Western Carolinian

              tmt li i vn wise lu abaiain i um ba which i .-.- i wise and good ll themselves have the lembl.nea i in.qu.liiy which find no res use lo the hear of ihe cm n u ..,| which mil bc evade.l with little remorse i'he wisdom of legialetlon s eipeciallj iceii in grafting law ohdo.li ... dr i u salisbury rowan qquntv n c tuesfc jl september 6 1830 vol xi no 33 ufauturlng i-h ilis'n li.ve obtained n complete and i nt.nenl control over the i ;., i i ol i longre.s .... ihi subject '. ; i it numbci of t ni s ti ive i ontribu id lo give the manufacturing inlore.i nis as end ni y i ie prominent mil leading o.use is bey ml ill doubl natural | its i.n.l the farmers would lie like lh between eftpl.r soldiers ami untrained militia men in which uperior discipline - iuld overbalance aiipeiinr numb v men confr.leralod together upon sclfisb hi i intere.l id principles whether in nor suit nl ihe office or the bountici of lav tlin product nf iheir honest industry ? dim nnl ha majority declare i to b its in rrcsl anil avow it to be its object i in pursue ibis system of p.nhibi'ory du lie until l,e whole of , hu commerce whieh gives value o ihe agricultural pro tortious of lhc s.u'hern si.nes and wiih ihe southern people sir th.ae ihlngl cam oi mus not be it is utterly n|.oi s.'.b h ii su b a s ol ihlngl can be narmlited to rniiiinui in ■ land wheri l.h.-rly ron.iiiri mil liberty sender 1 iv in in uy i ui is a ■-" ' 0 ons vi'i'.i'x.ti mp mh m'niiki'ii . | u.i.i the pnhibii t syilem f ' ' influence of accumulated capital in iha hand ol a camps . iv u am ill n ui n 1 fin wiih ihe s .. , ny ;,■■ 1 r er inco md , oncer , foi , ; thc v ... o invariably 1 .-.■..,- • 1 1 .", . - ) . • .> m.tteti flee im their own p , uni . j in rreil , ll is a melancholy fact in which 11 hi.tory hears lhe in st un ni vocal testimony lh ii whenever society i imc io fui ul in e ! to eommer o and the urts a have prnnounc d r c.nslderabl i i ■ n i . in i ilu hol ' "■ 1 h ■ il t i .. • pe teclly irre.isiibl en all i i questions in rolsticn ion ol the governmenl is hi lughi to ben up an ti no ,'. u • • •■ '. ■ hi ul snee iv e t - oi ■■- ,: '.-.'. there iv n i lime noi very remoi when the greal • : 1 i . idln - f ilu '■ in ■ '.- p ill v uf this it ,, ir wai in i " or i faster hy re i ■■'-■ ■ o . t mption md bnu uy ihc navigating nd commercial intere.n : tion i noed hardly add that a be ;,. i id to ii li i alludo imoit lb whole or ihe a i.mul ited c.pil.l t ,' ihi - iiutiy wai emoarked i thc businci of navigation an.l commerce ar cu r.ntii me ever more active unit vigl lint than the ureal majorty who a.-t f nn disinterested ml patriotic impulae ■ 1 1 ye we in witnessed it on hos door mn i'.tioim kiu-.y iha tariff men lo divide on any que.ilon iltei ling theli nnfederated intereili i if ym propose • ' reduce any otic of tin in ies no mat lei ti i.i i vi us the expediency of the re duction ih.y will tell you if noi in plain ivoi'di n lean by heir conduct thai the i p a propose lo reduce ll very op i ill unjust as in tin cue ol sal ; ill v y ibiurd a nl sui i.i..i as i.i ll.e case i raw v 1 j bu 1 tint il you reduce eith i of th s duiiei a proposition will be i.is.le lo dues une oilier and ihen s i other nuiil ibf whole sys,.-m of , ife li i ii"il i.i'cresl will bc shaken to it centre the w.tchword ia stick togeth er righ oi wrong upon every question uff ling the common euuse such sin ii the concerl ami vigilince and su.l he iii.ii una ions by which the inanufac luring party actum upon ue interesn of om i and die pr judii i •> of others hive obtained • decided nd porm.no rontrnl ■ d ,,, --___________,. , 1 in inl'li ,-„.,, ou which our fields would bc left desol ne shall he uuerly and absolutely ihol isbril i it is not iinnv days line i heard an honorable gentleman from new york express the