Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-06-17

IA VOICE FROM THE ElERMITAGE."-
This is the heading the LocolocO papers
use, when they have any thing from the
pen oil general Jackson which they imag
lae will be interesting to The American
public We, too, have taken the liberty
TO use the caption; for below we publish
an extract from a letter, written BY the
general 10 gentleman in the South, on
lhe subject Of a tariff. 1t was written
prevlons to the Presidential election Of
1928. We hope our Wing readers will
put this extract into tho hands Of their
Loco noIghbors, and show them how
widely they have snayed from the beat I.
en- track Of whlIom 'democraCy:'
$50 far as The tariff before us embra-
ces the design of fostering and preserv.
ing within ourselves, the means Of ma
,ional defence and independence, parti-
cularly in state of war, | t0Ould advO
cate & support il. Providence hus filled
our mountains and plains with minerals
with lead, iron and copper; and given
us climate and soil for the growing of
hemp aud wool. Those being the grand
materials Of our national defence, they
ought TO have extended 10 them adequate
and fair protection, that our own mana
factories IL labOrGrS may be p aced on a
laIr competition with those Of Europe,
and that We may have within our coun-
Try supply ol those leading and impor-
tant articles so essential in war. Be-
ond this ! look at the tariff wih an eye
to the proper distribution of labor and
reVeaHG; and with a view to the dis
charge Of our national debt. | will ask
what is the real situation Of the 0grlcul
lurisl2 Where has The american far
mer a market for his surplus productS2-
Except for cotton, he neither has for.
elgn, or a home market. Does not this
clearly prove, when there is no market
either al bone or abroad, that there IS too
much labor employed in agriculture, and
that the channels for labor should be
multiplied, Common senae points out,
at once, the remedy. Draw from agri.
culture this super abundant labor EN-
pIoy it in mechanism and manufactures,
thereby erecting a home market for
your brGadSinG aud distributing labor to
the most profitable amounts and benefits
for the country will result, In Short
sir, re hare been too long subject 20 The
policy Of The British merchants Ii is
time tCe should become iIttie more Amer
icaHiSCiN
Van Buronites of Muskingum, do you
hear lhalY Do YOU not see how gently
the caption OF your party have led you
step by step from the citadel Of your al.
clent principles? Where are you noa
Look around YOU aud see who are
your modern democratic" companions.
Turn your eyes to the Atlantic cities, -
Who is 1t there that oppose American
manutacIurers2 Why British importing
merchants, who are making fortunes by
selling the products of English labor to
Americans, Who are your companions
in the Sonalef John & Calhoun & 9th.
ers, who general jackson would have had
executed Tor treason, had not Henry Clay
stepped between the belIgercnts with the
olive branch Of compromise in his hand,
WIN you longer shut your eyes to the in.
teresls Of our common country,a ant blind.
" follow set o. oclnterested demOgogues
Be consistent, and hold fast to your Amer,
icda principles vote tol men who will
carry out your principles, and all yet
will be well Ohio Republican.
The EARTuQUAKE NAToR,-The