Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-15
The zpmehbur9 Tir1i,liIm.
MONDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1915.
THE PRESIDENTS MEsSAGE.-THE IA
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topic The President is scarcely, 10 mind, more es
pleit Than he in his celebrated letter james X
Kane anterior the election which, by the aid Of the
Prnnsy lsania vote, secured To him by that juggling
psile and The anu made Off by the present Sec
relao of State and By Mr. BidIack. who has received
the mission 10 Bopoa as his reward" resulted in his
elevation 10 the Presidency. Acting upon the maxim Of
1alIeyand ho prince Of modern political esuitry, that
"words designed 10 conceal IDEAS he skilfully
lntetards his remarks about revenue tatf with sug
gesons Of The pnpriety Of suitable DETERMINATIONS"
lot The equal protection Of all classes that. if the Mes
sage Stood alone. should not he al all surprzed 10
sfe The Pennsylvania protectiouists claiming him,
HEY have heretofore done. hetier friend to the
protective system than Mr. Clay" while in the South
as on iomrr uccasons he would be greeted the cham
pon of free trade" (falsely caled) But it does
not stand alone II needed giossa0r and his Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury, Mr.. Walker has consented to ac
IN The double capacity Of commentator and Interpreter
Of the official Tho Message Of the one and the
Report OF The other leave room doubt that, in de-
Gliding upon his Of oDic action the President
as might indeed have been oreseen by ALL in de,ermn
ing winch OF the opposing factions that constitute the
great locoioco family, he should dnpp has decided 10
deceive his Northern 'arlT supporters Even he Wash
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party will be disappointed, when in lis comments on
Ibis portion OF the Message expresses the opinion thai
the doctrines laid down will meet the APPRECIATION Of "a
mnjoriy' Of those by whose votes Mr. Polk vas eeya.
ted 10 The Presidential chair.
We do not propose 10 offer any detailed commentary
on 'he Message ana the Treasury Report, (Which we
sha'l 'ta' IN connection with each oter as head and
| 'all Pece) lhis would occupy more space Than we
can at present spare for that purpuse and we shall hes
Sides IN the progress OF The discussion beore Congress-
be called on perhaps frequently, examine il in all its
various important aspects. A lew general observations
must suffice for the preent.
Secretary Walkers appendage to, and exposition Of
Inc PRESIDENTIAL Message is inquest onaby one Of the
most extraordinary" documents, Gas it has been chris
tened by both friend and Zoe in Congres that ever ena,
mated irum any department Of the government 1t EN-.
plaicalIy an 7ntt 7arV essay whca might have ora,
ced The pages OF Free Trade Magazine, but which
seems TO us, in tore and style and argument, entirely
unsuitable 10 grave official Report. That il is inge
nous and plausible will deny; but that il evinces
any thIng like extraordinary ability. we cannot admit
ah'hs up The most common place and thousand times
reiued p"Slna'es 1.-THE opponents Of protective larin,
NE Secretary argues from them as if they were adal
led lacs. More fortunate iIan ArehimcJes he has not
only ms lever, but he thinks he has found place on
which to rest the powerful instrument, by which sys,
TEN co-eval with the constitution ITSELF and which has
been rlumphany viudcated by lis beneficial en4c.,
from The o1oquy heaped upon 1t by lis a,sailan,s ia 10
be i1naliy and forever overlhrown
The main position assumed by him is that manufac.
tufers are privileged class, for whose especial bene6,
all other interests Of society, agricultural commercial
aud mechanical, are taxed-that every proecve d,tv
enters into the price OF the article upon which il is levi
Sd and augmenls il 10 than precise extent and that cp
sfquenlly when the government derives revenue from
imports Gas did last year, OF q millions of dollars
'"e manufacturing capitalists, the number whom he
U.S. uoeS not exceed ten thousand persons, re-
ceVe 81 millions Of dollars in the shane Of boun,vl A
'''' sue" reasoning as hs we oppose the argument of
".S - '"e u"iy enhanced the price, the article upon
WIN" Is imposed would rise to that precise extent
aud there could be no difficulty in at once ascera;nn,
e ''o'' "hieh II II we're so.would be conclusive against
NV 'yS"l oo' even secretary Walker admits that this
is Occasionally the Gaze Ne assert .h,, il nm;
Jor my otherwise But how does il happen ifibe Soc
resTy theory be true, al ALL that even "occ,sion, u,
results occur to cnhiute it He tells US that "mnove
nens IN machinery and other causes prevent in boso
o''"s"'" exceptions, the augmentation of price. Bul
w Improvements IN machinery and other causes ALWAYS
'en cohcueaily with the imposition or the auymenta
~" '" on'y 81, The fact indeed deserves I, he
'or'ed AN ng TIL, IRE nlrka5Ie clnc idence,, of III.
'ee"f has unfortunately come to pass some half d,
y" '"es IN The last twenty years. as if with The mali
o'o's purpose oil demonstrating the taacy of the Free
a'e 'enIss and TO pepeuale the reign of e ror and
"e''s"" ne Tact Is. that the position is utterly nm
+ "''''' anu striking from under him this broad Mat
'om' upon which he has built his arpument tho halo
a'''o "'"o'es TO the gronhd. Every body knors that
81 ''' Is " nom being true that the duty is added to the
'"'' He prices Ut duind articles invariably decin.
"n'o domestic competition aud production Is exc;,ed h
'"e' !" position, and the consumer obtains Them c
cent less Ihah before The duty was unused wha,,
men, Is The tar upon the consumer? Jrbsre ,ha a..
'our millions bounty to the manufacturer 2
II II were, indeed true, that the prolec,ive svs,o,,
one oil oounIles 10 one and very small class f Tho
MUMMY 10 pay which all other classes are n xod I'll
oe Frustrated, even # lis beneficial effects in
are as varied and paoabe as lis friends insist
"'' '"ey are No considerations of national ah,,i,v
~ justly congress IN adhering to a policy. houavs,
us dressings, which taxes one class or IN, coo
'' VI '"e ehlon, Tor the benefit Of another class ~
another section. Did we believe that The avs,;o
''"'''u mus uneqnally aud oppressvev. we sho,Il
"""eS''a"h9y condemn the system ~ G,,lad :. a.
''"Nes' injustice < as utterly subyersive of H..
e'pleS upon which all good governments ousb, "a ho ,,
aea and administered But when we ,,. ,.,,, H., ,
ATE lis ELECTS, we demand. and demand in va;n -,
P''"' OF The assertion Nay the very men ,,bo n,,,.,I
gate the doctrine, officially and o,he,yisa
!; ,,,; %D'''' ''a'' though theoretically true. il
P"''''y 'alse' and they forced to at,emp, IN no
ho,,..