Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 25, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 25 June 1831 — Page 1

Palladium VOL. VII. LAWRENCEBURGH, (IA.) SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1831. NO. 25.

Indiana

Palladium

From the Vienna Republican. Perhaps there is no subject so indus-

triously harped upon, by the enemies of the present general administration, as the subject cognomened the American System. What the peculiar, distinctive characteristics of this are, as not included in the course of the present administration, few of its zealous devotees condescend to inform us, nor are we able to divine. What is this American System? No one knows -- and yet these words, as though they possessed some magical power, are iterated and reiterated by the disaffected of all parties: some say this system consists in building roads others canals and others "robbing Peter to pay Paul;" or in other words, in filching money from the pockets of the farmer, merchant and mechanic, to line those of the manufacturer. What is this so much ridden hobby? The farmers of our country have a right to know, and demand of its advocates, a full, clear and expli cit exhibition of the principles contained in it. If they mean by it a policy that encourages industry,ingenuity and talent in our own country, and protects our citizens from the powerful competition of foreigners, by the imposition of duties upon articles imported from foreign countries; what is it but the very policy now pursued by Gen. Jackion and his cabinet? Has not Jackson uniformly recommended a judicious tariff upon imported goods? and by a judicious tariff he explains himself to mean, a tariff which shall operate equally upon all classes of industry without burdensome taxation upon any one; a tariff that shall produce a revenue to the government, while it protects and encourages domestic industry. If this be the "American System" then am I a friend of it. But when the enemies of the administration go still farther, and contend for the inviolable tanctity and the inviolable perfection of our present tariff laws, I must beg leave to stop, and as an honest man, inquire into this fancied perfection. In my opinion the true policy of the general administration, in reference to the protection of domestic industry, the encouragement of manufactures, &c. is, to impose a duty on the importation of all articles which can be manufactured in, or are the growth and production of this country. This duty should be proportioned to the difficulty or facility with which such articles can be produced, and the importance of their production among us. A duty imposed on such articles encourages their growth and manufacture here. If by reason of the superior cheapness of labor and materials, or the greater facilities of manufacturing, the Russian merchant can afford to sell his iron in bars at $53 per ton in the port of New York, the American manufacturer of iron would find the business of the furnace of little value, and himself a bank rupt, unless protected and supported by the government. For his protection, therefore, Congress have imposed a duty of 37 per ton on every ton of bar iron imported from Russia, which makes the Russian iron in New York sell at $90 per ton. The American manufacturer of iron, can very well afford to sell his iron, of equal quality, at that price. If this duty were off, instead of paying 90 per ton for Russian iron as we now do, we should pay 53, which difference in price ultimately comes from the pocket of the consumer. Bat our patriotic and intelligent farmers do not, and will not, complain at this imposition of duties. They know, that every bar of iron they buy, every coat pattern they purchase, encourages, by the duty they pay on them, the manufactures of our own country. They would not be dependent on the rich merchants of a foreign country for articles that may be produced in this. To the extent, then, of protection, the patriotic citizens of our country submit with cheerfulness, while, at the same time, they know that these duties produce a revenue to defray the expenses of the general government. But when the friends of the "American System," improperly so called, would have them go further and submit to a duty, or a tax, of two cents upon eveiy pound of coffee they consume, four cents on every pound of chocolate, cinnamon, and cloves, 12, 25, 23, and 50 cents on every pound of tea. with numerous other articles, which cannot be raised in this country the spirit of our people will rebel -- they will see that duties on these articles is a direct, palpable taxation, which cannot result in the promotion of industry, or the protection of manufacture! among us. Indigo

