Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13
NO. Az.

| and prohibitions oil the constitutions were
becoming nugatory and unavniling.
Itshas become,i j scarcely know how. a
prevailing idea that the people who are
opposed to projection are opposed 10 man
|iufactnres. THERE'S nothing more untrue.
For myself EsHI always was, and am a
friend to manufacttfes, bnl to the protec-
lion Of them above other branches Of in
dusIry. even that branch Of industry, with.
out which we can have neither food nor
raimeni, or shelter. and TO the absurdiiy
Of making two, or, if you please, all itree
Of them pay for the encouragement Of one
The republican party Of old tifie opposed
decidedlyIto the protective principle, wers
in The practice of wearing homespun@to 10
The exclusion of foreign cloth as the best
encouragement that could be given. The
l0.pef cent duty Of The original tariffs ef.
fectually established the Hat, Boot and
Shoes, Saddle. and other factories, with
out Congress having designed any thing
but a revenue tariff. Now, nothing will
suffice the manufacturer short of 40 and
50 per cent.i and these Upon articles from
which the southern planter can by no pos
sihle means escape-lroh. Salt; Cotton
Baeging, Sugar, Molasses, Winter and
Summer Clothing, &c. cor
Without wiring volume and repea.
ting old things and over, have, gentle
men, written enough in answer 10 your
first queslionid satisfy you that 1 am NOT
in favor of a tariff OF projection; and Of
course mol in favor Of the tariff of '45
which not only gives all the most un-
conscientious manufacturers could ask,
and violate essentially the compromise.
but more revenue to government perhaps
by 10 or Is millions Of dollars then It's ne
cessi,ies require. There cannot be in fact
worse tariff for the Southrn country, be-
cause the more it brings into the Treasury
the more the southern people have 10 pay.
who at any rate pay most, and when I
say 10 you that would as suon think Of
cutting ofmy right arm as Of voting for
representatives who sustained this meas
ure, | trus, / have fully answered your
second Questions
When III prdpoundiug your third ques.
tion you ask for The relnedyi ! answer
there is no remedy in the present state ard
cuudilion Of The southern public opinion,
bui IN The election of Mr.. Polk. That opin-
ion is. | fear, against US and with The adver-
sary. When the deluded people shall be-
taxed 10 their hearts couleut by heart
less federal congress, aud for The most ex.
travasant expenditures for objects in
which they have no interest, they mayebe-
ing to believe hat high duties do not chea-.
pen The necessaries Of life--that high iax:
es and public debt are moi blessings--that
exlravagant expenditures for sectional and
party purposes are great abuses OF author-
ity, and that on the other hand lhe speedy
return TO a simple, frugal and honest ad-
minisration of government affairs is most
consistent with The Interests Of all classes
of every department of industry; and of all
sections Of the country: If, fortunately
Mr.. Polk thould be elected by States NOT
southern, we will thus, by the blessing of
Providence, have been saved from our
worst enemics-ouiseltes-as by mira
Gle. Very respectfully, gentlemen, your
low-ciizen,
G. NJ. TROUP.
Messrs. James, Porter, Northern, Spcn-
Ger, and Lawrence: