Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-29

patriotism can aspire, beiray his politica
principles and sacrifice those popular mass
es, BY whose voluntary ard unsolicited
sufrages he was raised 10 power. ~ trus
not the tale" In his inaugural Address
he very distinctly lays down the doctrine
that revenue is the object Of all duties up.
on imports, and protection the incident.
Nothing can be more plain. II protec.
lion 10 particular classes al tic expense Of
anoikers, results from revenue duiy--as
il does from all revenue dulies--it is IN
unavoidable incident not 10 be desired bat
regretted. II is impossible 10 separate lie
protection given TO the sugar-planter, for
example, by even a revenue duty Of 20
per cent, from the twofold burden impos.
ed upon everybody else, not only by rais-
ing to the consumer the price of imported
sugar which yields revenue equal to the
burden, but the price Of domestic sugar,
which imposes an equal burlhen, and Yields
no revenue. II is This last result which
uniustly transfers the money of the many
10 the pockets Of the few, which constitutes
the incidental protection Of d revenue du-
iva result which SO far from being desi-
rable to the people at large, eau only be
regarded as public evil, unavoldably re-
suIiing from system of taxation.
Now LET us suppose the duties upon all
foreign imports, including sugar and iron,
reduced to n revenue standard of 30 per
cent. and take up the case of the sugar
planters and iron masters ut this point.
What ground would they have TO com.
plain Of such an adjustment of The duties
upon importsl Could they pretend that
any one of these duties imposed burthen
upon them not equally imposed upon the
body Of the people? The whole of these
duties would operate precisely upon them
as upon others, with the exception of the
duties upon sugar and iron, and these while
they would operate as bounties TO them,
equal 10 20 per cent, upon the whole |
amount of sugar and iron they produced
for sale. Suppose, for example, sugar
planter of Louisiana produces sugar annu.
ally to the amount Of fifty thousand dollars
probably fair average; aud an iron
master Of Pennsylvania, iron TO the same
amount; the amount Of other imported and
protected articles consumed by each, GER
ainy would not exceed len thousand dol
lars. Thus under revenue tariff these
injured citizens would have to pay 90 per
cent. on $4,000, equal 10 $4,000 to the
government and to their confederate mo.
uopolists, and would only receive 20 per
cent on $4,000, equal 10 SIC, 900, from
The great body Of the peopel Their ground
Of complaint, then, against The dwelling
equality Of a reyenue tariff, would be that
hey received under it only five times as
much in bouniics as they paid in taxes and /
bountles uniledi And what under these {
circumstances, do they modestly demand {
Of the federal government and of free.
trade democratic administration? Simply
that the bounty Of 90 per cent. resulting
from revenue duty, be raised to fifty by {
aProlecling duty, swelling their clear aud {
real income, derived from the system of c
federal taxation from eight to .weniy.three {
thousand dolars This plain statement S
literally exhibits lie character, not only {
Of the protective duties upon sugar and I
iron, but of the whole system of protective '
monopoly, and am sure no honest patriot t
can think of the unjust, iniquitous and au- d
daclous demand made by those bloated and 4
hearlless plunderers, that the administra- n
llon should sacrifice their principles and Il
lne vital Interests of the people, 10 secure Il
heir allegiance, for the support of the Il
blowers and victims, whom they at the t.
same lime deceive and plumber, without il
leelng his blood boil in his veins with the #
varmest Indignation. .s. c.
laklng more comprehensive view of n
ne subject, it may be stated as fact, that d
@e greater part Of the revenue from i'm. Fl,
ports is derived from duties on The class of NJ
projected articles, principally sugar, iron ci
and IRON manufactures, cotton manufac- Ia
lFes and woolen manufactures. Now all III
@ese interests are united together in fic
numbering confederacy, upon the principle al
'nat each may rob the other, that all may sh
100 lhe community allarle. As have be- IL
I0'e stated, each Of them would receive at III
leas' hive times, some of them twenty an
unes as much MS they pay, even under a Of
's revenue system. Is il moi apparent, Ike
therefore, that 10 permit those interests TO du
control Congress, in the matter Of taxa.
NOn' would be to pu, the power of taxa. lilo
u'n' me most important Of all political |
power, IN the hands Of those who have a wi
weP pecunlary interest in increasing the sp,
SAess II the manufacturing nations Of co
Europe would agree 10 supply the fed bu
az, az revenue by perpetual tribute, would pr,
o monopolisis consent 10 total re. iha
pval q the duties on imports and free the pc
.uuu,ry from iaxutionf They certainly an
Ssuu moi. They solcmnly declare that mo-
sa.N Jules, which arc surely taxes to the no