Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-31

died. the war; was. that II mol only laid he ground worn
OF commercial independence, ar all articles ct primary
necessity. but II liberated the American planters far
meTs, mechanics hhorers, and the poor every W ere
throughout she tniuu, from the trfanAy and eAsenns
ui mnhopalsis, and the asafice of Importing merchants.
To illlsIlataIt We had no mllls oil our own but had
to send our wheat to EOrupe To be ground mia four II
rs evident that The Importing merchants won sell the
flour when they brought this country Tor such pr
ces as they cond gotiuf double treble pfcts they
could eNturl them. The danostie mnnnpust aud spec.
ulanr would purchase the four from the Importing mo-
nopolisis 10 sell again pr1 and would ,Nart what
ever prices the Hecessles Of people. wanting bread
would compel them 10 give. Under such circntnsian
ces, discriminating duty ON imported mr, by causing
/ The gradual erection Of mills In grind own wheat
would senn so release the people from the exacons and
aVafce u the monupUsls 10 make bread choap Tho
poor man. eating cheap bread with the monster muno
poly rfosalo at his feet might well smile ihuse de
lndod political economists Who would rail at tho
imported n1ur, tax eyelled al the poor aud mol a
galnst The teh N, aIsu the poor man wearing cueap
clothes, Under judclous Discriminating arh. we'll
afford 10 paya tilc sustain that sysem which made
his clothing cheap by hrcalpg duwn, through the agen
cy OF domestic manufactures al otery mans door, those
monopolies thai made II dear.
II New England had neiiiitd. she threatened 10 do
the restrictive policy Of jeersln II the t,derasts had
succeeded IN preventing the old republican party from
drawing the sword against England, and If they had
succeeded IN defeating the discriminating tariff palcy
OF the republicans would even yet have been DEEPEN
n
Good Hope, Tor the clothes We wear, and would have
been compelled to pay any pliee which the avaree Of
W"norplisls aud importing merchants could cNnrt from
needy aud dependent people. Happily. the doctrine
that The protective duty Is added 10 The price, and in
crcases the Gust OF the protected articles 10 the u ex
tent OF The duty IN the hands Of the consumer AND that
articles u the FIRST nceo ssg. such arc consumed by
me poor, should not lie protected, but that the poor
should be thrown the tondei morics OF mtnopelss.
to be ground 10 the dust did prevent the old Iepnb
can Congress from encouraging and projecting cut
ton hcioes by high minimum Valuations, or 0 imposing
duty o ~ per cent. ad yaofem upuu all impMtan0s
u saddles, brides, harness., mud all manufactures of
leather all manufactures OF wo1d including household
furniture, carte, wagons. cabinet wares, millinery at all
Sorts has caps, bnuCts, papef and many other such
ues, 50 indispensable TO the nbering poor and which
we now OBTAIN much cheaper ihan then. The labor
S poor o those DAYS had the eNacons and cNtonJns Of
monopolss loo fresh in their memories TO resist the
~ measure which was especially intended to Ike them
independent ufuregn uatiuus s domestic upules tor
The coa1rls of life that they could produce home
The Wise men. then at the head of The Government.
had tie recollection too fresh In their memories, OF The
bitter uls OF that system under old John Adams ad
minIstrali9n. which has lately been diguii,d with the
appeaiun 81 fto trade, 10 he drawn uto 1t by the sub
clits and refined argnucnlsta be met with in English
bouks political cconuny. II mol such hne-spun
theories rs those OF South Carolina iayuro SON,
popular IN The South, and infections, Gas emsnaona
ola master mind always are.) which Influenced them
ton ol he free trade system. under fair aud fall expert
eHce which had JUS been ired Our Government had
but recently offered free rade 10 all the world our
ports had been opeEtd 10 all naons-inteina taxation
had been rtsrcd 10, in orGeI 10 release commerce from
restrctlons---and how wefe met Did the nations
OF the world throw her puts cpen to US Did free
Trade 90 ou side OF The water give tree trade the 9th
Ter? Lei Thomas J te;son answer t,e question
Nhe the taril If lSi6 WAS leure Congress, aud be
fore Tie passage If the bill tfefsons opinions were oh
Hpuiunlfu nd Wprp as
See Jurisprudence. vol. 4, panes 2Sl aud 2s2. /
Speaking oil The occurrences under tho free trade SYSTEM
IN the close OF the last century. he says: Who could
have imagined that should hive been despliled of
thousand ships, and have thousands # citlzens
duced 10 Algerne slavery Yet al this has taken
place The British iaerdcted 10 our vessels all har-
bors of the globe without having FIRST proceeded some
OF hers, there paid Tribute Pr9p9rliunrdto the earso,
and obtained her lcence 10 ir1rerd the port Of des-
tinaIion. The French declared hem to be lawful
prizes, lhey had touched at The pJ been visited by
the ship othe enemy nation. Thu, were we complete
ly excluded lfoa the ocean.
Compare ihs state Of things with that Of '5G. (when
he wrote his Notes Virginia and say whether an o
pnon founded in the circumstances Of that day can be
fairly applied 10 those Of the present, 1--WE have ekpe
cnced, Hha did not then believe, that thcfe ox-
ISIS both pr nsacy and power enungh to exclude from
the field OF interchange with inItgn nations; that 10 be
independent ar the comforts Of life, mauulae-
tnre hcm ourselves. We must then place the manu-
acurer BY the side OF the agricuufalist. The former
question is suppressed, rather assumes new form
The grand inquiry now is, shall We make own com
tIrls, or 90 without them, ut the will Of idreirn
lion ile therefore, who Is now against domestic
manufactures must be for reduslng US eithcr 10 Deepen
dence on that uregn nation, to be clothed IN SKINS
and to live like Wild beasis in dens and am
not Of these. Experience has taught that manu-
features necessary 10 Independence 10
comfort, and il those who quuie of different
opinion, will keep race with IN purchasing nothing
fTeign without regard 10 dlieencerin price, il viii
be our fault II we do not have supply home
equal to demand, and Wret that weapon Of distress
from the hand which has 50 long wantony welded it, II
it shall be proposed GO beyond supply, the qnes
ton Of 'o5 will then VIII our surplus labor be
proftably employed IN the cnure Of the oarh or
in the ahreaons OF art ? We have time yet for con
sideraon, No one axiom can be laid down wise and
expeden for all times and circumstances. Inaen'ian
10 this is what has called for this explanations which
candid while nothing will do il with those who the
former opinion only as stalking horse, cover Their
dsoyal propenses; to kcepu in eternal vassalage to
n foreign and unlrendy people"
When these opinions given the imp1cy Of
what is now improperly called tie free trade sys-
TEN, and in favor Of the manufacturing policy, wien
we had just out Of in which we had been
victorious the greatest kingdom OF the earth. Mt
wsanding bad prov ed ourselves be potent
to maintain rights both on land and on ocean, YET
Jefferson was decidedly opposed to the doctrine now
called free trades he condemns the djcflhe which would
''kpepus IN vassGlnge 10 foreign and unsrebdly poo
pie" dlsluya. and dsavoUs the doctrine OF DEEPEN
dence England for uaTbets and supplies, and
boldly declares that domestic manufactures are essential
to independence.