The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-07-17

construct spinning jenney or loom or
a Factory and are they not as much en-
titled to the protection Of their country
as other branches or even those who
build Factories 7 i should say they
were, the fact is sir that this song Of the
American system and protection has
been sung so long and 80 loud in the
ears of the people by the presses in favor
Of this individual system, that many
people are deceived by It, but deception
cannot stand long against the truth and
light. The people will soon begin to
see their true interest and / have but
little doubt but that the messenger
of truth and light is now gone abroad
and is travelling through the min Of
the great mass of the people Of this
Country, apd that they viii: soon SEQ
their true Interest and that the day is
not far distant when the self interested
Man who advocates SYSTEM for his
own agrandisement and which he knows
is against the best Interest of his Coun-
try will be seen in his true character and
may he receive that reward due to such
merit. Sir there are many causes which
find IN this. unnatural and unjust sys-
TEN to keep it alive. ! find that il is made
a hobby to'ride into power by ambitious
Demagogues, we see thar il, is made the
great Engine Of Party you are. told that
the system must be, protected at all e.
vents even if the Union is desolved and
Sirsome of the advocates of this Policy,
believe, think that the New-England
States are the whole Country, and that
the other Sections of the Country have
no clai ms on the Government. Sir does
not the Constitution of the Country
guarantee equal Rights and proteesion
to all I And ifso is it right to pass Laws
and inflict Burden ON one Class of the
People to build up another, and is it
Justice to Tax ninety nine for the
agrandisement of one who is always
preaching that his Interest is the great
leading Interest of the Country I; he is
like the self respected Hypocrite who
breaches from the House top that lie is
the true disciple of God, we are told
that England protects her Manufacturers
true she does but she protects all her 9TH
er branches of Industry. Sir here is our
great misfortune in following England
as to our Industry Now Sir what 10 the
comparative situations oft two Coun-
tries? England Country offrom 3 to
400 miles in extent with dense Popula-
tlon, in cluding Irelanda and Scotland of
between % and 23, 600, ,000of People and
this Go untry containing o Population of
l2 ,000, 900 scattered over as many thou
sand miles of Rich aud Luxuriant Soil
and over Millions of nncultivated Lands
inviting the hardy enterprising Husband
man to como and ehrieh himself aud
Family to free and Independent Farmer
View the population ofour western COun-
try and you will see the Rich and happy
farmer who .esteems uhimself one of
the Lords of the I.andsin fact he is SO,
then transport yourself TO England and
view the population Of Manchester and
see the Constrast, in the western Farm
err you see this Lord Of his fine cultivated
Farm and his healthy family and bloom
| ing daughters whose minds are cultivated
and are ornaments to Society and the
Sons descending from the Mountains
and Forests and adorning our National
Halls and many of them foremost as
Statesman and Heroes; who will be
handed down to posterity a. great Gem
erals and Statesman One Of those
Great and highminded Farmers of the
West, who has stood foremost in the
defence Of our Country, when invaded
by Powerful Army of veteran Troops
who had bid Defiance to the Continent
Of Europe and whose minds were then
flushed with their victories landed on
this Soil of Freemen with orders to burn
and destroy, and their Countersign was
Beauty and Booty, and who was this
powerful Invader met by They were
met by the Farmers Of Kentucky and
Tennessee under the command of
Tennessee Farmer, ANDREW JACKSON
the Man Of their own choice, and what
was the Result, it is well known to you
Sir that New Orleans and her Immense
wealth was protected, and 4, 900 English
men with their proud Generals were
piled up on>a few rods Of ground, and
where do you next find this Great & Good
Man, we~find Him retired to his Farm,
until the Continual cali Of the People on
him to come forward to serve his Coun-
try as Chief Magistrate with reluc-
tance he obeyed the call and said that
he was willing to devose the remainder
of his days in any way he could be SER
viceable to h,s Country, as he had
already grown grey in her service, And
Sir this is the Man we .are told is not
fit to be trusted to manage the affairs
of this Country. Whyfs he not, we are
told because he 10 for equal protection
to every section of his Country by hav-
ing Judicious Tariff 20 bear equal on