The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-04-11
The Truc Tariff Position.


Having seen the letters published in your
paper OF Friday last, relating 10 me, deem 1t
an act OF Justice To myself, 10 my friends and
To the public, TO say LIST. That have new.
er OH any OCCASION nor TO any person, SAID
that was Wing. I'd. On the contrary, l
have always belonged TO the Old Democrat
ic Party. 81. | am in lavor OF JudIcious
Tariff such AN one as will ciiectually pro-
tect the labor OF the country, by taxing, high
ly, the necessares oil lie, and heavily the
Injuries. II there be Que measure oil gov
eminent more democratic than another, con-
slider that which. by such means, compels
the rich TO give employment aud support to
the poor, IL be such. 4Ih. am III lavor oil
Internal improvements by the Government
especially on our Southern and Western
waters. SO far as the same can be carried out
consistent with the Coustiluiion--and which
the true interests OF our country denI'.nd-
These Two measures | consider as the only
leading Wing measures" ofthe present day
To these my assent aud support are given,
not because oil my pledge to that eiiect but
because adopted by me many years since Oh
priucipIe This Is all | consider 10 he EN-
Traced IN my note 10 Hon. VIM. Sprague:
and II was so regarded al the time II was
written These measures are, III my estIma
ton, not only Wing, but Democratic; lying
at the very foundation oil our national pros
periiy anu greatness; especially that oil Pro-
lecIlon TO our Industry.
regret exceedingly the necessity which
compels inc 10 appear IN the public press la
my behalf, aud WAS Induced 10 hope should
be LETT free to exert what little abby aud III
fluence might possess Tor tile benefit oil our
Stale and country III accordance with my
best Judgment, Independently oil part! dicia-
ton and still hold the fixed determination,
without difference 10 such direction, In Pursue
sucl. u line oil conduct us III my Judgment
may best compOrt with The true Interests oil
our cjmmon country. This much have
said IN Justice to myself and others, and shall
leave my course III tile Senate Of The United
States 10 speak Tor itself when the the lime
may come. CHAS. Il. JAMES.
PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1851.
Gen. James says that lie is for taxing light
ly the necessaries Of life, and will rely on Il
high tariff OIL Tie imported luxuries Tor reve-
nue.. He is manufactures of cotton goods,
and all his interests are interviewer with the
business of manufacturing cotton at a profit.
What are we TO understand then BY his dec
laraiion2 Simply this-that duties OH coarse
cotton fabrics cannot continue to be wholly
imperative in this country. We fully agree
with him, if this is his position. At all events
we feel assured that The Western and South
ern makers of coarse cottons need no legsla.
tive protection. And if the Eastern manu-.
iacturer cannot get along without it, let hin
send his machinery to Evansville, or sou:e
other good point on the Western waters
We are willing to make this bargain will
The free trade party-we will agree TO advo
cate the total repeal of all duties on coarse
cottons, if they will advocate an increased
duty on finer fabrics. Let the rich pay the
cost OF carrying on the government; the ta1
will be hut trlhing one-less by many fol,
than the rich pay in other civilized countries
) The rich men do, and always will, pay these
expenses while they are raised on impost du
ties. Simply because we are making ant
must make at home ninety-ninc huDdrcdth
Of the articles Indispensable 10 the poor man
Ii Gen. James will sustain high duties oil
fabrics which we are beginning TO make, will
fair chance OF successful competition, and
he will advocate, as he says he will, the re
moval Of obstructions 10 Western commerce
he will do more good to us of the West tina
many leading Wing members of Congress
from the East, who make great show c
I their iiberality towards us, yet do nothing
a who want to connect tariffs and Presidents
0 candidates so closely that if one fails so wi
q the other, and who look deal more to th
e interests olparty than the good ofthe country
$ 1t is high time that each of these impo
tant measures should stand on its own bo
tom, and we are glad to see that one lea,
e ing Democrat has come out honestly and hf
Of let us know that he goes FOR certain legisl
IN ton deemed SO important by US; and if /
III will draw up and present bill based on Il
n principles of common sense and common ho
E. esty,, and disconnected with all Preside
w making, he can. we dare say. obtain Il
to support of an honest majority made up
IL both parties.
N.
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SO concert in Louisville last evening. To-nig
. She will rive n concart ~ M,d,op tho n;