Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

papfilar, these q principles" afa gettifg to BE-
check BY iowl with tho policy, forming one 81
the miJt atnefotH Alliances ever heard Of. II
the !" cardinal principles Of the iiHmne rattle
pafty'' arc remarkable for one abpminati.t
luore. than another, il is for the intense ardof
they manifest for whate Yer becomes popular,
and intense aversion to Whatever becomes
unpopular. It was supposed by tho Locoa,
during the discussion Of our present. tariff ii
Congress-, that the protective principle would
be received with disfalish by tho people, and
hence they, true 10 their "cardinai princi.
pies,n denounced il, but how the same exon.
piary "cardinal principles regard !, will,
! The most eensumtnate admiratipn,
During the same debate, Ia which Mr.. East.
,,su delivered the speech which we have
n,at,~,l. Mr.. Kennedy, from tho Wayne dis.
,ur;s, I, Jana, said - Sir, I have no patience
,.,;,i ,ha.,y who advocate the doctrine Of h pro.
],oetivs tariff" Now Mr.. Andrew Kennedy
IL one ~ The re-. s'ryoirs Of Loeofoeoismt lIa
never admits any,l ing into %litnealf Unless 1t
IA neured ipia him hv come Of the orthodox
champions of tho Dem. y raey' Hence, what
ever he oreelaiins IL 10 b. rega' dod aF q true
representation Of the lendit, opinions OF the
Democracy, Just an tho refl 'isesea OF The
Pythoneea Of the Delphtc oracle o. old were
regarded true representations Of the aeteFttil.
nations 81 The OIynipiah gade. 7t7' N aa'g&@
Mr.. Calhoun, also IN ecstabioa with tlis e%-
peesed triumph of his f. ,e.irade doctrines sS-
elairned /" We now see the whole Det.'or
crhtie party rallied undor the banner Of free
trade" These instances of The opinions of
the leading Loeofoeos on The subject Of the
principle Of protection, 80 fur US IT IL otnbo.
died In our present tariff, prove corclusivoly |
that the party was; at the time of It's adoption,
opposed to tho doctrine Of protection. 1t Is
true that a few ofthe party voted for The tariff;
but they acted 10 obedience totllle woll-kpown
opinions Of their constituencies on the sub.
joct. To have voted otherwise would have
been suicidal. But The great body Of The
party IN Congress voted against the present
iarf.. Thus we ste the Loeofoeos not only
spoke against the tariff. but also gave their
votes in opposition 10 lis becoming q law Of
the land,
i And yet the members Of this same party,
who pretend 10 be regulated IN their opinions
by tie imnutable principles Of Democracy, |
aud who opposed the tariff at the time Of ita
adoption, are now talking extensively in its
favor, 40 If every word that they utter in its
praise were not eondemnatory Ct themselves.
IF their will had been contaminated with re.
ference to Tho tariff in 1912, the country, Mt
this time, instead Of exhibiting the flush Of
returning prosperity in every view, would
have been depressed and unprosperous the
shops and factories In the land would have
been idle hundreds o. tbousands Of poor men,
now rcaping excellent wages, would have
been in n stale Of starvation /; and the pro-
ducts Of agriculture. instead Of commanding
ready salee, would have rotted on the hands
of the producers. The impudence Of the Lo-
in claiming any credit for thenlael Ives
in the resurrection Of the prosperity Of the
nation from the grave in which they had
laid II, ID perfectly matchless. The people
arc not 80 wholly unenlightened Ms they sup,
pose. The results of the recent elections
bear evidence OF the popular convictlons on
the subject Of the protective policy. These
elections show that the people are in favor Of
our present incomparably wise and patri
otto Wing tariff, and are abhndonftt g its
opposers and rallying by thousands under the
Why banners, on which proteetionio A,neri.
can agriculture and manufactures is inscribed.
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