The North-Carolina standard., 1844-06-12

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! From the Mobile fribuae.-
TARIFF. AND RETALIATION. Z
! Aznepg The aavocates fotS free, rads, theye Is
none ertilfed 10 more eonssiefanoH1h 1has DR. Way
kan1 Of Rroxn's university, Rhode Island Aa
acute ara &C crate Observer who resides 70 the
h6ar Of manufacturing establishmeats. be has he
honesty TO publish what reason aud experience
leach. hfaa. ta be the truth The youth Of our
coaatrY are educated The doctrines Of[ree trade,
and Hler1 theie hearts are Wen-reith The ioee Of
fle lriItt hat fhR7 h4ve secured sefae gTaspiRs
tiaoaap pofia tslis them that il is OIL good enough
IN theery,aSbsH viii net dc feF practice, Some
apraetieaf stateuaann informs. Ihem that the whole
ithing IS visionary. Some eTaHpfd, SELFISH and
aasraw minded pohfci3ns, whose n1oie-iike intel
Act uever peaetrates. above ground, tells them
theYeis 70 such thing IN the Sottd-as free trads
Iztnd thai II is ali hHnbds naa4udge. - =
- DR. Way4apd brings tie ."Teialfation" argu.
nRnt to the test Of his accurate and profound ana;
I4ysis andie-evaporates bsGaFe .A- Il is-said thai
ii is-Irtdraensiy expkdient to. impose duty as =
meas1re-o of retaI4atian.. ,The case,is aHis A Aa-
tioa sYiH net receive opr products and ,we or
der to punish her and thus obtIse her 10 ehanSe
teroftey, refuse to receive hers Isee Us proceed
Edispassionata but bFteAg 10 consider This .utgu:
Incnt p.
Isl Ii retaliation vir1fous or honer9hte rifp-
Gve 70 artioni Do wenot consi1eT il vicious and
f1nonn ir, an individual? Can f be otherwise u
anadon7 The presumptiod must surely be adj
verse to course Of eendact which is a manifest
departure Gon elevated moral principle.
/ 24 Is retaliation in .the intercourse between
man and man generally wise 2 Do we not com
monty observe that ie leads to Headions yinaic-
tivcness which is as likely to iniufe one'sssef as
his onpeAt nt4
Sd. Oar object IS % dfsfass the f1teian eeuntpy
ualt we obfIge her to ahe1-her policy and receive
our predicts Bur- viii fifis appeal % her feass
be as likely to produSe the change that we desire
as settia6 her a1 example, Of manly generosity 3
OF all means tHarean b. eaneeived . a1hreakis ibe
least iikdy to produce fleet upe~ large masses Of
mrn.> -.
4th Buff We resolve to jntute-our aeishbor,
let ns see tkt we denottoo snaeh iHi0re ourselves
and 3bus 4cnder our nffshbors rtnmieS stiil 1aore
efIecIiEs He Eefssts oar products and we retail
ate BY refusing fifs Now ee can by exchange
with other natfons procure bis predsets at cheap
er rate than we cam manufacture them ourselves,
or we cannot II we canHot, then n duty is ut
necessary as we stall ip that cass, Of course pro.
rdaco them ourselves. If in consequence of the
obstacles which Great RriiaR opposes " the re-
,saBtion of our raw msteTiat her eottcns were
raised in prices as high as tffoae Haansfartnred
! here; we steuff' exclude them immediately by
oar own products III GA the other hand, by
means of double exchange, we, can procure
them chcnper than could obtain tt1ernt in tsny
otiIe1 manner, II would be for our rfteres. thus to
| procdre rhchi. Because apotHer nation wishests
injure 6s,f iheTE IS no rrason why we.sheuid ia
| lure ouretlvfS. - - D.
= We surely fniure ourselves when we pay a dol.
| lar FOR an artiGte, when we cd1 pet It just as we4
/ for seventy-fiy cents And besides It Is said we
wish TO become independent Of the other hasfons
True, but how stiSf1 we become indcpeBdent oil
[ihetl cleafly by becoming wealthy and pow
'erful But tie way te wealth. and power Is sure.
! iy to buy where we can buy upon the best terms
We shah thus aesuuiulatc wealth most rapidly
iand increase population. and thus most teadlIy
shall we able 70 c9Ehpete with che manufactures
of any ethet naiion. Tho question thep seems To
be simply this. Shall we aiminish Our own hap
! piness COR the sake Of Diminishing the happjnes.
of anotber2 Or shall we, deaf TO the iEstgations
I of Tipdiciyeness and Irrespective Of The effect Hp
on. others premote ouT happiness by every HIeahi
in our power Or, stA further. If we resolve e
punish cur neighbor, would not be worth whils
Il to-ask what viii be the cost and whether we are
willing for the sake. of retaliation to pay several
'tcePtion5is. perfect What 9 hsautHat .haEmoay
tdeesit Dot display in thelaws ofrhe moratwe7d-
that christian faith and duiy the laUs which Lead
d dtoindiVmual peace and happiness are those which
EcendRce smost-eertainly and pnecessafity to tha
4 fpresperiF and, weathsof the nasios-ythat all de-
paItuFes from these laws in thepoJicy Of nations
reeoa-apen those who ate guilty of Lhem- How
insignlieant and worthless do The arguments d
i aprncticM statesmen the yGiay, Slades Sahon-
stalls and Simmsns@ appear. when exposed To- the
calm and stead yslighFef philosophical slatesnenl
The argument however is a. bare snbtprfuge.
The holders Of sate perfectly. Indifferent to the
ip0hcy of. foreis iane. IF every part Of. the
earth were ta be ned ca the irst day of Janua.
~ next aadmadaffee,,h would be made The argu,
why manufactures would BE cheapensd abFoad;
and hence the necessity for farsker.pr al
home. The object ofthe. tariff is to heirhten
| the profit of temana aciHFers, and recipfoe;t1
would not do that they therefore would Fejeet