cannot, to much extent, be raised in this country, and yet it is taxed. The

plea, then that the present tarill laws protect and encourage domestic industry, so far as these and numerous other articles are concerned, is sophistical and palpably erroneous, Do not then our tariff laws need a revisal -- some modification? Yet our "American System" friends would not have them altered. They attribute to these laws a sanctity that would render the touch of them sacrilegious with what proprie ty we have already considered. A FARMER. From the Halifax (N C.) Advocate. , . Correspondence between the citizens of Bertie and Gov. Branch. Sir: The undersigned, citizens of the 2d Congressional District, reposing entire confidence, are solicitous that you should become a candidate to represent this district in the next Congress. We do believe that the present stale of parties renders it essentially important that we should be ably represented in that body. The recent attack on the administration by Mr. Tazewell, however correct the principle for which he contended, we are constrained to believe mainly resulted from a disposition on his part, to render odious the then administration. We greatly deplore the discord and disunion that have been produced by the alleged intrigues of Mr. Van Buren, and by the publication of Mr. Calhoun: of the existence of the former, we are destitute of proof, but the baneful influence of the latter is too palpable to be overlooked by any friend of the President. At the next session of Congress, it is believed that an effort (with some, perhaps a last effort) will be made to modify the present tariff, so as to render it less burdensome to the South. The renewal of the charter of the United Stated Bank, may be expected to become a topic of discussion in the course of a few more sessions. We firmly believe that such an institution has no warrant in our constitution, and are perfectly convinced that if it were constitutional, that its dangers far transcend its benefits. We have, sir, frankly stated our feelings and opinions. We trust that they are in accordance with yours, and we are free to say, that if the fact be so, that there is no man in this district, or state, whom we would select to represent us sooner than yourself. Geo. B. Outlaw, L. S. Webb, Tho's J. Pugh, George O. Askew, A. W. Mebane, John E. Wood, Jams Duar. Thomas H. Speller, David Ryan, Robert H. Watson, J. Webb, David Out law, Jas. S. Jones, Wm. Wa'son, John Hayward, J. Watford, Lewis Thompson. Hon. John Branch. Enfield, May 31st, 1831. Gentlemen: Yours of the 14th inst. post marked Windsor, the 21st, came to hand a few days past. The confi dence which you have been so kind as to express in my talents and political experience, and the desire you have manifested that 1 should become a can didate to represent this District in the next Congress of the United State?, together with the frank manner in which you have given your opinion of certain men and measures with a view to elicit mine, merit my respectful consideration, and shall receive my prompt attention. I most decidedly concur with you in believing that discord has been introduced into the ranks of the administration by the intrigues of selfish politicians. A short time, I trust, will be sufficient to enable the intelligent inquirer to obtain the whole truth. Until then, perhaps, it would be the part of prudence to leave the question open, and rely on the righteous judgment of the people. However, recognizing your undoubted i ight to know all my opinions both as to the prominent men and leading measures of the country, I will, with tiat frankness which has ever characterized my conduct, give you, unreservedly, my impressions, under a confident hope that as you call ed for them, at a time when I must necessarily incur a heavy responsibility in giving them, that you will extend to me your generous charities for any error into which I may be thus incautiously led; for there is nothing about which men are so apt to differ, nay to err, as their opinions of men. Iu the first place then, as to the motives which ii fluenced Mr. T. in his course in the Senate of the U. Slates on the Turkish mission, I profess to know nothing. With Mr. Van Buren

I have had frequent personal and official intercourse, and the time was when he possessed my confidence. Mr. Calhoun's private virtues and public services, particularly during the late war, together with his high order of talents, always commanded my respect ; but his latitudinous doctrines during Mr. Monroe's administration, met my disapprobation. Hence it is, that no one, correctly informed, has ever considered me his political partisan. As to myself, I can truly say that I have no person in view for the succession. I am at a los to say who among the prominent politicians I ought to support. Fortunately for me and the country, this question may yet be advantageously POS TPONED. The present controversy between Gen. Jackson and Mr. Clay, can never divide southern politicians to any extent. "The American System," the hobby of the latter, has but few advo cates among Southern planters, and its author still fewer adherents. On Gen. Jackson then, who is himself a planter, we must depend, with a confident reliance on the justice of Congress for relief against the oppression of a system of exactions which if persevered in, must ultimately lead to the most calamitous results. The great and fundamental principles which divided our country into parties, are of momentous concern, and are every way worthy of the untiring vigilance of the American people. The journals of the Senate of the United States for the six years that I was a member of that body, will best show my opinions on the Tariff of '24, and ?28, which now threaten the repose of the Union, and the prosperity of the Southern countrv, These afford an

