Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-11-02
AFFECTION wings!

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ATTENTION wings!
meeting II lie Wings 81 the town Of Ba-.
ion Rouge, viii bo held at The Court ii9iise
in ,his townat carly candle-light,
TIIla EVENING, NOVEMBER =
Al this il lie last meeting before ths 81
oction, we expect every Wig e turn oa.'
Come one, come all aud listen q AZ eHfosl-
ton Of ouf principles by some. OF ops citizens
THE L~Aar-otbts7
Fr1Low ctrrzrNs TbiE ie-ttc laet tifnc
VIC shall he able 10 adfress you through aie
paper, On the present questions a~gitatlRG ae
people Of this great nation IN the contest pes
tween Clay aud ~FreIinehnyseH. The nis'
management, Of the affairs d the government
and the Tuinous experiments ior Q7e last laaf.
teen wears, We think, ought 70 be epougtlla
rid us Of the ]locoroco misruio 70 which we
have been 80 long subjected. But me pres-
ent contest is not merely a question ol paHy'
tits whether We sball ronder our country ~.
dependent whether cur mechanics, MANI
acturers and merchants shall be pteteeied'
in preference to those 81 England. Mr. FoIA
has always been an cn, my y protection ~ e
nv wav, he said himself in big address tothe.
people of Tcnueyse IN 1915, "all who have.
observed my course know thai hayedtait
tines bcon opposed TO he PROTECTIVE policy
Now, Mr.. Polk i IL favor " Free Trade
with England-ho saye our meehanica do MI
want protection. This system Of fee trade
has never been tried by ary nation IL the.
world; every country and especially lhase
engaged in manufactures have at aIi ll'ges
impo. Oh duties for their protection and
for the slyanceneptor the prosperity oiiheir
colonies.
The laborcrs Of England arorodoced to- 2
state OF degradaliou ny low wages and tyranny
and Of course can Manufacture goods cheaper.
than AMERICAN FEGfmEN without suitable
tariff 10 protect thorn from the fluctuations
and ruinous importalions Of the oyof plus III
tia European market. Aye, Epeland would
gladly pay all The expenses Ct onr govern
moui provided NO would adopt that ehimerl
cal system, called Rtee Trade. The. election
OF James X, Polk Would be hailed with rap
turous joy by that cououy-their gold has
been layished to secure that favorito object,
Let us then be alive 10 our duty 40 Ameri
can citizens and ponder before We vote %.
81 t5a 5HF qBta5fiss n If i iBs aaggggs sti4E9 SsB t f Ina S 5fs9s5s
a daty on every thing coming from this coun
try, which is also raised ia her colonies, She
imposes a higher driT on our cotton, pork,
-four &c, On manufactured tobacco, tic
growth IL Of the United States, The duty is teo
dallas and q hat mr. pound, while cnthe leaf
tobocco D. it is about 1--WE times greatert than tie
price Of The article in the United Statef.
Aud yet the locofocos, supporting James r.
Polk, in view Of III these e~xactions on our
products, BY foreign countries, wish 70 ad-
NIT the products aud Manufacturers of hose
countries duty free. The policy ofMry Clay
is 10 do as we are done by-in other worde,
utTord the same protection TO American manu-.
features that England affords to hers, and not
throw all Inc advantages ID her favor and %
the aetriment of our own country.
Come then Ia the p5iis, and doposite your
votes for The true friends q your country and
lcr dearest interest, for tie father q the A
mcrican system, and tbe warm supporterof
the Tar.Gof 1912, which has raised our coun-
tty to its wonted rosperity-caufed her man
ufaetories 10 aourish-and her mechanics
10 b prosperous g1d happy. The course Of
our candidates are too we'll known 70 e
doubted, and in voting for CLAY and FIRE
LINGIIUYSEN You are assured that you
vote Tor the good Of your country andlhat of
her citizens alone.