Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-31
FRIDAY. MAY 81, Is43.
FoR President ~ 1874.
T. RY e. l. a y.
FoR VIcE PRESIDENT,
JOHN DAVIS, or MASSACHUSETTS,.

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wrhsers speech nj the Baltimore dinner as relates
To his scheme Of q reciprocal treaty With Great
BRIAN. and TO say that did 10 with asionsh-
meDt and no little veIaiion, would scarcely convey
an adequate idea Of our impressions When We
Iuok back TO 1882 and find Mr. Webster. The an
c.mpr missing friend OF high dnrIcs, and legislative
pro ec,iou for our home capital aid labOrcyen though
but ten years thereafter find him in the cabinet
Of President who is in deadly hostility To The
" hole body ia Congress who are ahoring TO perfect
a tariff scheme, we not prepared o hear him
Wv. md,rsm IrthEte, desire 10 lessen the
lies c.rahshedru weaken The only strong bond OF
cur government and The only 6ulwark lett to The
penpIe We are under such facts almost prepare
ro.admir that Lord Ashburon brought over from
England something more than his commissions aud
documentary paper. and that Mr. Webster might
look with strong expectations To the hOno vi "hishl-
hood at least.
The present Ia riff was made a law by the last
Congress, after Inunths OF l'bOr, dny and nigh"
through the most disheareuins difficulties and bit
ter opposition. u has been operation but about
nrue months. aud. although irUm Pre-eIis'ing eau
sequcnr dram Of specie Tor the previous SIX years
NO have deep individual and general embAuass-
meni we feel that the cuunIry 10 fast rscuPeralis.
is rising like a giant IRON his sumber.-sPecIe Is
pouring INTO the county, the ambition aud en'er-
prise of our manu- IIur.Ts aroused und maT,
cts now display almost all kmds Of goods manuias-
Iured ia the union. Iicing with the beat aud Ii
hest PRODUCTIONS oil Europe, and al prices far lower
Than Ihse ever before asAed Or received. Their
most able siuIesneh and the eI IcrISn, ed man
ufacturoT now acknowledge. With fear aud rCm
bling that the United States have learned, al lasl
the ART 10y which they have succeeded in ruling
the commerce and lacIuros ofihe world, though
iuhnbIling but q small island speck ia The
Why then shoud Mr. WebsIeI-hIs birth place
has bee made musical with the ham OF the spI.
die aud the solitary rivers Of his Toy hoods slee.
echo The sound OF the hyInS shuttle. Snd tho voices
OF thousands Of senlienI beings that they SUPP orr
why, Of all others. should he not adhere to ihS be.
nfcent rurrf What nope csh he or tho land
that has fo.rered and cherished aud honOrsd aud ap
plauded him. have Of anything 10 be gained 10y al
experiment OF reciprocity, what hope from uPTJnt.
rIg IN il iOuLdsIiUn Of our productive proSperiy.-
r, ciprOciiy with England!-whsI reciprocity cal,
We expect but such the vol shows To the lamb!
We get lao OIh.r FINN England The history ol
her uppressisns upon Tho American colonies show
that the dI'erI but petty Iarcency, while
her cncroachmenrs upuL their manufactures was
grand The aud ROBBERY. since the establishment U
our government. Eng land has relied heretofore VI.
the weakness OF Republican insIItu nous the con.
fusion Of many voices ard tho bribery aud tho ca.
umny Of her emssaries to hold control in our mar.
keI for her manufactures. But her .fu seeing
SIaIesmoD know that the Ia st link is broken,
that the present tariff was rhe legitimate offspring
Of Long series Of depression aud suffering. Oud that
generation must pass away before they will usars
suck the blood Of America. The cry Of "rspea. =
gave them no confidence. fSr they knew that the
change in the luco Of our aItn would be 81 speedy
aud apparent that tie repenleIs Rould soonel
dare lay their hands ppm The lightning than
upon its slightest provisions, by the ensuing winter
closely and the best material for them 10 work OF
appears to he Dir Websisr's vanity aud dssarslnclio.
at his position. and possibly they may unite arount
faction in favor Of reciprocity.
As an evidence. however. Of what ne are To- Ell
pact from English rsUprOciiy-we hive TO refer bu
TO her present treaty with BrBzll ia which that vi
the foundations the duties all English manufac
lures and preIucls is confined 10 Is per cent on
low yaualion, the majority Of hose from the Unile
States and other nations To 45I while tie product
Of Brnzil nre r'y taxed in England 200 per cent
C,n wo for a no snt expect eqHs! rights from Eng
land in my treaty We con moksi Not inl.
We must rely, especially m our intercourse viii
Great Bri'nin u on ur own independent action
We possess and an produce nearly ell we want -
We have the al antags ~ that respect Of my 9th
sr nation on tho Globe. We can always find som,
Gr,ign market for our surplus even though IN,
ports Of Great Britain should be shut; why ther
should we be anxious 10 secure her market beyon,
what her interests demand and will compel he
to purchase under all circumstances! We con anc
DO manufacture cotton goods cheaper Than Engai,
we ore under our tariff sending them 10 her,
We can Of G, urss, then supply other nations ii
we'll ns England and should she refuse our cotton,
our market is only deersaIed by The actual con
sumption in wear Of England hsnslG but England
cannot refuse our eottOn-shs would now II ~,
could Our tobaceo will BE- subject 10 tar 10 . ID ir
securing her hscssIory revenues AZ lor supply
ing The British markets with bread stuff, IN any form
there sppsus 10 no hing 10 expect IN that q uar
ter. The British sgricultursl interests are toe
mighty ever 10 be jirsgardsd by that Government
and woe onto The British ministry that ,hsI ,vsr