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from South Carolina (Mr. HoImes) a.
mopg the rest, had introduced the tariff
into this discussion. That gentleman
addressing himself 10 he Western mem
bers, had suggested that if they would
60 with him TO destroy the tariff, he
would support an appropriation for the
Mississippi. As a Western man, he re-
jecIed the genteman's protered aid
lie would not consent that the gentleman
should drive dagge: deep into their
VitaIs, even though he might be willing
to vote plt'Once TO pay their funeral
expenses. He was utterly opposed 10
the introduction OF the gentIeman's
wooden horse into the West He wish
ed none Of The genAeman's help on such
conditions He would say to him, "ti-
meo Danaos Ell dona lerentes" IIthat
gentleman could pour out the whole re
sources OF the Government into the
West, it would be no compensation, not
the tylhe of compensation. for the in.
jury the repeal Of the tariff would in
flict upon that great agricultural coun.
Try.
He deeply regretted TO see that the
Representatives Of some of the Western
States on this floor were now nearly u
unanimous against the protective policy,
where formerly (as the journals would
show they we're unanimously IN its fa-
vor. The Western people and their in
terests were the same now as then. -
Whence this change? 1t was obviously
political. These States were now re p .
resented by the political friends of Mr..
Van Buren, who had recently declared
in letter TO the editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer, tina, ne was opposed 10 the
late protective tariff "boh 10 its princi
pies and Details" They must therefore
either abandon the protective policy, or
abandon Mr.. Van Bursn and it seems
that they have determined to adhere ia
the man. and abandon lhe cherished pol
icy OF the West, without which they
never can be prosperous; and this, upon
some proper occasion, he would endea-
Ror to demonstrate.
He could not forbear. however, to no
tice briefly some OF the arguments urged
bv gentlemen from the West against the
protective policy. and especially by the
gentleman from Missouri, (Mr Jameson,
who had spoken last, and who had bul
substantially repeated the objections VI
ged by Mr. Van Buren, and Others. Ia
reply, he would submit very briefly
some facts and general reflections, to
which he invited the sober and dispas- =
sionate attention OF the Western farmers
who could not long be imposed upon by
stale theories in opposition TO well known
and ascertained facts
In the first place, the gentleman from
Missouri (Mr. Jameson) had told US tha
the foreign market was every thing
and the home market little or nothing
"that one-thlrd of the State OF Missouri
could furnish surplus agricultural pro
duce enough 10 supply all tho person'
Engaged IN manufacturing 10 the East
9. That the Western farmers weft
robbed and pIundered by the protective
tariff for the benefit OF the Easter man
ufaclurers,
8. That the effect OF tho protective
policy was 10 ''lncrease The price Of eV-
sry thing the farmer has to buy, ant
reduce The price ol every Thing be has II
sell"
a. That the protective duty was al
ways added TO the price OF the good
and paid by the consumer, whether lh
goods were OF foreign or domestic ori
yin, "lor the manufacturer always put
up his goods 10 the ull amount Of tn
duty" and thus he says 1.-THE Nester
farmer lS obliged 10 pay from 80 to 20
per cent. duty to the Eastern manulat
lurer."
s That The "protectiVe policy create
md cheriqhes monopoies."
Now these comprehend all The grea
and substantial objections urged agaOs
the protective policy condeused INTO
single view. They covered the Who'll
ground, and they we're all contained i
Mr. Van Buren's letter, of the 9Th Fet
ruary las; to The Indiana Convention
and repeated in almost every anti 'arI
speech in and out OF this House.
lie proposed to take up each Of thes
s,ereolyped objections and to show, NJ
by theories aud assertions, but by asca
iajned and admitted facts, that the
were not'only false and unfounded BIT
,s,, exactly the reverse Of each was h
,,u,b. Snd hs would confidently subm