Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-02-08

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II ID surprising how thissnhjeet has u III
Obscured BY The gi0sses 81 In9FR1nes o.. =
modern date. IN old times this notion " nel
4radm waa mot entertained hV our best practb
3ioh Hi4 Hih6ns LIE Fet esUli =. u "a AlA
Il passed, asserting the doctrine of protection
General Washing tdn, en- Gie Sin JULY. sl1Hp
Ia q message TO both Houses, used this Ian.
guages "a he safety and interest Of the peoplg
require that they shna promote such saGnufac
tories ATTEND % render item Independent fol
essentials" DC. IL was conceded then thai
the only why 10 effect tlas ohject lRaa by i'm.
posing duties with q view 10 Prolectiqn rs vel
assreFenne. Throughout bis adminastratiop
the afather of his country cnniinnedA0 main
tain this policy. His successor. John Adams
adopted his sentiments and puRsuedn siInilal
courselof political action.Euh kHeseH
Fhomss jefferson in his Messages 70 GuHt.
gresg Of December, 1909 laid down % the
duties ofgovernment. that IL ought
ATocultivate peace and maintain commerce
and navigation, III al their lawful enterprises;
TO favor oar fisheries as nurseries, ofnav1gas
flohs and 70 rRoTEcT THE MANurAcroRIEs
adapted To our cifcun1sta iices. s.,
AT another time he uses this language:
aWhen a nation imposes HIGH duties on our
productions, or prohibits them altogether, il
may be proper for Us TO do the same by theirs;
first hurdening or Excluding their productions,
whichtheg bring here in composition with our
own ofthe same kind, sse - sfsssss 81 s. 3.
1t is evident that he contemplated not mere
Iva revenue duty. or q high protective Tariff
but even a tax which might exclude foreign
commodities, which came ia competition with
our homo fabrics. - aas s.ait.s ftts +
The testimony Of Mr.. Madison on this snb-
ject ~ emitted Co great WeicbE He may be
regstdedas the agher Of our constitution, and
eeFtsiniy no man better understood its prInci-
pes or its pewers. ia his firsf message to
Congress IN Nay. 1909, he advises:
go make such further alterations in the
laws as viii more especially protect and foster
the several branches Of manufacture. !"
Again in 1915 be says:
aThere Is no subject which can enter with
greater force into the deliberations of Congress
than considerationt of the means. to preserve
and promote manufactures, which have sprung
into existence and attained an unparalleled
maturity throughout the United States during
the period of the European wars; this source
of national independence and wealth. anx-
iously Recommend therefore to the prompt and
constant guardianship of Congress-
Mr.. Monroe followed suit In his Inaugu-
raj address he said:' t.e
."Our manufactures viii likewise require
the systematic and fostering care of govern
ment; possessing as we do, all the raw matters
W
ought not to depend, in the degree we have
done. on Il supplies from other countries, - &c.
Again.
alt is important too that the capital whIch
Bourishes our manufactures should be domes-
tic, and its influence, in that case, instead of
exhaustlng, as it may do in foreign lands, would
be felt advan' ageously on agriculture and eve-
~ other branch of industry; equally important
il it To PROVIDE A HeME MARRET for our raw
L. "a
viii enhance the price and protect the cultIva-
tor against the casualties incident to foreign
markets" hs
The venerable ]. @. Adams, who succeeded
Mr. Monroe held the same opinions, as repeat
edly expressed, and is still living TO enforce
them with all the force of eloquence, learning
and experience.
But we have higher authority with our loco
friends than all these, and as the 9Th of Janu
airy is at hand we beg them to attend to the
words Of the "Hero of New Orleans on The
important subject. Inhs first annual message
General Jackson recognised the principle OF
Protection, by mesnss OF a turifi, m unequiyo-
c.l terms. He says:
."T'he general rule TO be applied in gradn
ting the duties upon articles of foreign growth
or manufacture, is that schich rin place our
oaon in a fair competition srith those Of other
countries. ee
This is all we ask for; and the "Old Roman"
has fere distinctly asserted main tenant Of the
Wing creed In letter written by General
Jackson 10 DIR Colemanof North Carolina, dated
April, 1924, his views are expressed more fully
an argumentativety.- - We give it in full, and
ask his admirers to ponder upon It.
WAsHISGToN CRY. April 20 1924
Heaven smiled upon and gave US liberty and
Independence. That same Providence has blcs-
sed us with the means of national independ-
ence and national defence FIVE omit or refuse
to use the gifts which he. has extended
10 VS. we deserve not tho continuance of hIsr
blessing. He has filed our mountains and ou-
plains with minerals vii d lead iron, and cop.
per, and given us q climate and soil for the
growing Of hemp and wool. These being the
great materials Of our national defence, they
ought to have extended 10 them adequate and
fair protection that oar manu- acturcs and la.
bours may be placed inna fair compel itipn
with those of Europe and that NJ have thin
our country supply of those leading and inl-.
portant a-ticles so essential in war. Il
81 will ask what 10 the real situation OF the
agricunurist! Where has The American fars
Iner market for his surplus producez Ex-.
cept for cotton be has neither 4 foreign nor q
home market Docs NOT his clearly prove,
then when there Isl no market at home or
abroad, that there is too much aboF employed.
in agriculture! Common sense at OnEe points
out the remedy. Take from agriculture m the
United States six hhnafed thousand men,.
women and children. All you viii At once give
a market for more hFeadstnifs than aIl Europe
noVs furnishes US. In short sir, we have been
too long subject TO the. policy of British iner-
chants. 1t is time we should become little
more Americdnized. and instead offeedinq
paupers and laborers of England, feed our own
or else, in sho time, BY continuing orr pre-
sent policy, we shall be rendered paper oslrs
selves. II is therefore my opinion that caro-.
full and iudicious tariff is much wanted to nav
our national debt, and to afford, us the means
of that defence within ourselves on which tie
safety Of our country depends; and last though
not least, give proper distribution 10 oir
labor, which must prove beneficial to the han.
piness, independence, and wealth OF the com
munity.
:. am, sir, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant,
fefs ,'a bees sANDREW3JACKSON.
We have come down now 10 MFR. Van Buren,
i---and we could furnish evidence en3Ugh ufhis
expressed opinions in favor Of the pfofe ctive
policy. Unluckily. however, there are cour-
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