earnest of the course of which 1 feel it my duty to pursue in reference to any measures which may be calculated to repeal or mitigate this "bill of abominations," as it has been emphatically called by one of its present most active and efficient supporters. The next point, to which you invite my attenii on is th B mk of the United StHiPd. I AM UNABLE TO PERCEIVE HOW I CAN VOTE FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE CHAR TER IN ANY FORM. My opinion in relation to Binks is of long standing, and has, in North Caiolina at least, become somewhat a matter of public no. toriety. I have believed it was the Intention of the framers of the Federal Constitution, that the currency of the United States should have been metalic, and I inferred this from the technical language employed, and the exclusive power given to Congress to coin money and to regulate its value, with thepositive inhibition on the states to do the same thing, or to emit bills of credit, or to make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts. But the ingenuity of man has sought out many inventions, and the person would be thought mad, who, at this day, would seriously urge the above opinion, finding that every State in the Union, has chartered Btnk3,and thereby indirectly regulated the value of money a3 effectually a9 though they had the power to coin it. A national bank has been recommended by the President, with certain well defined powers. I am persuaded that the President's views have never heen fairly presented or understood. Hf, I am surp, never contemplated the establishment of such a hideous monster as his political opponents have conjured up. Such an institution in the hands of the executive for any other purpose, or with any other powers than the transmission of government funds, from one part of the Union to another, I should deprecafe as the greatest calamity that could befall the country. Thu?, gentleman, I have responded to you fully and freely. I have no con cealment in politics. My principles remain now as in 1798, when they were first formed at College. They have undergone no change that I am sensible of. "They have grown with my growth, and strengthened with my strength." 1 have the honor to be with the highest respect, your fellow citizen, JOHN BRANCH. To Messrs. Geo. B. Outlaw, Robt. C. Watson, &.c. &c. Lowell is the greatest manufacturing town in the United States, and the number of her factories are increasing; and it is said that a great proportion of them is owned, like the falsely styled United States Bank, in foreign countries. Chronicle and Republican.

President's Comb. A splendid wrought Shell Comb, worth twenty five dollars, has been recently manufactured in this City by Mr. John Jones, "a self taught artist, in the employ of Mr. Willard." It is intended as a present to Gen. Jackson. A writer in the Daily Advertiser says t4it is surmounted with the American Eagle, on each side of which are fine portraits of Washington and Lafayette. The Eagle is 6een holding in his beak a scroll, on which are inscribed the words "New Orleans." Immediately under the E igle is a large and exceedinglywell executed portrait of Gen. Jackson." It is to be seen for a few days at Mr. Willard'i Comb Store opposite the Old South. Boston Patriot.

Shirk Fight. The follow ing curious account of a shiik fight, by an eye witness, appears in the Calcutta Oriental Herald, of the 21th May: "An instance of intrepidity and dexterity on the part of an up country native, well worthy of being recorded, occurred lately in this neighborhood, i was walking on the bank of the river at the time when some up country boats were delivering their cargoes A considerable number of coolies were employed on shore in the work, nil of whom I observed running away in apparent tiepidation from the edge of the water & returning as before. 1 found on enquiry, that the cause of all this pertubation was the appearance of a large Sz strange looking fih, swimming close to the hank & almost in the midst of the boats. I hastened to the spot to ascertain the matter, when I perceived a huge monster of a shark sailing leisurely along now near the surface of the water, and now sinking down apparently in pursuit of prey. At this moment h native on the Choppnli roof of one of the boats, with a rope in his hand, which he was slowly coiling up, surveyed the shark's motions with a look that evidently indicated he had a serious intention of encountering him in his own element. Holding the rope, on which he had made a sort of running knot, in one hand , and stretching out the other arm, as if already in the act of swimming, he stood in an attitude truly picturesque, wailing the re-appearance of the shark. At about six or eight yards from the boat, the animal rose near the surface, when the native instantly plunged in, the shark immediately turned round and swam slowly towards the man, who in his turn, nothing daunted struck out the arm that was at liberty, and approached his foe; when within a foot or two of the shark, the native dived beneath him, the animal going down at the same instant The bold assailant in this most frightful contest soon re-ap-peared on the opposite side of theahaik, swimming fearlessly with the hand he had at liberty, and holding the rope behind his back with the other. The shark, which had by this time made his appearance again, immediately 6wam towards him, and while the animal was apparently in the act of lifting himself over the lower part of the native's body that he might 6eize upon his prey, the man making an effort, threw himself up perpendicular, and went dow n wih his feet foremost, the shaik following him so 6imult aneously, that I was fully im pressed with the idea that they had gone down grappling together. As far as I could judge, they remained nearly twenty seconds out of sight, while I stood in breathless anxiety , and I may add, horror, wailing the result of this fearful encounter. Suddenly the native made his appparance, holding up both hands over his head, and calling out with a voice that proclaimed the victoiy he had won while under the wave, 'Tan, tan. The people in the boat were all prepared; the rope was instantly drawn tight, and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was drag ged to the shore and despatched. When measured, his length was found to be 6ix feet nine inches, his girth at the greatest three feet seven inches. The native who achieved this intrepid and dexterous exploit, bore no other marks of his finny enemy than a cut on the left arm, evidently received from coming in contract with the tail cr some one of the fins of the animal. The National Intellig encer of the 3d inst say s: "The Philadelphia Inquirer received yesterday confirms the rumr, which we mentioned yesterday, of the appointment of Mr. Buchanan to the Russian Mission."

