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316 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
"Fourthly, the North, in less than one year after the 'sacred compact' in question,
was made, utterly repudiated and trampled it under foot. Yet, when the South set it
aside as not binding in the forum of conscience, or of the Constitution; the self-righteous
North raised such a howl of indignation as has never been heard on earth, except in the
darkest and most dismal regions of malignant falsehood. By her Sewards, her Sumners,
her Chases, her Hodges, and by the whole brood of her Black Republican leaders, she
boldly and unblushingly declared that the South had ' forced the Missouri Compromise
upon the country'—upon the poor, the innocent, the peace-loving North, who, for the
sake of'the glorious Union,'was disposed to yield everything; and yet, although this
forced compact had been sacredly kept' by the Whole North for thirty years,' it was
violated by the South ' for a section advantage'! Hence the pure conscience of the North
was outraged, and she could no longer yield everything to ths vile demands and aggres-
ions of the South."
The war of 1812, leaving a large public debt, it was necessary that extraordinary provision should be made by the Government for its payment. In
1816, the tariff was revised, and the duties on imports largely increased. The
revision was made particularly with a view to revenue, but it necessarily
operated to give incidentally increased protection to domsetic manufactures.
Encouraged by this act and by the favorable circumstances of the country,
manufactures were rapidly developed, and before the close of President
Monroe's administration, constituted an important and influential interest in
the Northern section of the country. With their growth, came demands
for still further protection, and in the Congress of 1823 and 1824, a
revision of the tariff of 1816 was proposed with a view to discrimination
for the purpose of protection. The proposition, after being warmly discussed,
was revised in 1824, by which largely increased protection was given to
domestic manufactures. The Act caused great dissatisfaction among the
people of the Southern States. But it was acquiesced in with the hope that
the policy it embodied would be abandoned upon the extinction of the public
debt, which it was believed would soon be accomplished.
. In 1827, the subject was again agitated, and a bill wras proposed in Congress
for increased protection to woollens. This attracted the attention of other
manufactures, and as a consequence, at the next session of Congress the subject was again discussed, upon a bill proposing largely increased public
duties on all articles of manufacture. The passage of this Act and the
determination manifested by the majority to make the system of protection
a permanent one, caused greater excitement and intense dissatisfaction
throughout the staple-growing States.
"In his annual message to the Congress of 1831, President Jackson announced that
the public debt would soon be entirely paid, and recommended the reduction of duties
to the amount needed for the payment of the ordinary expenses of the government.
The recommendation was considered by Congress, wmich passed an Act diminishing the
duties on articles not affecting the interests of the manufactures, without reducing the
duties on manufactured goods. This Act was approved July 14, 1832, and tended
greatly to increase the excitement which prevailed in the Southern States, as it indicated a determination to persist in the protective policy notwithstanding the payment
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000347 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 316 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. "Fourthly, the North, in less than one year after the 'sacred compact' in question, was made, utterly repudiated and trampled it under foot. Yet, when the South set it aside as not binding in the forum of conscience, or of the Constitution; the self-righteous North raised such a howl of indignation as has never been heard on earth, except in the darkest and most dismal regions of malignant falsehood. By her Sewards, her Sumners, her Chases, her Hodges, and by the whole brood of her Black Republican leaders, she boldly and unblushingly declared that the South had ' forced the Missouri Compromise upon the country'—upon the poor, the innocent, the peace-loving North, who, for the sake of'the glorious Union,'was disposed to yield everything; and yet, although this forced compact had been sacredly kept' by the Whole North for thirty years,' it was violated by the South ' for a section advantage'! Hence the pure conscience of the North was outraged, and she could no longer yield everything to ths vile demands and aggres- ions of the South." The war of 1812, leaving a large public debt, it was necessary that extraordinary provision should be made by the Government for its payment. In 1816, the tariff was revised, and the duties on imports largely increased. The revision was made particularly with a view to revenue, but it necessarily operated to give incidentally increased protection to domsetic manufactures. Encouraged by this act and by the favorable circumstances of the country, manufactures were rapidly developed, and before the close of President Monroe's administration, constituted an important and influential interest in the Northern section of the country. With their growth, came demands for still further protection, and in the Congress of 1823 and 1824, a revision of the tariff of 1816 was proposed with a view to discrimination for the purpose of protection. The proposition, after being warmly discussed, was revised in 1824, by which largely increased protection was given to domestic manufactures. The Act caused great dissatisfaction among the people of the Southern States. But it was acquiesced in with the hope that the policy it embodied would be abandoned upon the extinction of the public debt, which it was believed would soon be accomplished. . In 1827, the subject was again agitated, and a bill wras proposed in Congress for increased protection to woollens. This attracted the attention of other manufactures, and as a consequence, at the next session of Congress the subject was again discussed, upon a bill proposing largely increased public duties on all articles of manufacture. The passage of this Act and the determination manifested by the majority to make the system of protection a permanent one, caused greater excitement and intense dissatisfaction throughout the staple-growing States. "In his annual message to the Congress of 1831, President Jackson announced that the public debt would soon be entirely paid, and recommended the reduction of duties to the amount needed for the payment of the ordinary expenses of the government. The recommendation was considered by Congress, wmich passed an Act diminishing the duties on articles not affecting the interests of the manufactures, without reducing the duties on manufactured goods. This Act was approved July 14, 1832, and tended greatly to increase the excitement which prevailed in the Southern States, as it indicated a determination to persist in the protective policy notwithstanding the payment |
