The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-07-24
aa. POLK AND THE PROTECTIVE
POLICY

Old documeats are nrgiy taings."-PoLL.
We present our readers with another short
extract from Mr.. Folks Address to the peO-
pie of Tennessee. April Sd, 1899, printed al
Columbia, Tennessee, (Mr. P's on residence)
byJ. Il. Thompson, copy of which IS now
in our possession. One paragraph shall SUI
Ace to-day, though we have several very
r;ch ones marked which shall appear in due
time.
On page We find the following paragraph:
"Gen. Jackson, like NJ. Jefferson, brought
ihe ship of State back to the Republican track.
On the coming Of his administration all the
odious doctrines and principles,and ultra-fed-
eral tendencies of the administration which
preceded il, were suddenly arrested and re-
versed. The great results Of Gen. Jackson's
administration belong TO the history OF he
country. and can be but briefly sketched or
alluded 10 in an address like this. lnrepeat-
ed INSTANCES he recommended notifications
and reductions Of the tariff with a view to the
final abandonment of the odious and unjust
system. So effectual were these recommen-
da,ions, aud so rapid the change OF public
opinion, that the friends of the tarll, and even
sr Clay, It's imputed father, seized on favor
able moment to save the whole from destruc-
ton by a timely compromise. 1t was the
defence of Nr. Clay.with his friends at the
porth, that by yielding part, he prevented
the destruction Of the whole, and in their con-
tinued and devoted support ofhm. the north
ern capitalists have shown that they are CRATE
full for the fortunate rescue"
Here we have MT. Folks opinion Of the Ia
riff politically uadisguised. In repeated in
stances he General Jackson) recommended
notifications and reductions OF the tarif1,iciA
u rieo T. he fnGl abandonment Of that odious
and unjust systenr." Again: 80 efectual
were these recommendations, and so rapid
.he change Of public opinion, that the friends
OF the tariff, and even Mr.. Clay its imputed
father, seized on Favorable moment 10 sare the
.riols from destruction By q timely COmPrOm-
Se."
So, il seems that it was the intention of
General Jackson and Mr.. Polk, for the latter
boasts that he went hand in hand with Gen.
J. in all his measures to destroy the whole Ia
riff policy, and were only prevented from do
ing so by Mr.. Clay, who " seized favorable
moment TO SAVE THE WHOLE FROM DEsTRUc-
TI,x BY TIMELY COMPROMISED"
We thank MT. Polk, most heartily thank
hin, for thus unintentionally doing MI. Clay
justice, and contradicting the assertion Of his
own friends in Pennsylvania, and other tariff
states. that be has abandoned the protective
systematically surrendered it. In attempt
in, to prejudice MY. Clay with the people Of
Tennessee, Mr.. P. has put the stamp of sian
der upon the charge, even now made in this
8 tate, by the locofocos, that he had proved
recreant on the cause of''protection to Amer
ica1 industry" which it has been the great
object of his life to establish as national pol
CIV. Truly, Mr.. Polk, sold documents are
urgly things" "Out of thine own mouth we
will condemn thee" as most uncomprom-
isias and bitter enemy of the protective sys-
tsn.-U. S. Gazette.