Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-24

Massachtsetts Who owned button mandatory boosted
that after realizing fair reasonable profits his invest
ment the operations of the old protective z threw
$4,000 year into bis pocket! Because he paid duty OF
only per Ct on such materials as had portedto manu-
acture buttons of whilst the Southern farmer had to pay
100 200 per duty many articles OF every day
usc And the of it all was he Southern farmer
did know how much he did pay because the articles were
to have much and the duty fixed according
y when fact they did cost than one-thrd or
one-sixth assumed No wonder the Northern
great scler for the Union They
bound the South by the sort of ties that England
Ireland and Southern Cotton planter is not
attached to his slaves than England to eland fet
notwithstanding TAYLOR somuch transported
the and dazzling prospects of the Northern manuac
tories request he must recommend revision
present tariff in their favor. But l. think if the old
General will old Whitley after Congress adourns,
Tor could he be spared any time and ride the South
become little better acquainted with her agricultural
condition. that the meeting of Congress- ne will re-
another revision of the tariff reduction of
duties imports about onehaf the present rates, which
good judges believe would afford sufficient to de-
the expenses of government economically administered
which would at the time amply protect the manu-
acures-which in fact, needs protection, more than is
afforded by the cost of mportatonas well as tighten the
burden of the South Yes it is to be hoped that the old
General will make grand tour the South and that,
writing his annual message to Congress, he will
member that the South has nearly all the burden govern
ment to bear for the North manufactures nearly every a
Gle she and those which she does not Manufacture
generally admitted free duty
ues very little towards the support of government Yes,
under the present tariff the South only taxed
of nearly all the necessary expenses of
out nearly all the amount appropriated to construct public
works-he most of which located at the Northbut is
taxed to tten the manufacturers into the bargain
that is the sole am and object and tendency of whggey
build arisocracy the North at the expense
the South, to rule the country Every proposed by
the wings has this tendency United States Bank protec
tive tariff internal improvements by the general
and ALL Let United States Bank would be loca-
ted at the North the entire control and
of few consolidating federal wing monopozng arstocrats
protective tariff have just stated, would enave the
South to increase the wealth of few lory manufacturers
at the North and the construction of works of internal
provements would also mpoyerh the South build up
North of these Improvements would be constructed
in the South In fact it does not require the sagacy of
statesman of one who makes politics his study
oresee what would be the result of the adoption of
it is too obvious not to be by every
therefore the South should abandon wggery
at onee and avoid all the evils consequent upon their adop
ton. Now is true that their adoption does very
probable at this time, without acquisition to the whig
party in the Senate but this is what should be- what
will be opposed by every in the country who does
wish to the South trodden under foot. A 0. G.
Duplin County, 10th May, 1850. ~.s ......-t.