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It M I'lnm lw al.tai f mil Lt, ftbita, ltrvr tAte :hIwhJ ii llierWv-s have the Mmblanc of inequality, trbich
',m it fcrart of tbe cliiien, al V,ch will be evade! with E;tle remorse. The wUdutn of Itp&im ii
t r,'ci!ljrerlrtjrf1iagUlln('o,clenC. ' . , - ' Dr. CJUntri,
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drewe' ft '
tMiMttMi fc f pf rl 4iitn vtv.il M'
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ta f ( t"" fA - 44 (
ai M a v 4 Ural -fc 4
fk tr v im uAf. r
Ml AM fl itwfw tl I IM 4tr9 a lf 4 fta
fttnum iud J
T"S Si iit(uiv it gentlemen my
t it the tru s itkil o" inioUed ' In "the
wou.d permit every ekttblihirfent with
their limurto kink i'tto titter ruin, be
fore iher woold levy taxes from Ihclr
oii ci'ii;ns to noiuitn and tutiain them
That wo'lM be loo piai i and palp.ibia a
proceeding. It woul t inuan'ly p-:n ihe
eyes of th people to tiio tine raurac:er
of 118 protecting syatein. It ould tear
ofTlrom the mnittcr the veil which c n
cctltitt hurriole diformi y, an'l 'ire ill i!t
Infatuating charm for ever. If the p i)
ttctton atTuded to toe miiiuf.ttureit ny
thitGiifcrnmt.nl were entirely i',nurii
f) morrow i I do not btiiivt thetojs k
folate LruUture hi Hie U.iion, tht
tould (!re to tub'iiuc kit tfj'iivalcn
protecliuri in the Iwiin cl pciunijff
iuntic, drn fiorn the vcoiilc o itic
in;
roiripicte ami p't-rrttnent onirol otcrthe
ltghllOfl of Conre, on thlnubjicr.
A reat num'wr o(i4Uei hire toniribu
ttd f j;le the nMniifriurini; interei
1?-' il?IllL,,jr:IO P"Mf,"if'w4
Irvine time, i bcV'inU ainfJuVlTiriiraT
hM(J ot a tampru If nn ill num'ter of
mttii acting wiih iha jfi'ini, porcrt
tfQ!:o,.arid,ixticer'4 oiytb.jhe. ire
tiirir own r-curtitr i'i!rreu. It it
mf Unrholr fiei, to hirh : hn'prf
(wiiira ib mt U'rrj it voct tetimuni
thJl hfeer rietr her.imei o (ar
jdica 1 in forrT)erf e nd ih? arm, s tu
hir pfnounfd r r'ini'1ffa')le armmii
l'ion rr( r ptnl, die noHir'k of thdi tpi
Ulai peifccilf lrrrinii)lc e-t .til (nose
fprtitani in relti n to thich i;ie ictim
f)l Ihe ;'r rtirnent it hrfiujjtii to ber op
on ht t;rrt peruni ry Svcrrk'k of mcie
y hi.ry one K'itv tlut thie ii 4
ilrr?e, not vrv rtmr, lieo trie cat
u"! .tom? fekVie in 'he J':k? of ilm
;oi rmieif, to fjior 4iit (o'er, li
ererjpcJi, of rifnp'ion an1 bou ity,
the nitritrnj anr? comnertiiil inttrts
f i hr na'bri. I need 0Jfll add, trut at
he :itrlijd to hich I alhi'ie. ai'itoat th
eri ami ihe. frmera would be like) lhal 1 ih product of their honet Indmtrf f
tMwen rautir koldien nI untrained I Uei not that mijoriiv 'declare t to be
mu'M wen, in wnicn tuperiir dtKlpltnelite tntereit, and avow r t be lie objeot
outd over'uljnce mperior nunbr. to puriue I hi rnem of Dtohlbi'onr du
Men eorife4eriud together upon acluihliiet umil the whole of that eon) me rce
ina lmere!Trd prtncrplea, wfrerhef tfnnf- wiH eie e alue to theeekuUuaL pro
h":'i-fTr-rtiii i-. ,., .-l,.i...iii I -t . i .. o . r, .
