The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-05-25
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We Bre now witiHn IeW sUoV' mVuH7
of The Time appointed to place IN power. an
,ndyidual;to watch over the interests Oi THIS
commonwealth. for he nexllh,ee years. -
And also, to plice in power Two individuals
to guard the interests Of THE extensive ma
ton. The caneidates for the frst station
ale already sAReunced 10 the people oil lh's
commonwealth; and on one SIDE the csndi
dates for the other have lately been selected
bv The Baltimore Convention. II now be-
comes lhe duty Of every man to ascertain a.
tsl os practicable the principles which these
men advocate; as il should always be The
ftsl principle in 3 republican government
10 suppoiNmessures not men, WHIST lhen
are The measures advocated by those who
are alresdy placed in nomination. The parry
claiming The name OF wing, and The one
which has mate its nominations, hold the
folio ug doctrine; and the persons nonins
1el are pledged TO the support OF such meas
utes. First, high tariff OF duties Second
the distribution Of The proceeds arising from
,,hc sale of public lards among the States
Third, a national bank owned by foreign
capitalists. And fourth, a restriction Of the
veto mower. To which they hang q q han.
die The one term principle, because their
park eyeryeI have had more than one
,efm in the course of twenty years. a high
tariff is their first measure, which IL mus,
be admitted on oil hands is not thin the
power Of Congress 10 grant. And why
should we ask for tariff higher than that
which is necessary for a revenue; making
revenue the principal, and at The same time
-. a.. Il toi IN g.,
4trs. This is the true policy ,ha, this eoun.
try should carry forward, (nol create a tariff
having for its principle protection and rev.
.snue an ohjec, of secondary or minor i'm.
porlance Such tariff is necessary anC
wholesome. Such a tariff has always been
advocated by the democracy Of the Key
stone SIale. But # i, is urged By The advC
cafes Of the high pressure system that lht
Imports exceed the exports. What il they
sometimes do! Which is not always ,ht
case In 1929 The exports of manufacture,
articles from the manufacturing establish
mems of the United States amounted to ris
log OF six millions Of dollars. And hav,
our manufacturing interests declined sine,
,lhs, time! No, but they are still on III,
scale OF improvement, so that we fnd ou
mahufsciursrs sending their articles ant
wares even 10 China, and there undersell
ing ,be same kind Of fsbIick produced b,
European manufacturers. And this too
when the present unjust .sriff had no, We
bssn brought forward. Second The dislii
button OF the proceeds arising from the sal,
OF ,he public domain. Where do we 6nc
sslYfe az thissA states to claim lh Rpess,
,his money TO the s,aiesi Now The Who'll,
amount oflsnd owned by the government
The United States is rising of one Billion O
acres. The government price of this land il
enc dollar and twenty five cents an acre, ant
in some years the sales have amounted (.
Two millions OF acres. which would amour
10 Two millions five hundred thousand doll
srs. This with the revenue arising from
import duties is applied to dsfraying the an
nuai expenses OF The general government -
Bot suppose lha. Congress takes the two
and half millions which has accrued 10 III,
treasury, and distributes il among tbs s,aiei
From whence ia this deficiency TO be repsi
ed? There is but one way; and .ha, j,
direct taxation, and ia that event there vii
have TO be, three millions Of a tax levied ,t
make good the two and half thai " as tsker
from The treasury. Then by this process
the states woaid lose half million Of dol
lars, and general governmen, gain nothing
But this half million wosd 90 into thehand.
Of an extra set OF officers, which would b.
created in the shape OF tax collectors. & ouC
,llere Oe a-more dangerous policcy pursued
10y The states, than ~ accept snch dislribu
uons,if Congress passed lie power 10 make
them! Il would be for he sole purpose ol
'axtng their cinzens for the sake Of taxation
" hich should be sidulously avoided by al
eo'erseiens, when il is not called lor by
,he actual want Of the government. Not
wi,hsiandng such would be The ruinous DO
icy of lhe dlslrlbUt.on scheme Henry Cia,
and Joseph M.rse,are its supporters. Cla,
AT least has sdsocaled such scheme 10,
wears. and all ,he Clay orators Of the day
hesitate not To declare themselves identified
-1sith such scheme National Bank i.
,he mex, measure advocated by this party
lIaTe We not had sufficient lighi already on
the beauties and blessings of the banking
system in general! Bu, where do We FIND
Congress Invested with the poweI to create
national bank' This consti'uion OF tn.
Uoiied S,aies, gives no SUCH power; all lha
Congress can do in This matter has already
been done. A United States mint has beer
es,Sbiist3ed since the year seventeen hundre,
and ane,y one and in the year eighteen
husdged sad thirty one struck diferen, coir
amounting 10 4hIes millions nine hundred