Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-20

o The general government must bo SUI
+. ported IN some way, the necessary ~
o punsos Of ils administration must bo m
scd in some mannor- and the wiscst an
+. best men 81 oUt nation, In every stag
cf its history, have boon Of tho opinion
I that the imposition Of impost duties, i
the safest, and most satisfactory mode.
We now como TO his second compar
SON We will cndcoyor to dispose Of il
very briefly.
Col, Parish remarked that, in some o
the moro southeastern counties, tho bust
ness OF driving beef cattle TO New Or.
leans was carried on to considerable OK
tent; that, although the owners of the
coAo thought they were getting good
prices for them on their arrival at the
Icty, yet the prices were merely nominal
as the proceeds Of the sales were gone
rally laid out in cotton goods and sugars,
and that they were, in reality, taxed
from Serenty-one, to one hundred psr cent.
Now all this may be true.--we shall no,
attempt to dispute it. But we would re.
ally like to be informed how many yards
of cotton goods, and how many pounds
of sugar, the seller Of cattle could pur.
chase, after paying a tax Of one hundred,
and of seventy-one per cent, upon the nett
value Of his cattle! We have known
nlnety-nine per cent, to be paid, and we
once heard OF an individual who paid one
hundred and fre! In the latter instance
the individual was seized and possessed
of hundred dollar Brandon Bank bill.
He could get nothing for it; and finally,
in order to be rid Of it, gave an individ-
five dollars, in par funds, to take it off his
hands.
On the balance Of the remarks made by
Col. Parish in relation 10 this subject,
we shall make but few remarks. We
always were Of opinion that higher ia
riffs existed in most other countries than
our own, and that the commercial great
ness of England was not owing 20 the
lniettered freedom of her labor, or the
happiness of her population, The theory
IF free trade is beautiful one; but I'M
il it is rec iprocal among all the great
latlons of the earth, it would be the OK !
RENE Of folly for US to attempt TO prac-
ice it. His remarks in relation to the
'reedom Of trade that existed among the
ancient republics, are not at all applica-
,la to the present times. We believe
here was no regularly devised system OF
import duties then in operation through
,ut the world. Trade was reciprocal,
nd their downfall is in no way attribu.
able to the enactment Of tariffs.
We emphatically deny that the Wings
ire in favor of protective tariff. We
leny that MIR. Clay was ever in favor Of
protection, for projections sake. A rev
,nue tariff, discriminating wisely, yet
Moderately, in favor of home industry,
$ all the Wings want, or ever have
wanted.
COL Parish was strongly in favor OF
attending the "area of rational free
om." So is everybody, we believe
We would like to see the broad earth ,
me complete" area of rational freedom"
'ut, if the United States are to effect that ,
rand object, we should like to have them
o 10 work nationally" about it, lest the
rogressive freedom, whether " rational"
+ not, which we now enjoy, and which :
'as the remains Of it,at all events) be-
ueathed TO us by'a rational" ancestry, :,
isappear in the extension OF the " arean :.
5 the circles that are created upon the
iriace Of calm sheet Of water by the
rowing in Of pebble, disappear.
He was opposed to the distribution of
e proceeds Of the sales of the public :
nds among all the States-said it was a .
heme of the capitalists and manufac- u
Irers to ALLEVIATE this inexhaastable fund :"
ON the support of the general govern u
ent, in order that the enactment Of a high u
effective tariff might become neces- =
ry TO its maintenance-that it was :. g
offered as bride to the States, and in "
plausible shape, and that while the gen "
al government presented the states with '.
e dollar, in this mode, it compelled =,