The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-04-12

soon mat on should pfp every cotton Plant
in the bud for then we should know our
destiny, aud be spsred the labor Of produc.
ton.
Already, sir, have we fearful Fremont
lions of this approaching calastrophe.-
With delightful climate, GENIAL soil, as
industrious population as any on the face
of the earth, aud staple which has coniri-
buied more than aby other TO clolhe, with
cheapness, the commercial nations of the
world, We are steadily sinking, year after
year, IN all that constitutes the prosperity
and greatness Of States. Oar efforts 10
couuleract this downward course, serve
but TO sink Us still deeper; and While our
annual production has increased beyond
example, its aggregate value has actually
deprecated.
This, sir, is question Of liz, or death to
the South and Southwest. The crisis ap
proaches shrn II mus, be decided. IL is
10 VAIN that W. clue our eyes against The
approaching danger. You have already
destroyed one half uf our commerce by the
steady progress Of this system for more
than twenty years; and SO long have We
endured The oppr s>iuu that We have almost
lost the sense to feel, or the spun, TO resist
II. SIR, we are surrounded With imminent
/ dangers; for ahiIe a faua,cnl crusade is
carried on against our Institutions by affiia.
led societies, here and 10 Great Brian,
YOU are doing all in your power to make
! II the interest of that country 10 cooperate
with orr don este incrndIaries, in the IN
righteous work Of destroy ing our great sta
! pie by DESTROYING the means Of produc my
az. Sir, ever since The tariff Of 1928, |
have regarded the exporting, the slave
States of this Union, as being practically
reduced to state of colonial vassulage IL
The manufacturing States. And feel au
thorn I'D TO add, that i, is a much more op
pressive state Of tributary dependence than
that which once bound US 10 Great Britain
| True, NC aere then COMPELLED 10 trade with
! the mother c0unry; but tina, country ul
! iofded Us the best aud cheapest ket IN
the world bot now we are compelled, un
der penalty of 40 per ceui. on the amount
Of our annual productions, 10 trade win
these master States, TO the obvious and Ut
ter sacrifice of our vital interests and IL
gross violation of our natural and consr,u
tIonal rights. Even if sou were to come
down 20 revenue duty, With thr diScrlmin.
atoms ! have stated, il would be the most
unequal aid oppressive. in lts operation on
The exporting S ates, Of any revenue eys.
ten in the void. No other nation ever
attempted TO throw The whole burden Of
taxation upon imports. Even in Great
Britain, tie country which draws most
largely from her imports, much the larger
portion Of her revenue IS d-ri, ed from her
various internal taxes, direct and indi ec,
81 disguised and complicated are the
bearings aud operations of this system,
/ that It's true character can be in no wav so
clearly exposed as by comparative liustrs.
iiuns. BY comparing this with what all
must adult to be al equal system of taxa.
ion, lis great inequality, as It affects the
Two great rival branches Of exporting and
manufacturing industry, will be appa rent.
/ ! have heretofore stated that there uere
/ 100 900 600 Of domestic manufactures an.
uuslly produced in the U0iied States, that
come ~ competition, directly or remotely,
With foreign imports. The amount Of dn
" paying imports last year was $40 ,000,.
/ 600. The whole amount OF these mann
I featured productions imported and domps.
( TIC, IS $500 600 000--ali Of them the nro
duclons Of our domestic industry, equally
entitled to The protection Of the govern
mrn,, and equally liable, Upon principles nj
equality, 10 pay the burdens OF taSation. -
Suppose, then, that We should 50 far change
cur system as to impose an EQUAL rate oil
/ duty upon all those manufacIurrs-an i'm
post DUTY Of 10 per cent. on the one class.
and IN excise duty Of the snme rate on The
other: this would yield revenue Of SEQ.
I 600, 900 abundan, for all the wants nf the
I government and the burden nf 1t would Re
light, and. hat is more important, equally
distributed. Now, sir, | challenge the
senator from Maine, or any one else. In
point out single objection to this system,
upon The score of justice and eauality.-
Sir, II cannot be dome; and vet, in what
striking contrast does il stand 10 your pro-
'ec,iVe system and in what deep coiors
does II exhibit the enormiry Of that system
Mr. President, there get remains one
more CO operative illustration, quite d FIR
eni ~ lis character, TO which | must ask
the attention of the Senate. | shalt SUP
pose, then, that The catastrophe 10 which
We are fastening, under this suicidal poll
cy, has actually occurred, by the total de
structon OF that great branch Of our fo
reign commerce ehlch alone gives value 10
slx-sevruihs Of our staples of expectation.
and mainly supplies the govern nenl with
revenue. What would be the inevitable
result ! Can It be supposed lha, We should
still perserefe IN producing staples to per
lsh on our hand, 7 Certainly not. v hat,
then, should ae dol Why, SIR, as we
should have the slavish privilege Of doing
what you had not yet prohblud US from
doing, We should follow even the example
OF our oppressors 10 all excepting their op
p'essloOs; and divert our capital and indus
Try from agriculture to manufactures. For
thus change, let me tell you. we have great