Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-12
VOL. XVIII....No. 6.


:. Wing Congress to decide our fate, we should a,
that moment have been in imminent peril OF ma.
tional reputation. The depressed state OF pub.
lie credit was one of the contingencies ant cipa-
ted by the friends of Mr.. CLAW. at the pass,ye of
the compromise. and we now hmm IRE are rigbt
We csavy ,La, ,L, ,1n,;os ,a,a- coulJ Joscond
/ IN on 49,. .r., ;r ~, w H. 49,
" POI eI"', !. t'h' P'eu3e 10 'd'sc '"e uo''e'
w ''e stdiIuiFuol the wants OF the EoVerhineht'
gwen in the act, should be fulfilled and our hope
Our belief was that before they could descend,
BY the onnration of tho law IN Oh nor cont mo n
of ali n,r,;as soo;,,,, H., H., ,,,.ar,o,, ooi5
,l r' 80 49, w
no, oe supported on that principe, Wcuiu CONFESS
on errors, ara JON with u.s. under happier aus
! pces in so adjusting the tariff as that, while the
wants of Government ,yould bn sunnlied from
imnort du,ies .,,r,, ,ro,on,ia, ~. ,,,;d,r, a,
! ~ ..,a - ' "
'"1 'e'enur' ""u,u U" lreey "cc"rueu W U.S.
WITHOUT lurther STRIFE. H. then, C'ngress had,
at that time. raised the duties to the standard
then fixed bv the cornDrgn,ise. we should have
! had a tariff which rould n,oro effac,u,llv have
| ,no,a.,aI -. ~, w. ~ =, Io,5
| ~ "o"'T ,1o0' 'i''' ''e nI' vi iYf-' o0
cause although tne duties would nave Deen lor
| revenue, with only ucidcn0t protection, (the
| very principle of the act of 1922 vet those du-
iias without Tho .il ,f o,hor eo,rros IF ravonu,
,,o,lJ bo,o Lo.,, Iii 49,. H., 49, n 1sdo
49,, '"', IL r '1.'' ,'tS"'' ''N" "'o'e
e'u ,''e' coiiect'oh lar CetIer guaro'd against
irauds'
But the compromise act caused gradual re.
duction of duties until tho al, n nj limo 1870
and tho oros,;or ror,irs IN bo .,,s,,oraI mu,hv
IA H. f;., s. -. -
vi" VIC i''eio' VI P'oteI''"h W h""t 'door c"h-
sent 10 such a reduction even Tor limited pc.
Rod -"
The answer mi ,ht be very shor. one Under the
circumstances in which we were then placed it was
palpable to the minds of ose who voted for the Com.
promise, that, unless we accented that we should
have To- snbm 10 the snpedv drstruction If The whola
MANUFACTURING interest, BIT it il due to the sui iect
that in the answer IN this question Tho crcp,nsancea
to which have alluded should be briefly eyulaned
AT the time of the nassooe nr IN law the violent IN.
position of many of orr fnllow.c,zens in the South
and of not a few elsewhere Ia the whole protective
polirv was unn,raIlale in tho bs,o,v of n country
South Carolina nv her o,dinarca Of Nul,;f ,,,ion
had openlv dcfi.d The General Governmenr ami 70.
solved that no duties shoud he collected within her
limits 1t is cav nj this dav after the storm has
passed over TO sneak of her reastance os "A thino
which could have heen e,slv crushed nv the eshbi.
ton of lille fifmness | have never doubted, nor
do believe that Mr. Clay or any of his friends ever
doubted that the powrr If This Government, is ompy
sufficient to enforce for the time the collection Of The
ies on innor,s in dnsnite Of all the ,broa,ened ho.
tnv of Sonih Carono and ali other enemies of the
protective policy Bat il ia due to truth 10 saw that,
az that time SoulhICoroin, had many svnnn,hers
and not a few adhorents IN other paris Of the coun.
try. We were. every dav in danger of a COLLISION.
which m rht terminate in bl1odshed and in that
event nnv man ,olar,hi,, ocooin,sd ,,,b ,,o L.
lean character coud tici,,a,e oiite vye No cau
now describe. the imminent danoer of n nrotroc,od
md bloody contest. which if il did not en,anger The
Union ms firmly believe il wond have done rust
have rendered the nro,rctive svs,en, L,,orI 70 an.
countrymcn AS the eyci,iru cou:a of a civil ,ysr and
inc,pabl. of helm maintained .ycenr he Tho n,chnrv
of American cjIizans by American hands I na.e,
did, and do nor nov. believe thai anv snrh ,vs,su,
can be lone m,in,n,ned in n goyernmant Ike n,rs 4
i, cnnno, ~ nnheld w;thou, cv;l war TIC f,ands
nf the Cnmrron,i,o, IN tho 6rm belief that The pro,ec.
I'VE policy was entitled 10 the confidence and support
OF the American people, and would grow UP and es.
aollsh Itself in their affections, H violent civil strife
could be avoided, desired of all things time time for
reason TO resume her empre-ime for the violent
passions of men then in.laned to the very VERGE of
insanity 10 subsl1e and they consented 10 gradual
reduction OF duties Tor limited period with view
to the ultimate SAT " OF the protective prncple itself
as well as 10 avert the horrors of civil conf Ct and
10 save the excited and deluded men who were rush.
ing into these eXlremlcs, { ON the consequences of
ther own ulu. In the midst of all these cOnsldera.
tons, then pressing upon the nnon of the friends
OF protection there was another staring IN the face
which is too often forgotten " overlooked.
At the very commencement. of the session of that
Congress which passed the act President Jackson,
IN his annual message threw off The cloak # iidi.
"I)us tariff, and openly arraved the whole power of
de Execullv, sagnin the protective system Then.
Tor the nrst time, we heard from HIM the drc'Arulr
'hat "eypournce. our best guild" on this 1.ner
subjects, made Il Doubt whether the , ... ICES -
this system are not cuuuierh1nuCeI ny u..v ....s
ana whether II dd not tend to h"gr Ia I'l. 8 ias q.
lnrge portion OF our cnunirvnen a spirit ei I'll .rnn-
tent and jealousy dJnrerous 10 me stability ori!s
thton =" that tarlii designed for perpctei pro-
lection had entered into the minds OF but few of our
statesmen, aud that the most they had anticipated
was temporary proectlon;' aud "that those
who took an enlarged of the condition of our
country, must he satisfied that the policy OF procc.
non must be Ultimately limited TO those articles of
domestic manufacture which are INDISPENSABLE 10 our
safety IN time OF war.
These and many other declarations against the ex-
siing Tariff la the Presidents Annual Alessaye nj
most nsiantaneousy arrayed the mas of h,s I,r,v
against the protective policy throughout the whnis
country. 1t required no gitcd seer 10 pred,cr i,s
ii some conclaiory measure were not sueedilv sdnn
ed by lis friends 10 ai!ay the existing excitement,
The Presllents Message against the Tariti was com,
municaed To Congress al that session. on me Ath os
December; and with such exuedIt,on Ind ms n,,,,,
IN the House Of Representatives act on that OCCASION
IN pursuance oil his suggestions that The 2olh OF
HE same month The Committee OF Mays and Means
reported bI TO repea! the existing Ianti, and IN lieu
tereoi 10 collect revenue OF but SI2 $40 600 by all
lmposs ON foreign merchandise, the average duty on
which as proposed IN the bill about 10 per cent
and that 10 be assessed on the foreign rlltiation
his bi, winch was sometimes called Mr.. Ter
ptanetS OH, but winch was really meas ne emana.
tlng from the Executive, was actually TAI au,uncsd
on passage IN the House, the time