The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-07-24
MIR. CLAWS SPEECH,
Delivered in the city of Raleigh,
April 18th, 1914.
An Extract relating to the Tariff Policy.

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This is great practical and admins
trative question, in which there is hap.
PLY now prevailing among the Wings,
the whole Union, degree of
unanimity as unprecedented as it is graft
flying. From New Orleans TO this
place, have conversed with hundreds
of them, and | have not met with soil.
tary one, who does not assent to the JUS
tice and expediency of principle of a
tariff for revenue, with Determinations
for protection. On this interesting ques>
ton, fellow citizens, 1t is my purpose 10
address you, with the utmost freedom
and sincerity. and with as little reserve
as if were before an audience in the
State of Kentucky. have long given
10 this subject the most impartial and
deliberate consideration, Of which my
mind is capable. believe that no great
Nation ever has existed, or can exist,
which does not derive even within itself,
essential supplies of food and raiment
and the means of defence. / recol-
lect no example TO the contrary in an
cient or modern times. Although Italy
itself did not afford all those supplies TO
Ancient Rome, the deficiency was drawn
from her subjugated provinces. Great
Britain, although her commerce encom.
passes the world, supplies herself mainly
from the little island under her immedi.
ate dominion. Limited and contracted
as it is, it furnishes her with bread and
other provisions for the whole year, with
the exception only of few days; and
her manufactures, not only supply an
abundance of raiment and means of de-
fence, but afford a vast surplus for ex-
portation 10 foreign countries
In considering the policy Of introdu-
cling and establishing manufactures in
our country, it has always appeared TO
me that we should take broad and ex-
tensive view, looking to seasons Of war,
as well as TO peace, and regarding the
future, as well as the past and the pres
ent. National existence is not 10 be
measured by the standard of individual
life. But it is equally true, both Of ma
lions and individuals, that when it is
necessary, we must submit to temporary
and present privations, for the sake of
future ard permanent benefits. Even if
it were true, as think shall be able to
show it is not, that the encouragement Of
domestic manufactures would produce
some sacrifices, they would be compensa-
ted, and more than counterbalanced, by
ultimate advantages secured, combining
together seasons of peace and of war.
If it were true that the policy of protec-
ton enhanced the price of commodities,
it would be found that their cheapness,
prevailing in time of reace, when the
foreign supply might be open TO us,
would be no equivalent for the deaTness
in period of war, when that supply
would be cut off from us. | am not old
enough to reccollect the sufferings Of the
soldiery and population of the United
States during the war of the Indepen.
dence: but history and tradition tells us
what they were they inform US what
lives were sacrificed, what discomforts
existed, what hardships our unclad and
unshod soldiers bore, what enterprises
were retarded or paralyzed. Even, du.
ring the last war, all of US who are old
enough TO remember it, know what diff.
culties, and at what great cost. the nee.
essary clothing and means of defence
we've obtained. And who does not feel
conscious pride and patriotic satisfaction
that these sufferings, in any future war,
will be prevented, or greatly alleviated
by the progress which her infant manu-.
features have already made. If the poll.
cy of encouraging them wisely, moder.
ately, and certainly. be persevered in
the day is no far distant when, resting
upon our own internal resources, we may
be perfectly sure of an abundant supply
of all our necessary wants and, in this
respect, put foreign powers and foreign
wars at defiance. | know that, from
extreme suffering and The necessity Of
The case. manufactures, in the long ruin,
would arise and sustain themselves,
without any encouragement from Gov
eminent, just as an unnided infant child
would learn to rise. to stand, and to walk
but in both instances, great distress may
be avoided, and essential assistance de.
rived from the kindness OF the parental
hand.
The advantages arising from the d.
vision of the labor of the population of a
country are too manifest to need being
much dwelt upon. think the advan
tage of a home, as well as foreign Mar
kets is equally manifest /; but the home
market can only be produced by diversi
fled pursuits, creating subjects of ex'
changes, at home as well as abroad. i
one portion of the population of country
be engaged in the business of manufac'
turing. it must derive its means of sub
sistence, from the agricultural products
of the country in exchange for their IA
brics. The effect of these mutual ex
changes is beneficial to both parties ant
the whole country.
MARKETS UNDER A TARIFF.
The great law, which regulates th'
price of commodities, is that of supply
and demand-If the price exceeds the
demand. the price falls; if the demand
exceed the supply the price rises. This
law will be found invariably true. Any
au1nantation of sunnIv is beneficial Il