The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-12

1ient with England, without treaty, since
the origin of this Government. ! refer 10
that disastrous arrangement relative 10 The
opening Of the British Colonial Porte. now
universally considered TO be one of tho most
unfortunate negotiations for its country be-
cause we lost byii, as was predicted by Mr..
Clay at the time of The negotiation, carry.
ing trade of immense value to Us. In that
case. party discipline carried the arrange
meni into effect through the means of a leg
isIa,ive act. England Immediately afier>
wards established her own regulations, and
took eGectual advantage of our folly. Ia
that case, we cannot, by the repeal Of our
own law, remedy the evil which we brought
upon ourselves. But we shall profit little
by experience, if we have not learned from
that lesson 10 look with jealousy upon any
more proposiiions for commercial arrange
ments with Great Britain.
/ | will not dwell so long on this subject as
10 foiigue your attention though | feel that
the subject is no, half exhausted. But let
me solemnly admonish you and all other
friends to the protection OF Home Labor. 10
beware of all untried experiments on a sub
ject so vira!Iy affecting The best interests of
this nation. Above all things. lie, us i'm
press 1t upon the minds of our agrculiurists
that their only safe reliance is ubon the home
market of their own country and that eve
ry attempt, whether made by protesting
friends or open enemies, TO ALLEVIATE the far
mer rom the manufacturer nd mechhnic,
by teaching the former 10 depend for the
consumption of his grain mainly upon for
eign countries rather Than upon his own
countrymen. is eminenily dangerous TO him.
SELF as IL is calculated 10 break down and
destroy his own most certain and best Gus
toners. Let the farmer whose produce is
chiefly maize or Indian corn, not be sedu-
ced Dy any suggestion. which ar,fully half
conceals and half diScloses a pan by which
he can get foreign market for bis grain.
more beneficial 10 him shan our own. Our
own operatives. if not destroyed by the re.
duction of the Tariff. will continue TO con-
sumo. as they have hitherto done. the sur
Plus of this valuable staple; and as their
numbers increase under the increasing ope-
ration of our present protective dnties, their
consumption Of this nrticl. will increase
with it. Ii will not bear transportation 10
England until il has undergone the process
of kiln.jrying; ana Englishmcn have told
US already. tina: they prefer any kind of
bread TO bread made ofour "parched ccrn."
The people on this side Of the wafer can
alone enjoy to the fullest exieHt the blessings
which Providence has, in this particular,
conferred upon us. At this moment, our
manufacturers are sending large quantities
Of American goods into The English market,
m despite of the enormous dutres which
England has established 10 protect her own
operatives against the effects of American
competition. We are. at the same time.
successfully competing for tie markets of
other countries, which England formerly &C.
cunied, 10 the exclusion of all the resi- OF the
world. Let the good work go on Let US
play out the game that we have so success
fully tegun. Our Tariff is growing in pop
uIarity in every part Of our country. Every
prediction which Mr.. Webster made in his
great anii-,nriff speech in the House of Rep
in 1924, foretelling disasters TO
US as a nation, from the adoption of the pro-
tective policy, has been coniradicied by an
actual experience Of its benefits while, on
the other hand, the most sanguine expccra-
lions held out 10 his counrrymen by Mr.. |
Clay, in his much greater speech made in
the same place. on that sarEe occasion, in |
opposition 10 Mr.. Webster, and in behalf of
tho American laborer. have been realized |
and confirmed to the very letter. In jus.
tice 10 Mr.. Webster, we must remember !
that he was originally an opponent of the
Protective System that he opposed it in
1916; in his speech at Fanuiel Hall. in 30:
and again in 1924, rs have stated and
that when repronched BY Mr.. Hayne. in the
debate on Foote's Resolution. in 1880. for
The Inconsistency of bis vote in favo- of the
Tariff of 1928. he openly acknowledged
THAT as an original question. the authority
of Congress 10 exercise the revenue power.
with direct reference 10 the protection of
manufacturers. was questionable auihori>
~, far more questionable, in his judgment.
than the power OF Internal Improvements"
He did not deny that he had opposed the
Tariff on Constitutional grounds And, If
II be true. as some have alleged Of him, that
he is about 10 go over 10 The support of Mr..
Calhoun. he may think himself justified for
his deaeriion Of the Protective Policy, and
his adherence 10 the princip lies of free trade,
by pleading that he is only returning 10 his
first love.