The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-13
luNIus on TIE TARfFF.


The las, Tract Of Junius," +" The Ia.
RIFF TRIuNPHANT," is worthy of special
regard and of universal circulation. Ii
has advanced a stage in the tariff debate
never before trodden, aud defined the doc.
trine or theory Of projection in lis influence
on prices, that every man eau see hour pro.
lection produces the effects alleged by the
| Whigs-hop such effects are inevitable by
fixed LAW la our foreign commercial re-.
lnlions and operations. Facts have been
adduced in abundance to refute the free
trade theory that consumers pay the du-
ties imposed for protection, and that pro.
lection enhances the prices Of manuiac.
tured articles bu, the iree-irade man still
says: Admitting your facts, our THEORY
proves that these articles would be still
lower without a protective tariff" Here
the man unaccusomed TO reasoning in such
matters is baked, aud cannot easily get
over the difficulty presented. He is told:
" Somebody must pay the duties; you
canno, throw the burden back on the pro.
ducers beyond sea therefore, the consu.
mer pays them" This is short, plausible,
and with uniformed minds is often conclu.
sive. But the Tariff Iriumpbdnt" Of
Junius sweeps away this difficulty, clears
the road, and conducts the planest mind,
without the labor of study, to the right con.
clusion. This is an achievement. 1t was
n deaderaium absolutely necessary 10 make
the subject clear 10 all minds. There is
very surprising, not 10 say astounding,
comprehensive FACT revealed in this Tract
"a fact which lies at the bottom, and con.
stltules the foundation OF the authors ,heo.
ry, to wit: that We pay an average Of
about 90 per cent. Of The cost of imnorted
articles Of manufacture into the exchcuuers
Of foreign and despolc Governments as a
TAX used TO Cypress and injure ourselves
Ii is shown that we have all this range of
90 per cent. 10 pay our own operatives and
laborers well, TO reduce prices Of manu-.
featured articles, and increase national
wealth by a proper system Of protection,
before foreign producers will be driven
from our market. The free.irade theory
IS utterly annihiliated by this argument Of
JunIus. Ii is singular that the theory Of
protection, as it affects prices, has never
before been defned and explained.
This Tract No. / 0 Of the series) ought,
as far as possible, TO 90 along with No. 3,
" The Tariff" published a year ago, which
embodes more fully the facts " hich con. /
siltute the groundwork OF No. 10.
The obligations of The country to Ju. /
mus " canno, be easily estimated. He in
trodneed the system Of political tracts in I
lsi0, as is well known, with great efficien.
cy, and has followed il up for the campaign
of lsi4 by pro,raoted series Of most e.
labornte and effective documents, compre-
bending all the great issues before the .
country between the two great parties
Clouds of other papers on the same gene.
raj plan have followed and clustered around .
this nucleus Of the system. But the Ju. I
MUS Tracts" seem, by general consent, 10
Rave-atee}g!Led the position of the sfandard
Wig documents. inry nave gone every
where, are going every where, and ought
to 60 every where. The author has
planted himself securely and firmly in The
public mind Of this country and if he
should do no more, will long continue to
enlighen il. Such productions will not
perish He who conceived and reduced |
TO system so cheap and economical mode
Of information for The great masses Of the /
people, for the great political ends OF our
popular institutions, will deserve well Of /
the millions who are benefited.
n. B. We understand that the price Of
the Junius TIacts, for large orders for the I
supply Of States and districts, is reduced
to cost.-Na,ionai Iaisliigercer.