The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-02-15
SAMPLE Or POLITICAL CON
fSISTENCY. #

SlSTENCY.
Il is too much to expect Of public
man, that each partof his life will be
Icnnsistent with tho rest. No one is so
wise at the outset Of his career that he.
does not find himself obliged to change
or modify bis opinions, and il is honor.
able TO any man 10 avow frankly The
change which has really taken place 10
his mind. But there is anothe. sort Of
CONSISTENCY which we bsyea right 10
claim Of our public r.en; we have 4 right
10 insist that ley sh,ll not be Of TWO
minds a' onSe; that they shall not enter
la'n 'wo contradictory opinions at time;I
'nst they sEall not profess one principle
and ac. upon another. as efg3
/ an the recent annual message Of GEN
Ieral Taylor he dwells with emphasis on
thp-duty ofencouraging domestic manu-.
lactures. His Secretary Of the Trea-
suiy, Mr.. Meredith, has treated us 10 a
new edition Of The doctrine Of protection
--ihe state meats of yesterdays banquet,
warned over--in which no demands that
for the purpose of forcing the American
people 10 buy Of the mill owners in
America, new taxes shall be laid on i'm
lported goods. This view Of the matter
General Taylor has adopted aud urged
IN his message.
| Ifit be, in General Taylor's opinion,
ia duty to encourage the manufactures
established in our country, we have a
rightto expect that he will not wholly
neglect that duty himself. If he and bis
administration think that they ought TO
force others TO buy articles fabricated in
the mills Of Lowell and other places
within the United States, we have right
TO expect that they will not import the
same articles for themselves from Eng
land. When the obligation is so very
lain. as they pretend, we have right To-
ask them 10 set The example. ssf
Judge Of our surprise, therefore, when
we find these jealous encouragers Of
home manufactures importing their goods
from abroad. The books Of the Custom
House in this city have the following
remarkable entryJ ssa'lssb igH tisei
sag1rd IlREusURy DEPARTMENT, stas
N a lEti Nov. 10, lS49.
"lmrortaiion per ship Niagara, in Sep
tembcr last, of4 bales carpe.ing, marked
Presidents goods. Nos. 34O, ,84l ,342,- \
343, goods entered by Messrs. "A. S.
Stewart g. Co., and duties amounting 10
1.-THE sum OF $3.50 3O.p as@ 2.
"The case being as represented, the
articles we're entitled TO free entry under
the provisions Of the act Of 26lh January,
1ilSl9. TO supply deficiencies, &C. as
articles imported for the use Of the
United States, and you are therefore
aaihorized and directed 10 prepare and
transmit The usual certified statement FOR
the correction oflhe error and return Of
the duties SO paid" ft'ag
it happens rather curio1sly that the i'm
lportations of these presidents goods''
from Europe takes place about the lime
wien General TayIor and Mr.. Meredith
are lmediiating what they shall say TO,
Congress, in tho message of one and the
repofilof the other While they are
demufeIy penning liomily on the duty
Of encouraging home industry, they are,
sending out for articles woven in the
looms oi England.9sih asa 20 ili@ sseaeHa
We have 10 this country millsin which
carpets Of La very good quality are fabrc.i
ated. There was no necessity Of send
ing 10 Kiddeminster for a webto cover
becomiuely the floors Of The White House
or any other manson in which the Pre-
sideni may reside. Z is5 ai
What The real opinion Of the adminis-
|tration is concerning The obligation OF
encouraging home industry, may be col
lected iromihe circumstances we have
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