Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-01-27
BRISTOL VIRGINIA & TENNESSEE FRIDAY, JANUARY H 1871

give premature monopoly of the mar
/ kets. Industry is also sometimes thus
/ forced out of its natural channels into
! others, in which it flows with less adj
vantage
! And the persons who had engaged
in this had frequently petioned for it.
( The votes in favor OF the tariff of 1916,
! in the House, were NoIhern and BOr-
| der States, Il for, ii against @: South
eIn, Il for, 50 against. 1t has Oftimes
been falsely stated, that the tariff Of
1916 was Southern measure, but the
vote proves otherwise. From this un-
til 1892, the ProtcCtionists had their
own way. In 1913, the tai iii was great
/ ly increased by Northern votcs-Which
were in the House, for, 102; against,
b; Southern for, 3; against. 50. The
result caused great excitement through
the South, and public meetings We're
held to denOunce the unjust proceed
ingS of Congress. This tariff gave
birth 10 Southern discomfort, nullifica-
ton, secession, flaternal hate, and the
Federal debt of over twenty-five hum
dTed millions of dollars. How it viii
affect he future of our political organl-
ZatiOn is impossible to say In South
Carolina, III 1882, discunicut on Che
subject of protective tariff increased 10
such an extent, thata Convention, du
ly called 10y tie Legislature Of the
State, resolved that protective tariffs
were unconstitutional, and therefore
To he deemed nul and VOID, and no law.
The Legislature declared its dcleTInina-
ton la prevent by force the execution
of the taIifs within the State.
In answer TO this, President jackson
issued a proclamation, in which he de-
nounced The ordinance of the ConVen-
ton as founded not on the indcteaGi-
BILE right of resisting acts which are
plainly unconstitutional and too OPP
preSsiVe 10 be endured; but OH the
strange position that any one State
may not only declare an act CT Con-
gress void, but prohibit its execution;
that they may do this consistently
with the Constitution tia the true
construction of that i'll rLment per-
mts Il State To retain It's place in the
Union, and yet be bound by no other Ot
its laws than those it may choose to
consider as Constitutional. He ap-
pealed to the citizens of South Carroll
! ma, in the most affectionate manner,
and although his reasonings were not
all logical, Yet the address was able
and well-timed. de likewise in
message TO Congress, expressed the
opinion and wish that some cOmprO-
| n. ise shOu.u a be made, and the law 50
modified as 10 bc less eXceptionaLle.
The ses> ion %! Congress then sitting,
became very interesting fIOm the de-
/ atcs which took Place on this Subject;
these Webster, Of Ma-saChuset
.'.e .ns huysen, o. New Jersy; Clay
on of Delaware, AID otiieIS, on the
one side, and Calhoun, OF South Caro-
| lin PoindeXter, OF Mississippi, and
| others ON The other side. These pro-
du et the Compromise Act, of March,
lob, by which a gradual reduction Of
duties was ordained. THIS bill has
bee ere iited To Henry Clay. 1t was
te hpoIary abamdonIent OF the pro-
{, tive system, but the debates on this
uuect maue Il great iImpI essiUn, ANA
| he sectional feeling OF dlsuust ol the
40. tn was greatly increased. 1t pass
ed the Stnute 10y Western votes, 10,
fo to &c, against; and many absent;
| south, rn vote, l., for, 10 U, against -
| The House, by NorJhei II votes, 56, for
| 10 S}, against; Southern votes, IS, for;
10 ,, against. This bill paciiied south
Carolina.
In 1911, slight alteration for the
| purpose of revenue was made.
IN 1912, n return 10 protection was
success uliy attempted under ii Wing
| administrator, by an increase Of about
| ten Per cent. The vote i'll tie Senate
was, Northern States, -, for; to $,
| against SOutheTn States, >, for; TO IA,
against. In the House, Northern
votes, 9S, for; to II, against.
| Ia 1916, under Il Democratic admins
| trGIion, "a reduction OF about . per cent.
| was made. In the Senate, 10y North
ern votes, II, for; to >, against; South
| ern votes, l6, Tor; to D. against. In
! the House, Northern votes, TO, Tor; to
| 50, against; Southern 04, for; to l.,
against. Under this, comnerce, manu-
features and agriculture tiouri>hed, and
the revenue to the Federal Govern
| ment exceeded its wants. SO III 1897,
under a Democratic administration,
further step towards free trade was
made.
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was in
| augurated President of the United
States. and after several StajeS had Sc
| cedcd. the Northcr. States. instead of
adopting the cOnciliatory measures ad-
| vis;-,i in 1873. bV Andrew jackson, and
supported by Henry Cay, passed in
| August, >, 1851, II prolc, tive tariff.
known as the MOrrell tariff. The pas
: ons of the sections were inflamed.
and the United States was abandoned
TO the passions of the ul ras of either
section, and what is called the Great
Rebellion, by Northern fanatics, and
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ern malcontents, resulted. The tail1l
duties were increased in 1867 and lo64'
but there is some prospect of there be-
ing decreased in 1871, as the aga icuitI =
raj States are getting restive under the
protective theory.
Protecti,e G tariffs woUld secpIuncOn-
stitutional, from the following reason
ing:
The Articles of Confederation crea-
ted government epresentative-bat
Let "A paternai-a Union of iudcpend-
ent States, authorized by the general
LEGISLATURE of each State. Each state
retained the right to impose duties,
though but few executed it. The
Federal Government was dependent
on the honor OF each State for its re-
spective quota at the Federal diShurse-
ments, and had to suffer at diilereut
times from the delays made by some
of the States in furnishing this, The
Constitution was established " in or
der to form a more perfect union, es-
tahlish justice, insure domestic tran
uuility, etc" but did not change The
nature OF the Federal power, it still
remaineda representative power, not
paieInal. il gains nothing 10y cscheats
or intostacies, and ''the powers rot
delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it Ia
the States are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people
Amongst the grants of dover in II
TO the Federal Government, ale TO
lay and collect taxes, duties, and pro-
vide for the common defense ami gem
eral welfare of the United States, but
all duties, imports and oXcists, shall
be uniform throughout the United
States"
4 protective tariff, iy creating sec
T III nal discont, Mt has b, eu and Is adj