Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-07-30
SPEECH OF HR. WlLLlCE, OF I3Dnyl.

NfLLtH VI HR. iLLlbL, VI INDIANA.
Mr.. Wallace next obt4ined the floor, md wen
into animated and fofctbte speech III favor u
The bill. lie bad no expectation Of being able I,
bring more OF learning, Of wit, or Of elog4cncf
TO The eiucldaion of tho general snbjec, thar
had already been Displayed. lie acknowledged
his lnferIorrty IN these respects. Bat the strange
assumptions, assertions, and arguments which
hnd repeatedly haon adrnnrnd hy tina a"ttf--
Ton gentlemen and free trade ger tlemen In the
House, compelled him, III l.lst'ce himself, ID
audeayor expose The and absurdilies
with Which, to hun, their argument seemed 10
abound.
lie had heard gentlemen, with theatrical
start and stare, oNclaim, "What. IS 1t possible
That you, who come from an agricultural State,
can be II protectionist? Do you not know that by
aiding The manufacturers Of the North YOU are
destroy ing your market at the ssoufh2 VIII you
tax portion Of the Union for the benefit of an
ohor?n Mr.. w q colleague, Mr. Kennedvl who
had such n holy horror Of all monopoly aud all
arlstocracy, had tried to frIghton btrn bv pic
iure of the distress of the poor IabOrer Was il
then To- be wondered mt that n plain thinking,
pnin speaking indlvIduni like himself, should al.
tempt to revIow the practical operation OF II poll
cy which had been So eloQueutiy, not to saw bit.
terIy denounced! lis colleagues speech did.
ho would confess, set hln 10 thinking, aud to in
yesigaung too. WhIo hts colleague had hecn
venting las spleen IN bard words against the prn,
cipe OF protoction-a prmctpio which Of all the
attributes Ut power, was the u03l0st and most
merciful, which tho weak and dofenceess snppli.
caiod from tho strong, and which even the Chriq-
tan, IN the sacred retirement of his closet, pray
cd might never he northumberland in his fiery
zeal had denGnluatcd it ii pick pocket principle
Mr.. W. had been casting back his eyes up0n hts
glorious lrttc State; aud the wonderful i'm
proyencut of her forests aud prairies-the in
croaso Of her hardy and entorprlsing population
her fields waving with luxuriant harvest, all
III brilliant prospective before him. and he
wondered how ii was possible single net of Ie,
glslntiou like this revenue bill could bring uron
IT complete and blighting "A destruction as his
colleague had foFoloId He did not believe a word
Of ii; could ha consent that tho epoeeh Of his
colleague should pass wlthouia reply.
That genttcman undertook to cypress not only
his sentiments, but the sentiments Of his
party ; a party which. for numbers, intelligence,
aud patriotism, entitled TO the most respects
ful consideration; but which, according to his col
leagues expose of It's principles, was tho most Ill
tra radical and tho most nnti~protectIon party
that had ever been in existence. Tho exfrava-
cameo even OF the gentleman from Alabama Mr..
Payne) was completely put out of countenance
hy that of his colleague. iio was happy, howey-
cr TO assure his colleague that whatever might
ho that gentletnaus opinions. those of his par
~, tho people OF Indiana were not opposed to pro-
iecton. No, they so unpatrtotic, so
anti national, as 10 neglect the acknowledgements of
our own labor. by foolish preference for he pau.
not niue.tonibs of themselves !aJorers. farmers,
md mechauIcsl Wore they not bound by com
ties to a common country? AssuredIy they
Bat should they entertain the opinions
expressed by hts colleague, ami IN dealing with
one another act accordingly, did any one Imagine
that they would be entitled TO DO considered as
ut NIL wiser than the inmates Of iunatic asvlum7
Let gentlemen reflect upon the thing. Would
tho gentleman have company of farmers, me-
char mics, and aborers to be oil Struggling not to
10 show the least preference for each
others labor 10 that of Strangers but TO separate
their common interest aud try TO pull one another
down2 Would he wish TO see them passing bv
each others workshops aud cranarios, aud going
10 deal with strangers. rivals, and enemies, be-
cause they could buy triiie cheape-t We were
denied footing of equality my of the great
markets Of the world: and how long would II TO
before. by pursuing a cut'thFoat game like this.
We should PROSTATE ourselves beyond recovery
The farmer had no rich mines out OF which TO re-
plenish his empty Golfers: he must depend on the
products Of n genial soil: and if he could not ex.
change them for what he wanted what must he
his ultimate condItion' Penuiless and powerless
would differ bat little from abiect pauper-
ism. His constituents were too shrewd and in
ielligeni people 10 avow principles like these:
far less act upon them They knew full well
the advantages which spring from the division OF
labor: they were aware that community is new
or so happy as when each member of ii furnish.
es TO each other member the products of his own
labor ingenuity. That one portion of CONS
munity receiving for a time universally good pr-
ces. ought not to excite jealousy; because in the
end. such partial prosperity, seldom failed to be
shared by oil. II was almost self-evident truth
that, in proportion 5 mems wealth was increased.
their ability to buy and 10 pay for what they
bought was increased also
Did the laborer who was receiving dollar n
day use the same clothes and food he formerly
was con'en, with when he 60, bu, sixpence a dav?
No. And who was benefited BY this charra'-
No: the manufacturer who clothed him got his
share; the agriculturist who fed him GO, his share
and were such changes were multiplied. beth
found their markets improved. prices higher. and
demand increased, The object of the farmer
was. of course. te increase consumers and raise