The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-03
WcbStcr's Speech READ!
From the Journal Of Commerce.
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Ton al an adjourned town meeting, held in Faneu
Hail. aud MIR Websler's speech in support oil
those resolutions. The whole matter is impress
sise, and worthy Of deep consideration. These
resolutions were not introduced hastily by some
heated man upon al emergency, but lhey were
the expression Of The deliberate judgment OF n
highly respectable committee. They were pre-
scented at an adjourned meeting. There had been
a preliminary meeting, at which The committee
were appointed There had been time for DELHI
Grafton for careful examination, and mature re-
Aecli,n. With all this preliminary care, the cii-
zens of Boston come together, and af,er listening
TO the arguments and eXposions of their great or
ators, solcmnly put on record their opinion of II
protective policy, by the unanimous adoption of
The resolutions which had been repurled by their
committee. These resolutions were drawn up
with great care and liberaly There is no pas.
sion, and no ambiguity, in their composition
They were drawn by some man who was no nov
ice in political economy. They show that their
author had thoroughly investigated his subject,
and understood all lis bearings. These resolutions
are compedium Of free trade doctrines, as ap-
piled to our own condition, which in point of ex-
cellence has never been surpassed. They were
reported and advocated with perfect sincerity. and
every Bostonan who voted for their adoption, did
it with good conscience and in the honest and
undoubting conviction that he was voting for the
truth.
These resolutions do not declare q temporary
expedlency,- system suited TO an emergency
which would soon pass away. They nre intended
to lay down principles which are Fundamentally
applicable TO all times and circumstances; truths
which would remain truths while time endures.
Thus sulemnly did the assembled citizens Of
Boston declare ;heir condemnation of the proIec-
tive policy which Mr. Clay was then pushing into
existence. They declared themselves the friends
Of manufactures when their growth was natural
and spontaneous; that in this way all manufactures
adapted TO our character and circumstances, will
be introduced and extended rs soon and as far MS
will promote the public good; that taxes imposed
on the people for the sole benefit Of any one class
Of men, are equally inconsistent with the princi
Piles Of our Constitution and with sound policy
that The supposon Of dependence on foreign ma
lions is altogether iaacious ard fancfnl; that the
protective system favored great capitalists rather
Than personal industry, and had no tendency 10
promole national industry; tina, protection conf els
the farmer TO pny more for all he buys, and re-
ceive less for all he sells; that the imposition Of
duties, deemed by large portion Of The people TO
lie unequal and unjust, encourages smuggling; and
that finally, the proposed Tariff was calculated to
"diminish The industry, impede The prosperity,
and corrupt the morals of the people,"
Theses principles, in our deliberate judgment,
were true then, are true now, and will ever remain
. u's' nG"n"s "e, ", INV ,""'', ."""s ".m
eloquent speeches cannot change them. They
will remain forever true. What, then, are the men
thinking Of, who having once honestly subscribed
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committee nnpoin,.d n, former
mer,;n, yyb;cb concluded with The following re.
soyes.
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