Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-25
HE REPUBLICAN,

ine h'PnbNean says We are mistaken in .r,,..
'"' mas ever intended TO deny that the pJ...,
protective iarlll is Ii prevent exres.iy. i,n,r,.v
well we ste II ihe benefit ofils curr,c,i,o.,h...
nave certainly understood it as MI a. ,,, ..,.:
u'"''s !" o'n'nie our decaaton thai such is is =,
',"'y' "o' ~ tie citation from Mr. Mcnvain : sp,
a'ne' ou' by us own Arguments previously W.,,.
'"e"' fortunately, IN this larilcufar. Tie ,,l M
renee between us is, that the RruubIira, ,hil, ia,
h'sh tarii ''cripplcs and destroys" c,umf,cs sh...
oel'eve thai II regulates and nveoraes il he to,l
Tess 'iaoe 10 sudden and exltnsi,. Gur,uatio,s IT.
mas not thus tar. "destroysd' commerce is ob,,a
from the cnslom-house reurns-.,a H., :,
'c'pp'ed" ii is rendered equally clear ~ =, .
''''o" u me country since it has been in .p.an]
snail 'ake another occasion shaw tina, ey,n ,h
po'h oar '"resn nportalions and .Amr,.,;ors a. I'll,
diminished, cur ''c0mmtrce' viii mn, h. -, III i
sened thereby, q"
ne hepao'ican will see. by these remarks ,b,, al
are OF prepared 10 ackhow ledge that We IRE fund,,
ANY wrong, although it assures us very ,,,v,,v I'D
" "oa'o lie The Fa1I of wisdom" 81, to do. W. d.
question the capt city IF our pe;clb.,
' a' al but nevertheless, in this pariicuil
''"'''' we must be permitted 10 s,ltc, our own i
strucior. W "
~ our next paper. We Shall examine it's fable ,,",sl
eeS, ana show that it aft rIs considerable >, f.,
W. 10 the mean while, we shall hs ;,..,.a >,
s"'o' ne VIII tell us a, what period since on,
"'' eA'S'ence Commerce has been left free IA II
"'"'"' Jaws ~hlch govern it'-in obe, ,,orJs III
j was mai foreign nations were ,yi,b,,, ,4.. /
'es upon portion of pruduc,s and v.,, h...,
lies npon others. and ,rhen II u.s H.
w ''''"" open TO their fabrics, without being pa
''' ID our custom houses? We are no, ssI
gu" s'a'e "' things ever eAis'ed-ond We ar Il,
y sure on The other hand, that The Republican will
II sone"hat difficult TO reconcile the n,ob;h;,
o' foreign nations, Ito say hing of eur ovo ,,lJ,
'e"') win It's novel idea of the exemption NJ c,mrl
nom all shackles other than those 'nauf, l,w.
so'e'" "'-u"'ess, indeed The British. Freocb \
"e''an aril' are to be regarded from ,muemo,, 0sl
as 'haf"rai laws" whilst ours is alma -.
IN the light of an artificial reyulai,n ,,sm,r.,,;o,
freedom of its operations,
we are 'orJair trade, which. in our op;oioo. id
.'''e' "an mat sort Of free traden advoc,,ed nv
''eoS' anu which, rightly interpreted means ,ha, Cd
i''" governments nav prohibit our bread> s,uAs II
impose from 500 TO 2000 per cent. duty upon ohe,
"' 'oucS' all III perfect consistency with those I'd
'u'a' laws Which govern commerce. while mucb lsI
i '"''s imposed upon their fabrics in return are deum
'a as suoverslve of those natural laws and calcua
10 cripple and destroy commerce!" In plain Iangu,i
we g" Tor The JEFFEnsoNIAN DOCTRINE ofreciproeayl
Jul intercourse with loregn natons"hiuh duties
'u'es' and prohibitions against prnhiboos.n Ifai]
"'li"e be erroneous. let The sesiyled disciplc. dJ
70" dehoahce their apostle no, us WIN have ,hon!
Il "'he part of wisdom" to adopt his creed. which The
eprooa'e, while protesting to be the sole ioherors Of
''"''l'es and the exclusive champions of his fame