The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-16

Of duty on Imports is topic that continues
10 divide public sentiment lomy message
Of Ihe 7lh,of January las, took occasion
10 express tho views which then euterain'
ed regarding II, and 10 these views con !
tiuueto adhere, can entertain 40 doubt
OF The constitutional power o The federal
goysrument, tG make such determinations
in the rates al dalies on imports, as may al
ford reasonable encouragement to domestic
manufactures and productions which may
may be irjuriousy affected by iJreign CON
petition, This is power incident TO every
sovereign State, and as the separate States
Of this Uuion are by The express terms OF
The constitution prohibited from It's exercise
il folIows, that unless it resides in the fed
eta soyemmeni,Ihe Unned States are with
ou, this essential attribute Of National SOW
ereignly.
The exten, Of these determinations, bear
ing, as they do, upon conflicting interests
and in some degree arraylng those oI one
norton of the Uion against another, can
only be adjusted under the influence OF thar
spiri, of concession, and compromise, winch
prevailed in the adoption of the Constitution
itself. The history Of our legislation on
this subject, demonstrates most conclusive
Is, that tariff, 10 be permanent, which Is
so essential to The manufacturing, as well
as all the other great inlerssis Of the Coun-
try musl be reasonable and equitable, and
ths, all attempts TO establish rate oI u'tra
protective, 10 low horizontal duties, have
only tended 10 keep the question in state
of cons,au, agitation, than which nothing
can be more preudicial 10 The interests OF
the business community. | am, therefore
in favor Of such jus, Discriminating duhes
as NAV be suflicien, to sustain all our grea'
National interests agains, injurious compe-
,i.ion from abroad such as will give 10 the
home manufacturer, and producer, ressona'
ble profits on his capital, enable him TO pay
his workmen fair wages, wi,hou, unneces'
eariIy taxing The customer.
Pennsylvania, possessing as she does, ,sucf
vas. agricultural, manufacturing and miner
al resources, and commercial advantages
has peculiar interest 10 The adjustment o
this question, upon a permanent basis
Should the changes made in the rate Of du'
ties by ,he tariff act of 1916, affect inJnr''
ously any of the great interests ol 'Se coun'
t,y, we mus. unite our efforts TO induce
Congress, TO whose care and discretion lh'
subiec, is committed By the Constitution
and ON whose wisdom and justice we may
safely rely, to make all just and reasonable
aA Aondmen!s.
From all the reflection have been abI'
to give This vexed and mphcated subject
am thoroughly convinced, ,ha! reasonable
Discriminating duties, such'as can be per-
manently maintained, in connection WIN
Ae operations of The Constitutional Treasn
ry, and sound currency, will do more tt
promote The permanent aud general pros
periIy of all The great interests OF The Coun
try than any other system Of policy whlcl
can be adopted. High cniles' with 'he EN-
ployrenl Of banks as The repositories o.
the public moneys, and consequent inha
,ion of paper currency, by which The edvan
,ags of the duty to the home manufacture
and producer is destroyed, are az ret'sln II
hasten and aggravate those commercial re-
wilson's, TO which all nations are exposed
rs prof gacy and vice are 10 produce war
and misery.
The repeal, or modification Of the B'i'IsN
Corn Lsws,by which Our agricultural pro
dus,s are adGliued into British ports, whII
il wasa measure dictated alike by SCUM
policy, and humanity, toward The suffering
population Of the United Kingdom, has ha'
most happy influence upon our farming
interests. This measure has already aug
men,ed the demand ror our bTead.sufs, a
enhanced pricea, and there is reason 10 be
lieve, il wIL continue TO increase permanent
Iy our agricultural exports, which csnnc
.ail 10 add to the general wealth and pros
perity Of the State and Nation.
In my last annual message | ezpre8se
my viewo ct length, in regard 10 Ihe polio,
Of the banking system, 10 which | respect
fully refer, To The opinions therein con
tanned, continue 10 adhere. A, preser