{"character_count": 5825, "word_count": 965, "ccnet_language_score": [0.8992999792098999], "ccnet_perplexity": [2013.0999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
made to q considerable extent, and the

 subject is earnestly reeon,sse nded to tha

 cohsideration of Congress-, in the hope I that the combined wisdom of the kepre-

 sentatiyes of Il1e people. will devise such

 means of eaeeting that salutary object as

 may remove those brfthens wl8ich shall bc

 found to all;;Hoquaiii; ssify, ssaa ss

 promote tho great interests of the coun- jtry.

 Long and patient refe ction asstrength~

 ened the opinions l have heretofore ex- pressed to Congress onsthis subIect; and I doem II my duty, ilae present occa-

 sion, again to urge them upon the atten-

 ton of tic Legislature. The soundest

 maxims of public poIty aud the principles

 upon which our republican, instilutsosss Ees

 founded, recommend proper adaptation Of the revenue to the expenditure, and they also require that the expenditure

 shall be limited to whnt by au economi- cal administration, ,sisaIl be consistentswith the simplicity of the governments aud ne-s cessary 10 an efficient public service. In effectiDg this adjustment, 1t Is due in jtls- tice to tue interests Of the different States.

 and even to the preservation of the Union itself, that the protection afforded by ex- lsting lawsto any branches of tlle national

 industry should not exceed what may be necessary to countcract the regulations of

 foreign nations, and to secure supply of

 those articles of manufacture essential to

 the national independence and safety in

 time of war. Ifupon investigation II shall

 be found, as 1t is believed 1t will be, that

 the legislative protection granted to any

 particular interest IS greaterth than isindis-

 pensaiaiy requisite for these objects. re-s

 commend that # De gradually diHinished,

 and that as far as may bo consistent with these obIects. tic s4lloin scinnle uf sluii ee

 be reduced 10 tie revenue standard as soon

 | Ii

 ment, and to the preservation or tho

 large capital invested in establishments of

 domestic industry, will permit.

 That manufactures adequate to the sup% ply of cur domestic consifnptioH, would, l in. the abstracts be beneficial to our coun- try, there is no reason to doubt and to efeettheir est blisliment, there is. per- baps- no American citizen who woulr not.

 for while. be willing to pay a higher

 price forsthcu. But for this purpose. it is

 presumed that a farit f.lligh duties, , de-

 signed fer perpetual protection. liat en2

 tered into the minds of but few of our

 stateslnep. The most they have antici-

 pated IS a temppgary, and genefalfy inci-

 denial protection, which they maintain

 fas Inc eftectto reduce t11e price of do-

 mestic competitiona below that of the

 foreign article. Experience, heweyer,

 the best guide on thus, as on other sub- jects, makes it doubtfui whether the ad-

 yantages .ofthis system are not counteIbai.

 anced by many evils, and whether 1t docs

 not tend to beget in tue minds of alargu

 portion of our country men spirit 0f dis content and jealousy dangerous to the ata- biiity of the Union.

 What then shall be donea Large inter- sests have grown mp under the implied pledge ofour national lcgislation, which it

 wonld seem violation of public faith sud- denly to abandon. Nothing could justify 1t but the public safct V, whichsis tue sue preme law. But those who have vested

 their capital in mannfacturing establisl1-.

 ments cannot expect that the people wilt

 continue permanently ,opay high taxes fors

 their beneft, when the moneysis not re- qnired for any Legislative purpose in. lhe administration of the government. Issik not enough that the hig k duties have been Ipaid asslongHas the money arisin8 from them could be applied to the scummon beb- eft in tic cxtinguishment of tic public Idebt9 M

 Those who talkean enlarged view of tho

 condition ofour countfy must be satisfied that the policy ofsprotcctian mt'st De ulti- mat ely limited to hoseSarticIcs of domee- tic manufaetnre which arc indispepsabie 10 our safety in time of war; Witbin this

 scope, ousa reasonable scaIo, 1t is recom- mended by every .coasid erafion Of pa iriot< ism and duty, wIichwilI doubtless aiwe5B Esorure to 1t asl efa1 and eficien 4upppft. [ But beyond this obj ject ac hate already

 seen the operation of tue system prudoc- Htiye Of discontcpt. In soIne seclions of the Re public its influence isadeprccated as E tending to c0pcentrate " eatfh into JSW hands, and as creating those Eerlne ofsIe- Ipendence and vice which in . filef colld- tries have characterized fh6 ax is{spce or

 monopolies, and proved t0 T [ ffuclite oE

 liberty and the generaI foqlIs s "A laTE9 portion of the people in one 6& ftiono e ( th8 Republic declare it not ofsiy ihe pedfent on these grounds, but IS distufbinett tt4

 equal relations of properly by by1cgisIaiionk and therefore cunconstitutionaln and unjiisf. Doubtless, these efIccts afe, in p great Edegree, exaggerateds and may be ascrib- ed to a lnistak en view of the considcra1 Ltions which ed te tis ses sede cf the tariff system hut they arc nes eseftbeles4 if0ppr- taDt in enabling us to seyieR tho subjeet lwitIl more thorough knowledge Of ita lbearings upon the great intefe1fss of tha lRepubIic, and with determination to dispose of it so thatnone can with justiceR complain. ak is my painful dnty to statc, that ii one quarter of the United States, opposition 10 the revenue laws has risen to a beigilt whicj. threatens.t 10 thwaIt their exc csati0ny 1 if not to endanger the integrity y0f thu Union. 2s Whateverob structions may b4 thrownin the way of The judicial authori- ties of thc General Government, 1t is her lped they will be able peaceably to oveT7 come them by the prudence of their owIt

 officers and the patriotism of the people l But should this reasonable reliance on the

 moderation and good senseof all portions