opinion thai in loss than ten years — probably it half the time ihe whole of ihose foreign manufacture which fill within the purview ofthe pro htbitorv policy and which are ihe onlv ar lirlrs the southern planters can teicive to any tolerable extent or with any ion il id vantage in cxrhongr for iheir sta plei would cease ta be imported leaving noi a veillga of iha imp ant bram h ol our foreign commcicc there is loo much reason lo believe sir that this .. pinion is well founded when the it ill i huh shall have readied ill max m.u.n and the rigorous enforcement ol hu dude shall b sr tired by ibe bill on your leble 1 h.ve no doub vu will have provided a y.tem which will a.compli.h the work of cniiro prohibition in the time limited bv ibe member bom new york to whom i have alluded i is in vain then tha the people ol j^es^mh uiicn'pt i . ii iltr.r wiiu ibis -________\ _^_^__ i am aware mr chairm ix ih t the imw r yjivcn o 11 hits will i.r th.t .. ii the right of tho majority lo govern wq he duty of the minority to submit -» there is no pollllcil iii..ripl mi in lenl.blr mi , in uii fie caaot lo hi i it properly applies dm it is siihj .-, o iwo very important limitation in our fed erative siste.n nl government g owing out of ibe const i uti mil compact anil founded upon ihe principle bf natural jus i.e i.i ihi li st pl .. .-. lhe mj iiy . an in rightfully do anv thing no ii inp a-.l by ihe r insiiiinional eh.rtrr the great ob cl of a written , onslltu inn is io retrain the ih.jorllv '• (» founded up on the ido lhal nn unchecked jo'i'v i .. d.ngernu .. in uncharh d minority 1 believe wien cui loose from ih i i il m^soi an ill cilve on i r i •. iponilhllliy i is more so butol'ha herr.fter thi i it . 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"' i ■'- k 1 '' ' m " n v s it thc ttu . i lestiou mi i ed in ihe , ,, inn t.y.iiiii the isiilt hunts would permit every establishment wiih in iheir limns o sink into unci inio be fore ihey would levy laxo fi tn then om cliiaens to nourish and sustain ihem thai would b - 100 pl tin and palpable .. proceeding li would innanily open ih eyea of the people to lhe true c.iaracter .,: the prole n lyiiein i would tear olffrom lhe m m.ler lhe veil .-• del i n ccals its horrible d formiiy and break iti infatuating charm fo ov r if the p o taction afforded lo iho manufacturer by thii governmenl were entirely with r.wn lo morrow i do nu belltv there is ;. legislature iii the union itia would late io ubnltuie an equivalen protection in lhe form ol pociiniat bounties drawn from the people oi .... fl'.lcl and upprop la'.cd from me l i ill t treasury nothing lhal con 1 b ; ni lily siiirgci'cd in tne way ol argument would exhibit ti.o palpable injuiticeol lhis yi','m in so tr,.ng .. lighl a u.e courie puriued in this respect by the lajjisla tures of hu tariff states would any nan believe sir lhat the begiilaiure ol a bo v reign state woul i memorial congress to protect the m mull lures ut tint state by imposing restrictions ar.d duties upon tbe commerce ol other states when ih.ii legislature having the o..i tied power in protect ihoie manulac lares utterly neglect lo do it •' kei m.-ti was the conduct of mc legislature ol massachusetts ; and such is substantial ly the cdurae pursued by ibe legislature of all he tariff stales in he icron.t place hie right of iho majority iii govco in a poll li il iy.jr.in lompnsid ol rni.f d-i-i,i 1 i ir.i-igi.ii s ml ex t nding ov r p .■■;■ iphl ii lub.li visions having divr isifi.il nd cni.fl'itlnj inu'iis s mnsi im l.n.i i n t'rs . ... where h.-.r is a romaion interett p.-iv ,.!• ing ine whole cnnl.-iici ... i . this is a limitation g owing out ol ihevory n.tu.o nl objcci f ihe compact oven upon mo xcrrise ol pnwari cxpies-lv gt uufi — the submission of interest whi h no essentially adve.sr io the conliol of a omo.oo government neceiaatil in volics tho ties iu tion of nor or the o.iier i.fih.