The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-23

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ing like it is recorded in history"
History thus proves that commerce of
ideas, free commerce among the na~
tions, friendly intercourse by free
trade, tend TO enlightenment, good
will and Advancement and is deslruct-
i've to intolerance. Protective policy
producing opposite influences to im~
peding commerce of ideas, rs well as
the commerce of trade, has IA blight.
ing effect upon nations as it had up
on Spain. In the early histor;i If
our country the manufacturers asked
temporary protection for the manu-.
featuring Interests, or during infancy.
That this was the fact in the case
there was nothing inserted in the
constitution to justify class legisla.
ton. We call attention to Article
Section s. "The congress shall have
power to levy and collect taxes, duties,
Imports and excuses to pay the debts
and provide for the COMMON defense
AID general welfare of the United
States, but all duties, imports and ex.
cises shall oe uniforu throughout the
United States.
Doyou see any authority here to
levyany tax that the Government does
not collect, or cause to be collected,
and that it is not necessary to pay its
debts and expenses? Is it consistent
with the providing for the welfare of
the United States to cause or aid H.
the converting of the fruits OF the IL.
Dor of persons to the Use of Others
without their Consent? Tnere is GER
tainly no such authority given, an:
when by tariff the fruits Of one is
given to another. This certainly is
unconstitutional. We hold that the
protective policy of this country
without doubt is clearly unconstitu.
tional. The fruits of labor are en-.
shaved by tariff. Both African slave
~ and the protective system sprang
from the brain of this Charles v.
"The blacks have been freed in one
form, but both whites and blacks
have been enslaved in another" For
if one is prevented from using the
fruits of his labor-liberty consists in
this-he is deprived of bis liberty.
And no man CAL say that tariff does
not thus effect liberty. And the PEG.
pie ere long will answer this oppression
by an earthquake at the ballot box.
Notice the course pursued under the
power granted by this 9th section.
They commenced by levying i'm.
port duties averaging 81 per cent,
discriminating in favor OF few in
dustries at the expense of all others.
During part of the last 20 years
import duties averaged 30 per cent.
on total imports. Now this duty is
SO levied that the government collects
two hundred millions, and thousand
millions are not collected by the
government at all, but 90 into the
hands of manufacturing monopolies,
who are protected from foreign COM
petition by the government. What
about this invested interest? 1t is
certainly very unfortunate for the
argument Of the advocates of tariff
tn speak of invested interest in man,
ufsctures, after infancy of manufac,
tories being passed, from the fact that
if there is any invested interast in
them at this time, it belongs, non du-
bio, to the masses, from the fruits of
whose labors largely, and contrary to
the constitution, these monopolies
and manufactures have been built up
and enriched. And, sirs, if the case
was up for adjucation to-day, by the
constitution, by law and equity, ad.
justment, and decision would be
bound to be in accordance with this
view. l hope that the next that is