Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-21
THE TARIFF.
EItrSets from an Essay, By OtiUer II. Smith Of
Indtand
MR.. JEFFERSON.

MR. JEFFERSON.
The Apostle ol the old Republican party. came
into power IN sol. horne The current ut popular
opinion; this whole subject in all IT'S bearings WAS
familiar 10 him; hear him testify la his annual |
message in December 1902. he laid down the t,l |
lowing among the imperative duties of government
- 10 cultivate peace and MAINTAIN commerce aud
na vIgaUn an all their awiu enterprises to favor
"ur fisheries ms nurserI' Of Igation aud to PRO-
TIE It Tux SASUF.crORIEs adapted To circum-
s'aneeS. By continuing 10 make
these the rule Of scion we shall endrar to our
counirymen tho tr1e principles OF the constitution.
and promote union of sentiment and Of action c.
qunlly auspcious to III ,ir happiness aud Safely
Al mother time he wrote. when n nation imp ,
ses high duties productions. prohibits them
altogether. 1t may he proper Gr US To do The same
by theirs. first burhening excluding these prUduc
ri"ns which they bring here in competition with our
own of the same kind"
The writer Of the pamphlet says THE names oi
Wilmington and Jefferson sometimes claimed
favorable iu high Protective Tariff" Is il posi-
BILE :! We say that Mr. Jefferson not only gpes To
the point Of prnlectIan by high Thrill bur to the
still higher point Of exclusion prohibition ia self
defence, and by way of contracting foreign
ton. l..
MR. MADISON -
u q worthy witness: no one can doubt his issi-
mony ou this question. tie conversanI with O.
very step &c the revolution Its cause. and the de-
| sired object Of a change Of government No man.
NJ any period Of our history. surpassed hr>in sound
moss OF judgment, M constitutional learnIngi no
was the Bvuwed head, in his day. uf the Republican
pariyi the uaIcial vessel sieeSsi under
his direction through the pcus sc the late war; and
his couIiry's nIg. all it's glory. tho cluse was
seen streaming ia the breeze from the mast heaI-
hear him. ln his first message 10 Congress, in May
loOJ. he sail. The revision Of our CIn laws
proper. 10 adapt ihrm the arrangement which has
taken place with Great Britain. will dOu biess en-
gnge the cary attention Of Congress. IL will be
"orihy al The tune O their and prov care To-
make such further alterations in the laws rs will
more especially project aud foster the - vern hran-
ches of manufacture" Ia his message OF 1915 ne
says There is M subject which can enter with
Ia ce INTO the deliberaIOn of Congress than n cons
dernon OF the mo 10 preserve and promnie the
manufactures which have sprung into eX stence and
attained an unparalleled matu -iiy throughout the
United States during the perio! uf the European
wars: this source OF national independence md
wealth. l anIously recommend. therefore. to the
prompt end constant guardianship Of LgIe.s"
MR. MONROE
| Says in his inaugural address Our manufactures
will likewise require he systematic and fostering
care Of govern ment. pc sessng do. all the raw
materials. the fruit Of soil aad industry. we
ought not ~ depend IN the degree have done on
the supplies from other counires while we IRE thus
dependant, the sudden event Of war nnsDughI and
unexpected cannot fail TO plunge in The most Sc.
riOus difficulties. IL is important too that the can
sI which nourishes our manufactures should he
domestic, and III influence 10 that case instead Of
eIhansIing. rs il may do IN foFei q lands world bc
ieiI advaniageOusly on agricultu and every other
branch OF industry, equally important is To provide
home market for the raw materials. as by extend
ing The com petition 1t will enhance the prize ana
protect The cHiivaOr against the casualties incident
10 ioreIgn markets.. Such the judgm OF tirai
wise nnd patriotic republican, MIR. Monroe. MIR A.
dams ms successor. held the sane doctrines and il
Is remarkable fact. that while the different chef
magistrates OF this nation have difrrcd as TO other
great matters Of public policy, with regard TO the
cOnsiItuinnalIiy and expediency Of protecting Am
eTican industry, they have held hui ono language
Some OF our readers may he ready nsk us whether
Gen Jackson agreed with in tins natter. We
know The potency Of his with mnny. and il
Ihereiore gives III pleasure 10 answer the question
IN the ufii native We give you the testimony Of
GENERAL JACKSON.
la his message Oi December, 1896 he says The
power TO impose duties imports originally belong
| ed To The several Suites The right 10 adjust these
dulles with view To encourage domestic manuInc-
lures Is so implicitly identified with that power
that il is difficult su ppo4e the existence oCihe one
without the other. The States have delegated their
whole authority TO the General Go eminent without
limitation or reservation. The
auihority having thus entirely passed from the Sates
the right TO exercise for the purpose Of Protection
does not exist in them, and consequently n il be not
iInci Our political system wOul thus present the
anomaly Of people stripped OF the right To foster
Their own industry, and 10 cOuneract the most sci.
fish and destructive policy which mix hl ne adopIcd
by foreign nations.
ThIs surely cannot be the case. Thi indispensable
power thus surrendered by the States. must be
within the scope ofIbe uihOry the subject eIpr-
essly delegated TO Congress" We shall for The present
dIsmi Is Gen. Jackson witness, but will bring
hrm to the siand to testify several times before clio.
sing this side OF the question.
To the authorities cited, and TO the Witnesses a
ready Introduced. any number Of the promint nj man
Of the nation, we'll Congress after Congress Of
| the Republican school. might be added MIR Clay
has been referred TO by the writer Of the pamphlet
as iaVorng high Tariff. while he has omitted rlie
vote Of Mr.. Van Buren, fpr the high TariGOf 1925
called by him the d" bill Of abOmnaiions.' This does
injustice TO Mr.. Van Buren,, unless he has changed
his opinion aud fallen in with the British freorrada
doctrines 10 reconcile the South 10 "ihe Northern
m m with SOuihern feelings
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