Litchfield enquirer., 1842-05-26
oov. CLEvELAND's MESSAGE.

aarv Apostolic admonition not to speak evil
of HionitieS'-yet If a man S0iLL talk and act
ns n demagogue, what shall we call hun -
the Message Of the new Governor OF Con-
necticut strikes US as one Of the most uIIscru-
pulous yet unsuccessful attempts at popular
ity hunting that ever came under our obser-
walton. That We do not mistake its import,
LIT its leading positions establish.
Gov. C. opens with a dissertation Of
couple of columns on National Politics, in
tho course of which he (of course) Informs
his edited constituents that the whole power
over imposts on foreign products has been
vested in Congress-that it appears to be
universally conceded that the revenue should
be limited to the current expenses of an eco
nomical administration Of the GOVERNMENT
that Congress possesses the right to discrim-
mate in laying duties--and that this right
has never been seriously questioned by any
considerable portion Of the American peo-
ple.'-We must stop here to take breath;
such profound discoveries in Political Sci
ence must be imbibed slowly and reveren-
tally. The Governor proceeds to aver that
it is the duty Of Congress, in spirit OF pa
'triotism, with taxation for revenue and de-
fierce as principle, and protection to Amer
'ican Labor as an incident, promptly to adj
Just Tariff of lmposts, upon reasonable,
concilliatorv, and above all, q permanent
'basis.'
This is the common ground Of Northern
Loco. Focoism I; let us see if it be reasonable
There are now at least Five Hundred Mill
ions of American Capital, with more than
One Hundred Thousand Laboring Men, their
families amounting to Five Hundred Ihou.
sand Persons, producing annually at least
Fifty Millions worth Of Iron, Wool, and
Manufactures of various kinds-all threaten
at nd the
overwhelming rivalry of exhaustless capital
and pauper labor in Europe. These great
interests come before the Government and
People appealing for protection. They say,
Be not deceived by the sophistry of Foreign
agents and those in their pay; our interest
is your interest if you suffer us to be pros
'trated, we shall become rivals in your en-
'ployments or dependents on your charity,
'instead of bountiful purchasers Of your pro-
ducts. You may buy coats and cutlery for
.fe,Oer dollars of Birmingham and Sheffield,
but you will pay twice as much in actual
'uotue to them as you now pay to US. Saw"
'us, we pray you, from destruction
What is the true answer to this appeal .
Gov. Cleveland says-'Good sirs, Protection
sis all right and proper,-yes, you ought to
BE protected; but the question whether
Three Hundred Millions of Capital shall be
preserved or Observation-Disclosures Half
million Americans shall be fully employed
and paid or abandoned to pauperism and
despair, must be altogether subsidiary to the
'amount of Revenue required by our Federal
Government: ifit wants Thirty Millions per
'annnum you may be protected; if it needs
but Twenty, Millions, you must starve.-
and, in order to give Starvation a fair fight
with you, insist that the Land Money shall
'be wrested from the States and restored to
'the Federal Treasury
Is this Craftsmanship! Is it enlightened
policy? Is not Protection-in other words,
steady employment and good wages to all
American Freemen-the first and most inn
portant consideration, and Revenue entirely
secondary! And why should we return the
Public Lands to the Treasury, in order to
diminish Protection, until we have proved
that all the Revenue required will not be af-
forded by the Discriminating Duties neces-
of the Country! Working Men! see ina,
your preservation from pauperism is DEEM
ed by your rulers of more consequence than
the abstraction of the Land Revenue from
tho States to Subscrve party purpose -
Ought your Protection and preservation to be
considered incidental to any question what
ever!
Gov. C. argues that because the ADVERSE
ries of the Land Distribution are determined
to be factious and turbulent so longas the ex-
eclti OF that measure is persisted in there
fore it should be repealed ut once. Starting
from the same premises we arrive at Il
very different conclusion. If power reverts
to them they will do as they please; until
then, we trls, the Wing Congress- elected by
the largest vote and the largest majority ever
given 10 any party in q contest, will stand
firm.
OF course Gov. C. does not omit to de.
nounce National Bank as the worst of evils,
and to certify that in Vetoing two Bank bills
'the President has displayed firnness of
principle which deserves our gratitude sc.
All this is sheer barney. as Mr.. Tyler will
learn to his cost in the end. Not one of these
Loco-focos who are SO prodigal OF empty
praise SO long as they can seduce him into
their measures will ever give him one parti-
Gle OF support when he really needs it, or
when 1t costs them anything to give it.
Gov. G. Is very urgent in his recommend
atoms that the Federal Government shall re-
store the Sub-Treasury system, appearing
utterly ignorant Of the fact that that system in
It's essential provision (Specie Exaction) WAS
NEVER enforced for a single day. 1t was a We.
~ pleasant thing, doubtless, for few Fede-
raj officers to pocket $4,000 to $4,000 wear
each for receiving Bank checks marked Spe-
Gle instead of having them deposited in
Bank without cost but beyond their salaries
aud charge Of $500 for building Sub.
Irearury vault in our Custom House, the
Sub.Treasury in practice was simply a hum
bug. So it will be again when Humbug
shall again be in fashion. The Banks had
just as much use of the Public Money under
tho Divorce as they ever had.
But why does not the Governor Of Con-
necticut give his O:0n people q dose of his
medicines Congress happens just now to