The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-25


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distinct rels Of poiilieiana the pIolectionists,
he Free iradsra, and re ads1iaisa of direct
taxes. AZ opposite Is he fetofa doctrines
II these different parties are, be manages 70
admit the correctness Of each. Ne hcsFssia,
y most anomalous politician, .he advocate e
incidental projection, horizoutal duties and a.
rect taxes Il one and The same tmeil We
furnish below some specimens Of Is opposite
views on the same question.
As 10 g Tariff, eertainly-hs will
speak with 'he utmost pleasure on that
subiecg he has no hesitation to declare
himself freely IN fact he has declared
himself freely on the subject; be did il
10 1882 ia reply to the interrogatories
Of the Shocco Springs meeting. %
that occasion "a conviction that the
establishment Of commercial relations
with a view to the encouragement Of
domestic interests, is within the con-
stitutional power Of Congress, was dis
Itinclly avowed." He bad no objec-
tions TO make the avowal 10 the Indiana
Convention. He says furtheE--"Oi
the constitutional power TO make dis
examinations / have no doubt. Equal
| " clear il is that the practice Of ma.
! king them has existed from the com
mencemenl ofIbe government and con-
stilutes a feature in every principal tar
| iff bill which is 10 be found upon the
statute book" II it be at any time
deemed necessary or conducive TO the
safety Of the country TO encourage the
manufacture at home Of the articles ne.
cessary to its defence in war, Mr.. Van
Buren, declares that nothing can be
more proper than TO do so by a dis
elimination in favor Of their domestic
manufacture" With regard to dis
elimination he again says-'ltis there
fore a power, the constant and faithful
exercise Of which is, in my judgment
demanded by considerations ofjusticer
humanity, and sound policy"
The friends Of a discriminating pro-
teetive system would say at once upon
reading these declarations that Mr.
: Van Buren, was clearly on their side
We will now give some Of his anti tariff
views.
"The collection Of the duties i'm
posed by Tariff, whilst it subjects al
. 10 taxation, invariably and almost in
{ evitably bears with unequal severity
{ upon a very large, ADD unhappily IL
, general, a necessitous portion Of th'
] people--a protection, the indirect ad
vantages Of which TO other interests
even under tariff for protection, arr
4 as much the subject of doubt and dis
putaIion as they ever were, but 70
= which those naaoernAA IN other .n.p.s
: suIls Tor long series Of years paid il
r advance, and received their equivalent
. in promises, of the performance o
which they are not and do not seen
likely to be soon satisfed.-This ad
vantage 10 the manufacturer is not,
is true, the object Of, but only inciden
} tai TO, a tariff for revenue"
Again, on the same side, be says
"That the great body Of the mechanic
/. and lsbOrers ia every branch Of bUsi
ness, whose welfare should be an Oh
ect of unceasing soIicitude on the par
Of every public man, have been th'
greatest sufferers by our high protective
tariff, and would continue so to be, !
that policy is persisted in,is to my mine
TOO clear to require further elueida'
ton"