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Mr.. JEFFERSONsAN A TARIFF
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a cotemperary brings to our mind the
following additional endorsement of the Ta-
riff policy by MIR. Jefferson, which had esca-
ped our memory. 1t is an extract from his
celebrated report of December IA. 1898, and


is sufficiently explicit we shoald think, TO
settle the position of the author in the minds
ofthe most skep.ical


But should any nation, contrary to our
wishes. suppose II may better find its advan-
tage by continuing its system of prohibitions
duties, and regulations, it bghooces as TO pro-
feet oir citizens, their commerce and naUs.
CATION By counter prohibitions duties and
regulations also. Free commerce and navi-
CATION are not to be given in exchange.for
restrictions and vexatlons, nor are they like
ly to produce relaxation of them.


The following principles, being founded
in reciprocity. appear perfectly just, and to
offer no cause OF complaint to any


Il. Where.a nation imposes high duties
on our productions, or prohibits them alto
gether IT may be proper for US to do the
same by theirs; first burdening or excluding
those productions, which they bring here in
compelltlon with our own of the same kind !;
selecting next, such manufactures as we take
from them IN greatest quantity, and which,
a. the same time, we could the soonest fur
nsh to ourselves, or obtain from other coun-
tries; Imposing on them duties, lighter at


lrst, but heavier and heavier afterwards. as
other channels of supply open. Such duties
harang tie effect Of indirect encouragement
TO domestic manufactures of the same kind,
may induce tie manufacturer TO come HIM
self INTO Meee States, where cheaper subsiS
tence, equal laws, and a vend Of his wares,
Tree OF duty, may ensure him the highest
profits from his skill aud industry. And
here 1t would be in the power of the State
Governments 10 cooperate essentially, by
opening the resources of encouragement,
which are. urder their control; extending
them literally to artists IN those particular
branches of manufacture for which their soil,
climate, population, and other circumstances,
have matured them, and fostering the pre-
cous efforts and progress Of household man.
facture, by some patronage, suited to the ma.
ture of its objects. guided by the local nfor-
nation they possess and guarded against a.
buse by their presence and attentions. The
expressions on our agriculture, In foreign
ports, would thus be made the occasion of
relieving it from dependence on the coun-
sells and conduct of others, and of promoting
arts, manufactures and population at home."'


There! what think our anti-tarff, Jeffer-
son-loving. manifesto-Locofocos of that ?.
Does it not look like Whiggery And yet
it is from the pen of Thomas Jefferson
Should the time come. says Jefferson. when
any nation shall suppose it may better find
its advantage by continuing its system of
prohibitions, duties and regulations. it be-
hooves to protect our citizens. their. com
merce and navigation, By counter prohsbi-
tions, duties and regulations also" And has
not that time Gomez Let facts tell Our i'm
ports last year amounted to l27 100000; on
which we imposed and collected duties a.
mounting in all to some fourteen millions OF
dollars or about elcren per cent. on the ag
grega,e During the same year our exports
of home products. mainly agricultural, "a
mounted to sol 100000; oil which foreign
nations imposed duties amounting to one nun
dred and thirty three millions OF dollars, or
at the rate of one hundred and saeenfy per
cent, on the total valuel Let the agricultu- |
raj classes think of these facts.