Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-07
Gbt Stanbar1.
For the STANDARD.
FREE TRADE.
A SEQUEL TO THE PAMPHLET ENTITLED "eUR
CURRENCY"

While, IN. minds Of the whole people Of the Con-
saderacv were ar ought to have eeen fntehty en-:
gagged upon the Constitution and before many %
them had even carefully studied ana consiuers1 ~
or made up their judgments respecting u anu IN
deed before the ink Of It was Thoroughly eIy-
Congress, many Of the members of WHICH hao alSo
been members of the Convention, that tfameu anu
recommended the Constitution for adeP0en oy ehe
peeple met and under full, fresh, ana imposing
sense If their duties doubtless, and 81 their solemn
s,hiiost;ons under tie Constitutions and to it sense
Reinforced the more intense and impressive by the
din ef battles of bloodshed and Of carnage and de-
structien all around and about them, and almost
sounding. in their ears-aA eccasioned too, unques
tionably by the protective policy of the United
States and tariff oae result OF their dehoera-
lions, by which was laid amongst others, the follow
lug duties: Upon sugar and molasses, 20 per cent;
epon IRON, Is per cent upon cloths and leather,
90 per eeat, aad upon salt, cents per hundred
weight whilst coffee is admitted free OF duty
Now, are there no indirect bOuntes in all this too
domestic industry? None to the sugar planter
none to the manufacturers of iron of cloths,
1t leather, and of salt evenp Are none Of these
Branches of industry promoted fostered by those
dqties !? Why, if revenue alone was the object OF
Congress why not lay duty upon cofee? VI that
there could be complaint because none OF 1t IS as
yet produced here, and duty upon 1t would De
productive source of revenue The case is too plain
to require argument IT'S true, Congress has I'M
der the very clause of the Constitution from W.T. ch
we have made the extracts above quoted, P0oer
to lay and collect tares duties fposs and erclses,
for necessary to pay the debts pT00ad6 for
the common defence, and carry on the government
of the Confederate States" They may have re-
course to one only, to two, to all the means
mentioned; that by duties ndimposts is manifest
" limited by the clauses herein above quoted which
Immediately follow in the Constitution. The means
by taxes and excuses not limited. Taxes
seem to have been uppermost in the minds OF the
Convention, they being first mentioned. But how
ever that may be- tariff that will enable the Con-
federacy to pay the debts, &c, &C., must run very
high in the scale of duties. Her war debt must be
very large one indeed is so already, and the In
terest upon it must be met annually, and to under
take to raise it and the annual expenditures of the
government by duties upon imposts alone, would
be to prevent importation in great measure, II not
entirely Recourse to direct taxation 1t would SEEM
then, must be had, and to adopt both modes would
be to consume a very large proportion OF her H.
come in the collection of it.
ga True, we must have money from some source
Government must be supported, and say Con-
gres% all that intended by our tariff was merely
to raise the revenue necessary to that purpose 1t
was certainly not intention to promote or foster
any branch of industry by it and if that be in fact
result oft why, it is only an incidental-one.-
All men of the COnfederacy, incidental protection
again. that phrase of vague and pOrtentous import!
That hydraheaded monster of threatening and fear
fnl, aspect " O6stG principiis' should be our
lnOtlO ana our pTaCLCe III LUIS HldLleii HO
under what pretence guise or for what purpose
the 'principiis" may be presented.
s.l But why not we ask, 60 directly and straight
forward to the great and final Of revenue for
all purposes-the pockets of the peope9 1t must
come from them at last, whatever meanSmay be
resorted to- and better far better and cheaper for
them that it should come directly than indirectly.
Why not in plain words resort to direct taxation;
the fairest most equitable, most reliable most GER
TAIN speedy and economical mode of raising reve-
nue-the mode whereby
The annual expenditures of the government would
be considerably reduced?
A more attentive and watchful eye will be kept
over them.
Each man will know precisely what government
cost himi under a tariff system he does not.
Every man will be made to pay according to his
property; under tariff it is not
The articles of necessity, that every man must
purchase would cost him much less than he
would be obliged to pay for them under tariff as
his taxes would amount to.
The expenses of collecting the will be very
considerably reduced Custom houses, ware houses,
revenue understandings which alone have cost
the United States not less than one hundred mil
lions of dollars, will be dispensed with, to say moth
ing of the enormous amount paid annually for sala
rIes Of officers and men employed in and about them
Government will be enabled to approximate with
reasonable degree of certainty and accuracy, its
revenue for one, two, more years to come and to
govern itself accordingly; under tariff it cannot
do so. The Treasurer must guess at it.
Frauds, smuggling, and all evasions of tariff
would be prevented.
Custom house oaths another name and pro-
verbal one, for rank perjury, would be abolished
All taxable property would be fairly rated and
assessed 1t would interest every man that his
nerghbor's property should be taxed, and at an
equitable rate, opportunities for comparison would
be easy
The revenue would be raised by means not to be
al, IL
other government, as is the case under tariff.
These and many other advantages would result
and whereby, lastly, that PandOras box, filled to
the brm with evils ready to gush out at the slight
est opening oft, tariff, would be efectuay closed
The people certainly know that they must con-
tribute in some way, annually for the support of
government and why conceal the amount collected
from them by putting it upon the goods and wares
they purchase? Are they such dots, so thought
less careless, and ignorant, that they easily be
deluded in this respect? Or so unwse and stub
born as to be unwilling to pay directly what thew
willingly pay indirectly? By no means. 1t is a
libel uTon them to think so.
But it will. be asked, shall we in no way encour-
age and protect our domestic industry? Yes-yes,
We answer, promptly and cordially -but only by
safe, polite and legitimate means. Do it in the
most ef6cacious, stable, and reliable manner; by
means not to be counteracted and set at naught by
the policy or continuance of any European or other
government Do it by careful and enlightened
control and management and regulation ofour curren-
cy. DO it as the governments of Europe do it
Their examples, in this respect may we'll be follow
CD fhey commend themselves to our attention
by the long and successful use of them. The
government of Great Britain, for instance does she
encourage and protect her home industry? Yes
most thoroughly and eifectually. And how She
controls and governs her currency-keeps it within
the necessary, safe, and proper limits The Bank
of England, and every other bank and banking COM
pany in the kingdom, are limited and restrained in
the amount Of their issues of paper. Great Britain
protect her home industry? Indeed, does she-and
she so protects it as that whilst no imports from
abroad shall affect it yet that to her manufacturers
and producers, quite as important matter shall be
secured viz the expectation of their products so
protects it that her exports shall cost the Invest