The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-05

veloping his faculties and powers and the capacity Of ma
its inventions and discoveries and the hand
free to accomplish whatever the head conceives not in
compatible with the rights of fellow being All distinc
ions Of birth or Of rank have been abolished All citizens
whether native or adopted placed upon oil pre-
else equality All are entitled to equal lights and equal
protscton No union exists between church aud state
ana perfect freedom opinion is guaranteed to all sects
land oy our federal Union To perpeuate them, it
sacred duty to preserve il Who shall assign limits 10
the echievements OF free minds and hands, under the
protection Of this glorious Upion1 No treason to
knd since the organization OF society would be equal
srocIty to ha!ot him who would lift his hand to destroy
IT, He would overthrow the nohest structure Of human
WISDOM which protects himself his fellow man. He
would stop the progress OF free and involve
ms country ether IN snarchy or despotsm He wouio
exnsuish the fire Of liberty which warns and animaes
the hearts OF happy Millions and invites all the nations Of
toe earth to initiate example. II he that error
and wrong committed in the administration Of the
government let him remember that nothing human can
be perfect and that under no other system OF govern
ment revealed by heaven devise by man. has reacr
been allowed SO free and broad scope combat error
nus wa sword Of ,espots proved to b. SAFER %
surer instrument OF reform government than e.
lightened reason Does he expect to find among tn
| ruins of this Union happier abode for our swarm
ing millions than they now have under it 2 Every
lover Of his country shudder the thought of the
possibility of its dissolution, and will hs ready to adopt
the patriotic sentiment, sour federal Unioni must be
preserved" To preserve II, the compromises which
alone enabled fathers to form constitution
for the government and protection Of Sstes and
dis'inct communities ofsuch diversified habits Interests,
ana domestic institutions must be sacrediy and RELIGIOUS
~ observed attempt to disturb destroy these
compromises being terms Of the compact Of Union, can
lead to none other than the most runous and disastrous
consequences.
Of deep regret that in some sections
country misguided persons have occasionally INDUCED
schemes and neitaons, whose object the destruction
OF domestic institutions existing in other sectons-ns
tutions which existed at The adoption of the constitution
ana were recognised and protected by 1t. All must
their object the dissolution OF the Union and the con.
sequent destruction OF our happy form Of government
must speedily follow.
m IN hall NJ M dor
isence as nation there has existed, and continues to
exist among the great mass OF our people, devotion to
the Union OF The States, which will shield and protect
against the moral treason of any who would seriously
contemplate its destruction To secure a continuance
not only be preserved but sectional ealouses and
heart burnings must be discounenanced and all should
family, having common destiny TO increase the at
tachment of people to the Union laws should
the peculiar interests sections Or classes must ope
rate to the prejudice of the interests of their fellow c
zens and should be avoided If the compromises Of the
constitution be preserved sectional jealouses ane
heart burnngs be discounenanced-i laws be Just
and the government be practically administered strictly
card all apprehensons for the safety Of the Union
With these views Of the nature, character, and objects
of the government, and the value Of the Union, shall
steadily oppose the creation Of institutions and sys
TENS which, in their nature tend perver it from il.
legitimate purposes and make the instrument Of sec
tions classes and individuals We need no national
banks or other extraneous institutions planted around
the to control strengthen it in opposition
to the will Of ts authors Experience has how
unnecessary they are as auxaries Of the public author
ties how impoert for good, and how powerful for mis-
Ours intended to be plain and frugal government
and shall regard to be my duty to recommend to Con-
BY all the within my power the sricsst economy
IN the expenditure OF the public money, which may be
compatible with the public interests
national debt has become almost an institution oil
European monarchies It is viewed in some Of tn M
sn e Ss sE
sustained only by sysem which periodically transfers
large amounts from the labor Of the many the Golfers
for which our republican government was instituted
Under wise policy the debts contracted in revolu
tngushed By judcious application of the revenues
not required for other necessary purposes doubt
stances Of the last few years may be speedily paid off,
ton Of the credit Of the Of the Union
asRR T Ss he s
the government of the UUion is neither in legal nor
moral sense bound for the debt Of the States, and
wosi se os T.. violation OF our Of union to
est in seeing all the States their public liz
Dtss and pay of their Just debts at the earliest
be done without impos ng toe heavy burdens their
citizens there s reason to doubt The sound moral
be questioned and we are haupv 70 perceivs
settled dspos ton their part their ability
pay off all just demands snd to acqu,esce in any rea
ssnabie measures ~ to accomplish thst object
0imCuluo9 encounter
in the practical administration Of the government
ssa in the adjustment of laws and the levy
o. the taxes necessary for the support Of government
the general proposition, that money shall b.
collected than the Necessities OF economical admins
tration shall require all parties TO scquesce Nor
to the sbsence Of right in the 10 tax one
section Of country or class Of citizens,
patton for the profit of another Justce and sound
policy forbid the federal to foster enc branch
OF industry to the detrimen Of another cherish the
the snSr
my fellow citizens that, in my Judgment II is the duty
ofthe government to extend. far may be practi
cable to do SO, by its laws and ali other
within its power fair and just protection to all the great
Interests Of whole Union embracing agriculture
ton" have also declared my opinion be in favor
Of tariff for revenue" and that adjusting details
mnatng duties az would produce the OF
needed and at the time afford reasonable incidental
nue. -
Thepower "to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts
and was an indispensable to be conferred
the federal government which, without IT, would possess
no means Of providing for its support In executing
power ey ievying tariff Of duties for the support
government the raising revenue should be the object
and protection the incident To reverse this principle
and make protection the object and the incident
would be to nnct manifest upou all other than
the protected interests In levyng duties for revenue
the revenue principle as will afford incidentsi protection
to our home interests Within the revenue limit there
is discretion to discriminate beyond that limit the
cidenta protection afforded interests by dis
crminations within the range it is believed will
be ample In making determinations ill eur home inter-
ess should as far as practicable be equally protected
The largest portion OF people fare agriculturists
others are employed in manufacturer commerce.
navigation and the mechanics erts, engaged in
their respective pursuits, and their joint labora
constitute the national or home industry To tax
one branch OF this home industry for the benefit
would be unjust. No these interests can rrhtfuI
~ claim an advantage the Others or to be enriched
oy mpoverishing the others All equally entitled to
the fostering care and protection government In
exercising sound discretion in levying discriminating
duties within The limit prescribed should be taken
mat pc done In manner not to benefit the wealthy
few at the expense Of the tong millions by taxing low
est the dxnries Of life articles of superior quality and
high price, which can only be consumed by the wealthy
and highest the necessares OF e or articles of coarse
quality and low price, which the poor and great Of
our people must consume The burdens Of government
should, far practicable be distributed Justly and
equally among al classes Of population These gen
erai views, long entertained on this subject I
have deemed It proper to reiterats II lis subject
upon which Conflicting interests af rsac4ian. 90