on oi ii. o i.iuek or ina sunnei oiwjt jaarrirmf or rre ntmhefn AaaktannUA
eei4efr.UirtuLiULIouLJWCBj!OOl' oetol
lintthio the treat mtiortr. whw act fioin I '. thill be utterly and abtofatelr'aboi'
dUiniereted and patriotic impu!ra.--Jihed t It if not many divi tine I hntrd
Wjrt ie DoCi:ociKd Jl on thi (liwrJ.n honorable eenileman from ht York
5klYii(itlt-AQ?.lh.' 'ifljDJ? '"lJ!ntl!i pjorifcil thin ten
"i-iui mi muj ijciiini iici .hu inur i rrin pruaiuif m nan trie umci mo
confrilcnicj iuiarciia f If rot propote whole of thoe forrlpn mmufacturei
t j rrJc-e my one of the lu ie, no nut which fill witbh the purview of the pro
ter li ) ptiviudk the etpeHiener of the re-1 hihitorv polirv, and which are the onlr ar
Jiit'.lon, thrjr will tell you, if not in pUin ticlei the Southern planters can feraive.
woici, at ai br their rooduc, th the to any tolerable extent or with any tort
d-j'jr f.m propose to reduce U very op I nl vantre. in cschanve for their eta
prciMvc aid u tjut, in the cmi ol talt 1 1 plrt, wpuld ceike to be imported, leivtn
or vcrr abturd aou tuind.l, aa in the cae not a venire of that impor ant branch ol
in tm st, ou' lht it you reouce eith our foreliracotnmeree. I he'e ii too
ft Ahtc dunev proportion will be I much rraion.to believe. Sir, that thi
mule to rrduce aoroe other, and thrn opinion i well founded. When the tr
-n- other, until the whole ayitera of if of 1 02S thall have reached its mx
f.ii!edcrjd ltteret will be ehken to its imum, and the riorou enfjreement ol
i tntre. The atchord it S'ick tofretb- tht duties thall be aaimed by Ihe bill on
er, riKhr o- ron,, upon every qiieioo yDur tble, 1 htve no doubt you will have
an :r !i-i tne com noo ctue. bach, Sir, proiided e avtient, which will accompllth
it lite ronrcrt and vitrdince, and auchlthe work at in ire nrohiliiiion. in the
itne limited b (ha member from Xewl
lie cu.rniiu iont by which tbe manuftc
j i . : . i t. . i .
D'kict anu i("iiii 'i,!f iii'iii nig ) i m : i . , . , 1 ' "v i
Jrejiurv. otbimr Hut cum'J beion ,J1B "'"'""" MMy. tium ujkju ;4ie jniarciii on i ur to wnom l have alluded.
'I MiUjjj'i n anu cinineii.c
lily iu,Kf'C(l, in tne ay ol ai liniein,
woo d exhibit trie plpblu injutiiceoftiiis
rrm in ao ttron a libi k tbe courke
jKirued, in i hi rrjrc'i, by th'c Lei,j
turet of fio tanflf Sinirt. Wuuid tity
tnn believe, Sir, that the Lrijiilnure of
aovtrcin S(te woi.l I iiieniorinlizr:
Coogreka to prwieci .ike uioJitturci ol
fht Stale, by itupotinc reitncti jiu and
duiiek upon tbe commerce ol .other
vhjics, when thai Lpisu urt, oviitj itic
edm tied power u protect ltiu,e m.iu:jc
3t.Ail uuerly nrRlectt to d it.' Vtt
kucn the Conduct ofihe f.citlatiiir
rl Miicnosetti ; anJ r ucn it 9uutitii
r te course purMjrJ by ibs Le;Hljiurc
cf all ihe utilT S.tcs.
