Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-13
GEORGETOWN. O., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1914.

tatlOns from foreign countries diminish
es to the same extent, the ability q
those countries 10 purchase our surplu
productions. The exports of our surplu
productions Of cotton, tobacco, sugar
wheat, -four, corn, beef, pork, sc. &c.
must be chiefly paid for in the surplU
productions, (for the most part manufac
tures) Of those countries who buy from
US, and there fore whatever excludes tbei
surplus predictions diminishes to tn
same extent their ability 10 buy ours. A
high protective tariff does SO exclude
them, by the i'm position of uties so hea
Wy, as TO render it impossible to imLor
and sell them in competition with the
protected domestic manufactures. They
are therefore unable to buy Of US. because
they are prevented from paying in the
only waythey have the means Of paying
in their own productions. We refuse tC
take their goods, they cannot take ours,
The consequence of this mad, corrupt
and suicidal policy. is, that the markets
off the world are partially closed against
the products oflabor, of the vast MAORI.
| ity of the productive classes Of the Uni
ted States.
The American producer must. mere.
fore either not sell at all or sell at grNat
disadvantage and at reduced prices,
while he is hy The same cause compelled
TO purchase articles consumption at a
much higher PIice.
A protective tariff is, there fore, in
truth tax upon exports, which the gov
eminent ought never 10 impose, directly
or indirectly, by means of dulies upon
imports beyond what is indispensibly
necessary for competent revenue.
5. Because the power to LAY and colN
lect taxes, duties. imports and excises,
was granted TO the government by the
constitution, for the sole purpose Of ena-
bling il to support itself and 40 pay its
debts; TO raise revenue sufficient for its
proper and economical administration in
lime of peace, and its defence in war
The States and the people formed, ac'
ceded TO, and ratified the constitution,
as solemn, binding compact, never in
tended that the government created by it
should employ the powers granted to it
solely for its maintenance and support,
to confer peculiar favNrs and bOunlies
upon a small class of the citizens Of a few
States, to the,consequent gIievOus injury
aud oppression of all other States,
and a vast majority of the whole
people. It cannot for moment bc sup
posed that sovereign States, acting in
their sOverei gn capacity, and jealous of
thei: power, could ever have entered into
compact which admitted such inequal-
ity and injustice; or that the people of
the States ceuld ever have been induc.
ed to rslify and sanction such a COM
pact.
THE DEMOCRACY ARE OPPOSED
TO A DISTRIBUTION AMONG
THE STATES OF THE PRO
CEEDS OF SALES OF PUBLIC
LANDS:
l. Because at the present time the
treasury of the United States requires
them in the conduct oftke fiscal affairs
of the government. The revenu under
the present high protective tariff is in
sufficient, even when aided by the land
fund, TO meet the financial exegeDcies
Of the National Treasury. The defcien-
cy exclusive Of the Public Debt is esti'
mated by millions.
2. Because 9 portion of the public
lads were Ceded to the Uuited States
BY the States 10 whom it belonged, in
trust for The 'commDn benefit of all the
States.' and not for The particular bene-
Gt of each State; and therefore the gov-
eminent has no right TO divide and dis
tribute the proceeds among the States
separately. bit is bound by she coDdi-
lions OF the trust to bostOw them iG the
ommon treasury Of all the States, the
treasury of the United Safes, tu be EN-
pluysd for the common benefit Of ell. for
national PURPOSES, according TO appr"pr
atoms made by Congress, in comlGOH
with The revenues derived from other
sources. A distribution would be an e
bandonment,or refusal TO fulfil the trust
and.a violation OF it. But government,
hasnO right either to surrender,n neglect OF
violate the trust. II must. continue 10
execute the trust, in good faith accor-
ding to lis terms, until the fund be ex'
heusted.
3 Because another, and very large
portion Of the public domain, was Pur'
chased with the common funds of the
nation drawn for the purpose from the
National Treasury, into which It was col.
lected in revenues derived from duties
upon imports, and from other sources,
and with other considerations and equiv
clients Of a national character, all agreed
upon by treaty with foreign nations. To
distribute the. revenues arising from
these lands would be tantamount to a
distribution OF funds collected from du
lies and other sources, directly Ii
would he collecting revenues from duties
unnp imports imposed for the purpose Of