-m this is il.e foundation of thi hrrlis ml balances even ol consolidated government „ d ol the partition of pow er imoug dlnlncl ioveielgnti.il in ihli conlcib racy f 7 ." t i m l.ncl lu tbe hu-.it.ess o m ... .,,.'...„: j . ill i :..- ll p cs m a'lic-s nl thuse a-jt.tr = ,____ re |,„ 0 f their condition they h..v the whole polity ofthe government ind howevei d cidedly oppoied in principle „„ . i0 cuii,v against taxation bu ne will lhe political principles of an entire region o lhe prohibinrv policy are constrained f those who have a eiilnl interest and of couniry on lhe subjec of free irade to regard he interests of the m.nufactur bxod determlnnion to incie their bur ami cummer i.l restriction.—undorweni or ns th.l of iheir con.liluents i largo i en , ; , m y h)ve no righn i.l properly • corresponding change one would nl no man sir from a m inur.i iu ing riis nn jt to that commerce which give mast imagine who had beon long enough ti wotiitl dare tovo'e agalnat any inea lhn p,i n i m | value lo ihe produution ol in congresa to have witnessed this ,.* sure however unjust and oppre.sive if ihelrinduitry which limy do not hold by . i i 3,,.i i nsmut.iinn thai i he only deomed beneficial to the man ihe atme miierabie and degrading tenure ti n w england i ■•- ■ i ofcongreis ulacturers and denominated a tariff they arc to all intents and purpos the were sent bore n the repts ni.t.ve ol i in addition lo ihe reason i have ttated slaves ol northern munopoliiii if i capital and not of number an implicitly f or regarding lhe manufacturing a the were called upon lo give a deftnldon ul havo they followed in direclion controlling interest in ihe tariffs ales i i very i could no use bnguago mine sir no ni n f hteil nbie-v will add another which every icflroing appropriate ihan that which mould aciui hon o.n b insensible of the influence of man will duly appreciate the manufac it ely describe the condition of the poo iargi capital sis upon iho member of thi urer io their application to ihe general pie ol ihe southern s'ates house on nl qu itions 1 cting theii governmenl naturally enlist the sympa th re i no form of de.potlsm ih.t hai 3 uliar interest i is not o bu dii ihie and prepossession of thwstate and ever exiited upon tbef.ee fine eaiih 1 that two or three wealthy i'on section of the union tn which thev ne more monilrom and horrible than that ol u.s'e.s in a congressional district will long the queitipn ol grunting relief a r.preaeniallve governmenl a ing be exercise more influence ovur lho repro lor exaiupie lo eight or ten ra.nuf.clur yond lhe iphert ol in responiibilily — aent.iive here nail he res of hia ing enabli.nment in ua.sacnuret liberty il an empty louud and rcpreion cons i uont uni ed u . u irtc .| i i.tiu i o ll i oc cvnlr ly regarded s a s e tab . wone th n ■ vain deluilon unless increaiing or diminia g ihu i < upiin qu aiiun though not ten thous.in.l pro the action of ihe governmenl be o regu foreign iron tne nine ii equally nut pie ihould be directly or indirectly inter lated that roiponilbility and power hull at io tha sugar planters sail makers and ested in i ; and ibe member of congress t e coextensive how 1 would be gln.l manuf.ciiuers of cotton and w n fa who should oppose ii would be deemed to know under whst responiibilily ihe brics it is noi . ittii ult mailer to a vc lose ltd ihe intere.l of his own majority of this mouse act in impoiing ,.,,,. |, m mis influence ol capual cm s ne there is inoiber consideration burthens upon the industry of iho seuih ployed in m.nulacm'es i do mon con s.,11 more decisive tho relief ought am people and in waging ihi merciless rdentlv believe that twn or il.ree large by ihe manufacturers ii to be obt.in.d by warfare against iheir commerce are establishments carrl d on by white i imposing ourihem and reilrictioni upon they in the lighten degree reipon.l berers who w n eni'nl d o voie a elec the commerce oi'uuier s airs and ic ol to tho.e upon whom ihey lmpo.