Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13

is indirect, he can be made to believe,
either that nobody pays it, or that II falls
on the shoulders of the importer. A like
kind Of dialogue happens, gentlemen,
whenever tariff system is 10 be patched
up in Congress, The process is called LOG
Rolling" if you help me, will help you.
The man of Boston, says 10 the mao Of
louisiana, if you vote fifty per cent
for my cotton cloth, will vote fifty per
cent for your susar-asreed, says the
other; but the cotton planter must have
word. What will you give me for
my industry? Why, we will give you
fifty per cent likewise. If lhecolton
planter is ninny. he says agreed, aud
gives his vote accordingly. II he hap:
pens to be as cunning as the o,heri he says
no gentlemen, unless you can pay me in
some other way. vote against you. You
will certainly get your SO per cent, in good
sterling money, because a great deal Of
cotton cloth, aud great deal Of sugar
will be imported ard of coutse a great
deal Of duty paid. will ge, nothing but
paper and moonshiiie, because there will
be no cotton imported, aud Of course no
duty paid. This precisely the relation
in which practically these parties stand TO
each oIher now. If the government
iulend the Boston manufacturer, aud the
Louisiana sugar planter to have in good
faith the full benefit of the SO per cent,
duty, it must lake care if they do not get
it one way they shall get ano,her-iu the
ordinary course of things they can ouly
gel it by enhanced price Of cotton cloth,
and sugar. the consequence ofthe duty
if as the prolectionists contend there is no
enhancement of price; then The cloth-mau
and the sugar man receive no benefit. If
as they further contend that so fjir from
enhacement their is reduction 0f1prce,
then the manufacturer and producer suss-
tain loss Instead of benefit, and loss in pro-
portion 10 the reduction of price. What
isthen the obvious duty aud indispensable
obligation Of sovernmdut Certainly to
make good the benefit Of the so per cent,
in some other way-lhe only other way
left IS to provide tha, from the duties on
sugar and cotton cloth there shall FIRST be
paid 10 the Massachusetts and Louisiana
men, the full amour, of so per cent on The
value Of the yard Of cloth. and pound Of
sugar produced by them-but if the duties
aforesaid should prove insufficient for this
purpose then tie deficiency to be made
good from any other monies in the Trea-
sury not otherwise Appropriated. Now
here would be a blow up. Here for the
FIRST lime the cotton planter would come in
for his so per cent, aud here, for the first
time IN tho practical operation of the sys-
tenn, would there be the slightest mani
feslation OF equality or justice. But AT
the very moment ef this manifestation the
manufacturer seeing that he must contri-
bute 10 the treasury 10 enable the govern
ment ID pay the cotton planter 81 per
cent. on The value Of every pound Of cotton
he makes, he is The frs, 10 withdraw from
The American system.
Thus it is, gentlemen. that this prolec-
live policy is such miserable and wretch
ed business; that whatever mode you re.
sort 10 carry it into effect with any seeming
regard to equality, is so fraught with in.
justice; and frequently with folly and alb
snrdity that it requires the passiyeness ofa
Russian slave 10 bear with it. Different
from this is a tariff of low duties for reve-
nue. only. Whatever may be the degree
of incqulily and injustice inseparable
from il. is exempt from that severity of
oppression which is sure 10 be followed
by compliant and discomfort. II creates
competition without giving monopoly--iI
restraints importation TO the exteul Of ailnr-
ding moderate profits, and sufficiently re-
wards industry without building up large
factories. In fine, as its hardships are nor
worth complaining about, there is no conf
plant. In some instances, the State have
had recourse 10 premiums and bouHt:es to-
encourage particular manufactures in their
iDcipienl stages. Whenever any Of them
shall adopt The system on a large scale,
whether they do it wisely or unwiseIy, The
people seeing and knowing exactly what
they pay. and having taxed themselves
with their eyes open, and will have no right
to complain.
When tfie constitution granted the pow
TO lay duties II was not tor protection oil
manufactures, or il world have said So
but no pay The debts aud provide for the
common defence and general welfare"
Ifihe power 10 protect manufactures is
is derivable from the general welfare, sois
any other conceivable power not express.
y prohibited. When the constitution
gave this power it well knew that Con-
.gressi could never lay duties on imports
without interfering unjustly with the in
dustry of the country. No matter how
the duties, they would operate TO the en-
couragemenl Of one description of the in-
dus,ry at the express of another, and how
ever grea, il may have considered this
esilfpower was important and Necessary,
to be omitted. They regarded the silence
ON the subject of manufacturers as an ex-
press prohibition TO ointerfere with it at all,
aud that strict revenue tariff could never
to any great degree, prejudice the general
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