How would a southern political leader in the 1800s have most likely felt about higher tariffs and a strong central government?

He would have favored both because tariffs tended to raise the price of southern goods and many southerners believed a strong central government was needed to protect slavery.

He would have opposed both because tariffs tended to lead to other nations taxing southern products as well as most southerners believed strongly in states rights.

He would have a pose tariffs but supported a strong central government because tariffs damaged the states ability to trade and raise the price of domestic products from the north but a strong central government was seen as necessary to protect states rights.