The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-24

collectively; but perhaps It's harshest features
would be overlooked il its sectional partiaties and
It's peculiar injustice on large portions of the Union
were not at least briefly exposed To limited por-
ZION OF the north, the bounties and monopoies given
TO the manufacturers, who constitute the prep Jnder
atlng class, and eollaerally dispensed among their
dependent employees and neighboring supporters,
may perhaps oyerbalanee It's general mischiefs. To
other portions, its operations may be accompanied
by eountevailing agencies partial eompensations,
which may alleviate lis expressions But to much
of the west and all Of the south, its effects those
OF unaoyed oppression. Such sectional inequali-
ties might naturally have been expected from the
attempts even Of the wisest TO encourage by fede-
raj legislation special branches Of industry and 10
regulate the employment OF labor and capital In a
country Of such wide extent, varied products, and
diversified interests as that Of our Union. On this
account, the spirit and theory Of our government TO
say nothing OF the strict acquisitions Of its written
constitution, require that only the few great inter
ess, national in their character and common To ALL
should be supervised and controlled by the federal
authorities, and that the special interests peculiar
pursuits Of the people of the States respectively
should be eft exclusively TO their local legislatures
How palpably these wise considerations OF our Pc
- lar policy have been dsregarded, and the essen
nal relations Of our government state and feder
disturbed let this very protective system, with tie
effects It has wrought, and the dangers il has men
aeed, strikingly display The protective interests,
with few exceptions, from the commencement have
existed almost exclusively in the north and one or
two ofthe middle States; while other sections, and
the whole south particularly, have, from the nature
of their agricultural and staple interests been incepa
BILE Of receiving encouragement or support from any
equivalent system Of partial legislation. Hence the
adoption ofa system OF forcing industry and tempt
ing capital and labor to special pursuits, has re-
bounded, so far advantage attainabe, wholly
10 the north, while the south has felt the operation
only in burdens and forced contributions. This has
Nh far haiti OF Uear as he haa TTnlU
believed, the special interests Of only few States,
which should never have looked beyond the su per
vision OF their local governments, have virtually con-
roled the legislation and corrupted the adminlsra-
ton Of the federal Union, especially on the ampor-
tant subjects Of taxation and expenditure 10 such
extent that all the burdens Of the former and much
more in the nature OF bounties, have been practical
~ cast on them while, with the exception Of occa-
sional crumbs doled them, all the benefits OF the
latter have been engrossed by the paramount section
| need not say to what extremitIes such convictions
but few years since led one Of the most enlighten
ed and gallant States Of the south, nor by what
prudent concessions and wise counsels the crisis
which theatened fratrcida war, and was big with
the fate of the Union itself averted The trans
actions Of that deeply interesting period fresh in
the recollectlons Of the nation, and many patriot
heart yet beats faint at the remembrance Of the
sad presagss then INDUCED. 1t seemed almost in
eyitabe that before another anniversary Of ma
uonal independence, the proud banner of our coun-
try, emblem of the happy union Of these States,
would wave in severed stripes; that, as the least
evil, from its pure would be botted out Of
its farest stars-a Peiad lost forever m its sister
throng II is lamentable To reflect that the quar-
antees of the eomnromise hill which though
yelled in the forms Of legislation, was sa-
cred n comnaet as vns ever sesl.d by con-
tending parties on their country's altar, and
which rebound, in the bonds of peace and fratern-
ty the aliepated feelings of soverepn STATE sbould
have been ever marred At the n.,ig.ions NJ section
al cupd,ty and under the fryolons nrrteYt or tran
silent necessity. The deed was done hovever in
the passage Of the odious ACT of 1870. And again
the almost united voice of the soutb Il raised in re-
monsrance and appeal against the renewed oppres-
sions of the hateful svstem No front of menace
is assumed nor IL The last re.ort of nu6ca,on con-
tempiaed but onlv the claims of ir,sce of ted
faith and party pedees are relied an m secure re-
dress. The admoniiions of the mas, should not
however be unbee,jed and IN. oosd NJ onnrassion
should be removal be6nre IL ,b,II have driven tn
madness -
Rut Mr. Chairman ybep u,s ~ Oh. south have
been denouncng the sectional favoritism and un-
reasonable monopolies awarded hv the nrotectiye
system TO the manufacturers of Tho nortb the
tauntine inquiry has more than once in this verv
debate, been addressed to us. wbv we do not par
ucipate in its bouptiss and share its smells nv the
establishment of manufactnres among our neepls:
and not a few cover, sneers have been nduiped Al
their snn,osed ,uan, If nrnv;dsn.. and on,.snr;sa
frnu r r
WvTupop having understood that sor,e fsu, man
nf,cmr;no est,hls6ment. have hen started in the
south. and especiallv in NV own state has more
kindly tendered his CONGRATULATIONS thai our neonle
are awaking TO a sense Of their interests, and are
soon to follow in the wake of the protected classes
Sir mncb fear the congratnl,on 10 ss ;II-,med as
the taunt, are unmer,ed Unless orevoualv mis-
taken in convictions no, adonted without some
thouob believe The neonle If The Sontb have No,
embarked. and oush, not in prudence to embark to
anv GREAT extent in manuftctnrea becauae thew
without default or lack of industry on their mart
labor under disadv,ntnpes which nreclnde them
from equal competition with the neopSe of the North
in supplving with manufactured products the gen.
eraI consump,ion of the country. No rational man
wonders that the peonIe of bleak New England do
not engage in the culture of sugar; nor that The ciri
zens of Louisiana do not betake themselves to the
manufacture of ice because. in such instances. the
obstacles of nature, paIpable to all, evidently pre-
clude from such waste of capital and labor. Yet
air in the constitution and circumstances of socie.
ties elements of DISADVANTAGES and inaptitude for
particular industrial pursuits If not of equal potency
with physical impediments, NAV exs, in such con-