The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-06-20

Both Of the great parties of that day desired
II, however, and the chief difference seems
to have been how i could be put IN opera
tion so as TO afford prospect of advantage
10 either. That Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Clay,
who contended against the Bank in 1911,
apprehended bad results from it, | do not
say. They were young men. Mr.. Clay
still however clings to it; Mr. Calhoun pursues
a far wiser course.
In 1915, he supported higher tariff than
he would approve of now, with a view to the
gradual payment of the war debt of the
United States--was called by Mr.. Monroe
into his cabinet, in 1917, as Secretary Of
War, in, which important trust he was very
popular, prudent, and economical officer, at
tentve and systematic in his movements,
and prompt and clear-sighted in his deci-
Sons. In 1925 he was elected vice presi-
dent of the United States, and might, per-
haps, have succeeded to the presidency
almost as thing of course, had he chosen
TO sacrifice high sense of duty and the
public welfare TO an unbeunded popularity.
Backed by South Carolina, he denounced
the high tariff of 1928 as unconstitutional
because it was laid on-not to protect do
mestic manufactures--fo that can be best
done, where found necessary, by prohibiting
foreign manufactures of the same kind, if
within the federal powers,-but to raise
nearly double the revenue required 10 pay
the expenses of the United States govern
ment, through increased taxation on articles
which it was known would be imported whe-
ther or not that the surplus millions might be
divided among the scheming politicians, who
pull the wires in the state legislatures, and
used for political purposes, as the monies
borrowed by Pennsylvania, Michigan. Illinois,
Indiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Maryland
have been, TO corrupt the body polite, if that
were found possible, at its core. He de-
nounced the tariff of 1928, also, because the
monies so raised would chiefly come out of
the pockets Of the poor, 10 be put into the
Golfers of the rich-John Jacob Astor, worth
20 millions, used in his family in a year,
imported articles paying tax of perhaps
100 or $50 dollars-a mechanics boarding
house keeper, or master mechanic, not
worth $4,000 in the world, used about as
much. Was it fair that Astor should pay
no more for the protection of 20 millions,
and all the trouble and litigation to the
Union thence arising, than the poor man
worth not one-lhous1nIth part of that sum?
This is the operation of the tariff opposed by
Mr. Calhoun as unconstitutional and unjust,
and the higher the duties are raised for
revenue purposes, and not prohibition, the
more cash is extracted from the poor mans
pocket, in like proportion, to encourage
extravaganza and prohigacy in state 60
vernments, briba pet banks by deposites,
and expend millions in one section to increase
the influence Of the majority. South Caro-
lima decided, that as the unconstitutional tea
tax was resisted pobly at Boston in rs, the
unconstitutional tea tax of Congress should
be resisted at Charleston, on like principles
in 1S32-they did resist with wonderful
unanimity-Congress had TO yield-and we
may thank Mr.. Calhoun and his gallant little
state for lower duties, and for tea and many
other foreign articles at no duty at all-no
little help this TO mechanics who, before
notification day, had TO pay 80 TO 80 cents
of tax on every pound of tea used in their
families. Unfortunately, General Jackson
a great and good man, had, in financial mat
tiers, got under the guidance of artful and
specializing politicians, who warred against
the United States Bank to erect pet banks on
is ruins, who urged him on to stand by this
unjust, unequal, and injurious system of taxa.
ton, TO threaten South Carolina with coer-
cion by the bayonet, to denounce nulication
as intended TO destroy the Union, and to re-
commend division of the spoils among the
states, altering the constitution which our
fathers framed, if it should be found to stand
in the way. General Jackson was deservedy
popular, and his opposition to Mr.. Calhoun,
and proclaimng his measures reasonable,
deeply injured the latter with the people
But in South Carolina, where he was best,
known, the farmers stood by him, the mer-
chants and tradesmen cheered him on, every
body blessed him-and he triumphed,- y
through steady adherence TO the solemn
advice of Jefferson, the author of the cele-
brated Kentucky resolutions, who, speaking
of infractions of the United States constitu-
ton, and the powers of the states, declares,
Z" that MULTIPLICATION by these sovo-
reignties of all unauthorized acts, done
under colour of that instrument, is the right
full remedy" With the exception of his
votes on the embargo question, and, in 1915,
on the bank charter, where expediency must
have been his guide, (even admitting that
one bad bank controlled by Congress, was
then, in his opinion, better than many bad
banks and deranged currency beyond their
power,) Mr.. Calhoun has seldom been
patriotic at the expense of principle, but
made it the cardinal point Of his creed to be
right. When he perceived the dangerous
tendencies of this vast machine, he would