Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-17


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cessof efforts 10 coniound all lust lisin,,' u''
IN regard TO protection. and lead tho ms ms
periing to an incauiinus commiltal I'm.
! ,ertive system 10 the hands of iis er,n,,.r 'o'
Thus We have The doctrine Of r,o,..,
missts,cd and perverted by deciaraiion, ,to
II consists IN DISCRIMINATION Tor the n,,.
of REVENUE ONLY ~ with protection inc,r~
~ such discrimination and again ua,.,,
rue limit oi the night and claim to pr,ir,,,
Is that rate OF duiy upon any given an
which will yield the largest amour, of ra,..
ue." Beyond this is asserted, The Cn,,,
tlon gives no power 10 impose duties
The hinge on which the whole u,n,o.,.
system turns. is the purpose frr which H.
examinations are made in the adiuSlm Va, -
scale of duties. lf'fevcnup only il ,lo'
pose, every one familiar with the suboc, wy
see that 1t may no, afford adequate pto,e,,,.'
tn anv interest since u is obvious that w.
" on given arlicie, failing lar shor, NJ ,ns,
protection 10 its rival Of American proana,
lion, may be the duty which will viola "a.
greatest amount Of revenue from thai o,,,r,s
bv reason of its greater importation undo, ,to
lower duty. To subject the protected ,n,e,.
ests 10 the operation OF such rule,i 10 com.
nit them TO mere chance. lfihis is tho 1,'o
limit OF the right and claim tn pruler,Ion u, -
q limit within which every protected ihtets,,
IN the country may be crushed The ,r,o
doctrine is. not discrimination for rercnro
with incidental protection, buta tamil for ,er
enue with discrimination for protection. m.
revenue purpose is 10 govern, when we arc
considering the amount OF revenue 10 be rais.
ed upon the whole Of The inspirations No
more revenue, in the aggregate may be rails.
ed, than shall be necessary TO supply tho
wants of the Government making a t,nG
in this sense revenue tantf. But while
this great revenue purpose is 10 be ken, in
view and its limit never exceeded anotbe,
purpose is, also, To be kept in view ,name,y-
that of so discriminating between different
classes of articles, and between one aui,le
and another, Of the same class, thai while
in the aggregate, we raise only he required
amount, we may, by The discrimination. i'm.
pose high duties on articles needing strong
proieo dU,rs On those need.
ing less protection. and no duties IN such AZ
need M protection. This is discrimination for
protecion-,he genuine doctrine, of which
discrimination for revenue, with incidental
protection, is the counterfeit.
II was this false doctrine which formed
the leading feature in the report OF the com
miiee Of Ways ana means, at the late session
Of Congress, and the bill reported by that
Committee, and which stands upon the cal
endsr OF the House for It's action at the next
session, was the legitimate result of that
doctrine.
AS perpetual viligence is the price of liber.
ty,so is it emphalically the price of protection
to our industry. We can well resist the at.
facts ofthe open enemies of tie protective
policy, but may find ourselves bafllei and
ioiled by the deceptive warfare Of lis pre!en-
ded friends. The investigations of his year
aided by the obvious benefits OF the existing
tariff, will, il may be hoped, result in firmly
establishing correct principles on this sub
ject. and giving permanency to the tariff, Of
which they form the basis.
There is another subject of great impor-
lance which demands our attention and the
more so because II Is question in which
our rights as State, are directly involved.
| refer 10 the debated policy of distributing
In the States the proceeds Of the sales ollMe
public lands.
The leading objection 10 distribution
aside lrcm It's alledeed corrupiing influence
upon the States, which is not worth consid-
eiing-is, that, by taking the amount of the
land sales from The treasury, we increase
the taxes for the support of government,
and thereby, in effect, tax the people Tor the
purpose OF distribution. in other WORDS, that
we corrupt the people with their own money.
The argument rests upon erroneous views
of the effect Of tariff. 1t is we'll known that
an increase of duty does not necessarily
produce an increase of price. If the pro
ceeds OF the lands are taken from the treasu-
ry Tor distribution, necessity will Of course
he thereby created for raising an additional
sum. equal to HAT amount. by duties on i'm
ports. But. ii is well known, in the first
place, that an augmented duty, il it has the
effect OF increasing the domestic supply Of
rival articles, is, in effect divided between
The foreign producer and the consumer and
IN the next place. that so far as the consum-
ers pay the additional duty, their ability
generally, TO do so, is increased BY me Tariff
Itself, in lis influence on the industry Of the
country Tins is shown. among other ways,
by augmented revenue, u nder a decidedly pro-
eciive tarifI, as Illustrated in the operation
,f the tariff Of 1912. IA increased eonsImp-
'on, generally though nea always proves an
increased aA,si,y 10 purchase dntiabbe com
mobiles and this corresponds with the great
ariti theory, Mai proisetlon gives the i'm
lulse of in2seased reward. and sieadiness OF
2 Employment, 10 oil branches of domestic in
duslry.
Al that pan Of the public domain which
lies within riie Org ina fmits VI ale United
States. - I-ldsn by .hsm. strirtis in tsns. mn
The benekf oi the several staies. Disifibu,
hon, So ias az regards this portion ofrhe pub.
he lands, would be but Singh sxscu-
lion OF The vast created in the deeds of res
sion To the Unaed Staies--a trust which, if
he parties were subject 10 thancery iuIis-
fiction, might be eaiopced, upon tho com,
non principles applicable to trust estates
md although Tire eiasa fos distribution Of
he proceeds Of the lads since acquired, rests
'pon grounds of expediency only, and not Of
'!rict right, yet thai expediency is not less