The St. Landry whig., 1844-10-03

Jsreacso price. twill not be our fault if we do
not have supply 81 home equal % our demand, J
md wEest that sgeapoa Of asstress, fromthe hand
which has so long wantonlyviolated il"
iii i letter dated June 26, 1926, he wrote as
follows
aSm:I am thankful for the honor done me
by m association with The american society for
the encouragement Of domestic manufactures
Instituted III New York. The history Of the
last twenty years has been a sufficient lesson for
us all To depend for necessaries on ourselves
alone and hope that twenty years more will
place the Aaaerican hemisphere uhidera system q
III osgn, essentially psaceabie and Industrious
and not needing % extract its comforts out ot
the eternal fires raging ii the old world. Ihe
efforts Of the members of yOnr institution being
necessarily engaged n their irrespective vicinities
cuasfder myselfhy their choice, as but a link
Of union between the promoters there and here
&c the( anne patriotic Objects. Praying You tol
preseri, to the society my just acknowledgment
iorthis mark Of attention, ! tender to yourself
the assurance Of my great respect and consider
alton. FHOS. JEFfEKSONs
We have already quoted Mr.. Madison's opin-
ions. Let US look to his language while he oc-
cupicd the Presidential chair.
In his second annual message, in 1920, he
suggested the propriety Of protecting the labor
Of the country Shy regulations of the commercial
Tariff
In his third annual message he said:
although other subjects will press more i'm
mediatcIy on your deliberations, a portion of
shem cannot but be well bestowed on the Just and
sound policy Of securing to our manufacture the
success they have attained, and are still attain
iing, in some degree, under the impulse Of caises
not permanent and to our navigation the fair
extent DC which isat present abridged BY the
unequal regulation Of foreign governments.
tsBesides the reasonableness of saving our
manufactures from sacrifices which d change Of
Circumstance might bring on them, the nation
Ill interess requires TINT with respect to such ar
ticles lit least as belongs to our defence andsour
primary wants, we should not be leftin u~niieces-
sary dependence on external supplies"
In his special message Of Feb. 20, 1915, he
said
ssBut there isno subject that can enter with
greater force and merit into the deliberations OF
Congress, than a consideration Ofthe means to
preserve and promote the manufactures which
have sprung into existence, and attained an tin-
raraIlclled maturity throughout the United States
during the period ofthe European wars. This
source of national independence and wealth,
a~nxionsly recommend, therefore, to the promp'
and constant guardianship Of Congress-
In his seventh annual message he said, (ant
we beg most particular attention to his words, he.
cause they are precisely the doctrines Of the
whig partysat the present day
sin adjusting the duties on imports to the Oh
iect Of revenue, the influence Of the Tariff on
manufactures will necessarily present itself fol
consideration. However wise the theory may
be- which leaves to the sagacity and interest .
individuals tile application oftheir industry anC
resources, there are in this, as in other cases
exceptions to the general rule. Besidesthe con
ditioa which the theory itself implies Of recip
rocal adoption by other nations, experience
teaches that SO many circumstances must occu
in introducing and maturing manufactures, ca
~pecially Of the more complicated kinds, that
country may remain long without them althoug
sufficiently advanced, and in some respects vei
peculiarly fitted for carrying them on with sue
cess. Under circumstances giving a pqverft
impulse to manufacturing industry, it hasEfmad
among us & progress, and exhibited an ~efisieney
which Justify the belief that with a prossctio
not more than il. due TO the enterprising q tigel
whose interests arc now at stake, it will lbscom
atan early day not only safe against occl sion;
competitions from abroad, but q source bf dc
nestle wealth and even Of external
III selecting the branches more especially ent
tied To the public patronage, 4 preference is 81
viously claimed bya such as will relieve the I'm
ted States from q dependence On foreign sui
plies, ever subject % casual failures, for article
necessary for the public defence, OF connecte
with the primary wants Of 1ndividuals. II wi
be I'm additional recommendation of ~particuls
manufactures where the materials for them iii
extensively drawn from our agriculture, md col
s~equenily impart and ensure TO that great flu
of national prosperity and independence an q
engagement which cannot fail to be rewarded
Mr.. Madison continued to hold the samejsri
ciplcs to the end Of his life, and not yerytilol
before his death, published a most CONCLUSIVE a
gssment in favor of the constitutionality and pr
priety of protection,
And in a letter to the Editor Of the LMlc
burg Virginian. dated 10th October, 1927,
said ut is true that | have not approved h
proceedings of tho General Assembly of Il
State, trhich aroald liiait The poter of Coegre
orerlrade, 10 regulations hrriag Yegeaos dlo
for Their object; that l have, III occasional CO
vefsafi0ns, been led to observe that a c0ntYn
doctrine Had beea entertained and acted on. FIJI
ha commencement of THE consultation 81 he Ui
tea Sgdtess n tho sereral branches Of erery b
AsiMistraiion Nadr4 { aud thas Iregresed /
sDarse aarsNad Dg TIE EeNeral AsSembtH lis ten
tng tD impair the confidence and cordially
4he other parts III the union, agreeing Nj
.Virginia III her exposition of the constitution
othar points.