Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-11-12
THE SENTINEL
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ted TO him last week, Mr.. Birney is indeed only
following the precepts of his early instructors and
the promp,ings Of early prejudice. He is 10 all
lntents Sou,herner still. except in his anti slave.
ry sentiments which alone have raised him 10 euy
notice; and possessed on any other subject as lit.
tie congeniality Of sentiment, with Statesmen of
the north, as Benton or Calhoun.
This then is his motive for standing perfectly
uncommtled Oh those sulj ec,s which demand i'm.
mediate action, aud depending alone the SYM
paihy to be excited by highly colored accounts OF
the evils Of slavery, for new accessions to his par
~.
But there are those who think The time has ar
rived for another advance step, and they are &C.
cordngly setting the stake in the direction they
think i! should be taken whence we may obtain
still farther insight into the ulierior objects Of The
party. Oue of these objects, judging from appear
ances IS likely TO be entire change in The FL
nancia policy of The Government, which shall sub.
slilute FREE TRADE for our present Tariff
System, and DIRECT TAXATION. with lis
collectors and legal processes, for the Custom
House..
Now we say not hich Of these systems is best
in itself. In fact neither of them possesses any
advantage over the other, which il does not owe TO
circumstances eutireIy. Wee ID nation situated
upon rocky island, with nothing but the fisher.
les upon its coast IN the matter OF Home Produc-
ton, and entirely dependent upon foreign inter
course for every other article oil comfort, luxury.
or convenience, a Custom House might, with rea-
son be called curse, and Tariff the height OF alb
surdity: For then, indeed, would the picture
drawn by one whose name we shall have occasion
10 mention in this article be true. "The unnoticed
tax gaiherer" would ..come to day--come to-Inor.
row-come every day IN the year." He would
sit Invisible at the family taole, and silly pocket
his pence, abducted from every mouthfnl that is
swallowed &c. But the case is far dfferen, with
nation no. by any means numerous, scattered
over an immense Continent, whose SOIL whose
waters, whose forests. lakes, rivers, yallies and
hills, offer the richest possible returns of wealth
to their poscssors-fpr such people to con6ne it.
self 10 the pursuit of Agriculture alone. and with
out attempting 10 deveiupe the resources God las
blest it wilb,to livestock The markets of the en-
tire world with brcads,uffs, thereby reducing the
value of these commodities TO the lowest possible
point, and purchase every thing else it needs
subject 10 price heightened by the all the distance
of transportation, by all the risks of commerce.
oy all The necessities of competing purchasers, aud
by all the exactlons of an uncomfortable monopo-
ly; and then attempt 10 maintain its government
by Direct Taration is still more absurd Our
history is full Of instruction OH this point and all
bun the fools, can read as they run. Prosperity
has followed every successive protective Tariff !:
adversely has followed every attempt al a general
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led, encouraging and protecting the industry of
our fellow citizens, markets have been opened
nearer heme, transportation losses and risk have
been saved aud the monopolisng spirit offoreign
manufacturers, has been checked by the compel-
ton of our own and that our own by the facili-
| ty with which capital invests itself where large
profits are made, thus restoring proper medium UNI
Ill every article of consumption. whether at home
or abroad is actually cheaper, after duties adj
ded. much cheaper than in years ago, when we
produced comparatively nothing. Our Govern
ment has thus been supported, and snow supper
ted, while constant saving is accruIng to the peo-
pie, and mol the face of Tax gaherer(for the gen.
eral Governmeni) is seen among us. The "invs-
| ible agent" above mentioned, so far from taking
pence from pockets, he is acuaiy putting them
in. Ask the matron who, forty years ago, was IN
the hey.day of youth, loving lass fond of fun but
compelled by 'hafd times" TO mngle in with it a
large amount of work, and she will tell you that
at that day, weeks work at the loom, dtsiaff,
wheel or in the kitchen. would buy one yard oil
calico, six weeks would buy scaniy dress, and
that of such goods as would not be worn now al
: any cost, for the lDhuenee OF improved machinery
in cheapeang goods, may fairly be offset against
their improved qualify. The maid oflhis day can
dress herself better with The labor of one week than
the maid of that, could with the labor of a month
aud half So much for the oppression OF this
invisible Taxgaiherer," which, by the way, we
now proceed to state. is the offspring OF the brain
of Mr.. Wm. &. Goodwill, prominent member OF
the Liberty party IN iheS,a;e Of Nswf DIRK, whose
fate il is be considered man Of vast ability aud
/ influence when it suits the purpose OF his coadJu
tors so 10 represent him, and very humble, M
pretending Que when his views do not happen Il
be appropos TO the times
The address from which we Ouote was read al