The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-22
From The charlesiown tIsffsrsoal Free Press.
THE FREE TIiEE DOCTRINE,
Pronounced by Mr. jefferson 20 be a
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THE FREE TEiEE DOCTRINE.
Pronounced by Jfr. jefferson 20 be
Federal Doctrine.
The present Anli-rariff creed is moth
Ing more nor less than that advocated BY
Mr.. Smith Of s. Carolina, Messrs. Amcs
and Sedgwick Of Massachusetts, and Mr.
Eitzsinmons OF Pennsylvania, in 1894
s--alI of whom had been the " supporters
OF Mr.. Humillon's Scheme Of Finance"
IL was opposed by Mr.. Madison in one
OF bis ablesf speeches, published at the
tinse, and 10 be found IN the Colonial
Report prepared by Mr.. Gushing few
years since.
What did Mr.. Jefferson say Of this doc
trine a, the TING! We have his denim
ciahon Of II IN the stronges, terms. The
debate took place in January, 1874. In
April Of that year Mr.. Madison lorwar-
ded copy Of his own speech, and that
Of Mr.. Smith Of South Carolina, TO Mr..
| Jefferson, then in retirement at Monticel-
!, 10. On The 81 Of April, 1894, Mr.. JEFF
ferson wrote 10 Mr.. Madison in the fol-
lowing terms, to which we ask the care
fol attention of tbe reader,
=" have been particularly gratifed by
the RECEIPT Of the papers containing yours
and Smiths discussion of your regulating
| propositions. These debates had moi
been seen here but in very short and mu'
tilatcd form. am at no less to ascribe
Smiths speech to its true farther. Every
title Of it is Hamilton's except the intro
luc,ion. There is scarcely any thing
which have not heard from him (H1 il
our various private, though official dis.
cussions. The very turn of the argument
is The same; and others will see as well a:
myself that the style is Ilamilion's. The
sophistry is too fine, too ingenious, evei
to have been comprehended by Smith
much less devised by him. His reply
shows lie did not understand his frs
speech, as lis general inferiofftv prove:
lis Legitimacy, as evidently as il does thu
basiardy of The original. You know We
understood that Hamilton had prepared ;
counter report, and that some Of hi:
humble servants in the senate were t.
move a reference TO him in order to pro
duce it. But suppose they thought !
would have a better effect If fred off il
the house. find the report. however
so fully justified, that the anxieties will
which ! left it are perfectly Quoted. Il
this Quarter ALL ESPOUSED your pre-
positions with ardor, aud without dis
senting voice.
II any one should doubt the accuracy
OF this quotation, let him refer TO Jefier
soa's Memoirs, page 3C2, 3O3, vol. 3
edited By Thomas Jefferson Randolph
his grandson. We shall take an early
opportunity to publish the speech of Mr.
Madison, above referred to by Mr.. Jefer
i scii. .s..
Mr.. Madison's resolutions Of that yea
embodied the principles Of Mr.. Jeller
sons Report while Secretary Of State
(which Office he had resigned al the tim
Of The debate.) That the report .s,enLe,
10 enforce The policy Of making discrimi
nations which might favor the commerce
. of the U. States with France, and dis
, courage that with England; and whicl
might promote the increase OF American
! navigation az BRANCH or ISDusTRYANI
: RESOURCE or Defence Theresolntion
were supported by Mr.. Madison, Mr.