mo-
fair experiment. The decrease of imaurIntinn may
be owing 10 the omba ra->ed state of the country.
AMI whether this be the cause "r NOS or one of the
operating causc~. may suppose, he nscertained hy
m inquiry whc'hrr there has not beeu decrease
o: importation of the free articles as wei ns those
subjects TO duty. There is nnoIher cause which
may alOEe have sufiiccd 10 prluce such an effect
the apprehension al sudden alteration Of the Ia
rIil. greatly reducing the duties aud Cxp,,sing the
importers To loss and ruin This, was Threatened
But however, all this my be, I say again. | only
invoke FAR and liberal spi,i, uf { isnpr1misp
In selecting a Statesman for the CnicI NIapis,rury
we should never look fnr a man wh, -gress with u
IN ell IN ngs: we shall finI no such man Irtherc
Is any competitor for Ihe Uiire, whose opinions are
moulded by The interests Of his ambition, and con.
sulis the feelings and op:n uns OF his fellow CIT zans
hnIy ~ get their votes. thai man il unworthy orour
cnni4ence. IL there II any cmpatIior for tho oil e.
Who processes exclusive dcvctio to The interests of
any ono plrOn Of the empire. who rests hi- claims
u our suffrage uion that deyuliuh, VIII 'se oprn,n.
aiyencss renders h m incapable Df any conccsSi N
10 others, aud WIN disCiaims all uIrUnisp IA
matters Of pnlicy that can only be adjusted toy
cnmproTi>e. TINT man is not iI Cor tho plsc" know
~ VIII has approved himself ,prble Of * ,cIly
that Kind of compromise aPprnv'; VIII, has ever
avOwed his principles With the uimus' cIndur, nnl
maIninIned them " ilh independence, and who vel,
whenever the Interest OF has cDuntry has rel i'ed
ha been ready 10 make the m ~ liberal runccssuns
IN matters uf pnhcy, Ia the opin'us the wshrs the
feelings and the interests Of others; who, without
firgcitng, Rluch moro sacrificing. the inter SIS al
his own part of the Unrn, extends LIS generous
regards 10 those OF ever quarter OF the en- ire; AL
whose abilities and wisdom are equal 10 any and
every cxgcucy Of S:a e nGalrs-PnaI man Is II NRl
Clay.
Tue Wings of Virginia have ihIIsht proper q
mveno us ioseihe on the birth lay To WIsIing'or
hoping. presume, that the mem .ry of that grue
rhl and magnnnimous devotion 10 The int srcsis al
IA whole country. AMI that Just and 81 nal regard
Tor every part ct H. which he sgnaliy IN mi eSicr
IA all las scIIn"s. my inspire with emIlI:ion Of
his IlIEsrioIs example.