Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-12

"A do they iolioW w nose words 90 tnet
echo : Whose sympathy and supper
do they seek ? That's the question -
A party speaks through its organs, il.
leaders What folly is it to say that
not my opinion" Suppose it is not
your influence goes to maintain it and j
is idle to profess that the party goes far
lher than you wish TO 60, so be 1t iha
all the time you contribute to their ai6
your power You must not give then
the power, ifyou do no, mean to have
the thing done.
II And so i, is said, all are not agains
: Protection. Who are not against IT =
Or if any are not against il, do they no
follow the lead of those who are jus
,ice requires Us TO say that there are
those of that party in favor Of Protection
in this and other Northern States. Bu
those whom we feel obliged to oppose
have chosen leader; they have pre-.
sented to US n candidate for our support
How is he on the subject of Protection.
| 10 other words, what is Mr.. Polh's opln-
ION of fhe subject
I MIR Polk SAYS he is in favor Of a Judi
cious4Af But what sort of tariff i,
a judicious tariff IN his opinion His
brethren of Carolina say it is a horizontal
tariff, one which makes not discrmina-
tons, but rejects all Protection. That
II is the judgement of Mr.. Polk's Carroll
nian friends on a udicious tariff and !
am hugely Of the opinion that it is his
udgement also.
1 Again, he says, he is in favor of "iaci,
| dental protection" What is incidental
protection Does it mean accidental
casual l suppose II IA dnty of ten per
cent was imposed upon all articles with
out any discrimination whatever, 1t would
accidentally give some such Incidental
protection. IL that is the meaning oil
incdenta! protection | eschew the word
altogether No, no. The true princi-
Pile is this You lay a duty to raise u
necessary amount of revenue {: IN laying
It you discriminate, not accidentally bu,
s'udI"nsly, cautiously, desgnedly dis
creeily ;and IN raising a dollar OF reve-
nue, you consider upon what article you
can collect that dollar SO as best to ad-
II vance ''t iUhNS'I VI INC idtlpi. 1dt y
The question, aud that's all of it. II you
look only to the revenue in laying The
duty, and say you are in favor of the
protection which MM duty will lnciden-
tally allow, you may as well say You are
10 iaVOr OF rain, or fog, or thunder
storm. You are in favor OF IN accident.
1t IS something which you cannot con
troll. 1t will take place against your
volition, or without it /; whether you are
IN favor .of II or not. This, certainly, is
not a sia,esmanlike view OF this subject.
The great principle is this One OF
you has 10 contribute five dollars a year
10 maintain the Government and YOU
pay i, in the form of duties on what you
consume. Now if you happen to be a
consumer mainly, it rs Of veiy little con
sequence 10 you on what particular arli-
cles this duty is imposed But it makes
the greatest difference in the world TO
your nrigsf5tr, whether it is lald on such
ARTICLES as he produces, or whether il is
so lald a. 10 keep HIN down and subser-
went 10 The labor of other countries. -
say again there must be an intended,
designed, studied, discreet discrimina-
Ilon for real, efficient, substantial Pro-
lection and the man who Is not for that
IS for nolhing but accidents aud casual
ties.
We hear mach Of reciprocity, aud |
take the rule upon this subject To be
well laid down by distinguished gen
tleman from another section the United
States, whom YOU viii probably have the
pleasure OF hearing, when you have got
through the pam OF listening To me, that
RECIPROCITY was IL matter TO be secured
with foreign nations, when 1t was eyI-
denrly n inst reciprocity. But ! have
yet 10 learn, from some new dictionary,
that system Of reciprocity Is Il system
with advantages on y on one side am
tor reciprocity treaties. No, | will not
say treaties but arrang ements : for the
whole power over the sublec, lies with
Congress, and not with the treaty mnking
power. But | am Tor real reciprocity,
not such AS was provided by The treaty
arrangement lately negotiated and which
the Senate, greatly To their honor, IN
my Judgment rejected. | am not for
giving away substantial rights, and ]
mdst saw, without asoribng blame to any
party, that | will not say we were over.
reached, but that our arrangements OF
this kind commonly called Mr.. McIane's
arrangement OF 1891, have turned oul
greatly To our disadvantage, aud that all
our Reciprocity treaties, as they are call
ed. with the North of Europe, have been,
and are maniiestly injurious To American
navigation. And it will in my Iudge-
ment, be one OF the fist duties of the
new Administration, Of we get one, 10 .
revise the whole OF that matter, aud To
take care that we protect ourselves and .
not torc!y on the good will ofour national .
competitors.
Nov, gentlemen, having detained you
80 long on the history oithe government,
to show that Protection has been one Of
lis objects from the beginning. I'll con
SIder, for moment, the reasons, the .
theory of the mailer. Why j. Protection .
Ia domestic labor useful aud necessary .
10 the countryl il comes To this. We
have variety of occupations, and allow
me to say that this variety Of employ
ncn,s Is a matter of great importance Ia 7
,pclciy, Tor ~ gives scope To- every gtade F.
,l ingenuity aud talent. | adnu freely,
the multitude of avoca.
IONS ~ HE, that the culture Of the soil
: the great leading interest OF the country.
adult this freely, and nm willing ifyou
'hoose that trade x manufactures should .
% regarded ~ subordinate, ~ auxiliary /