The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-03
HE CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN,


"A sIHdl Squdu VI uIUrd SOullerI pol
iticians, anxious to distinguish them
selves by some new innovating scheme
of political economy, have signed and
submitted report in Congress, favor
ing the adjustment of our present
system of customs and duties, and adj
vising a resort to direct taxation to
sustain the Government. This docu-
ment is fathered by Mr.. Boyce, of
South Carolina, and found represen-
tative in the Senate i'm Mr.. Slidell, of
Louisiana. Both of these gentlemen
are ardent supporters of the Buchanan
administration, and rejoice in the con-
fidence of the Democratic party. Both
have voted for every measure of the
party, including the loan, deficiency,
appropriation and army bills, which
altogether have sequestered something
over one hundred millions of the peo-
pies money. In another column we
publish the remarks of our able and
efficient Senator, Hon. z. Chandler,
which present some interesting statistics
in regard to this policy, to which we
invite the attention of the reader.
We have been among those who
have always approved of tariff upon
foreign imports for the support of the
Government, as the most equitable and
least onerous method of sustaining it's
finances. We have also favored, as a
measure Of prudential policy, fair and
honorable discrimination in favor of
home manufactures, particularly those
branches which produce articles of
prime necessity in all seasons and times,
but the present extravagant and unpar-
alleled expenditure of the public funds,
and the depleted condition of the Ma
tional Treasury is developing an entire
ly new issue upon this point. What
shape this new issue will eventually
take, it is not clear to determine,
though the prospect of resort to di-
rect taxation, when viewed in the light
thrown upon it by Senator Chandler, is,
to say the least, rather dubious. The
policy of the Democratic party, so far
as has been developed, seems to tend
towards the crushing out of every
branch of Northern industry that has
heretofore received any attention or
support from the General Government.
To this end have been all the move
ments in favor of reducing the tariff
upon railroad iron, upon cutlery and
manufactured goods, and lastly the re-
peal of the act granting Fishing Boun-
ties. These indications of economy
are bearing us on in direct crusade
against the business and commercial
interests of the north, and are the policy
and design of the pro-slavery politicians
of the south, to embarrass and check
the progressive energy of the Northern
States. On the contrary, the demo-
cratic party, or the South, flor the two
are synonymous in action if not in
nancy throw around all the produc-
tons of the plantation states, not only
an adequate but an enormous protec-
ton. Every article manufactured OF
produced by them is taken under the
direct and fostering care of the Gov
eminent, and the intimation that
there is to be the least possible change
in this line of policy throws that patri
otto portion of the Confederacy into q
terrible spasm. Cotton, hemp, tobacco
sugar, rice, the staples of southern ag
riculture, are ranked highest in the
tables of duties, and the most delicate
hint that this system may be changed
excites the most sweeping indignation
so sweeping that the whole system
of tariffs and customs are to be annihi
lated at blow. Well, such are the
fluctuations incident upon politica
affairs, and we shall not be at all sur
prised to find the entire national demo
cratic party rantankerous for revenging
this insult offered to the south, by com
pelling the nation to resort to direc
taxation. And in order to fully ant
fifty punish such an ungrateful people
they will undoubtedly manage to in
crease the current expenses of the gov
eminent from seventy-fve millions, thu
estimated amount for this year, to on,
hundred millions and upwards for thu
succeeding years of. Buchanan's ad
ministration.
THE STATE LoAN.-The State LOAF
of $4,000, provided for by the extr'
session of the Legislature, has been al
taken by Messrs. E. H. Hazleton & Co.
bankers in the city of Detroit. Tn
rates at which it was taken wer
$4,000 1O1s; $4,000 1O1 Ito
and $91, 900 a 1O1 1-l6. Thus it. vii
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