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

answer TO a call of the President, had vol
unteered to serve the u. s. in existing war
with Mexico, have elected me for their
Colonel, and the Governor has furnished
to me u commission in accordance with
that election. Having received a militia
ry education and served number of years
in the line of the army, felt that my SER
vices were due to the country, and believ-
ed my experience might be available in
promoting the comfort, the safety and ct.
ficicncy of the Mississippi Regiment in the
campaign on which they were about to
enter. Such considerations, united to the
desire common to our people to engage in
the military service OF the country, deci-
ded me unhesitatingly to accept the COM
mand which was offered. The regiment
was organized and waiting to be muster
ed into service preparatory TO a departure
for the army of operation. Under such
circumstances, could not delay until the
close Of the Congressional session, though
then so proxmate that it must occur before
a successor could be chosen and reach the
city of Washington.
1t was my good fortune to see in none
OF the measures likely to be acted on at this
session such hazard as would render sin
gle vote important, except the bill to regu
late anew the duties upon imports The
vote on this was to occur very soon lin
two days. after the receipt of my commits
sion as Colonel, and have the satisfac-
ton to annouce to you that it passed the
House the evening before left Washing.
ton; and l entertain no doubt of its pass
ing through the Senate and becoming
the law of the land. An analysis of the
votes upon this bill will show that It's main
support was derived from the agricultural
and exporting States. To these in a Pc
cunary view it was the measure of high
est Importance. But whilst rejoice in il
tor such considerations, because tending
to advance the great staple interest of our
State, and thus to promote prosperity
OF all industry among us, | am not less
gratItied at it as a measure of political re-
form. In adopting the ad vaorem rule
and restricting its operations to the reve-
nue. limit, the great principle of taxing
in proportion to the benefits conferred is
more neurly Appropriated, and the power
to lay duties as directed 10 the purpose oil
raising money, for which alone it was con.
TERED in the constitution of our confedera.
cy. Thus 1t was exercised by the fathers OF
our Republic 10 the tariff enacted under
the federal constitution; when for the bene.
fit it would confer upon American produ.
GERS and manufacturers they chose to
raise revenue by imposts rather than d.
rect taxation. Since then. as in the bill oil
1912, Ito be substituted by that lately pass
ed through the House of Representatives,
the collection of revenue has been The su.
coordinate; the benefit to particular classes
the main object of duties. And the ex.
tent to which this was pursued was con.
ceaed by specific duties and minima vaIu-
| ations--rendering the law uninteIigible
on It's face, and in many cases wholly
prohibitory in its operaiion--destroylng
revenue but leaving taxation. A tariff
for protection" must discriminate against
the necessaries of life 10 favor manufac-
lures in rude or "Intant' state; tariff
for revenue may, and generally would, i'm.
pose its highest duties upon Injuries, for
reasons so jus; and eqdalizing in their
practical effects, that one could have no
inducement to conceal the policy or shrink
| from it's avowal.
Commercial changes and the wants OF
superfuites of the treasury must re,
quire occasional notifications in the rates
Of duties upon imports; but a saIutary
check is held by The people so long as all
notifications are made by changing the
| rate nor cont On aDupooratoJ ortioIoe \,
which 1t Is seen at once what tax is i'm.
posed upon consumption, and whether OF
not the limit OF revenue is passed.
| trust we shall never again witness the
spectacle, so revolving to every idea o.
self government, of law in which, by
specific duties and minima valuations, the
purpose and effect is as absolutely conceal
ed as in the cdicts Of the ancient tyrant
which were written in hand so small anc
hung so high as to be ilegible to those
| upon whom they were to operate.
During this session, as your Represen
tative, have acted upon all measures a:
seemed to me best to accord with the prin
ciples upon which was elected, and mos
likely to correspond with the wishes and in
terest ofthe 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-
sentatives will, it is confidently expected
pass the Senate of the United State:
probably with an amendment extending the
time at which it is to GO into ful! effect
This is supposed TO be necessary to pre-
vent an injurious revulsion in the trade o
the country, consequent upon the sudden
contraction of the discounts of those
banks, which have extended their accom-
modations upon the government deposites