Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-08-08


low citizens of the North the most egregious
wrong to suppose, that with all their lofty pro-
LESSONS of a regard for the interests and honor
Of the whole Union, in urging on their schemes
of taxation, they were really in favor Of the
principles Of the protective policy, or its ap-
plication either, accepting as 1t compels others
10 pan, and thsns to receive. They under
stand and advocate the principles Of free trade
-,ybslt it is to their interest In imposing du-
ties, they 60 decidedly for free trade, in every
thing necessary or convenient to their manu-
featuring interests. Hence free list Of many
millions, exclusively for their benefit So. al
50, on all articles which they d. not manufac-
ture. they are in favor of free trade and no du-
ties One-half of the irnportations INTO the
United States are thus allowed to come in free
Of duty; whilst they raise the whole revenue
Of the government BY duties on the other half,
| consisting Of commodities they manufacture
By this policy they have the benefit of free
| trade in every thing which is used in their
branches Of industry; and free trade, also, with
| their chief foreign customers in Brazil and
| China, in the c3tfees and teas Of those nations
| They maintain free trade in buying cheap,
and only advocate protection in selling dear
| They are decidedly also for free trade between
selves to support their manufacturers. These
are two ways, now in force in other nations.
/ BY which manufacturers are fostered-the one
by boanties, the other by prohibitions. By the
! former, the tax IS taken by the government,
and given to the manufacturer; by the latter.
! the foreign article is excluded, and the manu-
tacturer is enabled by his higher prices. to take
! the tax himself from the consumer The bur
den is the same, if the bounty and prohibition
fall in the same proportions on the same peo-
pie. If the people Of the North believed that
J their people would pay the sanes taxes, by
bOunties from their State treasures, as by pro-
tective duties by the general government, Why
do they not resort to bounties to foster manu-
factures2 They would be as eficacious and
as fair. The answer is plain. They know
that they do not pay the same taxes by these
two systems OF encouragement BY bountes,
they would be taking money from the citizens
of their own States, and giving it to their man
ufacturers. By protective duties on the part
of the general government, they take money
from the people of the whole Union, and give
it to their manufactures. The former policy
they would not endure; although the manu-
facturers and their factories are amongst them
But they expect Us to eFdure it, and to sub
NIT to pay an exhausting and degradieg tribute.
which they would n5t deign to pay for their
aggrandizement. Is not this strange? Is not
this insulting? 1t is just, however, their sys-
ten of just government. Prohibitions for 9TH
ers-free trade for themselves. Taxation for
others, but meme for themselves.
A gentleman over the way. in arguing the
consttutionallty Of the protective policy, re-
minded the House, that one Of the grievances
alleged in the declaration of our independence
against Great Britain was, that she interfered
with, and restrained the progress of our manu-
features. Sir, know that this was DONE and
very naturally done, BY Great Britain, in some
of her laws. She did not want in US rivals,
but consumers, of her manufactures; just what
the North now desire of the southern portion of
this Union. And she did what the North now
does, through this government-pass restrc-
tive laws, forcing us to consume her manufac-
lures. This was grievance, incident to our
condition as colonies. But do not find this
alleged as one Of our wrongs in the declaration
Of independence. But | will tell you, sir, what
do tini IN it. | find one clause declaring that
the government of Great Britain has ''encited
domestic instructions among u.s." find an
other grievance aleged-.Jor cutting off our
trade ,oi!h al parts Of the ecorld" Can gen.
tlenen see no application Of the wrongs to the
southern portion Of this confederacy2 Whilst
seeking our imaginary causes of complaint a.
gainst those whom they assal and Cypress. are
they blind to their own faithlessgess and ty-
ranny2 Or do they see the effects of their pol
/ icy on US, as clearly as they do on themselves:
and only despise their notwithstanding US
! too stupid to comprehend our rights, OR too
cowardly to maintain them? Is it possible that
I they can mistake the inevitable tendency Of
i their agitations in their States, and on this
! floor, to produce domestic instructions a.
nongst u.s." Is it possible that they can mis-
apprehend that their protectice policy must
s'cut off our trade with all parts of the world, .
! in a far more rapid and ruinous excess than the
legislation Of Great Britain could have done to-
wards US as her colonies? She affrded to us
the best market in the world. With or with
out restrictions, our commerce, by the natural
course Of trade, would have flowed almost en-
/ tirely into the British isles. But she preten-
ded to moaopoliz9 it; and, although her colo
MES, we would not bear it. And what now,
sir, is the intention, and must be the consun-
nation, Of the protective Policy, if not resisted
and overtarown? The agricultural productions
Of the United States are INTENDED for the world.
They enter every manufacturing nation in En-
| IJ)c. anu 70 iuI6 6Acud4l3SS u CJHAeTco WIN
all, to prosper or continue. BY excluding
everything from our ports which they have to
sell, we virtually forbid them from purchasing
our staples. The policy undoubtedly is to
s'cut Of our trade with all parts Of the world /"
and place US in the same relation towards the
northern States that our fathers refused to bear
towards Great Britain. Are we not only to
be colonies, but more degraded colonies than
! we were before our revolution! After draw
ing the sword to beat off the pretension of lin
j ting our trade to the best markets in the
world, shall we now submit to its being res
tricted to the worse2 Or is it that such OPP
preston is less bitter when coming from e
! quals, violating their solemn compacts, stipu-
lating equal rights and liberties, than when
reaching US from predominating power on
/ which we had always been DEPENDENT
There is often retributive justice in the af-
fairs of men Wrong, even Triumphant, is