Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-10-10

he roted, 10 Prodi5iiory. but that the
Wings are the advocates Of Prohibition,
which they utterly deny and appeal TO the
Tariff of az. which they passed and to
the repeal OF which they are opposed, for
the confirmation OF that denial.
He agrees with his Southern friends,
he says, in not beirg in favor Of protect
ing ''certain iayorits and particular inter-
es,s 10 the prejudice of others"
Upon that point, he says there is no
Difference between him and them. and 10
this the Wings agree with both. but he
proceeds to explain his views a. to the
mode of arranging Tariff, and they as.
certain srids and irreconciiabie difference.
Honest men! read the following ex-
tracts from that speech:
"He would by no means lay the same
rate Of duty on every article of importa.
ton. The thing Yves imprac,icable in
itself; because one article would not bear
10 per cent. until you prohibited it and
destroyed revenue. Another would bear
so per cent. and yet the trade hold up.
from the nature OF the article. II pas
absurd, in revenue sense, to say put
uniform duty on both.'"
After stating another grouni OF dis
elimination in favor Of imports, that have
"become really necessarics of life" (as,
we presume, Tea and Coffee, ,rhieh are
already Duty Free, under the act Of '42)
and against luxures--a principle observ.
cd in that sct--he proceeds:
"But there was another and third
ground. There were certain interests in
the Country which came in competition
with similar interests in foreign countries
and Mr.. w. would dlscrim nate in ref
erencs 10 them. When an importation
came in competition Nth domestic article.
he uouid raise the tar on the foreign srt'-
Gle. as far a. tbs revenue required, to "a.
vor the domestic. Blu, he would not
90 so far as to defrat the object Of the
whole--the obtaining Of revenue for the
r,easury."
Ia illustration of his views and TO show
h ,w high he would false the duty, he takes
the article OF Wool:
"Was i, not easy to see how our duty
foo Wool projected our fsrmersi For
when the Spsniard or the Belgian brought
his wool here. he must first pay our duty
ana M ct our farmers On equal terms
The duty then nas Protection and the ar.
ticie ras subject of protection. |, would
be reached bv Congress IN regulating this
TariffIaw. He would then RAISE the Gu
~ high on wool, in proportion to arii
cles that require NJ protection. He
would do this for the protection oil one
great interest. Blu, would he gnso high
tina, wool could not be ,mpors,d7 Pro
hbIt importation and thus defeat any rev
enue from Wool1"--which he proceeds
to say he would not do.
Further he adds:
"When your interests conflict with for
eign interests, bear taxation, as hard - Il
will hear, consistently with revenue"
Mr.. Wright would inderd stop shor, OF
prohibition but would raise The duty high
"when our inter- sis conflict with foreign.
Upon wool, for example, he would nut 60
S, high, that il could not be imp rted--
hut h- would ERASE it high" in proportion
10 articles that require no protecton---and
this article Of Wool, Jam X. Polk SAID
."should be duty free. Con. Deb. Vol.
0, Page liza.
How do these views accord with the ad.
dress Of the Virginia Convention and thu
southern doctrine OF the Party7 We sub
join the following contrast, with entire
confidence, ,ha, all men, Of ordinar. intel
lgence, i! they be not Party slav,s. will
come out from the ranks. assert their in
dependence and rcnounce the iac,icraIs
and tricksters, who are striving to dupe
them.
CONTRASTED SENTIMENTS AND
DOCTRINES UTON TIE TARIFF.
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