The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-07-19

lCONcLUoED
Allow me 10 present you, fellow citi
zas With another view Of THIS interesting
kIaeci The Government wishes to dc.
I'VE a certain amount of revenue from for.
% IMPORTS. Ie;us suppose the total an.
Aiamouut OF imports to be 500, O00,0 900,
bal The total annual amount Of revenue TO
fl.seG from il, TO be $50 ,000,0O0 Is
at oil material, whether that 100000,
be spread, IA the form OF duties, equal
over The whole 100 600 coo or that il
l. iusn from some so 600 900 or more
lie imports, leaving the res, free Of du
10 point Of fact, such has been the
Cise lor several years. lsnot compcnsa
h3l ound, for the duty paid upon one ar,l-
&c, By tie exemption OF duty from another
iree Take the wearing apparel of
|inse individual, aud suppose you have q
|t4,y Q. s. to ralse upon II is il Of any con
lusace 10 him whether you levy the whole
s. upon all parts OF his wearing apparel
equally or levy 1t exclusively upon his coat
ald hls shirt. leaving the other articles
Free And It, by such determinations as
lave described without prejudice 10 the
consumer, YOU csG RAISE up, cherish aud
nslaIn domestic manufactures, increasing
no wealth and prosperity, and encourag
|ng the labor oil the nation, ought At not 10
Je done
We are invited by the partlzlns Of tho
doctrine Of free trade, 10 initiate the liberal
example Of the great European powers
England, we are told, is abandoning her re-
sncuge policy, and adopting that of free
usdc England adopting the principles of
fee trade Why, where are her Corn
|aT,' Those law, which exclude an arll.
ce Of prime necessity the very bread
vaich sus,alns human lie--ln order to af
srd protection to English agriculture
Ald, on the single article Of American, to.
5ilco, Edgald lcsies annually an amount
u revenue equal 10 The whole amount Of do.
ss eVicd annually by the United Stales
1J91 all the articles Of import from all Inc
|oreign nallons OF the world, nclEcing In.
s4ad That is her fee trade Aud as
liz Ffaure, We have lately seen State pa.
fst from one OF her high luncnonarles,
complaining in bitter terms o' the Amer.
can Tariff OF lS42, and enJa'g with iortpai.
Is announcing to tho "orld that France
steadily adhered TO lie system OF protecting
French Industry
Bot feIlap citizens, have already dc.
l1lcl yc. too long on this Interesting top.
ic g.. yet | have scarcely touched it,
vr'ueIr 30 years Il has agltaled the ma
aau. The subject has been argued and
debated a thousand times, 10 every conceiv.
sa.e form. It's time that the policy OF The
c2Jary should become settled aud fixed
Any stable adjustment OF 1t, Whatever i
may be, will be far preferable TO perpeiua
ac,Iauon. When once determined, Ia
bgrcnterprze and commerce canaccommo
dale themselves accordingly. Bot 10 final
!, setting it, the interest Of the Union, a.
well as all It's parts, should be duly consld
cred IN a paternal aud ffaternal spirit
Tie Coniederacy consists of twenty 81
S,a'cg, beside territories, embracing ever
variety Of pursuit, every branch Of human
Industry, There may tie an apparent, thef'
u 90 real, conflict between these diveIsliiet
interests. No one State, no one section, car
reasonably expect or desire that the com
mon government Of the Whole should be ad
nuIstered, exclusively, according TO n
own peculiar opinion, .. &c es 70 ad'anc
only lis peculiar interests without regar
l9ibe opinion OF interests Of ell other part.
10 respect to tho Tariff there are tw
schools .b9idtng opposite and extreme doc
fIncs according TO one, perfect iTeedot
% our lorelgn trade With no, or very los
duties, ought to prevail. According to th
other, the restrictive policy ought, on man
articles 10 DO pushed, by a high and cxhoi
bllanl Tariff, TO the point Of absolute Pre-
hioIIlon. Neither party can hold itself U
asan urering standard Of RICH, and Wi
dom, FaIIibilty ls the lot Of all men, an
Tho ~iscsl know how little they do know
The doctrine Of free trade is concessic
10 Foreign powers, without an equlvaIen
70 The prejudice Of homo industry. ~
onIy without equivalent, but in the lace
sheJf high duties, restrictions and profil
lions applied TO American products, TO TO
egn powers, our rivals, jealous oil Of
growth and ANXIOUS TO impede our on"a