The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-11

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Free Trade and R.ysa~s Ts.,m. v.. Profession aud
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4 reply 10 s "Prospeet, agricultural anutaeturing
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TO HssRY c. CAREY, esq
saa G.5s,ss Darlington, New jersey ........ NJ.
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rhnae Of The 9th instant and addressed 10 the Hon X
J, Walker. | will reply TO them in numbers, as they
appear in PRINT and give them such as the sub
ect and the manner IN which you treat il demand /
have no connection with the trade league OF New
York nor have any motive in but to spread truth
and knowledge before the people will write in plain
terms, and always call things by their right names and
when deem your doctrine heresy, will not be too
modest TO tell you My object TO expose and reue
some .o your many erroneous doctrines, and not allow
hem 10 go iorh to the people sound il not answered
their plaus'bity might lead some, who have no oppor-
unily TO examine the question: into error and schisln
VIII take nothing for granted but expect all your
IONS 10 be accompanied with the requisite proof, and
VIII endeavor myself 10 subsianiiate everything say
have been obliged to read and read your first letter
several tunes IN order TO arrive al the true meanings for il
Is SO much protected by myslibcaon and ambiguous
expressions, That II is hard matter to understand it.
With all due respect, am Obliged to say, il is made up
almost entirely OF broad assertions without particle of
evidence TO sustain them You must bear in mind ina,
asseItlons when not accompanied with the necessary
proof are worth but little; and person who de.
ponds upon them to sustain his side OF the question
must either be very ignorant Of the subject exceedingly
dislngenuous, or suppose his readers have than the
usual quantity OF galliblity. Instead of sound arsu
ment you have filled your letter with figures OF speech
and, - the Language Of distinguished English urst.
as Rhetoric like her twin sister Poetry, delights in iic
on her language ought never to be adopted IN sober
Investigations. Professedy, your object is TO Wage war
against The freetrade league" but you have another
purpose in view, and that is 10 exhibit your bitter oppos
ton 70 all kinds OF Tariffs which do not sustain your DAT
ling project OF protection" You are, in fact, much
opposed 10 revenue tariff you profess to be opposed
to free-trade but the latter is more convenient cloak
under which to attack the former i. .aa." ..-s
There are two ways generally resorted to Tor the pur-
pose OF raising revenue to support government and that
is, by tariff duties on imports, and direct taxation
The latter s an honest mode OF raising taxes. because
each man knows how much he pays; the former is a
system OF fraud upon the taxpayer and such has been
pracsed since the days of Tbeus Cesar, its originator
had lts origin IN the desire Of wicked rulers to
their subjects support bloody and coury
gance, without letting them know how much they paid
Without this trick 10 raise revenue, they would not have
mense armies and naves. This system has been handed
down, and been found so convenient a method to draw
money from the pockets of the people, that it has been
| Migrated upon all modern governments Though the
fraud is SO glarng, yet the "deuson is preserved
through the efforts OF yourself and colaborers The
people are deluded by the names mpoa
duhes tariff, reUente, and many others equally strange
to them-and they have idea that all these mean
tar, and that their bard earnings going out Of then
pockets TO be squandered away BY their rulers. They
are completely deceived They see no ax-gatherer,
acknowledge no visible burden and therefore how
should they be sensible OF the heavy tax they conn-
ually payng' If the people OF this and other countries
could wake up TO the truth of the they would sweep
all sdch fraudulent laws from the statute books Why
you much afraid OF direct taxatonswhy alarmed
at the idea OF the people knowing how much they pay
Tor the support OF hergoveTnnent? Each Stale govern
ment in the Union is supported by such tax, and We
hear complaints. Why has not man the RICH,
to know how much his political institutions cost him
tn tunyv hntu fuuch Hp pyna Inri is
family? Yet, under the system you sIenuousy ad-
vocae, this is denied him. and the people Obliged
the amount II they knew how much their government
cost them, they would not allow their rulers TO be
lrayagant they are. All restrictions upon trade by
means OF laws an ducement tor men to be
dishonest. They make crimes unknown TO the common
law, and the lnducement OF gain 10 break them Is 30
strong that many cannot resist H. The laws themselves
offer premium for their own violation then comes con-
vlction, then fine and Imprisonment. and consequent
withdrawal OF willing hearts and ready hands from the
productive industry OF the country Your darling re-
srciIve system gives birth TO these evils and many more
not enumerated, which lessenej you approximate
towards free trade Under this system the people OF this
country have paid INTO the treasury OF the United States
the enormous sum ioi housqnd RIiio,is Of dollars
How many do you suppose are aware OF the heavy tax
they have been paying IAN entire system OF free trade
may no, be possible at the present time, but the day will
come when will be the commercial policy OF the world
Thugs rapidly approx mang to this point, because
the people getting their eyes opened TO the cheat SO
D Ss% sass O. Re.
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that would result from freedom Of trade, there
no difference OF opinion. We are all free-trade men
We all feel the benefits resulting from that freedom in
the intercourse between the States OF the Union
and all know that great advantages must result from
the establishment OF similar freedom among the various
nations OF the world" After this free admission how
you advocate the system of protection, which is sc
directly opposed he establishment of similar freedom
among the various nations OF the world " Will you be
good enough TO explain why you differ SO widely you
profession and practice III, you declare you
convinced much good will arise from entire 'lree
dom of trade" is il not your duy honest man, Il
IT, and endeavor 10 bring about happy
in our commercial relations BY pursuing oppos,,
course, when you satisfied ii is wrong, you doing
injustice to yourself and your country,
/ You say universal prosperity followed the passage
have been as easy for you to prove IT by an array
OF facts make the assertion Now, as the truth
/ Of the matter leans the other way, which you ough
| to know, and winch hope to prove 10 you
finish, | obliged TO apply yoar own words tc
| YOU when yon say that ito mlss,aie laci ia ev
idence that the real fact will not answer the pur
pose" AID you again that " the tariff OF ls46 has
caused the total ruin Of thousands and lens OF thousands
OF the most useful in the country 1t tends to the
utsr destruction OF the coal and the the cotton ant
the wooen interests and unless its progress be stayed a
that goal must arrive, as must be admitted even
By yourself III produce less coal and ifon should
have more wheat sell. II make less cotton cloth
we should export more cotton II we make less woolen
cloth, we should raise more wool II we build fewer
factories, we should export more tobacco. II we build
fewer furnaces should export more corn and pork
And all these things must do, largely diminish oui
consumption OF cloth and iron because, II we do no
producing commodities which their producers willing
to receive in exchange for them If these things have
happened, there may be found therein eompensa-
ton for diminished production OF cloth and iron but u