I turn, thus fr- ronti Icred thin tytiaio
k involving coiii'ituii.jnal prrverjua
cf tbe power to rtguUie (oiein com
nierce, witb a view o beMo indirect
bounties upon th mjnuficturea of cer
ttin Sti(et'by imposing , taxei and re
wtittirmf upon tnrr-cornnrerfTr of cer
tain other Stairs.' I ti:i now invite the
attention of ihe Committee to ao-ne eon
siderttionk calculated tm'ifv mat it in
volvek a vifilnfton, 't the trti aixi lumla
mcaul principles ol cjviUik! r ittr jcul Iit
eriy. There it not one of those punci
Hilt a toon an !hn CKt'ttjl w trtnt
furred la lUe buiinest of nTnufjc'titC
the whole polirv ot tne government, tmJ
the politlcitprir.riplea ol n eit'ire region
of coua'ry oi t te niKject of free iri te
and comment ij' rettneuonk unf1tfrent
I cSrreipiWdinp ctwx. -would al-
roat iraajMnp, nohil been loti rrllu),i
i. Collar t to hvtf wl:rek' (J ihit t
'riO'd'Ofv pilinr.il 'r.Mninu''iiHiihat
hi- N ' bnl.ind .U "infers of Unn;rek
r!
rre xoV. iu'd .11 mo irp'er.n''ic ni
rjpiul. airt !i ). of nUMl'l"!!, ' iinjillClll)
livo ibc'v f )l!oi:d it t!i'ection.
S r, no in jit of tiie slih'fat obscv-
no 1 cun () initn.'iie m me ir.u icnrc oi ,
urc c j i r j i i t n,o t'ic tnrmjcr ol inu j
fli.i.r.on qrvnm :l -i i'i tiirn
;jr uiiir in'i-r;!. ; in not to ba (It
riiMed. Hut two or 'b ee wciltl'V i'Oii
o tirirtf . decid(J and Dormant' lOniri l
o6r pu ilic opinion in all the tsnTS net.
ii iDc H'p'eicn't'.ivet 01 tnoe strs,
ioirei drrid.-dly opposed in principle.
ojl.e pronmi orv poUCr, are rorvrind
" ru; ml :be in'eret: of the manufanur
rrt m mat of their conitituent t: large
."trtnaff, rHrron a fntufrrU mu oh
( let, womd dtre to vo'e a'inst joy met
ura, however unjust and opprcisive, if
1: be only deemed beneur lal to the man
uUciiiren, and denominated a tariff.
In ad'li'inn to the reakoo ( have tttted,
I; it In vaio, then, that the people of
tbr South atteorpt t palter witn this
question, or to diiruie any longer the
4d real'y o their condition. They have
no tocurifv .agaimt taxation, but tne will
of thoie who have a aetiUd interett and
fixed drtermina'ion to increat; their bur
thent they hive no rights of piopetty,
no iMj 10 ihsT tommerce which urna
the prinripal value to the production! of
'heir imlunry, which tbry !o not hold by
the tsme miteranie anu iirgrauing tenure.
They arc, lo nil intents and pU'potes, the
lavr of Northern m r.ioitolntt. If I
' the Southern people. : Sir,' iKrte thi u
rannot, mutt not be," ll it Uttrrlt tmpns.
kible that kUi:h . tta'e of thlngt cn b
permitted to ron'Mur-, In e.lard whem f .
liKertyontl'it'i'mt tibrHy-isriHeir ! ,
4Jy einflf-r;!uri')U1 ti'fc.l'l pnk-.,..
Tl in a w iit i M r "fit m n r -t h it"?
awUljpQIL7ilt!t
the right of 'the majiritf lo govern. n'tl
he duty of tha mloeriiy to avSmit-w
There Uno political nrjnrlple m re in
properlv applies Dill it is tuj-rt to '
two ery important limitations in our fad-
erative stktem of Ooernmcnt, if'owmif
out of tbe conttl utlontl tompnC, aod
founded upon rhe'prinrin'esof natural
jtittice. Id ihe fi'ti plr e, the mijvf'f
rannor lightfully do any thing no au'i"r i
tl'd by the constitutional chartrr The .
great objret of a i:ten rpniitu:ion It to
ita'rain the mtioritv. I is founded up
on the Idea that an unfherkrd nujo'l'f
it at dangerous ak an uncbe k -d mi'ioi'y
I belirve, aim rut loose fronj lb m or'
ings of an t fTcctive an I real 'etponslbllitf f
it Is more so. Djtofthst herrtfirr.
