The St. Landry whig., 1844-10-03
! long and able debate received he sanction


q long and able debate received the sanction
io5f the House.
Gen. Washington said in his last address 10
Congress, on the 7th December, I798
Congress have repeatedly, and not without
success, directed their attention Ia he eacour-
dgeancnt of manufactures The object III Of too
much importance, not 70 ensure Il continuance of
their. efforts il every way which shall appear
eligible
Mr.. Jefferson, the great apostle Of the Re-.
publican faith, as we have already shown, id.
mitted the constitutionality, and urged the pro-
priety ola protective Tariff.
In his first annua message, in 1901, he said:
"Agriculture, manufactures, commerce and
navigation, the, tour pillars Of our prosperity, are
the most thriving when left most free to indiyid.
ual enterprise. Protection from casual enlbar.
easements, however, may sometimes be season.
ably interpused. Ifim the course Of your obser-
yatiolls or enquiries, they should appear to need
any aid within the limits Of our constitutional
powers, your sense oftheir importance is a SUIT.
ticlent assurance they viii occupy your atten.
ton. We cannot, indeed, but all feel an anx.
Ious solicitudc for the difficulties under which
our carrying trade will soon be placed. Howffa
i can be relieved, otherwise than by time, il d
subject OF important consideration
IN ms second annual message, in 1902, he
said
10 ~cultiyate peace and m~aintain commefcs
and navigation IN all their lawful enterprises Z;
70 foster our fisheries as nurseries of navigation,
and Tor the nurture Of man, and protect The mana.
factutes adaptedto our circumstances to pre-.
serve the faith of the nation by an exact dis
charge fits debts and contracts, expend the
public money with the same care and economy
we would pricticc with our own. and impose Oh
our citizens no Unnecessary burdens, 10 Keep iii
all things within the pale of our constitutional
powers, and cherish the Federal union dis the
only rock Of safety; these, fellow citizens, are
Landmarks by which we arctic guide ourselves in
all our proceedings. BY continuing to make
these the rule Of OH, action, we shall endear 10
our coumtrymen the true principles Of their con.
~stitution, and promote a union Of sentiment and
Of action equally auspicious to their happiness
and safety"
In his sixth and eighth annual messages, he
stated to Congress, that the existing duties would
produce . SUrplas in the treasury. And In the
former he said "To what other objects shall
these snrpluses be appropriated, and the whole
surplus Of the inpost after the entire discharge
Of the public debit Shall ae suppress the III.
posi-, and give that advantage TO the foreign over
domestic manufactures n And he recommends
RhotitHA Nhtl tIlD NlltlcH HIOulu DG reduced, InuI
steps should he taken to procure an amendment
ofthe constitution, 10 that the surplus might be
used for the purposes otppblic education, roads,
canals, Ne. And in his eight and last message
he used these very words i&i
"Ihe probable accumulation Of s~ufpllses
OF revenue beyond what Gun be applied to the
payment OF the public debt, whenever the free
dom and safety of our shall be re-!
stored, merits the consideration of Congrcss.-
Shall il lie unproductive in the public vaults 2-
Shall the revenue be reducedl Or shall il not
rather be appropriated to the improvement Of
roads ecanals, rivers, education, and other great
found lions OF prosperity and union, under The
powell which Congress may already possess. or
such amendment Of the constitution ~ may be
appro ed by the States While uncertain of
the edlrse of things, the time may be adyanta-
geoufsy employed in obtaining the powers neces.
sary pr a system of Improvement, shouldthat be
thought best"
Il will BIO thus perceived that Mr.. Jefferson
was strongly in favor ofn high 1~ttotectire Tariff,
for purposes OF protection, bis d distinct and sib-
%stantive principle, when such Tariff, was not nc.
cessary for obtaining d revenue. He was i'm.
willing to reduce the duties, because that would
withdraw the necessary protection from Amcri-
can labor, and rather preferred to procure an
amendment offthe constitution, so as to open new
sources of expenditure.
Nor did lie ever changc. On tho gthof Jan.
uary, 1915, when the question OF a protective
tarilf was about to come up before Congress, and
his sFpinions were much relied on iY the oppo-
nenf Eof the measure, he used this language lii a
lettetto MIR. Austin
q ou tell mo [ am quoted by those who wish
TO & intinue our dependence on England for man
ufaefurcs. There was a time when | might
have been so quoted with more candor. But
within the thirty years which have since elapsed,
how are circumstances changed9 We were
then In peace; our independent place among ma
tons was acknowledged. Acommerce which Of.
fered the raw material in exchange forthc same
material, after receiving the last touch ofindus-
try, Was worthy Of welcome TO all nations. II
was expected hatthose especially 10 whom ma.
nufacturirg industry was important would chers
ish the friendship Of such customers. BY every
favor, and particularly cultivate their peace by
every act Of justice and friendship. Under this
prospect the question seemed legitimate, wheth.
er, with such an immensity Of unimproyed land,
counting the hand Of husbandry the industry Of
agriculture, or that OF manufactures, would add
most to the national wealth. \
sIhis was the state of things lii 1855, when
the notcs on Virginia were first published; when
the ocean being open TO all nations, and their
common right in i Acknowledged and exercised
under regulations, sanctioned BY the assent and
usage ofall, it was thought that the doubt might
claim some consideration. We have since Ok
perienced what we did not then bclieye, that
there exists both profigacy and power enough
to exclude us from the field Of Interchange with
other nations-THAr TO Nh I~NDEPESDENr ron
THE COMFORTS or LIFE WE MUST rARRIcATE
THEM OURSELVES. We must now place tho
manufacturer by the side OF the agriculturist.-