The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-15

in which they are engaged as itlie lnJu-
rious as practicable to neutral Powers. /
These duties would not be imposed upon
any imports into our own country, but on /
is upon imports into Mexico, and The tax
would fall upon the people OF Mexico 10
The enhancement to them Of the prices OF
these imports. Nearly all our own pro-
ducts are excluded by the Mexican tariff,
even in time OF peace they are excluded
also during the var, so far as We continue
The sys,om of blockading any Of the ports
Of Mexico; aud lbey are also excluded
even from the ports not blockaded IN pos
session Of Mexico; whereas the new sys'
lem would soon open 10 our commerce all
The ports Of Mexico as they shall tall into
our military possession. Neither our own
nor foreign merchants are required TO send
any goods To Mexico, and, II they do 30
voluntarily, it will be because they eau
make profit upon the importation there,
and therefore they viii have no right to
complain Of tie duties levied IN the ports
&c Mexico, upon the CONSUMERS OF those
good. the people OF Mexico. Tie whole
money collected would nuTe 10 tbs bene.
III of our own Government aud people, TO
sustain the var, and 10 prevent, To lhat ex
tent, new loans and Increased taxation =
Indeed, IN view OF the fact that the Gov.
eminent Is thrown upon The erd,nary fe'e'
nues for peace, with no other additional
resources but loans To carry on The war,
the income e. be- derived from The new
system, which, Il Is believed, viii be large,
1t these suggestions are adopted, would DC
highly important 10 sustain the credit Of
the Government, to prevent the embafrass'
ment OF the Treasury, and to save the
country from such ruinous sacrlhces as uc.
Cured during the last year, including the
inevitable legacy 20 postetiy OF large
debt ana onergus taxation. The new sys.
ten would not only arrest the eNpens We
transfer and fuuous drain Of specie 10
Mexico, but would cause IT IN duties, and
IN return for our exports, 10 feHpw lnin
our country 10 an amount, perhaps, soon
exceeding the niue millions oi dollars
which il had reached IN 10, even under
the restrictive laws of Mexico thus Tc'lev.
ing our own people from a gnegous tax
anu lHNIlASltfL u " tttAt ~ SN"hsA AAtFS hlft
our enemies, the people Of Mexico, as 4
contribution levied upon them 10 conquer
peace, as well as 10 detray the Xpe..se,
81 tie war: whereas, b. admttu- oui
exports freely v,ihuu, duly uto the NeGt
can ports which ae mas occupy ttom time
d time, and aliritag ,aase goods laclud
lug the Gccessaflgs 9f fife, al less thun one
uaa tHe puces which they had heretofore
pai1 for them, The var uIht 10 lWG be-
core benefit, instead uf burden, 70 tbs
people IL Mexco ard they would there
fore be unwilling d terminate the contest
L IS hoped a'sotaa, Mexico, after peace
. wllI never renew Ter prescaI pfDlhb tor!
and protective system, 50 nearly rcsem
biug that OF ancieni China or japan, hu
that, iberalzcl, enlightened, anJ roge9e
! rated by the contact aud Intercourse wttI
/, our people, and hose Of other civilized na
il1ns, she "lIi continue the i,r more mode
/. rate system ii dutic4 resembling .h4l pre-
. srr,d.d by lhcsa regulations.
i In The mean lime L = re- J''.' 90"
Mexico, by her obstinate persistence d
+ hi, contest, should compel U. 10 oyctthto,
our own financial policy aad arrest ihI
gtedt nation ~ her high and prGsperou
] career. 10 reimPo,c bigl duties wOu,
he alike ,nianou, 70 Ourselves AMI 10 4
nellni Powers, and, unless demanded b
stern necessity, uneenerous e those e.
l.hleucd nations which hayn adopted, cor
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