Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-22
From the Yioksbnrg Sentinel
10 THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI.

uneored to serve the IT, s. in existing wa
wIth Mexico, have elected me for thei
Colonel, and the Governor has furnishr
to me Il commission in accordance wit
that election. Having received militia
~ education and served a number Of year
in the line Of The army, felt that my ser
vices we're due to the country, and beliey
ed my experience might be available ii
promoting the comfort, the safiy and ei
6clcncy of the Mississippi Regimen, in tn
campaign on which they were about t.
enter. Such considerations, united to tn,
desire common to our people to engage II
the military service OF the country, deci.
ded me unhetlnlingly 10 accept the com.
maDd which was offered The regiment
VAS organized and waiting to be muster
ed into service preparatory to n departure
for the army OF operation. Under such
circumstances, could not delay until the
close Of the Congressional session, though
then so proXimate that il must occur before
a successor could be chosen and reach the
city Of Washington.
It was my good fortune TO see in none
ofthe measures likely to be acted on at this
session such hazard as would render a sin
gle vote important, except the bill to regu.
late anew the duties upon imports The
vote on this was to occur very soon (in
two days) after the receipt of my commits.
sion as Colonel, and have the satislac-
ton to annouce 10 you that it passed the
House the evening before left Washing.
ton; and entertain no doubt Of its pass
ing through tho Senate and becoming
the law OF the land. An analysis of the
votes upon this bill will show that ITS main
support was derived from the agricultural
and exporting States To these in pc.
cunlafy view it was the measure Of high
est Importance. But whilst rejoice in it
for such considerations, because tending
TO advance the great staple interest Of our
State, and thus to promote prosperity
OF all industry among u.s. ! am not less
gratlled at II as measure of political re.
form. In adopting the nd vaiorem rule
and restricting its operations to the reye-
nue. limit, the great principle of taxing
~ proportion to the benefits conferred is
more nearly Appropriated, and the power
TO lay duties as directed 10 the purpose OF
raising money, for which alone il was con
lorred in the constitution Of our confedera.
cy. Thus il WIS exercised by the fathers Of
our Republic IN the mrln enacted under
the federal constitute ion; when Tor the bene.
| fit il would confer upon American prudu.
| GERS and manufacturers they chose to
rinse revenue by lmposts rather than d..
| rect taxation. Since then, MS in the bill of
| 1879, to be substituted by hat lately pass
ed through the House Of opresentatlves,)
/ the collection Of revenue has leen the su.
bordInate the benefit to particular classes,
| the main object of duties. And the ex.
tent to which this was pursued was con.
cealed by specific duties and minlma vau.
allons--fenderlng the law unihtelligibIe
on It's face, and in many cases wholly
Prohlbltory in its operOion--destroylng
revenue hut leaving taxation. A tariff
Tor pretectIon' must discriminate against
the necessaries oflife TO hvor manufac-
lures IN a rude or "mtant" state; tariff
for revenue may, ard generally would, i'm.
pose its highest duties upon loxuries, for
reasons so just and eqdalizng IN their
practical effects, that one could have no
nducement to conceal the policy or shrink
from lis nyowal.
Commercial changes and the wants or
superAltes Of The treasury must re.
qure occasional notifications IN the rates
OF duties upon Imports; hut sautar,
check is held by The people so long ms all
notifications are made by changing the
rate per cent, on enumerated articles, by
which It is seen nj once what tax is i'm.
posed upon consumption, and whether or
not the limit Of revenue is passed.
trust we shall never ngnin witness the
spectacle, so revolving to every idea of
self government, of law in which. by
specific duties and minima valuations, the
purpose and effect is ms absolutely conceal.
ed as in the odicts Of the ancient tyranl,
which were written in hand so small and
hung so high as to DO illeglble To those
upon whom they were to operate.
During this session, as your Rspresen
taliye, have acted upon all measures az
seemed 10 me best to accord with the prin-
ciplos upon which was elected, and most
likely to correspond with the wishes and in.
terest oIthe people of Mississippi. Thus my
support was given TO the law for the sepera.
ton ofthe fiscal affairs of the general gov.
eminent from connection with banks. -
The bill passed by the House of Repre-
sentatiyes will, it is confidently expected,
pass the Senate of the Uaited States
probably with an amendment extending the
time at which 1t is To go into full! effect.
This is supposed to he necessary 10 pre-.
vent an injurious revulsion in the trade of
the country, consequent upon the sudden
contraction of the discounts Of those
banks, which have extended their accom-. |
modallons upon the government deposites.
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