The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

these articlss was introduced in Congress 4;
the vote for raising it showed an increa s.
ing sentiment in favor of it liz New Eng
land and a decreasing sentiment in the
South. 1t was opposed by the South, and
many New Englanders, led by Webster.
were again opposed to it. In 1923, a bill
was introduced, providing still a higher
tariff than that of 1924. Webster was one
of its chief advocates (Webster at first ad-
Yocated free trade, as Massachusetts then
favored it, but he afterwards became a
nigh tariff man when Massachusetts be-
came manufacturing. South Car
DINA, as well as the other cotton
growing states bitterly opposed it. There
was much excitement all over the country.
out the bill was passed. Two years later
bill was introduced by Henry Clay rats
ing some duties against which the South
mad protested, though the sum of the du-
ties was somewhat lessened He advoca-
ted the American System"-a policy of
high tariff and internal improvements. 1t
was strenuously opposed by all of the
members from South Carolina led bv Sen
etOr Hayne and Vice President Calhoun
Inc bill, which had been framed to aid
the manufacturing sections of the coun-
Try, passed by large majority July, 1892,
IN lhe following November South Carolina
heId state convention called by the legis-
lature, and presided over by the Governor
rms convention declared the tariff rates of
1873 and 1882 to be null and void and not en-
iorceable aftef Feb. l, 1888 The legisla-
ture Immediately passed laws which the
convention had decided advisa BILE to re-
slstlnS the collection of taxes in the ports
OF South Carolina. President jackson. in
one OF his messages to Congress, proposed
reduction in the tariff that had caused
the trouble. The country was on the verge
OF war but compromise tariff bill was in
reduced by Clay, lowering many duties
De1rr
was passed by Congress, thus satisfying
south Carolina. This was one of the
causes of the rapid growth of sectional
antagonisrn
Slavery was first introduced into this
country IN 1913 Slaves were first carried
70 Massachusetts in an American boat in
4oz5 Inis was the beginning Of an exten-
siVe and profitable trade by which tbev
We're carried in New England ships to ali
'the English colonies. Slaves were found
N all the colonies, and there was little
prejudice against the system, North or
south IL was very profitable and en-
couraged by England. They were chiefly
employed on farms and were better adam
Yea to the South than TO the North.
In the North, with their commercial mr.
SUNS small farms, and cold climate
slavery was not profitable SO the number
was never large. In the South, however.
'he greater tobacco and rice plantations
oNidiiu lOE save LABOR. TINS
causing the number to increase. The rais
ing OF cotton, rice and tobacco made
slavery profitable, and, therefore, firmly
established it in the Southern states. In
1913 the union consisted of twentv-two
states, half free and half slave
There had been much discussion about
the slavery question. The Northern senti-
ment was divided There were few. who
on moral grounds. insisted on the abo;I.
ZION OF slavery. Another party feared tne
growth and final preponderance of tbe
slave holding population. third paJrtv
from the nature of the terms Of the oJIgi
nal union of states and the reading of The
constitution, thought it illegal and dis hon
orable to restrict slavery beyond the orig
mai provisions and prohibitions Of the
constitution. There were many In the
South opposed to slavery on moral
grounds, but the greater part of the peo-
pie through custom or eelf-interast had
come to think the mild form of sla very
that existed in The South best for both
the whites and blacks. 1t was seen by SEN
siole people everywhere that the immediate
abolition of slavery meant ruin to the
South; It would rob both races of the
means of support. When Missouri was 70
be admitted into the union, there was a
great discussion about whether it should
DC a free or slave state" 1t was set