Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-05-30
lP o u Z IN I @ A u o
THE STAIR PROPOSITION.p-No. "A.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.-cosr,Sr

commenced fhp facI.
G explaining the opinions of Mr.Jetlerson mon n
q ooctrine OF Protection, but beinr unable n con
p''e d" in one number we were compeled IN a,
~, Po,uon OF our remarks until another ia,
we VIII now proceed, without farther DELAY
dispose OF that subject. ''
In his second annual MESSAGE .,
tire 18Th Of December, 1909. Mir IsffarsS,,
, 10 cultivate peace, and maintain co,'. -
ana navigation I'm their lawful en,ernr;yos. :,
'oe,ei our HsheneS as nurseries of navoa,;or
ana lor the nurture of man, and pporrrT ,,
,n a' Az lures adapted to our circumstances: I,
charge OF its debts and contracts. o,naa, Vi. ~,
Po"ic money with the same care and ccono,,,,
we would practise with our own. and imnoss -,
m LII Ii.'|ehs' no unnecessary burdens; TO keen i,
az u'ihgs within the pale Of our CONSTITUTIONS
Poweis' ana cherish the federal union as The onI,
landmarks by which we are TO ou;Ja ~s ~.
~, ~ al our proceedings. BY continuing to make
''eSe 'he rue ~ onr action we shall endear IN IN,
yneh' ne true principles of their C,ns,;,,,.
''o.' aho promote an union of sentiment, ,nd -,
safeiy.' '' happiness and
Thus we find that Mr. Jefferson unon tho d.,
hoid OF his administration, when he was enmn,s-
,d'ihS me landmarks by which his policv would
oe guided, assigns most prominent Mac. IN Tho
uuty OF rkoTECTlNG manufactures
T. nS So e',S is not The only proof on this point
J sod n
Such degree, as to induce Mr. Jefferson 70 ba.
ie'e mat there would be, to use his own Ian.
S""ge' cre long an accumulation of moneys in
the reasury, beyond the instalmenis oc tho NH
nc ueDt' which the Government, would he nor
.'.'oeu ny contract to pay" Or, i'm other words
ahnna ,r aoou' 10 De surplus in the Treasury,
"oo'e lne wants OF the Government Wba, al
mr; Jefferson recommend in that CONTINGENCY /
nv ne assume The ground that it would be 1n
C 10 raise more than enough 10 de-
'lay me expenses of the Government Did be
- 'ie REDUCTION OF the duties TO the revenue
standards Let the following extract from L;s
on.s,inns 81 december, 1896, answer these
10 what other objects shall these surnluses
DE appropriated, and The whole surplus of The i'm.
a''er the entire discharge of the public Jeb,,
n"a., we suppress tie fmpost, and GIVE THAT ,p
TUREs 2" i'' MANCFAc-
iio proceeds to say, that upon some articles
,.'o i.i,fost might be suppressed, but with regard
q. u, most oil them, he expresses the opinion Thai
'he r patriotism" of the people would
-oa, 'e'el us conf'n"ance and application to the
g' G purposes of PUBLIC EDUCATION.
HoADS, RIVERS, CANALS and such Other
ooJects OF public improvement as il NAV be
thought proper to add to the copstj,u,ion,i err-
meTation of federal power"
from 'his 1t VIII be seen, such was Mr. Jefrar
son devotion TO domestic manufactures, that Soon.
er than ,Cihdratc The pyotecii,n v,bjch - on
Joye"' ne was willing TO amend the Constitution
so aS 10 cPen neU channels for lie eaDend;t,,re nj
n'e ""ney t0hith might accumulate in The treasure
~ NoIec"nS Mem! Can anything be STRONGER
'''an ."'s verify the Apostle of Democracy
goes a bow-siiot beyond MIR. Claw nnon ~
question! Here we have the doctrine Of nno.r"a'
TloN PER Sc In It's largest extent! And the poi-
cy o, hctdenfai protection must hide its dnin.
ished head, by the side Of it!
pHt hearken TO him again. In his MESSAGE Of
9th Nov. 1903, he says: -
1.-The suspension of Coreigp como,.,oo no
duced by the Injustice of the bellioer,nt ,oua,s
ana the consequent losses and sacrifices of opr
oi'i-ehS are subjects OF just concern. The situa
uon Into which we have thus been forced has inn.
peiied us TO apply portion of our industry and
:T,f W f'"SIna' m"nVacttres md Improvements
ne extent OF this conversion is dajly ;nc,ens;no
ana littIe doubt remains, that the acknowledgements
lofhed ana forming, WILL under the auspices Of
'neaPef materials and subsistence the freedom
OF TABOR from taxation with us, and Of pro
IECllNG DUTIES AND PROHIBlTIONS
became pern,anenf.''
10 these official declarations of sen,imep, we
beg leave TO add one or two extracts f,on, bis co
fespondence with Individuals after he had ro
tired from Office ~ ''u 'e
In letter to Thomas Leiper in 1909, Mr.. JEFF
- have lately inc"1cated tie encouragement Of
WdnUncfureS 10 the extent of our own consuu.n,
uoh' at least In all articles OF which we raise tho
I'd" material. On this the Federal papers and
meetings, &c, have sounded the alarm of chi;
neSe p""cy, destruction If commerce. Dc. Thst i;
10 say The IRON which we make, must not he
"'ougn' mere INTO pioughS, axes, hoes, &C., in
order that the ship-owner NAV have the nro6, nf
carrying 1t TO Europe, and bringing il back in
manufactured form as if after manufacturers, rrr
own raw materials for our own use. there ,yorId
not be surplus produce sufficient to emplov
uhe proportion In carrying it to market and en-
'"d"sih9 IL .for those articles Of which we have
not The raw material. YET THIS ARsuRp mr.
AND CRY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO Frps,,,,sr NJ.
ENGLAND. Their doctrine poes 10 the c ,c,,r,
CiNU AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES To cost,
'ihRCt-'o the calling oar people from The int.
oI 'o"h"J 10 a sea-sbore, TO turn merchants
""u 70 convert THIS great agricultural country into
CITY OF Amsterdam. But ] trust THE coon
SENSE OF OUR COUNTRY WILL SEE THAT ,rs cp..r
ts' PROSPERITY DEFENDS ON DYE BALANCE Hr-
"rhN N'ni'uITuEE, MANUFACTURES, AND COM
MERGE; ana not in this protuberapt oav;oatior
"hich mas Kept us in hot water from the com
~, ,,e'leht oi our Government and is now en-
gaging us IN d waf."
Again, In 1916 when the subiec, or = pro,oc-
1--WE 'aTiil was about to come before Conurcss
we enemies OF the system relied greatly on Mr.
JtherSon's opinions expressed i'm the notes nm
srgini" IN 1855. In consequence Of this. Mr..
nuSun addressed him letter, informing him of
me TACT and asking his sentiments on the sn1,icc,
On The 9th Jan. 1916, Mr.. Jefferson replied IN
that letter and we extract the following passages
/ from il: f'''s SO
"> on tell me am quoted by those Ubo wish
/ 10 continue our dependence on England for mann
iactnres. There was time when ! MIGHT have
] Deen so qnoted with more candor. But within
the thirty years which have since elapsed. how
are circumstances changed 7 We were fhen in
peace our independent place among nations was
/ acknowledged. commerce which offered the
raw a' material IN exchange for the same material
alter receiving the last touch Of industry, was