The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-08-10
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.e-rre aninadvers.on, ia consequence Of A's
course on the slavery quss'icn, NC think 1t but
ma, he .hould b. heard The following com.
mup,ea,ion IN his defence, VIC clip from tho Gal
weston Nefs;
NJ RICHARDSON;
Son,e months since noticed much comment
OF the address OF one o.. our senators IN Con-
y.,.s, 10 ht, constituents, wherein he charges
Mr Calhoun with the crime OF political neon
.,s,,ncy and endcay ors TO show tha, he was IN
.tramental IN first establishing the protective
.ys,.m in the country BY his supporting The
tarif1 Of 1916 Some may believe that shla Is
sl correct, but certainly no, those who are sc
qnanted with the history Of the country and
the political life Of the distinguished senS'or
from South Carolina
Let facts speak for themselves In the first
Mace. tn. last war with great Britain was PRO-
claimed and sustained by The then Republican
party, and opposed throughout by the Federal
PARTY. That war left the counir, IN debt, and
The party in power was called on TO adopt nfesns
calculated To sustain III. Government and lead TO
tn, gradual payment OF the debt ihus created
With those objects IN view, Congress passed
an act ON the 9Th OF January, 1918, entitled,
AN act to provide additional Revenues FOR de-
; fraying the expense Of Government and MAIN
tanning the public crdi,, by laying direct tax
upon the United States, and to provide for as-
-es,ng and collecting the same.
And on the 3rd OF March following" An
act 10 provide additional Revenues for dciraying
the expenses of the Government and u:unt'.iii-
ing the public credit, by laying direct tax on
household furniture, and on gold and silver
watches"
/ The state Of aiI,lrs requiring such laws, at.
forls ample apology for the passage Of the Rev
enue Tariff Act Of 1916, for ihc support OF
which, Mr. Calhoun is denounced But why
h blamc HIM alone
B II that law was unwise or unpatroiic at that
particular luncture, then censurc the Republic
can party who passed 1t, and the Republican
President who gave II his signature. But there
was no man known to be Republican, who
condemned the measure q, that time. II was
the same party who passed this act, that had
proclaimed and sustained the war IN defense OF
their country and their coun,r}'s rights when
the one was in-ul,cd and the o,he, violated by
a naughty and oycrbearing foe, and the samc
party who mad opposed the war, also opposed
the passagt Of TIL, law and particularly thu
New England States, who, being largely en-.
gagged IN the shipping trade did not wish 10 d.
vert their capital to that Of manufactures. And
one Of the ahlest speeches Of their champion
Webster, was IN opposition to the tariff though
after they had embarked IN the business, ,hos,
ser, state, that opposed a tafif for reynuc
became thu slrcnuou, advocates OF tariff
for protection: and how far they succeeded
in their policy, the tarifi az, OF 1928 plain,
demonstrated
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not favor any measure that would enable ia.
government 10 pay OF n debt created by Just
war, aud particularly war ike the one referred
TO- which had been gallan'ly sustained, and glo.
rou-ly terminated The act referred to VAS
for revenue alone. Blu, subsequently. when
the opponents Of simple tariff for revenue
adopted the protective policy, the Republican
party of course could not 20 with them. Tot
their policy !, never to tax the many for tbs
benefit of the icw.
It would sc.in from the address first rcicr-"o
to, that the protective policy, or wha. is com
monty called the Amprttu system. originated
W;h the tarih act Of lslo. This is altogethci
mistake The word protective does not ap
pear in that law It. preamble reads thus;
" II. renaeied, etc. tina, from aud after the 3oth o
June. lsl6. the dBtas hereterre LAID by law goo-
Wafr- and merchandise impaired hy the United State.
crna md drlcfninr and ierr shall h. IL, led collect
I'd. and pild the .escml duties hereafter mentioned
that Is /" Ny, etc
( The truth is. the doctrine Of protection orr.
glna'ed or was recognised a, a much earlier
day than 1916. for, on the 9TH Of JULY, 1889
Gen Washington the President signed bill,
the preamble of which ran thus.
" So Nhern- It j. urce-sary for the SUPPORT Of
government tor lh d., hnrre Of the debit If the nli
pf
iactu.rs lal dGr- b. laid s,-.i, wares and net.
chuHi,df imported -
( The above extracts will serve to show the
great injustice Of accusing Mr.. Calhoun OF
being any way instrumental in ENGRAVING the
protective policy on the country. Indeed he
has always been opposed to il, and he has al
Ways and still continues to struggle against il,
and have often heard hun accused Of incon-
sis,ency. vet never have | known the charge
sustained and for the simple fac, that i, could
not be-
Nr. Calhoun has his principles, and whcnc, I
a party carries theta ont. he Of course acted
with them, but when they abandon the road OF
duty, and make i,fo'u to the RICH, or to the
left, Calhoun moves not with them he eithc,
stands still, or fall, back On the citadel Of his
own cherished principles. and for tins indcpend
enec OF party and devotion 10 principle, he is
forsooih, 'auu',d with being inconsistent,
Calhoun would preserve to the siatcs nj
those nights not expressly delegated by Their
TO the Federal Government in the Constitution
he has ever been the champion of shc sou,l
and its cherished institutions. And for thu. h,
been anathema'izcd and even by some whc
have been depu,cd To act in concer, with, ane
perform alike dute, with himself
Division between those who are selected n,