Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-03-19

the federal government 10 foster one branch of t
industry 10 the detriment Of anoher. or cherish
tine interests Of one 10 The detrnent of another
portion of our common country" This principle
we admit, and We deny that the Wings have ever
lost sight Of it. But there is another we will ex-
anime more closely. viz: "ln exercising this pow
er"-'Ihe raising Of revenue should be the object,
protection the incident within the
revenue limit there is discretion TO discriminate
beyond ha, limit the rightful exercise of the pow
er is moi conceded" And now, we ask why not
conceded. The moment we use "discrelion to
discriminate" between articles or in other words
be ween 'brances Industry the protection thus
given is no longer incidental but absolute wing
protection, and nothing else and being longer
Incidental at all, if contrary 10 the Presidents ex
pec,aions 'the Incidental projections to our home
| interests by determinations within the revenue
range" be not "ample' how can he withhold from
the discrelion TO discriminate" 0utcidental of the
revenue range.
The sober truth we humbly think is the pecu.
liar situation OF country sets all abstract theories
of Tariff. Bounties, Protection and the like aside.
Experience should be if not the OILY, at least the
principle clamp" by which our feet should be gui.
ded. Agriculture is as much The national en-
ployment ofou people as of Adam before an art
science ormanulacture had been thought of.
The pilgrims landed necessitous and from me-
cessiiy betook themselves to the soil for mmedi-
ate support. The rich glebe afforded the most
certain subsistence to their descendants and these
g followed in their footstepts.
Thousands of necessi,ous immigrants arrive,
With little hut hunger in their stomachs and less
in their stores. The wilderness presents plenty
:. TO be had for 'ahe digging and they not ia
o shamcd TO Dig" In this way the "largest Por-
h ton - Of our people 'become agrculurists."- p
l. But civilization aud refinement made of some
1t thing other than bread. Aud having much to
IS buy aud nothing TO sell except The produce Of the
y field and our ghbor with whom we deal, retus-
n ing to take more than they can possibly help, q
% surplus Of produce accumulates at home and oil
debts abroad. Is there any policy TINT will change
!. this state of things? There are two ways in
IL. which it may be attempted. By bounty ex.
IL ports paid by Government, or what is the same
I'd thing pulling mony out OF one poke, and put
&c ting II into the other, though where it is to come
u from in the first place we cannot see or we must
he try another plan and say to the agricuuras',we
y, can't afford TO trade with our neghbo.n this way
h our counirys resources abundant 10 supply al
ne our wants If you will be at the cost OF improving
them. The plan is, instead Of paying dIrec
u tax for the support Of government you shall tor
oil time pay for articles of manufacture made by artl
~ sans among ourselves pr ice sufficient to remu
10 nerate the cost of New Establishments, and al
addition to the price Of imported goods which
X. shall support YOUR Government, with the CERTAIN
on prospect that in few years such will be the ef
s feet of improvement and competition at home. a
ng broad and every where that you shall pay les
lie than even yon now do. 'That under this "ws
Us. policy"' you shall behold "the debt contracie
to in the revolutionary and other wars happily ex
Ms tinguished," your country great. prosperous an
cy self-reliant To this proposition we think m'
ire jorl,y will finally accede. Now to whom we as
lay is this protection afforded The duty we gran
ted is laid upon the coming in competition wit
'as the manufacturers, but the protection evidently I
led the agriculluraist, 10 the whole country. We
lu- not tax one branch for the benefit of another.
de- But mol to dwell too long, we shall notice III
Tn. arguments for the annexation project and dsm
iod the subject. We shall not moot the queslio
Tin whether Texas ever was part of our country
NJ whether if it was. it "was unwisely ceded away
its That it has been fairly ceded away, the Pres
nds dents, we presume, will admit and the only dispu
ur- of importance the country is, whether sufcie
ole reason exists for its annexation Ii such reason
IDS, do exist we should find them the address, ele
the ted The president was upon this very questo
the and making as he does, the accomplishment of
syl- subject of national coogratulatlon. With
am ad ,Captandum argument he commences :
'me None can fail to see the danger, &C., No gre
our danger is sci forth. we simply told that mo-
vi- can fail 10 see. The wing party we respectful
ing submit, constitutes some, and to man they W
u declare they fail to it. They dema
ony that it be shown, or left like the hole in the Pa
'liv- dy's garden, till they find it. Is there one
my asks who would not prefer perpetual peace TO O
b 7" casional wars that often occur between neg
lich boring nations? But the danger of these wa
and so great as to amount 10 an argument. How 10
Fec before Texas,wiih population of 100 900 wo,
re it commence aggresslons on the U. States. w
t- populated territory four times as large and I
corJing TO the Presidents estimate 20.O0O,OOO
,il.n people, nsre IS certainly disparity enough to
link sure peace ON he part of Texas, and the Pre-
nay dent is certainly too we'll gifted to say, we nj
be- annex Texas lest should break the peace
hen ward her. The next argument IS, (ano 'n'S
in one of his doubes) is there one who wGulo moi
ter" fer an unrestricted intercourse with her
lied high duties on all her products and manulactur
'urd which enter her ports cross her frontiers
unfortunately this argument loses much ofits Tor
Ma BY the well known fact that Texas Is nation
rat all others ondest of free trade" and decided