The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-04

Among the numerous causes ri cOnGra- |
iuiaiiou, the condition Of our lmpos, reye.
hoe deserves special mcnGon, Inasmuch as
q promises the means u cNl,ngulshin5 the
public debt s7oner ihrn sas anticipated. and
FURNISHES stu,ng illustration Of the practl.
cal effects OF the present IaTill upon our
commcrc!ai interests.
O. The Object of tie tariiI is objected TO
Is some rs unconstitutional; and # Is con.
sdofed hy aluos. all as detective IN many
q us parts.
Tho power to impose duties on imports
oFtsina.ly belonged Is the States. The rlph,
- adjust those duties, siIh view 10 tic
encouragement OF Tie domestic branches Of
ihuusiry, IS so completely incidental 10 tha.
power That Il Is difficult to suppose tie cx.
iSienco OF the one without the ulaer. The
States have delegated their whole author.
y over imports 10 the General Government,
without limitation az restriction, saving ihc
very lnconsIdcnl'c reservation relating 10
their inspection laws. This authority hay.
ing thus entirely passed from tho States.
The night 10 exercise II for the purpose Of
protection does net exist IN them and. con.
seqloniiy, II il be not possessed nv the Gen.
efai Government, It mast be extinct Oar
political system would thus prcscat The nm.
emaly OF people stripped or the right to
foster their own industry, and 10 c0unforact
tie most selfish aud destructive policy which
nigh, DO adopted by foreign nl,ions. This
sIfciy cannot bc the case. This Rdisaen.
sable power, thus surrendered by the States
must be within tho 7aaea ae the AUTHORITY
On the subject expressly delegated TO Con.
gress.
- 10 this conclusion, en- confirmed as
well by the opinions Of Presidents Wash.
ington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, who
have each repeated recommended the cx.
eTclse OF this right under tho Constitution
aa by the uniform practice Of Congress, the
continued acqglcsctnre Of the States, anl
the general understanding Of the people.
That our deliberations on this interest.
ing subject should be ualpGlenced By those
partisan conflicts tia, arc incident to free
institutions, is the icryenl wish OF my heart.
10 make this great question which unhap.
PLY so much divides and eyci,cs the public
NM, subseryicnl 10 the shori,sigh,ed views
o. faction, must destroy al hope OF settling
II satisfactorily 10 the o.ca, body Of the PEG.
pie aud Tor the geuerai interest. cannot,
therefore, IN taking leave OF mo subject, too
earnestly, for my o"n feelings or tic CON.
mon good warn you against ,hc bhghtng
consequences Of sUta course"
lrvf-,c. g M,r-,- g. 49,. r.-L--- II
sisn, of tho United States, to Congress De.
c7mber G, 1891
The confidence with vhi:h the ex,in.
ralshmant Of the pubic debt may be anti.
ef2ltcd presents al opportunity for carry.
lRg ia!o effect more lutiy tic policy 10 re.
laton 10 import duties which has been re.
commended 10 my former messages. 4 mo.
dtiealon 10 the tariff winch shall produce
reduction OF our revenue to the wants o
the Government, and an adjustment Of the
duties on imports with view to equal IS
lice in relation to all our national interests
and 10 the counioraciiJn OF foreign policy
SO far as il may be injurious 10 chose inter.
ests, IS deemed 70 b. one Of the principal
objects which demand the consideration Of
the present Congress. 10 the exercise O
that spirit Of CONCESSION and Cancellation
which has distinguished the friends Of our
Union IN all great emergencies, il is balioy
ct44-+l4Asxa! this object may be effected without
injury 10 any national interest"
Now, the experimental tariff as inter.
Pre-. ii, fundamentally sr.alcI lals doctrine
II Disseminated, bal 1t dad 50 against ogl
domestic labor, aaI IN lha, way and 10 tia
extent II made var upon tho vital interest:
81 tho North. Aud pray, what inducomenl:
we're offered 20 North C4fohnl by this OK,
pertinent, ha, he, Senators should help to
carry on the unnatural conflict What bJl
tie naked desue for 40 apparent party uni
t. where Then was really no party Concord
Tor North CarlHa had no local or State
interest which viii be served or elevated
by il, None, whatever.
The limits Of tia address will not allow
II ilIasvsi.ons by t,dious dctau Of cnume-
rated articles: ! teso.9o tia. for d more
suitable OCCASION oa'y tom7-s'ug e. the
present that # AM should be dlslngonuous
enough to deny tbs Characteristic Of the
new tariff, no one Who regards ns repata.
ton wii venture TO pntrJdc, the fact that
the experimental tar.Adoey not discriminate
"a iayor OF American Amanuhcurcs and
not TO discriminate IN their favor moderate
~ and reasonably, by i've and let live %
law Of love amongst brethren Of common
country, is the same tbinejn pflnclph tho
not In degree as 10 discriminate against
iaem. Verify 1t appeared o nc that IS
passage would be substituting, tho theories
Of yesterday, learned ~ the 'aw Office, for
the experience Of tYgeatsoi our own
Government and tho practice ri all c'yltz-
cd nations, f5r the sake Of perreIra'tue an
experiment upon tho people O! lhe United
States.
Fifth. The last objection sha' trouble
YOU with is to the ne" principle, that al
duties arc to be lad ad vaiorem." II Il
10. the least remarkable cITcurs'uncc, con