The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-16

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cut Of imporiaIions. Ia oilier wo,d. :
was in favor Of reducing the duties II :, y
rates Of tlio compromise act, where ~ ~
Wing Congress found hem on the aob !,
June, ls42.
The south and he with iIIem, Ind v,,.
! for The act of 1882 because il was n ,s Ivy
ton Of the rates ofihe act of ls2s. ,bon".
by no means so low as be would bayo =
] sired il 10 be /; still il was the eren,es, !. !.
duciion which could be attained al The - 'e'
of It's passage.
The difference between the course !,
the political party with which he ~.
Milton Brown acts, and myself, il vba,
they are the advocates of disiribuI,on =,
a protective iarih--measures copsjde, ,n
inous to the interests Of The com,rv .'I
especially to the interest of the plsr,,a4
Slatcs-l have steadily and al ali ,imas
opposed Them both"
These extracts conciusiyely nroyo Il
hostility Of Col Polk 10 the protective n,I NY
icy, which he considers "ruino.. 10 a.
country, especioliy 10 The planting ,,e,,, >
That is sufficient argument with h.,
He is therefore now for "yeducino n, d.
fies 10 the rates under the ecnpronis, a.,
uhcre The Wig Congress found hfm =,
The 30fh Of June lS42;" and Gov. Pm
shows himself that "iae tar On no /.
ported article wdS 10 erceed ff.y,y NJ.
cent. bpon IFS roirs o}ier he ooh Of Dr.,
lsi2." Then Il is clearly seen that lie /,
for n HORIZONTAL TARIFF Of twenty %,
cent, with Determinations Of any s,s
made) even below HAT rate.
pass by, without comment, lie h,.
seeing siatesman.like predictions Of Gov
Polk that the tariff Of lSl2 "hod roi.e3
The rates Of duty so high as 10 shut o., in.
paris and consequently 70 cut Of and h.
mtnish rfrenue." The subscquen, ia.
crease Of both imports and rerent, tnd.,
tbs Tariff have given such flflacr' i
this prophecy as must forever mmousl,
Col, Polk as a wonderful prophet
During the consideration Of the Tariff 4
ls42, as the revenue produced hy the %
per cent. duties Of The compromise act act,
altogether inadequate 10 deffay the e,reA
di,ures Of the government, a prcpositos
was made to lay duty on tea aud cofs.
for which a plumber ol the Wings ia Con.
gress voted, in order to incrcrse tie re,A
nuc and redeem tho sinking credit of lt,
government. Col. Polk seized upon NJ,
vote TO give casiigalion 10 those Wing
who had voted for this proposition. Tia
called forth response from tie Hon. NJ.
Ton Brown, Of Tenn, and led TO q poiiieal
discussion ut Jackson. Tennessee, Wien
CO... Polk delivered The speech above re.
terred to. He was mosi inunphanlly a..
swered by Mr.. Brown, who clearly e..
monsiratcd that TIC bill Of 1888, Reported
by the Committee Of WAYS md Means. n
which Cot. Polk was member, land Is
favor Of which he made the speech hat
quoted irom,) propose 10 impose tvly q
20 per cent. on tea aud cofcc. Al The
umc this proposition was made, tea md
coffee we're entirely free of duty: aud m.
other striking fact appears from Con- PoR1
speech IN 1888, that The golcrnmcn, lhta
had "slz millions IF ,feshve from flf IN.
port, more hdn IRE need. - (Conefcssiorl
debates, vol. 0, page li74.) Yet, not.
wuhslanding such was tie admitted iau
Col. Polk rofed Ggaiaa proportion 70
strike on tea and eofes from N, pyopo,ci
bIH, 50 as 10 continue them FREE from 3liy.
-Jnarpal # House Of REPRESENTING,
s32-'3, pp. 1913, and SOL
CUtuciding as Col. Polk does in cpip,ga
With Mr.. Calhoun and the ultfaIarflcc.
trade men Of the south IN bis views On l',
'and, Il IS not surprising that they slo4
have been willing TO compromise on bin,
nor is II At all astonishing to hear lasl
Messrs. Plckens and Emofc, the miai1c-i
from s. Carolina to BAN
more, although refusing TO participate "a
Inc proceedings of the Convention, yti,
sheu the nomination was mnde, rose % 70
he convention and pledged tic vote If 5.
Carolina for Col, Polk. And i, nov onlY
-emaiDs TO be seen whether thal large por.
ion oi the Democratic party who believe
q The policy and proptleiy Of besiesmg
alr protection upon American industry,
vail consont 10 be handed arer without 10.
ice or consultation TO the support Of fice.
rade.horlzonial.tafiii advocate, no Is The
n0ke-sh'G candidate Of the Baltimore
Convention.
Respectfully, yours,
JOHN J. HARDfN, oil