The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-03-28

REASONS WHY THE
Hon. ELISHA n. POTTER
Should not be Senator in Congress
Bv ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Continued from our last.


nv ONE THE PEOPLE.
Continued from our last.
II is useless here to explain to you, my fellow
citizens, how, or by what means, the protection
system of,he United States, was changed in its ef-
f,.icncy, and limited in its duration. Rumour,
which, though she tells thousand falsehoods yet
does sometimes tell truths, attributed this measure
TO the advisement of certain manufacturers Of New
England, who, when the Bill Of the committee Of
xyays and means was under debate in Congress,
visited Washington. 1t s said, by men who were
there at that time, and who know better than
do. that the south would have given better terms !;
and that her anti-tarf men would have been salts
fled with u measure, much less Tuinous, to the
north. The protection OF coarse cottons, hke That
or cut nails, they declared was not in the number
of southern grievances. Indeed, their war was
made aga gainst encouragement not against protect
ion Among the advisers Of those great agents OF
the manufacturers and the planters, VINO made the
arrangement, it has since been said, there were
those who seemed less anxious TO preserve the
systens than to postpone the day OF its final over
throw. Ten years Of certain prosperity, they said,
would either indennhv them against ultimate de-
structon, or enable them" TO sell OM," TO ex-
change their spindles, and looms, and geering, for
property less under the influence OF Congressional
legislation. IL there were men, who, under this
hope, advised this arraLgemcnt the late measures
er the administration, SO nirch approved and
applauded by Mr. .'otter and bis .JIiend,, will
have disappointed those hopes aud LETT them to
eat the bitter fruits Of their own runous and unad-
,ised councils.
BE all this il may, unless the system shall
have been revised, and restored to some degree OF
efficiency during the Senatorial term Of six years,
for which Mr. Potter is candidate II will ex-
pire, and with il the manufacturing interest Of the
United states The millions, now vested in those
a., f,E ISl
,, ,,,-. be nearly useless, our ships and yes
ssls were, in the long embargo Of 1909. twen-
,v ner cent tariff, wficl will then 60 into opera
,;on will be a perpetual embargo On the looms
and spindes Of X. Island and unless northern
men can then, and before then. speak to southern
men. as efficiently did northern p'sn TO obtain
the repeal Of that ruinous measure The voi-s oil
manufacturing labor, will, before lS45, be silent
IN our northern villages, as the voice Of CONNER
c;al labor was, in 1913, OIL our wharves.
This must be effected, by the most wise. pru-
dent. and persevering councils. by men, not
likely 10 be influenced, by temp oro,y and cum
,,inS expeJients /; bit b, large. and detailed views
Of great national policy by disclosing. compar-
ing. and adjusting the true interests " all PUfs
1.-The ,ohoie country; and in fine, by such Of
Er,s of mind, as, while the system was in lis Wig
a, explained and illustrated its great principles,
md powerful effects, on the general policy. 1t
must be done by those, who understand, and sup
port the system, because they do understand it.
Those who regard labor, not only as the source OF
wealth but also the great mine Of intelligence,
IN the nation who consider working men io he
something more than mere machines. to operate
cap;taI and cherish them, well because they
nre the mind, and intellect, ms because they are
the bone, and muscle, the body polite. final
Iv. by those men who know, and can demonstrate
~tEc;enty that unless those men, who do tine la
bor of the country can be encouraged, and pro-
tected in that labor so as 10 earn, by tier Indus
try n condition Of .ndcpenatnee and infofma
non. tho laws, the national policy, tho :nbl!c
measures f,he whole epnG,u""yi Dhieh depend
yrintyilv on their poice, will. instead Of being
wise. salutary and worthy OF great republic, be-
come the mere dctations Of artiul denagogues +;
and the people, and their rulers, and all Their i'll
st,u,ons will be corrupt, degraded, and debased.
nnd they. at last, he reduced 10 the condition Of
willing, and Submissive slaves.
An these evils ara to bs adverted the ancient
primary laws and policy Of the nation restored ;
reasonable and satisfactory security to domestic ~
dus,ry e.aal!y and permanently secared The union,
- 80, constitution preserved and ceinented. lhese
,binus must be SO effected, AZ to secure the great
;n,e1e,,s Of tho plantation, the farming the CON-
,nerc;aI. the manufacturing interest of all the
St,,es and among them the vital interests oil X
I.lopd. and Of this, the northern portion Of Rhode
Island
Fo, all this, we must look to the wisdom, intel
G.,e,cs. 6rmness, and patriotism Of that Congress
.,.I which the Senaie is, and must continue TO b
,nut House, so omlnently distinguished. Is Mr
I,,,,er the n'an, TO he selected, as one Of tia
Iiouse. TO i in the achievement Of all these hlg
md Indispensable objects! Who ever knew him
,. tic friend OF the manufacturing intercs, W hs
ls ne ever dpne for that interest or indeed 10
,,y other, ia the northern, or any other pan q
,,s State lie has ever been hostile to That in
,rr,,, aud ,hsugh for lew years past, ghe
.,..rv ,ran seemed to cherish il, he has eonceale
tina, hos,i ity yet all who remember, his conveI
,t,n- on The subject, know that he regards, an
IA. has demo ccd manufacturing men, us upsfdrf
,ud iatrudcrs INTO that mystery Of acquirn
we,l,h. station, ahd influence ia society, which
considers as peculiarly belonging TO him, and
men of his ancient, and long established rank IN II
community. Accordingly we find him, and a
HI. political friends rejoicing in what he, aud the
declare 10 be n permanent arrOngement of u
,b,otee,inp system (; and which he, aud they b
,ie,c, and hope will, in few ycars, hiring tn
,ys,em 10 an end aud thereby secure the utter
xertnrpw, aud destruction Of all thc manuIac turir
Embellishments, US well ns IN utIer States, rs
this once prosperous northern part Uf Khode lsar
viii the people Of this State select represent
tives to The General Assembly, who viii, by
lecting Mr.. Potter TO the Senate, commit all III
into his hands, and disposal WIN they give
the infant to the caro- of tho step mo,her ; I
lamb to be cherished and preserved by the vol
aud thus say, at once, to the whole nason, Il