The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-14

lie debt, and then, ID II sha yield excess, that
It should be reduced 10 the revenue point. But
perhaps be might save himself and his opponent
some trouble by pointing 10 the present Democrat.
&c Congress, whore one of tho party had moved
10 lay Mr.. McKay's bill OH the table, and they
did lay il there They found they could not bet.
ter the Wing Tariff and saey had therefore best
say nothing against it until they could agree
mong themselves on something better Until
then, they should como and help US. Under
which candidate will they get change Of the
Tariff buchanan, Johnson, V. Buren, and Cass
were all in favor of protection. Here Mr. 0oke
interposed as 10 Mn. Cass. But Mr.. Hoke was
wrong. Cass' letter Of Feb s, 1919 avows his
advocacy of Protection, as both Constitutional
and ex pedient.
lie felt sure that tho people were about 10 set
tie this as all other great questions. right, on ba
sis Of projection to the Industry Of the Country
Why does government protect the shipping int
rest withou complaint from any one Why can
not slip 100 bales of cotton from Wilmington
TO \ y in foreign vessel or take passage ia
one from one American port 10 another could
probably get either much cheaper N foreign
vessel and our opponents say we ought 10 DO al
lowed TO buy where we can buy cheapest. But
II IS truo policy 10 nurse our sailors, WHO are TO
bear our flag in triumph over the ocean in times
Of war. And the fishing hounties are p1id for the
same purpose. But all Ills is Proit ction--Pro
lection to American Industry, promoting our Ma.
tions prosperity and Independence in poace and
war just as the Pfotectlya Tariff promotes them.
We have the right to Discriminate. Under the
acts Of 1916 TO 1886, government collected mo
ney enough &c pay expenses and ia millions
year besides. But The compromise act so reduced
the revenue that ii was absolutely necessary 10
pass now law 10 raise money enough 10 support
government. Van Buren, expended 81 millions
more than his revenue in yours His average
expenditures were % millions year. Trio ave
flge appropriations since are less than ~ millions
hhen he left office, the revenue was only or 5
Millions and debt hand. What was TO be
done Tns Wings were obliged TO pass Tariff
to obtain means TO support government They
had curtailod the expenses, that for the last
year and half the appropriations had only a
mounted TO about II millions a year. And since
V Buren, went out there had been no fraud, defal-
eaton or loss Of revenue These Sore fulfilling
Wing promises
As TO tue minimum principle which Mr. IIoke
complained OF so much It was introduced in Nr.
Calhoun's Tariff Of l5lG, and continued In every
ono since. Pubic men Of all parties had adyoci
ted II, and i did not seem possible 10 dispense with
it. MIR. lioke had asserted that the protective
principle OF tho Tariff is altogether for the bene
1T OF the Manufacturers and yet he had complain
ed Of the protection Of Wool, Hemp Sugar &c,
which were not manufacturing but agricultural
interests Laces Jswelry and other articles Of
small bulk and high value, are taxed low because
they would be smaggled so easily il high duty
sere laid on them. Mr. Calhoun himself advoca.
ted this principle in regard 10 gold watches IL the
biil OF leil.
Duties do aot necessarily increase prices; and
We have found tint under this Tariff prices Of man.
u'acluTes have not risen except " aen the raw ma
terial has risen. Foreign ministers at Was ington
Understand this matter When duty is TO be laid
on articles from their country, they present their
memorials against II to members, knowing that
their countrymeu liable to pay the duties as
the Y S thusadmtting the principle for whichw we
contend, that duties often paid BY the foreign
producer, and not By the consumer In every coun-
Try the protective system ex lists, and we canGot,
without great disadvantage, dispense with it.
Mr. G next spoke on the Veto power, and tlen
paid deserved respect 10 the character nd services
OF Mt Clay.
As to Texas, Mr.. said. If all other subjects
We're Of no importance compared with that, his op
poHent ought 10 90 for TYLER. That was his msa-
sure, aud they ought not TO deprive him Of Il. Nh
G. against the Treaty not that he is against Tex.
as coming mic the Union when size can do so with
OF entaiEg VIZ upon MS, and requiring viola
ton of our SOLEMN Treaty with Mexico and a sa.
crcc OF our honor as nation He denounced IN
tie strongest terms tie act of Mr. Tyler in sending
tho Army and Navy to the Texas and Mexican
frontiers as an unaltl orized levy OF war By the
Presidcn. clone. Eq, ally did he oopdomn the Pre-.
sdents doctrine that Texas was ours tn the SEN
ate rejected the Tfea'y He secuted tic idea ofre.
anueNng Texas, when toe Treaty. conveyed an
immense Territory, including Santa Fe CaihUl
ana &c that ncithor tie Z :. nor Texas ever had
astadow Of claim to Territory embracing seya.
raj Mexican cities, which have always been in the
quiet and andisputod possession Of Mexico. She
stiil claims Texas, and our government and Tex.
as have repeatedly acknowledged that Moxico is
wagiug war for its recovery 1t true VIC might
take Texas by force, and It might be very conve-
n.eut and desirable 70 have it. And so ii might be
convenient and desirable to me to have the lands
Of my neighbor who viii not sell them 10 me, and
is weaker and poorer than myself Yet I have no
night to take them, aud should dishonor myselfGy
doing
lie showed the difference between the cundi.
ton Of Mexico when we attempted 10 negotiate
with her for Texas, in 1925, and tina. of Texas
nov. Aud above all, insisted upon il, that all
parties have officially admitted the'exstencc of the
war Mexico is waging for the recovery of Texas,
which she claims her own Territory The
English Minister has expressly declared that
England has no idea ofInetletiug with Texas.--
II ms Is Hut, II Is perfectly satisfactory, IL not
true, it will he the proper time for us to interfere
when VIC find 1t untrue. And suppose we pos
sessod ToNas, We Should have still frontier be.
yond 1t, more remote, moro extensive and more
difficult to defend, 1t is much mere likely that
We should then be annoyed through Mexico, and
the next u p would be to take mexico also
Let US first set our own house in order, improve
our own great nation, and in due time We shah
have Texas without war, aud without violation
of honor. He reioiccd that this was not aoge-
ther party question, and that one OF the most
able and influential of the Democratic party, Mr..
Benton, had taken strong and conclusive ground
against the Treaty in a speech lately delivered in
the Senate.
In conclusion, he said that if his follow. citizens
should elect him Governor, he would devote his
time and whatever he possessed Of ability, energy,
and loyalty to the interests of the State
Mr. IIoke rcj,ined very briefly He still on
deavorcd 10 make capital out Of Mr. Graham's
course in regard to the election of Governor by
the people which he did not state altogether fair.
". And this we thought the only uniaitness of
his whole speeches. We submit il 10 him, that
it is not right to charge his opponent with hos
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