Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-09-04

: "'r "u early date the American for
syn commerce suffered all kinds of iniiicr-
''Oh tue British impressment 9f
american seamen. In the meon+;roo ~
french Berlin DEGREES were mt in fo.ne sue
against American commerce and folIa...Ss3
DE tue British orders in cOunril nn5 49,
Frehch Milan decrecs The nrocodino.
measures led to the EMBARGO. norSinto,!s i,s
course, h0n-lmportatiou acts and 6noII,,
concluded with the war of 1910 -
the operation of these different disostno,,a
measures, our country at large suffered
essentially tor the want of those sunn1;os
nsnatI.. n"Iact9red articles which they had
mHy TSusIty received from foreign countries
tne events incident to war, together with
pendenCe consisted IN tne adop p46hs6 s6T sGEH
measures by Congress as would adequate
| ~ protect American manufactures.
This subject was presented by the prin-
| cipnl leaders in Congress, in such an inn
posing form as to give it the dignity of a
national sentiment. John G. Calhoun and
| Vim. Lundy, beth leaders from the Pail
metto Safe, were among the most promi-
nent advocates for the tariff in 1872
The only exception to a general acquies-
cence in a protective tariff, were to be
found in some commercial sections that
had shared largely in the neutral trade OF
former years. Perhaps their opposition
arose from the impression that former fa-
vorable times would revive again, but
subsequent events showed the falacy of
all such hopes, and those same sections of
country that opposed the tariff of 1872,
subsequently becbme abiding advocates of
positive measures. The difficulties Incl
dent to our foreign trade for many years
prior to the close of the war of 1912 had
been such as to afford very considerable
encouragement to the introduction of man
uFactures, but all the efforts made in this
direction were laid PROSTATE within less
thNn six months after the termination
of the war. which took place at the
close of 1914. The country having been
completely inundated with foreign goods
hence arose the necessity for the tariff o
1916. The salutary influence that follow
ed this measure was apparent in every de-
partmcnt of business. Subsequent eventi
l. showed that it was partial in its effects
= not, however, from any inherent defects il
the measure OF protection, but from tn
+ peculiar character of the institutions o
the cotton growing States. They didn'
avail themselves of the advantages that
protective tariff afforded. Those directl
engaged in the cotton culture were satisfi
ed with the measure of gain which thei
49, business afforded. The non-slaveholdin
On part were entirely destitute of the neces
= sary intelligence which must i'll every com
= munity, prccede all kinds of entespris'
All anticipations of progress in the var
ons manufacturing departments, became
in the cotton States, an entire failure.
was but very few years, (perhaps V
may say then,) before the very men VIII
we're most ardent in the measure aud pI
forth the greatest effort became its mo
NJ deadly enemies, and even went so far
to characterize all such measures rs beir
unconstitutional.
Judge Baldwin, of the Federal Coul
whose mental eye had no superior, in u
:, question of protection, said the opposite
! of the south was to be looked for in son
other direction. It was the green ey'
monster jealousy that was in the way.
7. Prosperity had crowned the efforts of I
free States in the various mechanic ar
The wise heads of the southern Stat
,,o could readily see that where manufact
~ ~, ries were in a thriving, prosperous We
4 % there would he concentrated the create
. population and wealth, hence the uni
vorable disparity that would be present
G to the South. 1t is from hence that
OI stereotyped dogma OF free trade took
origin. All must adopt it if they wo'
&c wish to be numbered with the fai
full The commercial and over trad
EN- Embarrassment which preceded the t
if of 1912, we're hy that measure SC
<. relieved and a healthy state, in
general commerce of the country succe
ed. It would seem that wise men sho
II ihaye been satisfied with the salutary
VI erations. of the tariff of 1912. but not
From the commencement of the tariff
9VE l842, up to December, ls4s, our exp
,rior exceeded our imports sixty-two million
dollars. This not being satisfactory
those who governed national matt
oOd. Robt. ]. Walkers tariff, which. was to
= idnce a perfect commercial millennium