Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-11-25
JACKSON ON THE TARIFF.
What "0ld Hickory Said in a
Letter Written in 1924.

During the debate on the internal
revenue bill in the Senate last Sum-
mer MIR. VOORHEES, made speech, in
which he repudiated the "tariff for rev.
enue only" platform of his party. In
his speech, however, MIR. Voorhees,
planted himself behind the pristine De-
mocracy of Andrew jackson in clever
way, He established himself, in fact,
up on Jacksonian tariff platform, to
to which the most violent Burbon could |
not consistently make objection. The
following letter, written by the New
Orleans hero to L. II. Coleman, of
Virginia, forms quite contrast with
the Hancock tariff letter of October,
1880:
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1924
Sir: | have had the honor this day
to receive your letter of the 21st inst,
and with candor shall reply toit. 4 x
You ask me my opinion on the tariff.
| answer that | am in favor of judic.
icus examination and revision Of it;
and so far as the tariff before US embra.
ces the design of fostering, protecting
and preserving within ourselves the
means of national defense and indepen-
dence, particularly in a state Of war, |
would advocate and support it. The
experince of the late war ought to
teach us lesson, aud one never to be
forgotten.
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Heaven smiled upon and gave us
liberty and independence. That same
Providence has blessed US with the
: means Of national Independence and
national defence. II We omit or REFUSE
to use the gifts which He has extended
to us we deserve not the continuation
! of his blessing. He has filed our noun
tainS and our plains with minerels
: with lead, iron and copper, and giver
Us a climate aul soil tor the growipi
=, Of hemp al,d wlul
= These being the grand materials O
our na'ional deieuce, they ought t
l. have extended to them adequate au
and fair protection that our Own man
:, ulactories aud laborers may be place
on fair competition with those c
Europe, and that we may have With
N our country supply of those leadin
=. and important articles 50 essential
war.
% Beyond this l look at the tariff wit
;. nm eye to the proper distribution
labor and revenue, and with view
discharge our national debt. | am OF
:. Of those who do not believe that n NJ
tiOnal debt is a national blessing, bl
rather u curse to a republic, inasmuc
az it is calculated to raise around ii
administration moneyed aristocraC
=, dangerous to the liberties of the coul
/. try.
. The tariff | mean a judiccus on
possesses more fancitul than real da
gers. | will ask what is the real stu
. ton of the agriculturist? Where b
the American farmer a market for b
surplus products? Except for cottC
~ he has neither foreign or home ina
~ ket. Does not this prove clearly, VIII,
Nv there is no market either at home
abroad, that there Is too much lab
employed in agriculture, and that &
chances Of labor should be mulilpliet
wv Take from agriculture in the Unit
-, States 600, 600 men, women and chill
WV rem, aud you at once give a home m;
'' ket for more breadstutfs than all Euro
'"U now furnishes lis. In short, sir,
" have been too long subject to the poll
e0' of the British merchants. 1t is til
'"0 we should become little more Am
G5' icanized, and instead of feeding t
'"' paupers and laborerS of Europe, fe
81 our own, or else in q short time, by c.
w. tinuing our present policy, we shall
ne be paupers ourselves,
'"V 1t is therefore my opinion that
O0' careful tariff is much wanted to p
VI our national debt and afford us
>" means of that defense within ourselv
"P on which the safety and liberty of {
country depend, and last, though
least, give a proper distribution to
labor, which must prove beneficial
xed the happiness, independence and wea
ST.. of the community.