Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-04
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press upon the integrity Of the Union, no, one in
five hundred Of those who Ind coun,enanccd ID
would In hand in hostility TO the interests Of
the Union. He did net think there was any ex.
element on this subject except whit was 60, up in
opposition to the protective tpolicy and be bad
TOO much hi;h in the patriotism OF the people Of
the South, and of the honorable Senator himself,
to suppose ha, wish TO dissolve the Union would
ever be seriously entertained by them.
Blu, sir 10 return TO tho argument. Tho Sena-
tor from New Hampshire had referred 10 the aui
Gle ofsugar 10 show the unequal tendency OF this
system. lie told us iha, tax was imposed 10 an
enormous amount On lha. article. a lax on any
other article would be liable to the same objection
and the result Of the free ,rude doctrines mus, be
resort TO direct taxes What were the benefits Of
free trade promises to us A release OF the produ
Ger form tax on the consumption and production
Having replied to this, he alluded 10 the charge
that this legislation was for the rich, and not for
the poor, We did not iegisluic for either. The
mass Of the people were neither rich nor poor
they had means for enjoying the comforts and ne.
cessarics Of life, bu were subject to pccunary ven.
atoms These were the people for whom we leg.
isa,ed, and, while we bhrdcncd them with taxa.
tion we ought 10 provide them with the means Of
employment and Of paying duties Although u
tax might be imposed for projection, 1t enabled this
consumer'o pay it The wool grower, for in
stance paid tax on his foreign cloth, but received
il back in the enhanced price of his wool
| The protective policy was the same which the
people of New England adopted for themselves in
oil their affairs, and he was surprised that the
State Of New Hampshire whose people had pre-.
served so much Of the primitive habits Of New.
England, should be heard here in opposition TO
this system. They had gone on the plan of keep
ing their expenditures within their income, and Of
| ,ipry all II. far tl,o;r
They would not be found to abandon their manu-
facture Of maple sugar for the sake of free trader
| This policy was commenced with the origin OF
the government The country had prospered un.
der it. 1t was the adopted policy Of the world.
and it would be the adopted policy of this country.
That distinguished individual who was the father
Of the system, or ut least of the most able I'D.
vocatcs, would yet witness its adoption and pros
perity. A now doctrine had arisen in Il Q last few
| years, by which it was discovered that New Eng.
land knew nothing of the principles Of political
economy Though their enterprise and energy
had excited the admiration Of the world-though
they had pcopled wide,nesses, and built up States
and extended their navigation and commerce. 10
the auhcrcs oceans, yet it was discovered that
they knew nothing of the element Of national
prosperity.
We were told that this was the discovery, not
of practical men, bu, of some theorists some Grea.
writers We were told we must submit. our trade
10 British rcgulaon-,hat was free trade We
must adopt British theories not made for nor used
by Great Britain, but recommended to us. Free
trade was out of the question We must regulate
it for ourselves or suffer others to do il for US In
an evil act we were seduced into the compromise
act. Before that reduction had become complete,
it had well nigh ruined the country, flooded il
with foreign mporalions, and Frustrated every
species Of industry.
/ We talk OF arrangement Of the currency, but If
you would enable the business man TO meet his
engagements, you must improve the protective in.
,ercsls of,hc country. You must do this. or YOU
cannot have q sound paper currency. The vexed
question Of a National Bank he had always thereto
considered Of secondary Importance. We had
gone far beyond the production of cotton in our
importation. We anticipated the crops of cotton
by importation, and the consequence was a
sudden fall in the price Of cotton. Where did this
evil f,ll2 Upon The cot!on.planters themselves.
The United States Bank failed because the cotton
market failed. Many Of the Southern States fail.
ed to meet their engagements in consequence OF It
and many ofihe Southern Banks remained sus.
pended long after those of the North had resum.
ed specie payments. The reason that the South
suffered more and longer from the revuIsioh, was
that the South had relied too much on foreign mar
ket for their produce.
Inc true rate OF duly was 10 be iound by ascer-
tanning the state Of commerce Of the world and the
circumstances Of the country He had been in
formed that the receipts Of the Custom House, Of
New York last week were eight hundred thou
, sand dollars, and the revenue was so much in.
creasing as to show that an increase of the duties
would not necessarily diminish it. He regretted
To this question revived in reference to section
al interests. He had hoped that more catholic
spirit " ould have been manifested in the debate,
and that the Interests of the whole country would
be regarded He felt himself under obligations TO
support the interests of every part OF the Union
and he hoped that, whenever the subject wns dis
6 cussed, every Senator would view affecting the
whole f
. lie regretted 10 hear the Senator from South
Carolina say that, il he failed in ovcrturning this
0 policy, he would shake of the dust of his feet as
testimony agnnsi il, and leave the capital forev.
or; and be trust that he would not thus, on uc-
coun, Of a mere matter Of opinion, deprive US Of
the aid Of his TALENTS and services. Flo closed by
expressing an ardent hope that the Constitution
, aud Union won ID endure loreter
patrick" sad an employer the other morning
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