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Ps.asune.d % M. J.gsyssn 81 Federal Dc


The present Anti Tariff creed Is nothing more
nor less than. that advocated BY Mr. Smith Of
.sou,h csroIina, Messrs Ames and sedgwick Of
MASSACHUSETTS, AID Mr. Fi.zsimmons Of Penn
sylyania, ii l1s4-sll Of whom had been the
q importers Of Mr. Hamilfon's Sckeme ef F.
nsssn It was opposed By Mr. Madison in one
of his ablest speeches, published al The lime,
and to be found In the. Colonial Report prePar.
ed By. Mr. Cushing few years since
What did Mf jefferson say oflhis doctrine al
she timer We have his denunciasion Of il in
the strongest terms. The debate took place m
January, 1884. In.April Of that year, Mr.. Mad
isdn forwarded copy II his own speech, and
thai 81 Mrtsmilh Of South Carolina, % Mr.. Jeff
sslsss Pf zb II P 5ssIsSa Wrote 10
Mr., Madison in the following terms, 10 which
we ask the careful aliention,of The reader -
81 have been particularly gralfed BY The re-
ceipt Of the papers containing yours and Smiths
discussion ofyour regulating prepositions. These
debates had not been seen here bat 10 a very
short and mulilated form. ] am at no loss %
ascfibe Smiths speech TO rs true faiher. Every
titat ef u i HamilOns, srespi The introduction q
There is scarcely any Thing which | have not
heard from him [H.] ia our various private
though official discussions The very lurn Of
the argument Is The same; and others will see as
well as myself hat the style is Hamilton's4-
The soPBIsTRY q too fine, foo ingenious, srer 10
hare been cOmprshended BY Smith, much les devised
BY him. His reply shows be Gid not understand
his hEstspeech, as its general infefiosiy proves
is Legitimacy, as evidently as III does The bastar-
dy Of the original. You know we understood
thai Hamilton had prepared a counter report, ard
"A me If IL IL.
were TO move reference TO him in order to pro-
cuee i But suppose they thought il would have
better effect IL fired ef in The HOass. find the
Report, however, so fully jasu6ed, that the
apxietes with which left II are perfectly quiet.
ed. In this quarter ALL ESP0UsED your PRO.
petitions iri aydor, aud scith0ui dissenting p0et
II any one should doubt the accuracy Of this
quoiaton, lei him refer 10 Jetferson's Memoirs,
page 300, 300, vol 3, edited BY Thomas Jeffer-
son Randolph, bis grandson. We shall take an
early opportunity 10 publish The speech Of MIR. J
Madison, above referred to BY Mr.. Jefferson.
Mr. Madison's resolutions Of that year embo-
died the principles of Mr.. Jefferson's Repor, !
while Secretary ofState, (Which Office he had
resigned at the lime Of the debale.) That re- |
port "tended to-, enforce the policy OF making
disetnjpations Which might favor The com
merce Of the United States with France, and dis.
soutage that with England; and which might
promote the increase Of American navigation as
branch ofiadustpg, andrssoures- Of dettnes." The
resolutions were supported by Mi. Madison, Mr.
Findey, Mr Wfison~ Carey Nicholas Mr. Clark,
Mr.. Smiley, Nj Moore, and Mr. GILES Il was
urgedthal il adopted, great good would result
ic1eur commerce. II was also said that tlhe H.
tetesls of Great Britain would not suffer her 10
rttaiiuts; and Jihs Intercourse between the two
countries would notbe interrupted further ii an
wasTequired BY the convenience and interests cf
the United States. Bal iflGreat Britain should |
rstaliate, the effects of commercial copfic
would be felt b her much more scnsibly than
by The United States. lis effects would be felt
In the shipping business, by the merchants, and |
sboss al BY he aneaetwers" II was urged, too,
that The use Of British Oaptal, BY The credit civ
euhere, was "a great political evil. Il increas-
ed the unfavorable balance of trade, discouraged
don.tstie riangfaetures, and promoted luxory"--
These, /, viii be recollec,ed, were the arguments
Of Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Nicholas, and gNIr. Giles,
Republican members from Virginia. How dif-
fetentar the views of Modern Democrats, We
need not here point out. T.