New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-27

4 crisi, having arrived, Involving not only tie
no-p- r.;y, bal the honor eni Gesn. OF our People,
!, !. the dutg ot those chosen 20 represent them,
al form ;ne issues which divide puoc opinion, aud
10 ask ever, uan 10 consider we'll the interests
s,sa,e and, having wei! considered them, 10 do his
dJu:
The first OF these issues is, whether the Labor OF
Aaprica shall be protected by is own Government,
or he -nbjsct to the arbitrary will and policy OF oii-
er Governments.
Ihs issu- Is presented in two aspects: the Con-
s,ituiansi power OF PrOtsctou--;he E1pediency OF
Pfoecon
ihe Wrg party contends, not onl, that the Con-
s,ltiog e7abl.s ned 10! u" express purpose oi
pro,eciing our own indGsCv BY discriminating du-
es-th,t Ine condition OF our country always has
egurrC aud slillrequlTes such proectloi--but thai
this projection was primary motive 10 the Revolu-
non, glorious result establishing these colonies
es Free aud independent States.
Let Us 90 hsck together 10 the fountain head, 10
the very source OF tnat mighty movement-those
strong Impulses, those tree OPINIONS, whose ncreas-
iag ,idu has borne Oh 10 the place where We nov
stand Is good Tor us 10 90 back 10 the early
home OF our Llbertes-lu the habatIons OF our Fa-
tners-to breathe the air, 10 drink from tAe
same wells OF trutn-to dwell near then utmost
thoughtsto give our bosoms freely 10 the same lofty
hopper. aspirations, and iatcnts, and understRndngiy
TO know what they Ineant in the hours OF their re-
spausGhteS and perIl5.
Does any man born on this soil doubt whether ;he
rnotre, purp0s-, ahd principles OF the American Re
yuu.l.n aud mans oi accomplishing II, were Just
ard WISE au. iav orrd 81 Heaven There is not one.
Let us thin ask wnat must Ne understand the mo-
i've, purpose aud means Of tlat great movement
80 have been. 10 answer safely, IS 10 answer III
The words OF the movers themselves That answer
is iuund the Resolutions o! the county OF SuhJik,
jn ii-.-uchG.rJIs, passed The sixth day or Septcm
b-r IVA when Boston har5or WAS blocked up,
the .d uinisrauun OF the law suspendrd-passed n
the very nomen' aud wlthin sight, OF Qualifications
t-gun un Boston Neck 10 command and 10 sub
due r!sen and cvcr living spirit Ci ihai linnof-
la town.
r1, sec nj of these Resolutions declares the mo-
tre On. ,,e purpose that is Indispensable
duN ~ni:h we owe 10 God, our country ourselves,
and pn>i-r.jS. by all lawful ways and means Ia our
ucwt r. T. Il-iUtHn, defend aHd presrNa those cvli
and r-Iig,oa~ ,.gh,> nnt iibert ,r "hich many oi
our 'a'ers fJusni, hlrd and died. aud 10 hand them
down culture 10 iuiure generations.
This l.ain, s,rnple language, connecting the bless
inps VT rpuy wlih the Aurnur OF them, aud nckno~i
ed,iuy tl- ouiv while il gives the pledge, worth,
Of al admiration. Ii show. tiie holy inspiration oi
Freedom 10, which those rovered patriots were moved
AMI .!Ch tenn pillar of eht III tirIr PIT
eflm4gr through wilderness OF difficulties "ha'
were Ite means The first mean was 10 give 10 tht
ara, q. lrbor lhe sword the second, 10 nerve THAI
arm hy protecting that labor They advl.ed sr'
eory nJtr tion to Military discipline, and declared
that itIs incumb nj on us 10 encourage arts and
manufactures amougst us, by ali means IN our
power
lever OF Liberty-the great insirumrn, OF independ-
eIce-tne main spring OF their new social power,
Indicated by It's Founders, was the Encourage
meat OF Arts and Manufactures.
Let lie 10 whom Providence has allotted the task
Of abor oi,en as we think oi the struggle winch
gave us The equality OF rights We enJoy-et US IL
whose hands are the defence and security CT those
equal rights, never forget that The brave men "ho
hrsI called fathers 10 arms, associated with thai
call The adInonition: Encourage-Protect your
labor.
