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ment constituted as ours is and separated as 1t is
by the Atlantic from the nations of the old world,
it is reasonable to persume that such conflicts will
be rare. The intervals of peace will probably be
of much the longest duration, and our system oil
permanent policy should, therefore, be regulated
chifiy with view to this state of our national ex-
istence But the decisive answer to this sugges-
ton is, that money constitutes the sinews of war;
and that its cxigencics are best provided for, by
enrching the nation in time of peace A system
of Free Trade will mainly conduce to this object
The resources which it will furnish, will SECURE
the services Of the neutral trader and these, with
our own internal manufactures, which are al
ready independent of Legislative protection, will
amply supply our wants in srch an emergency,


1T is one, and not the least of the evils of the
system which we deprecale, that it has tendency
to demoralize our citizens, to habtuate them to
evasions of the laws, and TO encourage the odious
and destabIe practice of smuggling. 1t is the ef-
feet of the protecting duty, 70 raise the price of
commodities considerably above that at which
they could be imported al a moderate revenue dn-
ty Unless this is SO, it fails 10 accomplish its dcs-
tined object, and is entirely useless. The inevita-
bic consequence is, the temptation TO clandestins
importation, and the facilities which are affordgd
by our widely extended inland and ocean frontier,
give impunity to the smugglcr."