ABSTRACT
The discussions which preceded and were called forth by the tariff law of 1816 were not confined to Congress alone, but became general throughout the country, on account of the great public satisfaction felt at the result. There is no difficulty in perceiving the method of reasoning by which Mr. Jefferson, if he had ever inclined to a different theory, reached these conclusions - the same as influenced the minds of so many other eminent statesmen. The popular feeling in favor of protection grew stronger and stronger during all the period of Mr. Madison's administration. The prominent statesmen whose names have been mentioned were supported by the verdict of the general public. All classes exhibited the deepest anxiety upon the subject, as indicated by numerous public meetings. Agriculture is the heart, the fountain of life, from which the blood proceeds, and to which it returns. Manufacture is the hands, the instruments of labor, ingenuity and art, preparing food and raiment.