regarding the manuficturintr at the were called upon to give a kfiui i.n ol
rontrolling interett in the tariff S atet, 1 Lhvrry, I could not ut hnKUge more
ill 'Jd another, which every reflecting appropriate, than that whietrklauuld act ur
m.in duly apprecuie. Ihemanufac airiv detctibe the condrion of the Deo
urert in their application to the General rlr of the Southern Siatet.
iovcruinent, naturally tnlint the tvmpa Thf re it no farm ol dtapoti'tn that hat
tnics ami prepoteioo ol tbJMatek and ever esitted upon tbe hce (f the earth.
mo't mooMronk end horiible than tnat ol
rrreentattve governmcr.i a mi; ik
h;i iio.it of iiie L'nion to whirh thev tie
inH-ert in nuirciPi i iTTJiiifi, rt1TT,1 )!!(;. T:ie qucttio'i ol graniing iclief,
kaniauve heff, ni;s all 'be ret .t ti
t:of. i'uentk united, uvm liu- qus:ion of
'increasing or diminitniiig itiv .,x up
Jforrln iron. Tne ttme ii e.j uil u ue
I at to thr. nxir pi inter, sail m k. , and
! .H.vmfatrnrrrT of xotoo Mii.n. la
Ilca of more vital importance, or mote 1,1 lc- I' it not ,:itii ull maitrr to a.
absolutely consecrated by'alf the nisrori eor - f.,r 4t iin.iJM,e Lca;ai...cia
Cal associations of Uoi-'i Great Bii:;iin iliplovedin l ,nu' l iu r. I . tn.i co
the L'oiudSu'et, than j.iai ft hicn jeeyre 'Ti-mTv l):i vc, that two or torce laiy,
tbaftoil aeaiitst 11 -tax4 n.l AtirrCT !kl by tne?li-
... r , -n - i
not inj posed ny their own rtpiesentativis
f hit principle, Indeed, is caseiritlly ii)
wived ii' the very rio'Dii of teif govern
bnrf rs lio wrrc cnti jrd to vote at eicc
ti'iits, would bi 3'i ovcrmicb for il the
othrr intere' in anv C'ltigietiionul Di
ment. Now, Sir, owing to t tie Icdcraiive ! " "Ct i t the Utlio i. I have tet n enoun
character ol our Govei ivncnt, the gtcal
gcoprjpbical extent ol o'jr icrii'.ory, add
the dive'sity of the putiuitt ol our cm
exns in difTcrent part oi tbe Union, it
.. hat s,o happened that two ijreat inteiestt
liavc sprung up, stanch. i directly op
posed to each other. One of them coa
eistt cf those nianufactuiei wnicti mc
aSortbcrn and Midulc Sta'.es aro capable
ot producing, but which owing to the
high price of labor and high profits of
i-capital in thOic S.ict, cait.tot bold com
..petition with foreign, m uufactures with
out (be aid of bounties, duectly, or inUi
llyr giveo eiier by ihe GcricratGorern
ment or by the State G iveraments- Tne
-ther of tbene i!tret coisitts of the
- threat egricuftural ;apl'a of Vhe" Sjutaern
States, which ran find a market only in
foreign countries, and which can be ad
Vantageously void only in exchange fr
-he foreigfv-auutacturet which coma in
ermpetiiion'wlth those xf the" Northern
ind Middle States. It followsas a ne-
est of the manufacturers in the Northern
i Mi.. n .... . .
na ;oiqnie atates to prohibit, ny neavy
taxttion,ihe importaiion of thote foreign
.manufactures, which it i at uridoiibted
V'hs interest "of the Souihern planters
to import at free from taxatioia as postf
?.hlesT.b.
SBfaod.ripinjc.Hsb
sch other. The interest the petunF
larcr irdTrecily prdrrTTOd by cveilrP
"cressrof iheiaxtrs itppwwd op-aib-:rh
"comrnerce ; and it is unnecersary to
3d, that The Interest of tne SiVufUcrTi
I even m my owii (lit'rir.t, to convince mc
'thiit even tnt lorni t;o exiep'iou to the
i.-nrral rule I mve hid iin.
