The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-04-06

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enueary j. dersngsd and dspEeeassd. snd
lAen tie whssie raaatfy u iaselsrd in
dlEesisy and eab.u.ssmsnl wsshsnt ne
necessssy msaEs . pay sxslng dsbls
anong oar o~n people.
Eos ins'anes. - 1886 here ass VERY
large and excessive imports len. and ron
seqaenilg hsasv debt contracted in faT-
siga countries. The nsxi year very large
qBanliiies al specie we're sxpoiiru 10
paw aasi hig Balance agsia.i -: md thsn.
ID 1887. Cur sanks began % usmhle aud
ioiifr like house. Ike undefplnn'ng 81
which is bring removed. and 6aslly sss
rended specie pssmeais. ] d. no; de-
sire 10 pruhihii The deportation Of inT-
eign gnnds. No. not a I'll. am IN
favor u Just and equal trade wilh al
foreign NATIONS: hsi do not want 10 buy
more Than ne cas- sell and pay Tor with
the pradstIions Of our sall and labor.
RaEtrr e. bsrier between foreign nalinrs.
u j. the duiy Of Congress- 10 rtgHlGfe
eOHmsree NTH foreign nations" so lhal
they shall sal be enriched aud ne i'm
poterished. hy trade. Tie regulating
pawer should be exsned and exeHsed so
. 70 sqnaiise trade Nth All fnrsign ma
tions. da n0l wish The Unned States 10
do e. deeper and deeper in debt 10 Great
BRIAN. and 10 be Consistently drained Of
gold and silver 20 pay foreign debts. and
thereby produce II home general pros
iraliun and staenaiinn IN al snrls Of busi-
ness. We do moi need high tariff, bul
se need and must have some tariff on The
imparialions Of fsreign merchandise TO
snpPnri government; or, we nusllsy snd
collect dlreci taxes and excuses from our
own people: and len foreigners. Who tax
MS very high, have free trade in our ports.
II ne pay for the privilege Of selling IN
England, England should pay for The
privilege of selling in The United States.
II foreign naiirns will adopt aud continue
free nais IN their ports. l aill give them
my hand and adopt il too. But if they
will mol, will not. Political economy.
like, christian charity, should brgin 81
home. .. ...-. 4~... ......
1 am opposed Nj high tariff. because il
!, selfish speculation. and oppressive 10
the people. II grants bounty and con-
fers peculiar privilege on favored class
Of men who look 10 government for help.
more thar 10 their own industry. will
not legIslste in such manner as TO give
exclusive privileges or peculiar profits
10 any man or set nj men. Government
should he 50 administered as 10 award
equal justice TO oil. and exclusive privi-
lerees 10 none. Bot while will not lie
gi-lsis FOR the advantage Of the few si the
expense Of The many, conceive il 20 be
the duty and policy OF Congress, dictated
by wisdom. patriotism, and self-presrrra-
linn. tn encourage. protect. and defend,
equally, and withou, respect TO persons
or things, all and every useful and neces-
sary interest and business in the United
States. The Government was Instituted
10 protect and defend the lires, the lIber-
~. the property. the industry. and the Ia
Dor Of the people, but not TO transfer one
mans lsbor 10 another without his con-
sent. On subject of so much impor-
lance and completely. the spirit Of con-
cessien and compromise mus. be inyok
ed. <-
Il Agricul 'ure, n annfacmres, and CON-
|merce are regarded a. the three grea,in~
'leress in society. regard them as three
legs in one stool. or as. three substantial
interests in one government. | desire
TO give equal strength and length tn each
one OF those legs. or Interests OF the COM
munitv. Share and share alike is the best
policy; It is that which keeps peace, good
will. and union in a government as well
as in a family. Ii is often alleged that
The manufacturing interest is adverse to.
and.in conflict with. tie best interest III
the farmer. 1t would be well to give
ourselves a seli-exsmins,iun, and see if
that objection be founded in principle or
prejudice. The useful arts flourish mos,
near tn each Other. They are mutually
bentf fetal and dependant on each other,
just like the three legs Of The old family
|stn"l. Manufacturers are not only con-
lvenien, bu, necessary to agriculture. For
example, The farmer gets his wheat ma
nuJactured and changed into -four. AEer
he retains sufliciency Of his -four for
domestic use, he tells or trades the re
mslnder Of II To some merchant who deals
IN that article. Thus you perceive the
wheat. changing i,s firm. has quickly
changed its owner. and been in possession
of three different persons. The farmer.
the manufacturer, and the merchant. |
Every miller is a manufacturer, and |
think very useful to The farmer. The |
only difference between wheat mills and |
cotton or woollen mills is. that the first
supplies the mouth. and the second the |
bach; one feeds the inside, and the other
covers the outside. That's all. | have 7
no prfjnd'ce against manufacturers. | |
like the miller well, but don't want him
TO take TOO much till, nor the Govern.
meni too much ;atlf. II we foster and
encourage manufactures in our own coun
try, and IN our own neighborhood, we
l. Il IL.