*lhe»e linns would be in overmatch for all th mote section of ihe union ail classes heavy burthen i have ih.-y any feclingi other interests in an congressional dis inerelure in a manufacturing state win f tonnwi intere.t or common sympu uici i.i the l.'.iio i i have sr n enough " llul • l »' ukl mea vvlv " thc manufacture thy in re.tr.in ihem fiom opprei.lon ana even in my own dillrini onvinco mo e«i in regard tuali ilioso measutts which tyranny i does the system of prohlbilo that even tnat fnrnts no exception to the propuie io advance lhe inieren of iho.e ry.duilea which tails wiih luch a lies tcneral rule 1 nave laid down manufacturer bjr taxing ibe commerce irucilve power upon the deare.1 inlere.l ,„ ye a ofthe southern planters viewing it as nf the southern people impose any bur ivhat number ol farmers scattered , £„„* ,„„„ cl)ll w „„ , h c n , or bdlict any injury a all u,.o the over the country n unaccustomed lo he aggregate interd.t ol the con.tiiueni of , hat majori.'y by which li i ■ , "" : ' 1 yt , c i t.i.i b "• » uuld '" p »* »' ch " ■"•• has been adopted i three large minulacturing capi ali.li , ure uowe¥er inconaid«r*ble ibe numtoor too icy verse of all this is he each having three hundred free l.boren ■ iauunn lu indeed lhe inter truth th m.joriy whlcbhnpo...lhe.a ,,, hi employment em tied io vote ma..iehu.e,t to pro.ecl ny of her oppressive iixe upon ih people nf the upon ny quo.tion fleeting the inter ta . iur , w however mall ihi nu.n i s o lar bomb re.pon.ibl to ol the maoulacturei three tbou..nd far „__ however b0 , v y , be imposition , hem or o ihoae who have any common mors would bold no , ompelion wl.h them necel „ ry l0 t(tect ,,_ |, lba bo „ e ,„, how . j ,„„.,,..,, „,. common , ym p,ihy will ihem in the lir.t place there woum oe « per g f mmi iccru0 , , 0 h8r c j,i xli ni nd in relation to the matter ire reiponilble reel unity ol ac ion among lhe capitalist burthen however great laili upon o the very men who have been for the lbem.elve on the que.iion for example lhe cm „ lllofolher s,.,es i ten years making ihe welkin ring vital to their own interest o inuuc |' he un au,mi.y witu wnicb ibe mem with iheir cl.mor for the impo.illon of ngcungress io give them bounty ot berl of thlg hou.a vote even for private these very burthens yes sir those impose a prohibitory duty having he cu)nib coirflng frsm iheir own states who lay the iron hand nf unconatiiuiional jameoffeci in tho oconti place ail no wllci1 bcarccly d „ y b „ dy ,.|, c ciin . erc . lve nd lawle.s tox.'ion upon the people oi ! laborer in lh ir employment would up . n hen n __ ,.„ mnif n ', arv ,. lh s „ u i n ern sule are not the repre.en on the mo.t obviou principlo or human on vh.i i have been ylng which every ,,. lives of hose who pay the taxes or action give their voles i m away tlcmail w j know huw lu „„„„,,,.. have any participation in it but the rc s.7 of,tvtm^s p this woud on all que.tlon to be decided by con pr.i.n.auv of lho ho raceiv lh b ved bet ir o^xere in lb gross ti.e'rcorc ffcclng h in of bounty and put i in ih.ir pocket mrd nl.ee a ecnslder.bla number ol me manufacturer or any ol inose asso can there be a more gro moo.trou.i , m-rs and other persons in lh vicini ciated interest which lh penom con an lilting mockery than to tell my in ■ manufacturing e.tabliibmenti cerned re plee.ed to denominate dome oppressed and outraged coiutituents ihui i find i market for . greet uu.iii.ci lie industry lam con.tr.lned to reg.rd their right re eeured by tbe principle agricultural productions which wuuld ihe policy of he i.i.tf s.atcs as bxed nd of repre.ent.tlve re.pon.tblllty ? i would nherwiie bo of scarcely any value lo unalterable i ai much to ai if tne repre be just as rational to talk ubuut the rva ihem all il.eso causes would produce enlatlvei of lho.est.ie wee chosen ponsibillly ol a horns bmperor to lba ,.,,„, „ mlv ofaclion a.