Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-08-28

country, when farm produce was as low a
It y DOW, when. the receipts Of The. farmers
crops;brought them ss little money, or al
little in exchange, lf.lhe farmer has WOO
and wants cloth, he, cannot, gel. as mucl
cloth as he could when the, duties were
low. under the Comprumise Acl, from 49,
10 az. !, If he wishes to exchange for good'
OF any kind. or cash. he gets less ,in;auan
tity, for his wheat, butter. bacop, &c...t thar
be ever did befoie..,, But the manulaciurel
gets at this moment. more butter, bacon
&c. for Ills cIolti than ever before., !, =.
.Wbyls this? What has produced this
reversal Of profits that has taken place
during the last. two years We answer,
the tariff. Of 1912. That monstrous scheme
OF fraud and corruption; fastened upon the
people Of the UniIed, States by d Wing
Congress-, aided by some few professed
and mistaken Democrats, No other cause
can be assigned FIR the present depressed
condition of American Industry. :;
ne farmers agd planters of the us.
understand the effect Of the tariff. They
see that the. manufacturers are protected
and are prosperous; that they enjoy wide
market and ready sale at high prices, aud
admit thai The present Tariff a,prolecIiYe
tariff; so 4r as mann factarers are soicsrn.
ed, lhat, heir. indusiry. is projected. that
their capitals proftably. employed, their
dividends unpsnally large: But they see
and feel thai, the PROTECTION is all one side;
that i is proteclion to,the ,riianufactlrers,
but that il is destruction, to them, They
see. that a small portion of the Industry and
capitalpf the county. Is prolected-less
than one.tenth-whiIe lhe .,olher uine.
lenths are Plundered, that the one tenth
may prosper: =. y, -. -. M 49,
-. We now leave it to The intelligent por-}
ton Of the American people Il, decide
whether the present tariff is a protective.
tariff. in true and legitimate seuse of the
'erm-whether il protects American in.
dus'ry or whether ipdralyzes it. ..,,c
The. maxim Of one of lfie greatest Of
American statesmen,- and the besl OF men
living, and one whose influence over the
feelings and opinions Of the present gene.
ration is asIgreat as any other man, was
'The gteaies, good TO The grenlcs, pum-
ber," But The present ,lariif violates tie
sound maxim; and imparls. ..Ihe. greatest
good: 10 1.-The fawest in number, and the
sreqtesl, evil. to, lthe greatest number. 1T
affords the GREATEST proleetIdI 10 The siu.
dusIry,of The few, and iu]icts the greatest
oppression tn the industry of; the many.
Il is a violation, Of every sound principle
iu.polilical economy. It: is Destructive to
ralionai wealth.; It arrays Que portion of
the people against another, and one section
Of. the country against anoIher.>, The pre-
sent anti-protective, tariff must lie abul.
ished, or this happy Union must be dis.
solved !. We mean what we say The one
or the other is inevitable! =,
Americans! which chonse ye ?-lhe
permauence Of our glorious coufederacy of
Siales. or the continuance of the present
Infamous oppressive tariff You cannu,
faye both. Ch,1se sc, aud choose wisely!
III is a slranse assertion bn, unt less
strange than false to say that Henry Clay
is in favor of protecting American indus.
try, aud that he is in favor of'the present
tariff. The two assertions directly .con-
radiet each other Il is. equally (aIse., to
say 'ha, Henry Clay is in favor OF discrim
iRating ill., the levyinSpf duies.,so. .as 10
project The industry ofthe country, aud
that he is; an advocate Of the present tariff.
The discria:inGtions in abe present tariff
are all made 10 OppreSs. the industry of the
couutry-not TO protect it. They indeed
protect the few, but oppress the many;
they are made 10 beneftlhe manufacturers
and ,iniure all other. classes. In short, ,.the
present tariff is anli-prolective TO American.
industry. Whether desiSnedly or mol it
matters not; such is its effect upon til e in
dustry oftbis great nation. ....
The support Of Governmen, is taxi a
necessary tax upon the industry of the ma:
tion.".T The policy Of Gov. Polk and the
Democratic party, isIiio make this neces-
sary. burden fall as lisht, as, possible. upon
the people Ito extract as, ,lhtle i1f the ,peo,
ple's money as;nay Incompatible with lie
wants Of the government And ia laying
this tax in the shape Of duties ON the: i'm.
ports oto discriminate as to afford equal
projection to all The different branches of
American indus,ryi;.agriculturaI, mechan-
ical, and commercial, as well as manufac-
turipg.,s,ii =. a.-s.r.,z
.a tariff based upon these principles is a
protective Tariff; the discriniinations are
forproieclion the system may be called
with propriety the American SYSTEM! The
present tariff is Britiship its origin and
effects. The system is British, not Amer
lean. -. 800 49,. "a
We repeat, what wee have many times
said, that the essential difference between
Democracy, and Federalism on the tariff
rs not profecliourog mo protection 10 :tt the
interests Of the country; bul il it,isnvhether
the protection, afforded BIZ a tariff shall be
partial, exclusive; designed 10 increase the
wealth of: the few and 9inpoverish the
many, The one contend for, equal protec-
,ipn to all classes and branches :of .bus'-
ness the other partial, exclusive, exces-
,;,,o rrotoc,ion m a feIu xyealthv can't alists