Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-11-12

TOR hat We Can produce and manufacture at HON.
The Wings don't want 10 DESTROY commerce,
prohioi the Introduction Of foreign tabrics-tha
would be unciv,lIZed-hlt they wish TO secure
system of National Independence, which viii er
able the American People TO live more upon the
own resources. This is Wing policy. Whist d
the democratic leaders at Washington The
are IN favor f"iree trade" aud would have nc du
ties levied, but admit foreign fabrics, regulate
only by The wants Of the country. II Is true
they don't profess that this is their object but
is the inevitable result Of their doctrines By theI
"free trade" notions, If practically carried on,
our country would be .mpo2 rished-draIned O
the hard money which our democratic leaders ar,
so anxious 10 establish as The standard OF value o
our productions. While money would b,
thus drawn from TO support the pauper iabo
OF Europe, ihev would not buy cents worth from
Us not needed By their dIrest necessities. state
OF things like this could not fail TO drive US bacl
( TO our colonial condition before the Revolution
when econ. skins and peltues formed The currency
! of many portions of the country. While they
are thus recommending 10 The adoption Of Ugh
duties and Tree trade, no duties at all, they RI
submitting to the most enormous duties. impose
by foreign governments, on their owe productions
amounting to nineteen hundred per cent. on tbs
| article of tobacco alone! This il ''rec lprocity y
Tho reciprocity of American free trade" polii
clans and British manufacturers. Let me ash
which party is the wIsest aud The most PORTO &c
tho which protects the industry Of the
country from the rivalry OF foreign governments
or that which cons'gns TO the control OF such
rivalry the most vital interests Of this great ma
tlon9 II IS the dntv Of every ritizsn Ia ak HIM
self which he would prefer, end 10 make up his
mind independently, end free from the prejudice
of past political ass9cia.ions
have conceded TO our opponents, said Mr.. c..
the term democrat, out Of mere poiiteness, with-
out admitting any exclusive claim of theirs 10
That tile. | was myself born Democrat rock.
ed In the cradle Of the Revoution-and at the
darkest period Of that ever-memorabe struggle
tor freedom. He recollec,ed in 1871 or 50, a
visit made by Tar!e toms troops the house OF
his mother, and their running their swords in 10
the new made graves Of his father and grand ia
Their, thinking they contained hidden Treasures
Though then not moro than four wears Of age,
the circumstance of that visit is wildly remem-
bcred, and 1t will be TO the latest moment of has
life. He was born demucrnt--was raised and
nurtured Repubsican-ands shall die a Repubi-
can. in the faith and principles of his fathers.
What are The doctr'rHss Of the modern democra 6
democrat, 10 dread that power, and to watch il
with an unsleeping eye. What are their doc
trines on the Veto powcr-,hat branch of foreign
growth eugrafted on republican insitu,ions?-
Ii IS rank nuliitlca ion-as rank the NuiIIfica-
ton of South Carolina, which crushed the laws
Of Congress, and bid defiance 10 the Nation's W III
|: Is Notification practised 10 tho White House.
il
presenia'ises, and commits infanticiIc IN legisa-
ton. The measures Of Congress are strangled
IN state OF helplessness, by this most odious Of
all powers, mud democratic leaders sustain i,
and cheer on the Executive. The Represents
tives who went to Congress at the commence
ment OF the Extra Session were the true expo
mems of the Peoples wlI--the true organs ofthe
ma 'rlty which elected GEN IIARRIsoN. Who
calls out and supports Veto and Ditto? A demo-
cratic leader, backed and sustained by demo.
cratic minority. We find them triumphng and
exultng in the veioes. and defending weak
false and ,reacherous Executive. They glory 10
the exercise of that power. Here is the pointed
difference between US. We GO for the power Of
the zr0ny--lney for that of one man. We say if
a majority Of the People wills The establishment
OF certain measures, II Is right 10 consult that III
they glory in the exercise Of the KIngiy pow
er whca says, II Forbid | will reason with
my democratic brethren and friends-we shonid
treason together" Gen. HARRISON elected
to do the will of tho People The present Con
gress was chosen under circumstances which left
no doubt in regard 10 tha, will. What, then was
the duty Of the leaders of the democratic party?
They should allow the Wings fair play. They
were 10 power twelve years, themselves, control
ling all The branches of the Government, and bad
an opportunity Of testing their own measures be-
fore the country. The People regulated them
Ia 1929, before Jeff Washington, SAID. pub
lie enter Ia men: given me by my friends there,
that the Administration of Gen. JACKS N should
he ldged by its measures, and not condemned IN
advance. | deprecated any thing Ike factous
opposition to u, and begged my friends 10 give II
a fair trial. That was my course In the pro-
gress Of political revolution, the Wings now
10 power, and he would ask his fello. democrats,
if II is no, RICH, that the Wings shouid have an
opportunity of testing their measures, TO relieve
the counry2 The People, through the ballo, box
declared that the measures Of The democratic par
tv would NOT answer, and your LEADERS had To give
way to Others hose opin ions we're dee med more
in unison with the general wish. But what is
me conduct Of the democratic leaders? Every
Wing measure proposed since September, lS4l,
was opposed by them. They voted agarns, the
Bank bills of the extra Session-agaInst the
Bankrup, Law-agsins, he Distribution Btll-a-
y,inst the Temporary Tariff Bill. and the late
Tariff B,Ii--hnaliy, against every measure which