Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-12-26

cohooh VI the finances, 10 suggest 10 Congress such
measures as in his opinion may have an mporran, bs,,
Ing upon the Revenue, we scarcely suppose tina, j, v
ever contemplated tina, he should ndile an annual ,,
tlse upon the science Of Political Ecuunv. for tn. j.,
stiucsiuu Of members. Ii our legislators need 10 bo
taught the elementary principles Of that science the,
should select some moo appropriate Lecturer than III.
Chancellor Of the Exeheqner, and more suitable th.
are for the infection of the Lecture than The Leoisl
live halls Let them 60 back To their horn. books and t.,
their seminarics.
The opni1ns Of Mr. Secretary Bib are certainly les.
ultra, in regard 10 the Iauf. than, (reasonnp in
teenaily from the polite, school which he belongs
we had anticipated. Himself Nulhfyer, and supposed
To be under the immediate influence Of the puiaiivs ts>
ther nj the uust Innns,,us Of modern heresies win,
stands at the head Of tue Cabinet of which Mr. Bib is,
member, we had expected that the Treasury Report
would have made uncnn promising assault upon the
Farl Of 1872 and that he would have been con,ep,
with netting less tan lis instant repeal-or certainly
lis materel and prompt m1Jfication--n nlhpr words
that lie would lave responded the aciious and srro
eani assum pious Of his friends in Souih Carolina But
very different IRON this the language Of Mr. Secretary
Bbb-pelha|s because it whispered IN his ears ,l,
the very Tariff law the enactment of Which has ELECTED
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never have been law bu, for the approving signature
Of John Tyler, the tenure of whose will alone The ~.
creary holds the keys Of the Inasnr,, IL truc. NJ,
Bib "mos respectfully nmend 10 Cene,ps, an.
view and reformation OF the Of 1912 - fr "w,o,,v
reasons the mesi prominent OF Which lie proceeds, /.
assign. But in Of these measures the " liys them.
selves will most heartily concurFor il an etmr IN
suppose that any hig although he toay defend WARM
I l.. .th. 4 Ia
law is Involved and in reference to lis beofcen, o,c
cal results alike upon The credit If the governnen, aud
the prosperity Of the people, is prepared say or ever
did say that is perirc, in all lis details and tha. i. il
mol susceptible, upon careful revision q ad, antsg.uus.
terallons. And is moi less suppose that ,s
parry, the Wings are opposed rs review and H.
formation" in such points .Xltrnce the ,n, safe
es shall have exposed, shall hereafter .xpose any
material defect. IT, for example, after the payment of
the large National Deli contracted by lie Locofeo
economists. during the administration of III Van BIZ.
ren,-the first example In history, and We haen
will be Tie last, Of heavy and continuous excess Of "a
peudl'ures over receipts III time of almost profound
peace,-we say il, after the payment Of this debt
Which viii require, with the present amount Of
revenue, year two longer ii shall be ounl Ina, the
existing rates duties Will lead 10 the accumulation Of
surplus in The treasury, the Wings themselves if they
We're III power wonld be bound, by their announced pu-
clPes so to modify the la" to reduce the duties,
that they might Yield only amount of revenue adapt,
ed 10 the wants Of an economically administered govern
ment-but carefully preserving al the time. the
principle Of discriminating for the protection of home
Industry. Does Mr. Bib 90 father than this! Certain.
y ne ihis language has meaning for tho init
ated and another for those who consrne words in the
sense in which they ordinarily used His standard
is thus lad down: "A scale Of duties ada ped to he sum
lot revenue necessary and proper supply the wansof
1.-The government, economically administered, with pru
dent and moderate Determinations" SC. II is true
that, concurring thus in the principle we might differ
very widely its application. But how can any man
who admits the rirhi and the duty to discriminate for
protection at ALL affirm that protective duties per Sc"
are unconstitutional The two positions, 10 use an ex
pressive lrshsm, are ''mutualy suicidal"
We are less surprised however, at the doctrines Of So
ceisry bb's Report under the peculiar circumstances
than we are al the recommendation with which re closes
his dissertation on the Tar!fT-to wit, that the .reycw
and reformation" whichhe proposes ought be made
oic but that it should be p,stnoned "a more cnve.
nent season." Why? II the existing Tariff rests up
an unjust aud iniqnitous cpe-if il be volatlv
OF the constiiuonilb be calculated enrich one class
OF the colnmuniiy al the expense of all oers- the
grea agricultural and commercial interests are anguish
lng and pnng under its blghling influence whilst tho
ayarclons manufacturing monopoiss are amassing
counted stores Of wealth by its operalion-f the Nurh
prospecting beyond all precedent by the punder and
robbery OF the South, which lies gasping under the i'm
poverlshng effects Of the system, the last stages Of
exhaustion, why delay single instant, the applca-
ton Of the remedy2 We cannot understand the JhiOsO-
ply OF The reasoning, which after demonstrating the in
equality and oppressiveness Of statute, both in its IN
dlvdna and sectional operation, and while the aw-ma
kers are IN cnuncll, with the power of redress in The
hands OF those who clamorously denounce ihn, statute
as The prolific fountain Of sucial and national evils,
alike the tranquility and the stability Of hs
-, non advises that 1t shall be permitted remain MT
only unrepeaIeJ, but unmodifed Ii the Tariff Of ls2
Is IN Truth the Monster il has been Described if TO lis Inc
hoence is really 10 be ascfbed the dminu,on Of our l''
es' trade, and Consequently the how price Of our ag'
idi'ura products-he pruning knife too soon DC
resorled TO- Every days delay only contributes TO per
petuae Iasant wrong. of which the great body OF |"
peoepe, having according To the Anti Protective Theory
interests adverse to the numerically insignificant class u
manufacturing monJpolists who alune profit by the pro-
traction of its existence the victims! And yet we
are told, iy that officer Of the government whose Pecu-
mar duty it is 10 take ccgnzance Of this subject ha'
UNJUST as are the provisions of The existing Tam, h'
we'll bounded as are the COMPLAINTS If The people OF W