The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-24
CHARLOTTE. N. C. APRIL 24o 1850.

The better" What kind Of collision did he
mean! lie made statement. of the "exi,t
ihg revenue system operating hardly oo the
south. Ito" DJes he mean the Dsmocra.
TIC British tariff Of ls46l Aud get he says !:
Locking. therefore, at all these drtT.tenl
elements, IN greater incre.se of popu ion,
more wealth, aud less poverty and crime, we
have reason 10 regard cur people as prosper.
ons and happy" Then. usk, ho> does tho
fxis''ng re'cnue eys!cn operate hardly upon
u For my colleague savs: :. Nor is !, true
"e hre poorer then the Moth, COR the slave.
holding States are much richer. IN proportion
20 their populahCn, than the ee."
sho1'd be glad TO know What facts has
my colleague discovered, TO cause him TO
change bis oplnions cn the tar II qpesion.--
la his speech, delivered this session, he used
some phrases that think | have heard from
hf. CeIhcun and Mr.. McDufe !; bul III ls4I,
my colleague made a speech IN which he
vo"ed opuloGs hat dd him honor.
have some quotations before me from that
speech which viii PRINT.
Extracts f ON Mr.. C!ngmqn's speech-[from
the Appendix Congressional Globe, 2sth
Congress, f:s, scs.ion:
We (he Whiss) are in favor Of such
'arlti as vii produce all he revenue nccessa.
~ 10 The support OF the government, econom.
Ieally administered. wilhou, the money arls.
ing from the sales Of Ihe pubic lands"
! lie was opposed 10 a " horiz n,al tarl," BY
which ! suppose he meant The comptomse
act ot lS33 or the South Carolina tariff 10
"A, my colleague advocated incidental pro
iecllon TO oui naUuibctuisfs and artisans, to
sustain our own Industry, against The oppres.
srve regulations Of others, aud coun,erac,, as
lar as practicable, the hostile restrictions Of
foreign nations" Good Wing doc'rluc. Ny
colleague took then ga common sense, prac.
teal view of this question. We have had
theory aud parade enough on H." VISA, the.
ory, eacep, the South Carolina theory, that
he existing revenue system operates hard.
ly on the Suuh."
Ia l5li, when this speech vas delivered,
tho ,ariti Of AZ was in operation. The ,auG
Of 46 IS said, by its frleuds, 10 be ga free.
'rsde IT." say ii is tariff for .he ben.
Fl; Of En.lish labor. How could nv col
league advocate the tariff Of '42 ard thluk
the existing sysiem "opcra,es hardly on The
South"
How his opinions have changed since lS44
when he thus spoke Of the tariff Of lSi2 !:
" Tbs lsvofablr stale Of our finances has been
produced, thus far, sIhou, an, pracncaI 10
jury having resulted to any section Of the
country. Not only cotton, but oil eff our 9th
er productions. command better price than
'hey did before The passage Of the tariff J;
uhife foreign articles rhieh ire import and
consume are generally cheaper l beliere I
mgh say, inrariob'y So"
And upon this lauf, which is spoken Of in
some portion Of the southern country as an
aggression on the South" wish had time
TO read an extract from speech Of as true.
hearted a southern gentleman as bfeaihes /;
from one OF spoIless reputation, and whose
high talents and character have shed honor on
IBIS couLty. will print some extracts from
Wis speech.
Exrac, from the speech of M. Rerrien, of
Georgia, April N, lSi4-[ Appendix to the
Congressional Globe, 2S h Congress, Isl Ses.
sion
MIR. Berren was referring TO the charge
lha, the South was oppressed" Tie said
he sas speaking as southern man" and
he was disputing the charge ,hs. there
was suffering. lie might have been accusfd d
Of not " standing up for his section" But he
argued as follows:
alt is a mere question Of fact, and an
swcr il by affirming presume no one
viii deny-l that there is sensible, obvious
improvement in the coudlton ol the couary
since August, lS42. Whether il be because
Of tie tariff g. thatyear, or in spite oft, re.
; peat, is no, subject Of my present l,Qoiry
am dealing with fact, not theory and these
things take lo be undenabe in the compar'
lson between the two periods:
, "l The credl, of The Government was
PROSTATE, and it has been redeemed. It's bill.
i, were protested. lis treasury notes were be
low par. II sought loan and could not o5
, tain IT, either here or in ElFope, bu, upot
terms which were hunIIIaung,o great na
ton. II could not 20 into the market an'
borrow money on terms as iavorsble as "oui'
p be accorded to responsible individual. A
r this has been changed It's stock is abov
par. The Governmen, has ample means T.
. meet it's current expenditures, aud such is nov
i It's credit that il could command on loan an
e amount Of money II might require.
a "2. The treasury was empty. IL is no'
h rcplenshed, has an increasing income proba
, bly, adequate TO its wants, aud the means,
ueed hs, Of adding to it.
+, 80 The commerce and navigation Of III
I. country have increased.
II It's agricultural condition has improved
"5. There has been a marked improremc'
!, in The price of our great stnple.
/ 90. A reduction Of prices of almost all