Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-31
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IN some matters Of detail upon precisely the
principles the Iarf Of 1876 aud long h brings
IN In neither too lttle much revenue for the gov
etnmeni. II viii require but little pruning alteration.
but. however prned altered 10 suit The ccnmsan>
ets Of The times, lis discriminating principles in fdpor
n The products II american labor be departed
irum, without departing from the leading principle Ia
HE democratic creed-the principle which aims III ella
vning the masses ul The people and Of mnkng kind u
atis'ooracy ou, Of The ,o,lne mlons I'D Of debs
sed rpslace. nav part Of my subject. I
wish could omit After the Republicans, had built up tho
protective iarh H 1910 The Federalsis seeing slruc
afse. Resembling In some of outer lis aspects h'se
hulwa,ks Of European tyranny and oppression. which
had 81 ung enabled The few tread down the many,
aud e rich 10 tread The reehs Of The poor
y snrposed that this high o@ef VI demoeary was for
similar purpose. aud they wit sci to work 10 pile
upnn The materials which the Republic hod rejee-
ted. IN other words, they began ,o demand prohbto-
~ instead Of protective tariff The nufacurers be-
gan 10 demand ntecun for pfoiec,ions sake, without
regard To revenue, whether too much ioo li,,'e
,lelr inject being To exorl high prices than their
! fabrics sfo worth.
They were moi conten, with discrimination in their IA
vor 10 the full extent of revenue 10 enable them
merely 10 como IN competition with The foreign manufac-
lureis, but they wanted more, 10 enable them monpos
he The American market. They succeed 10 cerian
degree IN their designs, and by the year se. they had
changed The aspect ol the tariff mlch that the South
iuoh The alarm, and many aoud patriots abandoned tbs
system altogether; aiming Mbuin was that great genius,
j. 1. Calhoun. Gen Jackson, however, aud the great
body oil The democratic party. adhered It, and busied
themselves IN correcting lis abuses aud hopping of the
ledeal eXeesconclcs which had been piled upon Bu,
before lac could well accomplish this object another
Tor appeared upon the stage II old enemy Great
britain. driving 10 madness and ianaIicsm lurliun uf
our northern people on the suieet Of slavery, al the
very Time the oher portion camoring for pro-,
iecllnn aud calling the general government 10 cut
down mountains Tor them. md make roed5 and
mails through every neighbohood. This departure from
republican principles ~ exasperaed portion of tho
sonth with The dogs OF abullion continually snarng II
them, that nothing b0l the popularity Of Andrew Jack.
son and tho oppofiune mediation of Henry Clay saved
our gloous country from the horrors OF rebellion and dis
hnon II was the republican, protective Tariff with all
The detects that The national republicans had ting RATED
on H. that Andrew jackson drew the sword 10 mainian.
Neither he nor The democratic party IN favor 81 tho
additions which had been nude IT, but he stood ready
With three-lolrhs OF br Wings and Democrats. ut his
bntk. To sustain " al the point ul the yont WIN ths
dsmuefncy Who stood depared 10 lay waste South Car
ullta 10 sustain he detective, and some depte. op-
ressvo Grl Of rs aler don the discriminating la
fli policy entirely for the poor apology Of eecling Polk
aud Dallas Is South Carolina worth less than Polk
and Dallasi or Is 1t moro important III place those
IN tiiice than TO sustain Tho ornamental principles VI
time honored democracy Whatever Polk and Dallas
private opinion may b.. the subject Of protective
| rf II Is evident that they brought forward by 4
lew parry lenders, aud Mr. Van buren, the peoples eau
ddae thrust asde under the hope of securing the inu
ence q The preachers o commercial Dc pendehte Eng
land. President, elected under such influence, is not
"ia, We want VIII The people give UP that scheme
Of the democratic aihers beautifully expressed by
Mr.. Calhoun, as scheme for quitting oui thu money
taken from he people for axes 40 The best hDssble IN
eresl for the benefit oI The people wo paid lln Shall
they abandon that scheme 10 follow aiicr the polui-
cal delhsions which tue Mr.. Calhoun fell into,
when his gigantic mind became intoxicated with mad
ness against the e, dongs Of Northern fe6erasls aud
eazy .-an'icsi VIII they follow Philip drunk. Phil
! ip subeIl
Let them look abroad Le. them look al hings as they
are. aud they vii perceive that time has already washed
down nearly every pillar On which The Whole super
structure If the horizontal tariff theory 10 built. There
are no peIsrns or parry. Ut afy strength or influence,
who are now cainofihs 10. prohhiory tariff, as iut-
hefly Inc manufacturers and all intelligent American
auzins are now satisfied with the incidental procciiut
which tafH Tor revenue, Ml judlcous .scrmina,ion
| aiids.
II against the docttoe Of prohibliohsm that Mr..
layne inado his great speech IN 1874 The reasoning
contained IN that speech applicable the present
times because there is no party advocating ptohbory d
ties When Mr.. layne sowed the seeds Of horizontal
ism in lo2i, he laborng under certain impressions
which the events OF 1914 have proved 10 be densins
Que dtluson Was, that tic American manufacturers
could never work much 400 900 bales Of cuion
and another dolusiun was, that il they could they could
never export any pari Of It, and sell ii prol for
een markets. third deluson was thai Il q tariff would
greatly increase the price Of goods Many other minor
objections 10 the discriminating tariff policy, which limo
has proved 10 be facions, might be mentioned, but
must hasten on 10 another part Of my subject. Many
persons have here, understand with the expecia-
ton OF bearing something the subject OF the Ia
rn II viii be news. Doubt TO Of this large and
intelligent audience, when tell them, that already otr
connfry exporting hemp state this fact on the high
authority Of Sas Wright Of New York, wlu says that
several cafgoes Of American hemp have gone Eurupe
and the experiments has proved very fortunate Cnhet
our discriminating inrif policy, the cultivation Of that
great staple OF the West las been greatly exlendsd aud
will, no DOUBT continue to extend the States are
opened and viii become article of potaiion. SECOND.
probably, only to cotton The objection that great
Democratic measure, discriminating tariff rads ist
by the Fedcralss that tariff destroys commerce. will
fall 10 the ground, when, for every I'd bunl carry
Of hemp, lost to comn,efce two ward .ound oaryes
shall 70 out.
The old democratic oesn of comraercial Independence
England aud the world canno. 30 sounded loo su or
Too loud Tor there are syreu vuices in the den,oeta
camp, which have lned the people sleep under those
du'ce notes that old federalism was wont To ,une..De-
pendenee on an3-cheapesi country market
commercial depeple1ce blessing. Don'i lax England.
Let LnEand tax cotton, and prohibit cur Iice. IT,
'aee" aad hrc4dsiuiis, but doh'l English goods"
According 10 dcunent No, 81. (being a report o.,
the commercial relations Of the United States with E-
elgn haions, prepared under Tie direction Of the Scre-
ary Of State, in compliance with the resolutions VI the
House Of Representatives. January 3lsi 1912 iahula.
statement No g. the jues charged and collected in the
pprls II Great Britain and Ireland the three products
OF our slave labor cotton rice, ard tobacco, exceed
nnay the of S22, 0o0, 000-a sun more
Tim suicen, to Iurchase all The bagging and iope and
all the negro clothing consumed in An-lics Tie
planters of tie South raw. therefore