„,„/si this exclu.lvely l.y the nianuficiuic them tretnriai bands by whom he was eleva te nsmbetor nd indl ».»••, and sen here as their special ed to the throne ... a ecu ity aguins - cuy cnmicccd with ihe munul . ■„ i a,cn,s cling under ios,.-i„-,io„s plundering the object provinc for lh eit.bli.hraenti ond all their efforts in * hat then becomes ol the great prin purpose ol paying he tlpulaled 1 donj rol*.ic.ton"i..t would be directed to a ciple of liberty io which i hive idvertad live by which be m purcbaied the en si le obici'i the nroieel lhe protec which cure lhe people ag.init any pire io of ic m f cr in which hey burlhen of taxation no imped by heir the very principle ol repre.ent.lv ■ oni't'.'"o ine-sic.l wh.tev repre.eoi.tive i i il noi biolule responsibility when the governmenl is llvulo xhl take nlice among o.be ly inoullad-n.y i it not completely re ihu thrown fio.n it balance become ? in ■ i -,,' v v d ..,.«■ varied as ,„ the pcupl i u.e southern itself a principle of lhe mom deipolic u ln ereit of he din ic , you wouiil n.vet riea n tow | j g||t yaimy ,, wcm , d be , jt . be(lcl , ,„,, , hll candidate fcr nonul.r favor would b of th m.,.ufaclurer and the policy ol southern people io far ai 1 hi t.rlff poll '■,'■ 1 ir un d a l t , ,« n.lati.t hu protecting system i la not lhe ..._■ ! ' j is concernrd-.nd a hod is my judg :. '„■.", in'/nrir 1 , v l „.. i ofc 0 ng g r.lcom r d oi he ,,.,, i uu p jj^z^>x ;: ! „. i»..,i a.-.inst mm mi css he w ml rcsentaiivcs or those who have a direct congress shoulil ne rc.pon.iuie 0 in l f zi ppllciion d positive pecuniar interest in impo earlhl power than iha he ahould b i "" ' v .- r ,' ■» anna be o.i.nle ll.r soui nc n ■ n spousili n lo tin ve v nn so a who l.avi , yat'zz ';;^ rvie ;: k p :;, -. : r^r dn ;, , pr . k ii>k h.^e ? e i r .» .». p »„ i..„'at bc come bojc the mr uufauiir ry dt.lie upon their lawful commerce o.r,h-in be ua.tlon an opureis.un 1 i ii rnnu iry o lhc ctcar.lt principle ol natural justice tho lh majority — mnrly became tln-i hoi e ihe power ihould i '• .- the righli and ilislmy the , |, i . be uli.r in u f lhe in i i .' is would make power r nd ig inonvmkus terms tne majority i ,,.- .... ... ur.l ugh io a iv i > r in g.iv eui the minor y i " t mere conven uonil right growing on ol -•■ <• 3 v mil convenience on ihe cnntrm ihr right ol the minority to the enjoyme ' life liberty mil property without n i j tst interference ".. he p.rl ol ihe ni-i v is i i.u most iicrcd i bo na'tiial tight of man i li to ii.us fir . omidered this system s involving constitutional perversion nftne power to regulsie foreign com merce with a viciv o bestow indirect bounties upon hie manufactures of cr tain stiles hy imposing taxes id rc atrlctions upon the commerce ol c c r tain other states i win now invite the attention of ihc committee lo so nc cou ideations c.-il.-uiatcil to shew mat ii in volves a violation of thi gre.l antl lunill mental principles ol civil ml pnli ic 1 bo eriy tnere is not one ol those innci plcs of more vii.il importance or moie absolutely consecraicil by all lhe nis on cl association of both ureal briinin nnd hie united sla'es than thai whicn secures the people again 11 laxc and ni.ti.cns not imposed by iheir own lepreien ilivei tms principle indeed is essen i.lly 11 volved i the very notion ol sell govern ment now llir mini 10 tin lederailve character of our government the gic-at geopi iphic.l exicnt ol our territory md he diversity ol the pursuit ol our clti ccens in different pans ol ihe union il has su happened that twn great intere.ti have sprung up handing iliu-c.ly op posed tn each other one ol ll1c.11 cuu siati nf those manufactures which me northern and middle statei uro capable ol producing but which owing to the high price of labor and high profits uf capital in those stale cannot imlil com petition with foreign 111 uufaclurel with out ibe aid of bounties mice ly oi l.i.li lly given eiiiier by he qo er.l govern ment or by u.e st ."