Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-05-27


tentiYe perus4l.,-.eHis brief but most at!
exposition Of the ru.nous effects Of TIE pro
tective system in he present condition q
the country. Il must be a qualification Il
the south to find that the moth is wakenet
to the danger which threatens the agricul
tural and commercial interests OF the I'm
ion. The letter was addressed to Mr.
Van Buren,. In this gentleman's reply he
refers to The writer's ofthe letter 10 an an.
swer he forwarded 10 an Indiana committee
We have this answer; its great length pre-.
cludes its insertion at present in our paper;
but We shall hereafter publish extracts
from il, as well as answers to the same IN
diana committee from Cass, Calhoun and
Buchnnan.--Georgia Constitutioaalist.
New York, March 4, lS43.
The undersigned citizens of New York,
and members Of The Democratic party. re-
specially solicit from you an expression
of our opinion on the great question al
present before The country, Of a tariff solely
for revenue or tariff directly ct nciden-
tally for protection. This question, now
again unsettled, must be the great pivot Of
political action as long as il go remains; it
comes home to every mans business and
interests, and every man feels the nece 81
ty of putting it at rest, that those interests
may cease to suffer from its agitation. We
cannot again DO baffied with treacherous
compromise; a trner and consequently
more direct principle of taxation lie now to
be sought and established; and in the
meantime we must expect 10 see all other
public questions discussed and decided.
with preCominatlng refer ence to this.
. In this country, agricultural population,
capital and sk,l are hourly and rapid, in
creasing. Cheap and rich lands. with wide
and easy transportation, present induce.
menl TO emigration, which attract hitler.
in the greatest mulltudes, the tIlers OF the
soil. That occupation also lies easily and
naturally open To every mans adoption,
and the Z" foreign pauper," 10 u>e ia.
vorate phrase OF cur adversares,) whose
, competition is 20 much dreaded by our
manufacturers, is driven from his loom by
the effect of their protective tariffs, and
comes hither 10 compete with our farmers.
This country, then, if allowed 10 profit
by its own advantages, will always have an
immense surplus Of the products Of the
soil a surplus oppressive to our markets
If not carried off by foreign commerce, but
capable through commerce Of being made
On abundant source Of wealth. Our ports
will swarm with shipping, eager to carry |
off all we have to sell, il we wi only per-
init return freight 10 be earned by bring
ing back what We have occasion to con
sumo.
But 10 obstruct these mighty outlets 10
cut of our own farmers from the markets
of the world, and bid them expect inCem,
nifty from an increased consumption in IL
few towns of New England; is thing
which the in,eliig ence Of The people rejects
which their experience condemns, and
which their ullimlte sentence viii abolish
Already ships bound hltherward, NUT in
general come empty; double freights ale
therefore laid upon the outward voyage,
and provisions, cotton and tobacco, arc by
this means, at this moment, subjected TO an
export tax of fifteen per cent. upon their
value. The manufacturer therefore, can
buy at his own price what his consump.
ton requires, by virtue OF the very law
which enables him TO sell dear what he
produces. But the cultivator's bes, Gus
toners are driven away; he is deprived Of l
the benefit oftheir competition in his sales;
and this for no better object than TO raise
upon him the prices Of all that he consumes. ,
We have been persuaded by an interested q
class TO initiate in this narrow and false I
policy Of some foreig nations. They "
have crippled their own facilities for Oh. G
tanning some useful commodities from US a
and we rcialiae by crippling their means s
or paying us for what they are DESTROYS of b
taking. The revenue suffers, the farmer, b
the planter, the merchant, and the ship a
owner are oppressed; but then we are to
be told that on The other hand We are pro. O
looted. Protected and against what p Il
Protected against cheap goods, against
The danger of obtaining too many OF the
comforts and necessaries Of life in ex- A
change for whatever our soil and toll may
yield US. v
We disclaim such protection, and de. Of
mand back our natural rights. We de- ii
nand back our liberty; Of which in this N
more than in any other, the free. K
ION of trade in an integral portion. N
In asking for our views on this subject, OIL
We have thought it best to accompany the c.
request with an unequivocal expression Of A
,ur own. Having given this wo have only to a
ubscribe ourselves, politically and person. sc
lily, your friends and well wishers. !. l.. C;
i. McCrackan, Alfred Pell, Mortimer Y
Stephen Alley, Moses Taylor, in
!. l.. O'SuIlvan, John l.. Stevens, Rufus N