Rep. Abraham Baldwin of Georgia to Governor Edward Telfair, June 17, 1789
(Courtesy of the Duke University Library)
Southerners
in general opposed using imposts to protect American manufactures. In this letter
Baldwin is critical of the Senate's changes in the Impost Bill, saying:
"These protections and commercial regulations will surely
lead us a wild dance."
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