-. j iveromem i'he other of th inlerests conai.ti of ihe great agricultural s ipl.t ol ih sjutbern v.'.-s which can find a market only in foreign count riei and which cat bead vn i'ousiy sold only ,., exchange for lhc foreign manufactures which come i 1 onrnprtiiion wilh those nf hie northern and middle siatcs u follows as a ne cess.iry eon.equence thii it is the i 11 r es of the manuficiurcrs in tho northern ond middle state to prohibit by heavj i lax hon he imporlation oftho.e foreign manufactures which it t as undoubted ty ihe interest of me southern planter io import os free from taxition as poini hie th.se interests ihen it.nd dnine triclly and irreconcilably oppo.ed in each other the intere.l — the peiuni ory interest of no noiiliern manuf.c turer — i directly promoted bv every in crease of ihe taxes imposed upon south ern commerce ; und il is unnecessary to wnen tbe great intlgnnlll in'i-rc.t of socie v hrr.'.mc irnved igbtni i i b other pani.ni it y when ib.'v a'r per a,e,l by lis inn md dls'inguisned bi a iffiren i i f climale char.cl tr and vil insti'iitions me g.e.t nbject of the onv ernm.nl ihould undoiibiedly be n..i i become the pirilsan of either of tbosn interests bui lo interpol its power for the purpose ol preventing the n.ongeaj bom destroying the weifcer insiead however of assuming tiiis ai-.iiu.'.--m tte.d of restraining ti major lmer.it from doing ihli act of injusiloe md op presstoo ihi oovernm n degrade.it ifintothe character of a p.ntx.n ol the stronger in ore 1 an in .'< union of opprrs-ion li c.nnnl be oiherwlse sir ,, long as the m.jority in congr ... h.-u.g nothing more than the igcnl l he major interest in he confedera ,. assume no power ol oibiliaiily and unju.lli i p'o i.iis'i to it own use in ii ' i'u i _ nd exclusive properly of the mlno i'l 1 no nm jo.ity rati ii vo no su 11 llgl o po er it is neither more nor less i , ■ ' ol n lisgui.e thrown round it by ihe empty form of legl l.iive pro i dii ■■ h i downright iwindling ind robbi n — ciir.ca which in any tiv.li7.ed country in be world would subjtel h,e individual per peir to llili.m.ills i in 1 i.l . .,-. vv nt human power con cm i . upon om s t of men however numc.ous ihe right 10 enmmil such on uulrage upon inolher set however few in number ! w 1,1 i y advoccle of the tatilt polby admit ti..t l«n men have any gre.te right lo rob him of his properly ihan be has to rob be ten or hiiin i yet this would he a legitims'c consequence of ailmi ing that a tr.sjn.iiy ol jongre.s havo in unlimited tincontrolablc right lo dlipoio of the pro perty of llie minority c'i'o be cniinued j idtl that ihe inlerest ol the _,...,, hern pl mtcrs ia promoted by every diminution of he mixes imposed upon the produe linns of their industry if ti'itler these eiicumstanr.cr ihe manufacturer wore cliihed with u.e power of imp-mug taxo at tbeir plenure upon tho foreign im pons of hie planter no doubt would exiil upon the mind of any msii tint it would bave all the cbaracteiisiics ol an lb hu i anil unqualified despotiim ll will or my purpose ihen to shew that ' uf yiij.ous associated inicresu catching i villi ml an irish 9,il(iier mice returning from battle in lhe night marching a lit ile w.y behind his companion called it to him " hollo pat 1 have catch'tl , tartar !" " bring l.im ulongih«ni • ab but he won't come " why then come aw.y without l.im by j.i.i bulla won't let me '"