Wh.if numier ol farmers, scattered
over the country, anO un.it customed to
combination, eonid rit the it.flui.nce of
thr-ee Jare nunufacturing cpi:lis't,
each having three hu idred free hboreit
in his empiuyrnem entitieu to voter
Upon iny question afle tui the interest
of the raauulacturea, tnrec thousand I r
men would bold no . ompction wi.h tbem
In the hrt pi ice, tnere would be a per
tict unttv ot aciwn amonc ins tanuaints
ibemselves on hojuestion, lor examine
vi'jl to their own interests ol indue
ing Congress to ki" tham a bountr, or
impysa a .prohibito! y . . du y having the
same efTt'Ct. Ii the second place, all thu
laooiert io-thcir employment would, Ijp
on the most obvious principlok of human
action, cive their votes in tucb a way as
to gratify .Hi is' wishes anJ promotd tlio in'
terett of their employers. Tiut would
indeed be their own interests. In tbe
third nlace, a considerable tminber ol
1
farmrs and other persona in the, vicinity
of these manufacturing establiihmenis,
would hml a market lor a great number
of agricultural productions, which would
otherwise be of scarcely any value to
them, .AlLtbek.o causes would produce
JHrlectftlt f - f a ttloiti" a nrHtslla:
erre-.' .(ill' over injreprc.-4Joq Xanp.e.JO tig'X. or. Jen toanuiacturj yoiid- .ibe.sphere ofiu rrKpoiitibiiiij.--
Liberty is an empty aound. and rcprcten
tat ion worse than a vain dilution unlet
the actiqn of the (ovarnmeoi be ao .gu
hted that retponsioility and power shall
be coextensive. How, I would be glad
to know, under what respontibility the
majority of tfiis House act. In ijnpwio?
nurlnens upon the industry ol the oauih
cm pec?le, and in waging tbtt mertilest
warfare against their commerce T Are
they, in 4h- slightest degree, respoujl--.
bl e to ih rise ii pon w h orrf t he f I m pose t h ese
heavyburthenk ? Have they any feelings;
of common intereti, or common Sympa
thy, to restrsin them from oppression and
tyranny f Doe the ayaiem of prohibito
ry du'ira, which falls with such a des
iruciive power, upon the dearett interctli
of ihe Southern people, impose any bur
then, or inflict any injury at all, upon the
conttiiuenit of that majority by which It
has been adpp-ed ?
Tbe very reverse of all this, , is the
truth. Tbe majoriy which rnpotet these
oppressive taxes upon the people of the
Soth, so br from bving risponkible lo
them, or. to those who have any common
interest or common sympathy with them,
in relation to the matter,' are respontible
to the very men who have been, for the
latt len years, making the welkin' ring
with their clamor for the imposition of
thete very burthens. Yet, Sir, those
wad lay lM.lr.6n Jjahd of uftcfcnsjHWionat
and lawless taxa'ion upon the people ol
the Southern States, are not tbe represen
tatives of those who pay the taxes, or
hare any participation in it, but she re
prV5entat"ives6f thoae who receive "the
bounty and put" it :'Tn "their p6ckttsr TT
Can there be a more gross monstrous
In the second plare the right of tbe .1.
mijorlit to govern, in e fx-II ital sfti rrt
tompotrd of cor! d'rattd Sfvieigtitj.
and ex rnding ovrr pi'grphlral tun.li
vitiont having divrrifitrt nd cr'nDutirif..
Intercs.k, mum b limi d to lfae r r n
where ihere it a common tnttttt perv!
ing the whole conlrr ert . Thi it '
limitation g owing oorxflhe very uiure
and objret f me compart, ev. n upon mo
exercite of powers expretsly gfante.'. ? '
Thr submission of interett which arfl
itcoiiijli .dv.CjjfJ.,lhe.59ouol
comnion govarnment, necesviily in
vnlvck (he dea' ruction of one or the ri.hef
cfth'm This it the foundaiion of thai 9
rheckt and balances, even of consolidated
governments, at d of the partition cf pow
er. 'itniug ditiinct toveififjntiet, in thia
cenfed'rtcy.
