The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-12-05
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Below We give s. extract from - Grafton
deliyeFed before the Agricultural and ne,
cIlahics Association of louisinna, Nay I g.
1915, 81 g0des r. - Rosr. The Whole
address IS well worthy tie parosal Of every
one, but il IS Two long fol our crluinns. We
give The following extract, as containing
sound and able algumen on me subieei q
che Tariff. vindicaung Gle policy u pFosrc>
ton.
aAmongo or y1rious schools of politicians,
one denies % the General Government ihe
power 10 protect National INDUSTRY agams,
foreign competition. and insists upona holi-
zon,aI tariff II duties, 81 no tariff Il ~.
But that school Is not. IS conceive a the
head o. our STAIRS The power i denies
Ia been asserted and ac.ed upon 81 81 pre-.
cedinp administrations, aud il is the will Of
ibis nati0n, that Il shall continue % Be 80.
THE people have stsoug instinct q self
preservation; they know ihe value q our
present form Of polly and cannot q ae.
duced into chanpss Whether the err he
against the Union. against the Veto, Or
lsgainst the Protection 81 National Industry,
you will see lhe'masses come 70 the rescue,
and uphold the substantive powers q Gov.
ernment. The mental process 81 which
that power trst came 10 Be denied. Is 40 in,
stance Of what usually occurs when some
eeneral principle Is first appliedto the con.
eeTn % nalions.- Theory II once gives The
Iruls, time and experience alone canfsnpply
the exceptions. The French philosophers
DC lh6 Lass esatuFs had said thas al men
we're Bofn fss ac Ilai. and The. fEal eel
ofihe rulersOf resOiatl6nsgy France VA
10 take that principle ~ che base Of s0cial
Organization. Butthey adopted II without
The restraints which alone make il valuable,
and crime and anarchy were the results d
/. theiF oversight. In like manner, other phi.
losophers convinced some Of our sialeemer
thar trade should he fee; and, regardless
Of lhe consequences upon national prosper
!. ity, they insist that that freedom faust b
withou. restraint.
Their great ohirclion % The Protective
System i. that il operates il favor Of classes
They overlook the fact that, in their sens
sc the word. al legislation i class legisla
tion; that however necessary the protectio
which government gives 10 person OF pro
psrty may he % The country q large, i
!. operation i inevitably il fave Of classes.
Courts Of Justice are established 81
E nain,ained 4 The public expense tOF u
s beneiil Of those who hav lawsuits; ciai
III Iin every community, and happily not q
d imerous one. The army. during peace,
~ mostly employed in protecting die class
9. settlers on The frontiers The navigate
$, laws protect tie claasss q sin owners u
ve ship builders; but this last projection. thl
lsav, Is Necessary topuhlic defenee; We mn
have sailors. Whaf dogou want uilh saiIol
70 man The navy What d 700 want q
i e nagyl Where IS &c nallonal ialeE.
IS which renders the establishment 81 a.
necessary conceive thns England sho1
have navy lor national Puiposss: shs
81 bosse si6ns 10 protect ID all parts Of j
world and her rule extends over more q
one.baif of & But are not thus siil
led ON Territory Is ell cont e6eus
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