This clear perception OF the means and the only
means of ind pendence, not confined 10 Massa-
chuselis A Congress of all the Colonies sitting ~
Carpenter Hall, in PhIladeiphie, Of " hlch Wash
ingtOn member, IN the succeeding month, al
Ter seeking 10 appease an offended Dcity byn pledse
10 disconi,Itle .h- Slave Trade, unanimously en-
gagtd 10 encourage FrugaiIty, Economy and liz
dus;ry nod promote Agriculture, Arts and the
Manufactures oi this Country Here we behold
the United Pledge OF America 10 protect American
Lubor pioc lsi,.rd to IL world al The sanle monlc nj
win that -oqusnt address, surpassed by no ancient
or mode rn appeal OF suffering Patriotism, insisting
90 and pleading for It's Riehls-pronouncing the
Brush restrictions trade :, stem OF Slave
ry," and coGhdent OF success, ior the reason thai
our cause Jist and our uA,on perfect. Such
is Inc source OF our confidence. Wings OF New
York our cause is The with that oi our Ia
lhers Its as Just unionis as perfect; our sue
cess AS certain.
Such was the opinion Of America in l17i Such
connued 10 be IT'S opinicn throughout Inc "hoit
R.volu;ion nor was there any Other view until
lf8i, wh.n q fOrma! project TO establish q Free
Trade with all The world, entered upon. What
was its fate? II Was repealed by every hatIe 10
whom it was proposed-by England WIN lndign''3
b: FGuce, ally, with a snerr; ny ou!er n1tons
with cold cvIllty and suppressed surprise. III all-
ed failed uitrrv Taught by expernce, one Of IFS
advocatrs }. itrson, evoweG that We must cepend
exclusively on our own resources; the other, hd-
aus declared, 1--WE had hitherto heen the bubbles
OF our oau philosophical and equliane iloeral!'S.
Then, as novT. Massachusetts and NiTginio were
seen proudly standing ride bN side asserting the sn
peror value: of n system wholly American, which
Prnns, iyania and Jersey, and Delaware and Con
n-cucur, and Rhode Island and Vermont, had long
cherished which the Carolinas and Georgia ag
proved which New iork, though scathed oF wal
and severed by intestine .cuds, looking ntently upon
her great resources, her advantages oi position hef
MYERS and her ,krs, her orest grandeur her green
valleys her beds OF her cepecily oil greatness
saG. ~ lhls varied MIRROR her 'Gtufe Empire over
Fortune, aud fHniy maintained.
IY.r. ,ha i.o,slsiion OF these States. You find
I'M. common ohIscI sought hy all, 10y disseminating
durlc. prob biuus, boUnties; III, ia'ilhg 10 aa'h
V,rr,n The bs-ncc OF common power 10 ts:scilsi'
uniform dunes and uniform currency, the feoPir oi
ih.s- United Safes instituted our present Constr
taiou.
l., This bowing OF the States before common
n,c4sstv 10 the establishment of the Constitution
toit. rx,.tence pout as th- most comprvhtIi'
s;,e. conclusive evidence OF rne deernnnauoa OF the
Aul,ncnn people 10 protect their labor. |! IL lhe
gres, faci O, al Ihe iscts IN our history II Is no'
0ay evidence Of The existing opinion ol tins coun'
lr, ;,is commentary on iIs past errors III Is III
em~ diment OF the en,re Experience oi this nation
E summary OF rher injuries; declaration oi 'ne
lons ,nGg tr we'll crurIce;ed, deliberately selected
diacul,iy attained Remedy.
Yrt ,hs selected candidate OF our opponents, Jns'
* Polk. a.ows' Il am in asor OF ia'in 'ot ne
tt1se abd opposed to ianh Tor P''fecfioa'
Has any Industrial nation ever exi,trd whch dio
m, retain to itsrf the power OF protecting irs indus
r!l What is free government hut the unro vii
aat he uni,ed power OF The individuals composing
ihe naliou governed Dad any indi"Idua!, entering
1910 socIety, ever part with this power TO protect me-
hdlNry, except that ii might be more oenehcisiiN
eSerled By g 5ge: :nment US the common trustee and
Common agent Did the Intelligent people OF ms
l.lon. ita SnYete,cns- lnLrnd 10 diyest Themselves