Ii is contrary to he clearest p-inriplet
ol mtuitl ii. e, thti the matonty
merely r-ue they hue the Mwer
snonld v' '''r the rtgMe and dtttroy h4
tipsf 1 prruilr interest t or na
iri'."'i ritt would Inake powr nd
ly )ionnv-4ierin- i tie fnajorpy
planters Is promoted by every diminujlouwere engaged or interested.
me taxes imposed upon tne produc
tions of their industry. If, under tbese
circamslances, theirtanufactureri were
cloihec! with the poweT of imposing taxea
at fjheir. p!es sure?, upon the fjretjjn ln
poiis of 4he plxnterT bo doubt would exit!
upon tbe mind of tay mm, that it would
have, all (he chsracterittics of an abvdi s
and unqoalified despotiira. It m '
Wy purpose then lo she that by' A
tPtiPVl indebted iBtsreste t a
Tir'gJ'TlflrflbVr'tif Ttrrerr, directly od indi-
rectly coituecttd with the manufacturing
ikxtj;9!ni5kotd direcTedTiO"
atngle object -the project tue proTec
:ton of the mUrtfcurir in which tftey
Whatever
divisiod might take .place among other
interests of tne distuct, you wou'd never
find the manufacturers divided. Every
candidate for popular favor womd be
made to-Ubdertiand, thnt the consolidated
vote of this manufjctunug interest would
5e givan tjtihst him, unless he wul;i
promise to support th.etr applications for
ih bounty and protection of Congrets
Injhia, manner it would come to past,
ibit the contest between tbe rartrofafciar
li.K cua jllj.nnctitji in Aiatsacnuveiit,
wpqH be evidently regarded aa -.&te
qaotuun, 'tbougli nol ten noij.iTii1po
pie should be directly or indirectly inter
eved I Y!7"ami the member of Congress
who sfmuid oppose ii,"woul(f be deemed
io have deserted ihe interett of his own
bute. i ftere-ivawomer-eofrsideTatton,"
sull mure decisive- The relirT sought
by (be manufacturers is to be obtained by
impotug ouhunMd eukuwM-upoi)
.uu commerce of oiher S ate, and re
mote sections of (lie Union. All classes,
pncrtforei in a maoulaouring Satr wilt
n.tiui jlly take tides with the manufactur
ers, in regard ioll those measures which
pi jpuse to advance the interetia of those
in jiiuljctuicr. by taxing the commerce
of the Sou'hcrn phmers. Viewing it as
a 9tctioii.il (ijetun, there can be no
fioiii.it, that 'lie aggregate interest of tbe
State wouid bo piomo t d by tuch a rnea
buic, tiowever niton tl iei able (he number
ot nianu-actuit-it. i, indeed, the ii.ler
cst ol .ddstacnute'ts to protect any of her
iniinolac uierti however tmall the num
ber, anJ noever heavy tbe imposition
necessary to cfl'ect jt, if the benefit, how
ever tmall, accrues lo her-cttizens, and
the burthen, however great, fall upon
ihe ciiiatsns of other States
Toe unanimi:y with wnich ihe mem
bers of this House vote, even for private
el.Hms wrfting .trorn iheir owruSiafesi.
wiien scarcely any body else can perceive
any justice tn them is a commentary up
on what I have been saying, which evtry
gentleman will know bow jo. estimate-
On all questions to be decided by Con
gress, theretoie, affecting fhe interest of
mnnf.,-lnr r.r any t( thOSfi attsn
e no ra unl rich'. in ivra.m gov.
iVii the" rhirioti y.' "ft ti mer f f,iveri;-''
ional rlghf, g'owini; ooi of rfestuv td,
tonvtaiaoce....la the "tvrirriiKrr'gt"
of tbe minority to the erjoyracn' JlLIKlI "...
liberty and property, without anv nrj'itt
iri'terfeioneo ""on ilie part of the'Tniionfyt :-"
h "at sacred, o( ihena'uril J,itt.-I-r
cijted inleretts, which the persons con
cerncd are pleased to. denominate domes
tic iudustry, 1 am constrained to regard
the policy of the tariff States as fixed arid
unalterable ; as much so, as if tne repre
sentatives of those states were chosen
wivei,inai.enuherc.v?!r7
agents, scung undcpjnstruc! iW?'J.,:,
: W
fdrpre--of libert yT4 jubj c!LLh,v ed 1 1 d
fwareo ecurc toe pwi sw- ny
burthens of taxation not imposed by their
own representative? It it noi.absoiute
y annuled--na, is it not completely re
versed, as to the, people ol the Southern
States, in all casea involvintj the interest
or the manufacturers and the policy ol
the protecting system I Is, not the'fna-
jbrity of Congress composed of the rep
rcsentatives al those. whonave cirect
and positive pecuniary interest in impos
ing taxes upon the people the Southern
o... ; . . . . .f t...!. nt.y i- K 1 1 . t .