Prosperity of ths United States. M the prominent papers, in ail our Allan tic cities, Jackson and Anti-Jacksoa Republican and National, speak in glowing language of the prosperity of the United States. Our trade and commerce is flourishing: our manufactures increasing price of producegood wool rising to a high price taxes on coffje, tea, and salt, reducedjyet our revenue is increasing so much, that we shall probably have five millions of hard dollars in the treasury at the end of the year, besides pay ing all expenses and reducing the public debt 10,000,000 dollars. And all this under a Jackson administration, and yet restless ambitious men ask the people to change the worthy President. The people laugh at the vain attempt, and say,"we are perfectly satisfied with the Old Chief; and we will trust him for four years more, and long before that time expires, we can tell the world, that the United States does not owe one dollar to any man." Health and prosperity to Jackson. The Mail. The noted Gov. Desha's son who fled from the United States, died in Texas about the middle of March. On his death bed he made confession oftha murder of Baker, and one other indi. vidual in 'IVxas, "besides being guilty ofcrimes equally criminal as murder." The damage done in Edinburgh, in consequence of the riots upon the illumination for the success of the reform bill is estimated to exceed 9,000. Singular Calculation. A celebrated menagerie keeper has made a calculation that the different wild animals now-

exhibited in various parts of Europe, consists of 225 Lions, 580 Tigers, 302 Leopards, 470 Panthers, 80 Wild Cats, 76 Wild Bulls, 67 Elephants 10 Rhinoceroses, 1400 Bears, 2700 Wolve, 78 Rattlesnakes, 1010 Hyenas and CO Crockodiles; and that if they were all let loose in a wood, 50,000 men would with difficulty, render themselves master of them. St. Leu. Times. The London Morning Chronicle hai a correspondent in Paris, using the signature of O. P. Q. whose letters since the July Revolution have excited much attention and admiration from their Fpirit-etirring sty le, and the apparent intimate acquaintance of the writer with the politics and politicians of Europe, and particularly cf France. This correspondent is now said to be the celebrated John Heniy, an Englishman who figured in this country towards the close of the late w ar, and made, or pretended to make, disclosures of cer tain treasonable transactions. The Poles, in general, are much smaller men than the Russians, but tqually well dressed. The lancers attract particular attention ; the case with which they manage the lance, and their Graceful scat on horseback, have never been equalled by the lancers of any European Power; they are mounted on excellent active horses fiom White Russin. The Chasseurs a Cheval hae a very neat and plain unifcim; their method of carrying the carbine is worthy cf imitation instead of being attached to the saddle, as in the British service, it is suspended by a shoulderbelt, so that w henever a dragoon dismounts he carries his carbine with him. United service Journal. A good one. A jolly sort of a wrifer in the Harrodsburgh American, in answer to an asseiticn in the Union, that Gen. Adair is too old for Congress, says, 44 the General has more sense than all the editors of the Union, w ith their Clay candidates, and John Kincaid in the bargain," and offers to bet "a fifty dollar oney and twenty dollar in each, that old as he is, he can now out run, out lift, whip and throw down their John Kincaid t and then beat him at the polls into the bargain;" and tells the Printer "if any man show the poney and cash, to just show him the way to his house, and he will bet on the running, lifting, whipping ard throwirg, or on the election, just as the man pla ges. V V ell, we do expect the fellow would win on every bet. We don't know about the running; the old Genera! might be rather too stiflTor a foot race, but bating that, the balance would ba sure stakes. Of the General's success in ihe political race there is no doubt. The attempt of this "Jocfcy Kincaid," to straddle both Hickory and Clay haa brought him to the mud with his hockeys saddle. Kentucky Argw,