The North-Carolina standard., 1846-08-26


some of its provisions require modification. -
| The general rule 10 Be applied in graduatirS
the duties upon articles OF foreign growth 0r tSaht4
factufe, IS that which will place our own Id fair
competition with those Of other countries; and
me inducements TO 1Hrdnce eten a step 6eN6nd
ms point are Controlling in regard to there
articles ThIch are primary necessity an time Of
%Gr' When we reflect upon the difficulty aud
delcacy of this operation, il is important that il
Should never be attempted but with the Utmost
caution. Frequent legislation IN reEGrd to da4
branch Of industry affecting its v0lue, and by
Hpn arnIcn ,ls capitol may 6e t'nn:ferre9 to ne.1
Gus SpecutGii0RS and loss. sos t.
+" 10 deiiberaring, therefore, on those Interesting
subjects: local fet lngs and prejudices should be
merged in the patriotic determination 10 promote
the great interest of the whole. All attempts TO
connect them with The party conflicts Of the day
are necessarily injurious; and should be discounA
tehanced: Our action upon them should be under
the control of higher and pufet motives Legisla-
lion subjected such influence es can heter be JUST,
and will not long retain the sanction Of people
whose active patriotism is not bounded by sectional
limits nor Insensibe TO that spirit of concession
and forbearance. which gave life to our political
compact, and still sustains it. Describing alt cal
culations Of political ascehdency, The north the
south, the east, andthe west sho6n unite in dimin-
ishing any burden Of which either may justly COM
plain. .H...H as
" The agricultural interest of our country is so
essentially Connected with every other, and so
superior m importance TO them all, I&I il is
Htte0tlOn.
is principally as manufactures and commerce
tend to increase tie vdtue of agricultural pro-
dactions and TO e:cte'1d theft application TO the
wants and comforts Of society, Mdt they deserve
the fostering care of g6rerhmeht.
"Lookng forward 10 the period; not far distant,
when sinking fund will no longer be required,
the duties those ARTICLES of I'm 20rIation arHick
cdnnot come an competition Nth O16n prOdWc-
tfon are the first that should engage the alienation
of Congress IN the nodi ifcdtion Of the tariff Of
these, tea and cofee are the most prominent:
they enter largely into the consumption of the
country, and have become articles OF necessity 70
all classes" ..... ..
Extract Of Aaesshgs from Anlre1c Jackson,
President, of the United States, to Cohgress,
Deeenlber7, $780, a.r - II
Among the NUMEROUS causes Of consratuation,
the condition of our inpost revenue deserves
special mention nasmnch as il promises the means
Of extinghishing the public debI sooner than was
anticipated, and furnishes strong illustration Of
the pracucal effects of the present tariff upon our
sa" The object of the tariff is objected to by some
as unconstitutional and it is considered by almost
all as defective in many of its parts. 81. g n7'
The power TO impose duties ON imports origin
ally belonged 10 the several States. The right to
adjust those duties; with VeHk the encour0ge7
nsent Of the dome estic branches Of fnduSfTy is 80
completely incidental TO that power that it is diff
cult TO suppose the existence Of the one without
the othet. The States have delegated their whole
authority over imports ID the general government,
without Limitation or restriction saving the very
nconsiderable reservation relating their inspee-
tion laws. This authority having thus entirely
passed from the States, the right to exercise il for
the purpose of protection does not exist in lhemj
and consequently if it be not possessed by the gem
eral government, ii must be extinct. Our political
system would thus present the anomaly Of peo-
pie stripped of the right foster their own indus
try and 10 counteract the selfish and destruc-
tive policy which might be adopted by foreign ma
tons, his surely cannot be the case. This in.
dispensable power, thus surrendered bv the States
q ha
subject expressly delegated TO Congress. ..r
" In this conclusiot, am confirmed, well by
the opinions Of President Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, and Monroe who have each repeatedly
Recommended the exercise Of this right under the
constitution, as by the Continued ae4uiesCenee OF
the States aid the ge6eral understanding Of the
people, 49,. ~
"That our deliberations on this interesting sub
ject should be IAfndencsd By those PGrfis0n con-
'cLs that Hte ifcident tofree institutions IS the
ferVent dDiSh Of mig heart To make this great
question, which unhappiy so much divides and
exctes the public mind, subserTent TO the short
sighted views of faction, must destroy all hope of
settling IL satisfactorily 10 the great body Of the
people, aud for the general interest. cannot
therefore, in taking leave of the subject 100 earn;
estly, for my own feelings the common good
warn you against the bIishtiDg consequences Of
such course"
E:ztrdct Of d message from 4asdreaO Lackson,
Dec. 6. 1881. .s. +i -.'a-@tc q .i -
g The confidence with which the extinxuishS.
meat Of the public debt may be anticpated presents
an opportunity for carrying into eject more fully
the policy IN relation 10 import duties, which has
been recommended in my former messages.
modification OF the tariff, which shall prod0ee re-
ducIIon of our revenue the wants Of the govern
ment, and an adjustment Of the duties on Imports
with a view 10 equal justice in relation 10 ali our
national interests, and to the counfeTacion of for
eign policy, so far as IL may be injurious 10 those
interests is deemed to be one Of the principal OBJ
iecs which demaH nd the consideration of the pres-
ent Congress. In the exercise Of that Spiy of con-
/ cession and cobclation which has Distinguished
the friends of Union in all great emergencies,
/ it is believed that this object may be effected with
out injury TO any national interest"
| Now, the experimental tariff, as interpret IT,
fundamentally violated this doctrine Il discsimi-
mated, but it did so against Our domestic labor
and in that way, and to that extent, il made war
upon the vital Interests of the north And pray,
| what inducements were offered 70 North Carroll.
4 na, by this experiment, that her senators should
! hctp to carry on the unnatural conflict What
but the naked desire for an apparent party unity
where there was really no party concord. d For
! North Carolina had no local or State Interest
which would be served or elevated by IL None
| whatever. s:r }l4s9 H. aE sitr
The limits Of this address viii not allow Of IL.
lusrations by tedious detail Of enumerated arfi-
cles. reserve that for more suitable occasion,
only remarking, for the present, that should any
be disingenuous enough to deny this characteristic
of tho new, tariff, no one, who regards his reputa
Eton, will venture to contradict the fact that the
experimental tariff does not discriminate IN farOr
1of American manufacturers: and NOT 10 discrimi,