Tatet, in wie iw'iii oi um" "vi jiumii,w
and insulting mockery, than to tell my
oppressed and outraged conttitueotty that
their rights are secured by the principle
of representative responsibility J It would
be just as rational to talk about the rca
ponsibility of a Romtrj Kmperof, to the
.PrfttArhn handa hv whoM he waa elaVa-
pjundeHnBttXtCCtPrd
pur pose- f - pay UJg ibfl ttuUtfO0
tives by which be had purchased the Itltn-
tV very ptTrictple? of representadye
responsibility, when th governrrtent is
tbus thrown JVom its balance, becomes
itself a principle' of the most despotic ty -ranny".
It would be far betier for, the
Southern people, so far as thi tariff poli
cy is.concernrd end at God is my Judge'
I would petfer it that the rnnjoniy of
Congress should be - responsible to no
earthly power, than that they should br
responsible to (tie Very persons who bavt
the deepest interest of alt the ptfople Ton
ry daties Hftomtheir lawful commerce Icartfi in the t'axaUoo and oppression eJ
of man. ,i
Wjpen the great snttgontst lneretH i
of society become arrayed sgamsr each
olie,-paMtc'arrf;.wVJ.5J!.P
ated hy divanrr snrj rtiviigHoe,u
lUfTerertce of climate,. eht.recter and ri'jlI
insti'otions, ne vieat bie.ct of xbt Oof
ernmtnt ahnul'd und.mbt'odly be, not to
become the ptrtitan of either of tho -inicrestt,
hut to interpose its power for.
the purpose 61 preventing i-e snongrst
from destroying the wester. lovead,
however, of assuming this af.ituric in--stesd
of restraining the m.jr interest
from doing this act of iiijusiice and op
pretsion ihis Oovernmunt degrades is-
elf into Ihe character of H pinrran ejf -
ttronger interatt and unintnumertt of i a -oppression.
It rannot be o'hrrwise, Sirt
is long.as the rrujnrity in Congreat, bnngf
nothing mora than the agent cf the m.' jor
interest in irYe confede rac f , iskumes lho
piwer.of arbitrarily and unjiintlv appro
priating to its own use,-the li-'ful and
exclusive property of the mino t'y. .JThra
majority can have no sut h tlth ful poer.
If i i ni h ef more tjor ieai 'tfi Ztt
disguise thrown around it by the"efopry
lorms of IcgisUtive prOrredtng, hn
downright swindling and tobStrV c;irrca
which, in any rivilixrd tountry n lh
world, wrAild subject the irstiiviflua"! per-
petrarof 16 "1lf smtrux ptjnrshire "Vi,at i
human rower cn confer upon one set of
mini UPwrTer immeffiut, the right tn ,
commit such en outrage upon another
set, however few in number I Will any
tfdvoesu) cf . the tartfT policy admit that ?
tats men hiye any greater right, to rob",
him of his property, ihsn. he has to rob .
tbev teii bf theirl f Ye. t thi would br a
a wtjoiUy f Congreis.haie an unlimitta
UDControlabte right to eisposo ot tbe, pro
4'
DertT of tiiCTflinttrrry,
-jtaeix'Asi hit
...CATCIimq, A TARTAtt. '
An Irish -soldiery once returofog
from battle tatlienthtjmarcliing alit
tie' way behind bk-f ompanion, catledr
but tQ bim, rIIol!o, Pat, I have catch'd .
Tartar !" u Bring himlong ih"ii X.
M Jib.' but ; he won t come.
tKcsx come away, wUhfJut Jitm.'
Jaaea.Jbui t won Vict tne, V '"
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Why,