Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-19

| There are some topics on which II is my
fortune to differ with Wing brethren; bat
| dare say they are right; and know that
! am rightln entertaining these opinions, and
in expressing them if do entertain them
Thy are disposed to postpone all attempt
/ to do good to some future and uncertain
occasion. Now the Wings have a MAORI
tv in each House of Congress, and in my
| opinion, the time TO do good is now; that
now should be accomplished, whatever
! remains TO be done. There are persons
| Of more sanguine temperament than l.
coincidence" and it IS true when applied
TO public measures as TO public mqn.-
Some people can see distinctly when the
Wings will have more power, and better
chance for serving their country. Beyond
the present, far in the future, these men
see m'der skies and halcyon seas; the fogs
and darkness which blind other men, dim
not their vision in the least.
| Now it was not an easy work to accom-
pllsh what we have already attained The
| Wings tried it long--:hey tried it in 1910
end succeeded, but not without labor. |
do not believe they will find it easier now;
| and know that nothing bat union-and by
that, a cordial, sympathizing. paternal
union-can prevent the Wing cause from
pros traton. 1t is not--and say it in the
presence Of the world-it is not by prema-
ture and partial and especially by proscrip-
ton and denunciatory proceedings, that this
great Wing family can be united Do
they not know that they came into power
as a party MADE up of differing opinions?
What did the Country expend from these
complex opinions! Here were extreme
State Rights notions-extreme, Federal
notions-cXcessve Tariff, and excessive
Anti Tariff no:ions-what did the country
expect! THAI they should come together
in spirit OF harmony, of Cancellation, Of
unity and sympathy-and that they should
seek to agree and not to widen the breach.
In this lay the hope of saving the country
from the rulnous measures which at that
time threatened its prosperity The whole
history OF the revolution Of 1910 breaches
concIl alton, and torbcarance, and kind
ness and friendship, and sympathy, and
union.
Gentlemen, if understand the matter,
there were four or five great objects from
which that revolution was undertaken. In
the first place, one great object was the
attempt to establish a permanent peace be-
tween the United States and England; for
though we had no war, we had perpetual
agitation and disturbance. What should
we do9 We needed men capable or know
ing the future, and Of calculating with a
degree of certainty the chances Of per-
manent settlement. The Accomplishment
of this must be regarded as one Of the most
important objects; and am glad if proves
acceptable TO the country.
The next question was concerning re-
venue; the country was deficient in re-
venue. 1t was fact a notorious fact that
the late Administration exceeded their re
celpts by their expenditures, thus running
the country in debt, and the Government
was found in debt. Under the operation
Of the Compromise Act the revenue was
diminishing, Now this revolution had for
one object, therefore, the supply Of the re-
venue, and | hope and believe that to
reasonable extent that object has been an
! swered.
And then the great principle of Protect
| ion-aS incidental or consequence on Rev.
enue-or maintained by means Of levying
| duties for revenue. AS to that much has
been done: and it will be found, think.
that enough has been done, and all the
Wings for It's support deserve my thanks
ard your hearty gratitude But let us be
just-lct us be Just. The French rhetori-
| clans have a maxim that nothing can be
beautiful that is not true and | am afraid
our Juvenile oratory will not stand the test
Of this criticism 1t is not true that the
tariff passed solely by the Wing strength
or that it could have passed. 1t is not
true that a majority Of Wings could be
found in favor Of it in either house Of Con-
gress. We all know that. More than
thirty Wings voted against the tariff-out
and out and after all Ii passed the House by
only one vote; and good deal of ecIat
was supposed to attend it; and no little pa
rade was made about some Wing who
came forward to the rescue Gas it was
called) and cast that single vote. Now
had not every other gentleman that single
vote-and did not the single vote Of your
neighbor, the Representative. from the
MiddleseX District, who voted for the Tar
if out and out, Just as steadily as the
District, decide the question? He held the
Taft in his hands just as absolutely as if
he had the Presidential Veto
In the Senate it passed by single vote
again. Would the friends Of Tariff have
spared the two votes from Pennsylvania,
The one from Mr.. Williams Of Maine, and
that of Mr.. Wright of New York; Let US
admit the truth and lawyer will do that
when 1t helps his cause. The truth is far
more favorable than such misrepresenta.
tons. The truth is, portion of the other
party came in to the help of the Tariff, and
an important truth it is; for +! ask you, as
composing part Of the Industrious, hardy
men Of New England, as caring for your
children and their livelihood, if you would
; wish such great object as the Protection