Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-23
LOCO FOCO DOCTRINES on TIE TARIFF
QUESTION.

NJ huuIfSS lsSuiu ny inc i'po ! Vcu ,bUN'Htl'h
which recently assembled in Richmond, lays down
tain dpmas in reference To the 1m.f question, which
deserves to be brought forward with some prominence
10 public consideration: Lecansc SIS We contend, they
are not only in opposition tot the frequently ayowed doc
t1ines Of the 'Fatlers ofthe Republican Chmch' but
are anti american in their very essence and, II carried
into placiicc viii PROSTATE domestic interests, for the
benefit Of foreign naors. The advocates Of such irln
c'olcs might not lakeup against ther country in
tae Of war but they would cripple its energies 50
to deprive il in thai emergency, Of The means Of self de
fenced They misit net slrlkca blow in behalf of The
aeerrssor but they would deprive soldiers of mum
ans. arms and clothing, essential 10 his oycrthrhrow
They might til, rcilre be less criminal Than traitors.
but HEY would be no less niscicvous and dangerous.
After repobaDiog in strong language, the Tariff
Laws Of lS2i and lS2S, Tor one or bohd OF which.
(strange 10 saw JAc9soH, N>s ErEES JOHNSON,
Bucn4NAN. WH,Gnr, dqdnnay others n Their or"lead
ers roicd in utctdisrogard olther te0gs,as well
the feelings Of many othomembers ofthis very Conyen
ton, who had voted for Of thrn and prepared
TO support the others. for hr highest Offices in the gift
of the peope.-the Address declares TINT He pariy OF
whose views pfo'sses 10 be the organ. in favor OF
free hdde but very ludlcroasly adds mot however of
that visionary aud impraccabh free trade .hich wonld
admit all foreign imports free from duty and leaye the
government Ia be supported by Direct tlx-as if, in
TACT there were any other Of free tradt They de
clare thai hey in favor of free trade and vet they
forthwith proceed to demonstrate that they are in favor
OF such thin9l Ercry duty restriction whatever
be the pei cenum; and therefore is manliesy as much
solecsn for that he is advocate of free
trade and low duties, ii would be say that he is
for "snhset, and It'll, dnnkenness!" The teims
are pahle--Wholy 81. Whoever is for free
trade is mol lo ior dieS. but is for dties-and con
seluently Tor direct 1t is not true them that
these gentlemen are for free trade; il it be- then il is
not true that they arcopposcd oadrectaX But our own
opinion Is that they are IN fanor 81 hoth-and that they
are endeavoring todraw the public mind gradiaHg into
that direction just as they have done to the erclsire
metatlc currency, which they protested, in the begin
nlng OF their war upon the banks, TO desire. And
We warn the people IN advance that this cry IF free
trade and low duties is utterly il not Intentionally de.
cepvc aud that il IS tn result before many years II the
locouros acquire the permanent asrcpdapcy in the abo-
iton II al duties and the levy ing ola direct tar upon
their lands and negroes their goods and caels for the
support oi the federal government To this complex lon
II VIII CONF AT last and many Of the leaders Of The par
. ty,'-partcularly the Calhoun section Of it, from,
which Tins Address, insulting 10 jackson and Van
Buren,, and to those by whom those gentlemen were
supported for the Presidency, the teeth OF their votes
for the rrprobaed Tariffs OF S2l and lSeS, emanat,d
are even now the ayov cd aSyopa,es If tho abolition ID
. / the GUSTAV, h,nses an ,lo i,,,n.,ti - ,;
Blu, what are law d,,ies2 rlo ,o,,, ..,.,,
tv, so, abs, int, and i - ~, ,,,,..'I l.. -.
son. There is standard bv whe,. 10 test it, Iik,
Gen Jacksous ";,,jcio,,s ,,r,t,,, , ,iy j. oo, -, ~
soIetc i,le, if asneuLs ,,,, tho ,o :, Il,
tunes AS well IS upon The ocooraoLi,,l ,s,, az III,
individuals VIM ,v,i,e !, ~. tl,i- l,nnor Al. Va
snd in lS.s vr,e ..l,,y,,,, Is, No., ~, ill.,
snpposs lba1 he deemed tben, Ion, .,,,,,L hi 49,
the other hand this \l,res. ,rit,oo L J,o ~, T..
re,, man md ,.,,l rs,l IL, ,I,, ,,, -,
DIV of men a u,a,r,,, of ,,.l,,, s,,ll Li - a.
Presidency and Tho ron,,i,J,r ~ ,.l,, - ,l;
willingness to sappor. him If They canno, ,,t ,hir fir,
$ choice lenounce that very ',nl IN ,,o,e,s,o, .,,
Il !, clor too th,t ,,,lr,.l nd, = -;
,1,ros. ,,o really opposed +, di,cc, ,.x os ,Lo,
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