Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-02-08
The llawiFr weh fc'ses - he srcretarY's Theory
hat low du.Ics ar The Lee. f1f fcreaue

ne l0Tirg. MI,eh fcatfs - lie NrcTeaf1 Theory
that low duties the Tee for foTeaue
II 5 y.fy elarthl; ma fiy IA asia II lasas e IN
gross hel!ese hal rlisa al The revenue TgaEOl
say ten millions -fI customs, IS r. pr 3ranrc
al tic duties. as believing ;is. thrr vii d htVt
RECOURSE to ether sJlrces,t rssrua Wals tbs glrc
ted Nhen thc lap IS are airiy cNhaf sied, ihfa. u
rlare s waascl. they VII douh cz mt L vote r
dreet t2xas. Nhl caa doubt that Iaare revenue my
be rl.ssJby Increasing TIE atcs mpsIts either Dy
n sing the rates ct the d ro5t schedules. OF ~ higher
dulles 90 particular articles Our experience, ard
that Of o,er countries proves this How Is II 40 EHg
landl There. cf tweaiy two millions sterling raisfd
finn imp SIS naeeen came iogn SIX articles aioue II
these sggaris one. Paying twelve cents duty te' aroih
CT. paving fory five ceals aud t5aacce. VII d., 81
tn ,asand per cent, ana her ct - are rctefsC
to England example d Inc t-aey Of Inc = sen
Ct loa duties
We have one cent duty on saga,. and they tWeive
ceas Does any one believe i.ai duty OF .ant IN
sugar will prJduro as me-. revenue duty Il two'r
three cents Gan Try bel thai IT the DUTY was
two. ms ad g cent that the importation would uc
al effected 10 Ct Numerous other articles "hie.' he
could speciiy-wiaos and spirits, s1nc description o uu
and other artics Ten millions more may casalt ID
raIsed from mpss, with very moderate duty on tea
and e5fiee which he had Doubt would be Sustained
by Congress- In eonneel,on with higher raes q duties 81
such Il the aNed articles as will bear II without letns
burdensltle "a the Pc pic.
Bot the lands uf Congress arc tic up hy this absurd the
ory + The chief financial ofcsr o the Government ard
Nc are driven To tic necessity Of rc,51hg s5le
Is on bans or Treasury notes ior eauyngon he war-
What spectacle W. exhibited his great country t.
iae na,iJns Of Europe. and % Meuco alsn As without
SOL. RESOURCES for sustaining the war m whte NC ate
sngaued-as beng ra3urcl the last extremity o Gu
fzbI,d naaus With no other means faf prosecuting
war hut hltf wing, ani that IN the form indicating iho
failure VI pulc cfedjhe issue 81 Government paPef
Nhy, in TINS respect have reduced ourselves 10 near
Nv the same condition IS NrNjcp ~heIs carrying On
the var ~ hans. 10 be uOfaiacd by force and We by
loans be oeaNe, tron ltlai-pc1pe \ an American
rit:zea he felt huablej at tbs coalition II which veEN
fist ourselves the world. And VI csery one knows
thai The pflAi5 graf country iaf supply
ingtbe pubic Treasury REMAIN almast rntHochsd.
The YeFY ohjeci ia " hch Mr. Walker would lay I
duties at all since i revenue alone which should tc
roH;emp hated - T1rf If mPe.s, According - Ia,
sys;enl--lhs Hrry oi3ec, Is n" 4 he defeated .
Tor the sake OF adherlng 10 they. To ral>'
The dulics might seem 10 tc confession 81 W h'g
l3ctrines; II IA zht causs the Iaad Of $50 To
sak Too much Ike tie Iauf + lSi2 II night atosc
III. z ~ prse.ton 10 damests Industry. Rahet tlan
n,uF ms danger ht faa1cal credit q the Gak' mment
nay pay la ridecd. IL tins diemma, however. The
leS phFaseol.gy clm.s INTO play. and the Adn'nsia
lon discovers thai make cfen issues II Gfyeu-
5an Pacr ~ the simple device Il merely anticipating
BereVenue.' B,H. Inner f