Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-31

bring the required revenue accoranee with The pres
Iehi doctrine oi South Carolina poeans. But the face
tei The bill pnves thai II mrsv duties npou much
lever lumber al impaired articles Than do,s the
fli OF lSl2. IN lar ium It's spreading tho duties out
upon all mporanens ~ the horizontal doctrine would
have them ,pfpsd II confined y limited them to sm,ll.
ar number olaeles aud made the duiies unequal
than the present lafH do,s. For instance. does The
present mri impose duty of Two cents per square foot
en- all by lomnlu~ glass consumed by thu pnur mani
That OF 1916 Imposed u duly oi2 cents. Dies the
present lafu liz the minimum valuation Of all cation
lahrcs, 81 extensively consumed by the psur every
where aud Which enter universally into the consnmp
ton ct The south, o negro Clothing and other rurptes.
al a minimum valuation OF 20 cenls The iaril OF
lSlG fixed tun minimum valuation Al 25 cents thereby
inaklog the duty much higher on coilun goods worth
less than III cents, than the peson ia does. II also
'mposrda higher duty sugar and moassrs. SO gcnrr
ally consumed by the poor, a0d many other articles that
might be mentioned. II there should be any doubt yet
remaining on the mind oI any individual that the old
republican tariff al 1916 nut in the proper Of
the word, a PROTECTIVE tariff aud was not Intended o
he that duuut viii be removed hy turning To the
4 nj message Of james Madison, December 9Th. 1918,
Niess REGISTER. vol ., page 256 in which that erea,
statesman aud father Of the Constitution especially re-
commended afl ir revenue aud for protection To the
very Congress, which, beGro the session closed, en-.
acted It, Madison proceeds "in adjusting he duties OH
imports to the objects ui revenue, The hlhence u the In
rlil upoa manufactures will necessarily present itself or
consideration However wise the theory may be. which,
plcalon OF iher industry and urces, there in this,
us IN other cases, exceptions 10 the general rulc'
BESIDES The condition witch the theory itself implies.
oi reciprocal adoption by other naliuns experience
teaches tia, 81 many circumstances in intro
dncuc and mataring manufacturing establishments espe-
eally Of the more complicated kinds that country may
remain 'ongwtlQui them, although sufficiently adyau-
eed ond msuMe respects, peculiarly fitted 1rcauyinl lhcn
On "l' success, lnder circumstances giving powerful
Impulse to manufacturing industry. II has made among
~
the belief that. with p'oper protection, not than
IS due to tao eutetprhng citizens whnse interests are
now at stake, II will become. al ane emily day, only
sale. against occasional competition from abioad. but
source OF domestic wealth, aud even Of external com.
mece In selecting the branches more especially eii
He'd to public patronage, preference "a obviously ca-
ed by such as vi" relieve the United States from
dependence ON ofegn supplies, ever subject 10 casual
allafs Tor aiie,s necessary lor The public defence,
connected Win The primary wants Of individuals, II
VIII he an addlonal recommendation ol particular
nIaclures, when the materials Tor them are extensively
drawn from our agriculture, and consequently mpart
and insure To that gea fund Of National prosperity and
independence an encouragement which ednno fail To BE-
rewarded" Madison cautious Cungfess noi 10 conlound
the protective " discriminating tamil policy. which h,
recommended. with the European system of regulating
10y law the pursuits u men; an error INTO which the OPP
poscls Of The tariff policy lave since fallen.
lie shows thai II the theory of leaving things TO egu
ato themselves lLe let alone" theOly as II is some
general rule, and thai the arn policy one of those cx
ceplons He dives moi into The mazts Of molaphy slcs
10 maintain his laslon but true philosopher like he 10
iers 10 the teaching Of experience lie advocates proper
protection 10 our manufactures, but not more than
Is due 10 the Interests stake. With an eve looking
ilr into the future. he that this protective policy
Will ere long be gourct Of doneslic wealth and
eycA Of external commerce. lie il releasing his
country fiona dependence on foreign nations, for articles
necessary lur the public dofHce mud he beholds il
4up pN ~ HE ind liz
Ing the American poer from the iron grasp OF mpnoplos
by making the manufacturers aud afilzlns neil hus VI
The agrcunnlsi and tho tolling poor--rot dividing
them by oceans.
Madison 40 doubt had his attention fixed on cul,on
The great siap 10 II The South. when he recommended
our manufacturers aud artizans To ihe attention 10
tue materials dawn from our agriculture. aud advised
Congress 10 Look upon all such manufacturers and afi-
zans. who might engage IN working up the materials OF
our agriculture, as entitled 10 additional encouragement,
because such manufactures would ensure agticnllure
that great fund Of national prosperity and Independence
an encouragement which could not fail Ia reward The
ilo Of the sai In accordance with this sage advice Of
Madison the old republican Cong established HE min
mum valuation cotton goods and imposed double dn-
ties upon lose minimum Valuations for the especial pur
pose Of encouraging the fabrication Of cheap clothing
Tor our people on Of The very material which is mos,
leNtcnsIScly drawn from our agriculture. The original
bill as presented 10 Congress. imposed duty tf 80 3
per cent. the p cents per square yard, The minimum
value Of al cotton goods The South did not object 10
the mIamums 10 the protective principle Of the bill
but couicndcd fla % per cent fer three years. and %
per cent afterwards upon those minimum valuations in
addition 10 the 20 per cent 10 per cent, il imported
from Europe. aud bt yond the Cape of Gjod ii ne
uoud be sufficient
Mr. Calhoun with only seven other individuals south
Of MasDn and Dixon's line. opposed the reduction
Id the duty Of 33 J per cent tSee Nes's Re
gster volume 10. page IS. Mr.. Calhoun warned Con
gress from giving into the contracted idea lat taxes
were so much money taken from the people" prop
i erly applied the money!" said he, 'proceeding from
taxes, money pu, the best possible interest
for the people. lie wished the nation free from
external Danger aud internal difficulty" (Niless Regis
ter, vol .. p. 31s.) Every true patrio respond
I 10 these sentiments Of Mr. Calhoun and love HIM for
them. II they were true in 1916, they are true in
! lsAl. Properly applied, the money proceeding from
taxes may be put out at the best possible ilierest
Tor the people, and release the nation from external
danger and inorna difficulty. This was the very
object Of the discriminating tariff pulley, adopted BY
the Republican party Of 1916 Of HE No,.h and the
South. Wiucver coniounds or associates the .4meri
lions. has not gone deep enough into the democratic
creed and has mol caught the spirit which aeuaed the
democratic fathers who established the American protec-
live policy. Instead Of plotting systems for enalavinp
and depressing The masses Of The people. and Of wiring
ing from them. by prohibiiory ana severe restrictions
their last copper, 10 panper bloaied arlsocracy, and
10 build up overwhelming monupples Tor the opTres
son Of mankind, the Republican fathers, with unexam.
pied unanlniy, sci their heads together 10 devise
scheme by Which tho money necessarily taken FINN the
people 10 support an ecun,lcsl government, should be
put out al the best possible interest for the benefit of lht
people IN all tine 10 cume' in order TO make them