The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-07
For the Union
The Democratic Party and tho T.hm-No. ..

For the Union
The Democratic Party and Tho T@Hn No. .. 1
The Effects Of The 1ayif upon Production.
IN our last humber demonstrated that the tariff was
TAX upon consumption and that consumption does not
increase and diminish the ratio with and
hence that the rates upon consumption necessarily
produce an unequal rate OF taxation upon property We
demonstrated that such system destructive 10 labor
and can be conscenously sustained by those alone who
believe IN the internal doctrine Of SO framing the laws
as 10 make the "nch richer and the poor poorer" II
such the certain results of imposing the same rates
upon the consumption OF the rich and the poor what
shall we say OF the intelligence integrity of those who
advocate such 'spechc duties or minimum yalua-
tons tend 10 make the rates upon the of
the poor greater than those upon the rich Can it be
possible that statesmen will resist every impulse of
honor, Will SO forget every principle of Justice and so
utterly throw aside the character OF honest men,
in striving after the support OF organized wealth,
as TO be willing TO in1ict upon their countrymen
sueh enormous evils! Worshippers of Mammon
you are either ignorant beyond the conceptions of
educated men, or you have damned your souls eter
nay In the "dark ages" it would have been clearly
compehehded, II you impose the same duty upon given
quantities OF goods if you value the cheap as high
as you value the costly that the higher rates. according
10 value would be imposed upon the cheaper fabrics
as these constitute the greater portion of the consumption
OF the poor that thus higher rates would be imposed upon
I,
philosophy, or politics tolerate longer the advocacy OF
schemes so replele with iniquity or ignorance!
we Will now proceed with The task before U.S. of un
folding the effects of this system of protection" upon
the productive industry OF the nation You can BRO
tecr Tin the sense used by these sophiss) particular
classes OF industry IN only two wayselher directly by
bounes given TO those engaged in particular pursuits or
indirectly by so laying the duties upon imports as 10 pro.
hibit competition entirely far as foreign fabrics are
concerned, except under the full disadvantage of the
tariff 1t IS conceded by all that Congress has not had
conferred upon IL by the constitution the power of voting
away the money of The people in direct boun,es
TO those engaged in pursuits which il may suit their
fancy OF their wh'ms TO favor How, then do they &C.
quire this right of discriminating between classes OF
labor TO tax the for the benefit OF the oher Does
the indectness OF the adopted TO secure tina,
object render constitutional? II So the constitution
which contains the edcls Of the people, utterly unable
TO Protect and the will OF that government which
1t created Is supreme Secrecy and indrecton are the
natural instruments OF fraud and oppression in the hands
OF those who devoid OF conscience and OF honor
and preieXt will always be ready with those who in
tend to break through the barriers Of the constitution
II those who framed that instrument failed or refused
give you the power to take money from the treasury 10
give away in bounties how can you contend (because
they have given you the power of laying duties upon
imports for revenue) that therefore they have given
you the much greater and unjus, power of taxing
one class OF labor for the benefit of another You un.
questonably have the power of laying duties for reye.
nue. but not for protection" You have mower 10 raise
money by duties for the United Saes but not for cot.
ton manufacturers, sugar planters, and salt boilers
The constitution has given Congress power 10 raise
revenue from all and for oil. Win any rational mind
contend that this grant OF power carries the greater
cause discretionary and unlimited. power of raising by
means OF duties, any amount OF money from one part for
another part of this Union II Congress has power 10
raise for the nation by certain specified means
does this restricted grant OF power convey the DO
using these TO effect objects OF avorism and
sectional interest, and 10 build up such system OF
bribery and corruption the world He who
the difference has the mental capacity to dis.
nguish between the size OF the United States and that
Rhode Island BuRcombe, in the minds of such men, is
the nation. Ii Congress has such power, what is the
limit to its exercise, except the discretion of that
rupt majority who desire TO bride certain sections into
schemes of corruption involving the destruction OF the
constitution, and not alone this, but the further power
of enforcing the compliance of others by this sys-
tenn OF sectional taxationi The duty OF laying i'm.
posts ron REvEsUE cannot be limit; because duties
may, by their very excess, become prohibory, and
though they wiring hundreds OF millions, for The
protected and favored classes, ont OF tie pockets o
The consumers, will yet not yield one cent of fo
the government Thus. ii the constitutional argument OF
those who favor this system OF protection be correct, Con
gress is the established and supreme despot over tho
property OF the naonthe robber, with the law in hi.
hand. II may build up and destroy il may bride
and rob il may devasate the fields OF productive in
dusy and up the palaces OF princesan as,ocrac,
of money and OF hell, rising in America amid the ruin
OF labor and OF liberty. Miserable sophiss and prou,
oprressors The powers which you have usurped ",
will from your hands and from the high seats which
You fill and hope 10 convert into thrones, we will hur
you back 10 the inamy and corruption from which yo,
sprang You shall destroy the hopes of the human
race by perveng the philosophc constitution ofAmerc
from lis noble purposes and by converting into an en-
CINE OF oppression, OF Iapne, and OF blood No by TN
blood tina, courses veins by the memories OF The past
by the hopes OF the future, swear that this sboR no
be, The land of Washington shall be the home of truth
OF virtue and OF liberty
Passing by, for the present. the constitutional question
we will recognise the usurpaon and will examine th
nature OF protection which the sophs,s have
They have imposed duties upon articles imported for sal
or consumption, and have Disseminated TO aiiou
high prices 10 manufacturers OF the favored articles TO b
paid by the consumer. The question here natural,
arises what description OF articles Congress- by i'm
posing duties upon similar foreign goods PROTECT or
crease in price by such legislation Ii is evident tha
no foreign article be brought into successful conpe
t,on with the similar domestic fabric unless il can b.
purchased abroad CHEAPER. Br Tux AMOUNT or TIL
FREIGHT AND TARyy and the reasonable profits of In
importer, which we will assume 10 be per cent. With
out reasonable profits, would advance bis capita
and engage in the hazardous business oimpornK good
to this country. Before the merchant engage in i'm
porting any protected article into this country, he mus
ascertain that be procured abroad cheaper by tn
amount OF freight tariff, and profits, than similar arii
cles manufactured and sold here II not, he is unques
tonsbly the road TO certain bankruptcy. In vair