Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-12

May tho democracy not hope to see him "a
I that stage again il lS45
LIST it not be- said that hostility 60 domss-
tic manufactures Under discriminating duties
. ana dependence on England fer our markets
aud supplies, are confined 10 Mr., MCDufis
ana o lew politicians III South Ggf0lina.
8 Ife democratic press il tie South is inject
. ID Wlth IT, and many leaders Of the democrat.
Y party, ~ 81 present organized, arc draw
ttg tho people OF the South into IL as fat ~
they cans II my one doubts tho fact, lel him
turn To Mek-y'g bill, lie will tfloto find a
j very good exposition Of the democratic doc
tflde on TIC subject Oftho larin, ~sleariBg tla
! sr6f tenor Vfj's way betsssn prohibitionism
j on the one ibnd, and hofizontglistn OIL Tho
I othef. Lot bin then turn to the practical
! part VI tho bill, sbictt c%UntaiBr, in tho Gfst
| column, tie tarid Of 1919, and in The sscopI
1 column the alterations that tho committee
proposed 10 make. Lot him run his finger
d0wh these columns until lao comes to The
yafl0bg domestic fabrics ofaur great staple,
cotton. An 0lginobs ord Ii thsro subalilh.
led tGr the minimum valuations on all tie fl.
hffs tnAde Of cotton II il tho v ord "abol-
isfad,' Eve times occurring in that bill 0ppD.
site 10 cotton %tuerics. Can any ore want la!.
Ter proof that vi enemy had tla loger III Tie
practical part Of The bill Lot bin read ths
bill attohtlgely over again, sud no nll f0a =
snail clause introduced into Tho body of tho
bgl which ~nullfi0s lie whole Argument Dftba
OH ~ tay0r 0f a discriminating isfIR. lie
clause makes protection depend apOt The I0@-
esl possible duty shicl viii bh0R tie Fsquifs
ed revenue, THIS III h0riaJutalis1t, aud !sta
20 the protective principle IL lhe ald K6pubI.
can party altogether. Such a duty you'd be-
30 bonCft u li6 cotton planter and sugar
grower, Our cotton factories c0uId not donf.
lsh under il. Already those l~acldsles wnfk
up s6tie lhfsS On four hundred thousand bales
of our cotton Already tie English bsgin 10
find lhaL unless they give batter prices for our
slaPles The AIUefeans Hill cut them cut Of
lie foreign markst, provided our exports "
cotton goods shoAld increase for a few years
10 cotls as they have increased fOr d few
years past.
II We exported one Or two hundred millions
worth 81 cotton ftbfiRs instead Of five, Eng
land would hare 10 fsise tho price VI tho raw
material, OF ehe could not compete with ua
and pay IL on Is dollars per bale more than
tho American manufacturer had to pay. At
high prices the English duty and extra char
gss are not so much felt. Docs any one
doubt our capacity 10 a few years 10 export
an hundred millions OF dollars ss0rlh Of cotton
goods I In 1924 Mr. flaync booted ard der
ded The idea that we could never manufacture
az much cotton a. we then shipped 10 ing
land. We make, says Mr. Ilayne, 6OO,GGO
bales Yes iii the year 1874 ne slall nearly
accomplish Hbal MIR. Hayhe supposed ,ots
an impoSsibilty. 10 1924 We bad just began
70 export cotton goods Mr. Hague stsas!y
denied The fact aud entered into a mssteBy
Argument 10 show The itnp0vsibitiy of the
thing Tbs exports Of cotton goods now rank
on an average, beyond airy other export ca
cepi cotton and tobacco. Tho democratic
party will soon have 70 answer 4 ssfisus
qaestion-whethef il will follow inen ard for.
sake measures Ill Mr., Polk does not 20 tie
full length Of hofizontallsin, atlii tbs persons
to whom he oWes his nomination are as
strongly in it's favor az Great Britain could
desire them to be. Every ord ulloret, ave-
~ whisper bfealiied, against TAG discrlmina-
ting duty, established " the old republican
Congress on cotton fabrics, are equivalent 10
words aud whispers for English supremacy
and Southern dependence. IL is true, chat
Mr. Clay has heretofore advocated ssysral
measures more or less Objectionable but
there measures are Of minor Importance v hsn
compared to the tariff, aud are not immediate
" before the people. II any VI hem should
be adopted, they can easily be repealed under
o succeeding administration. But if tbs im.
mense capital of nearly 5000 millions, now
invested IN the manufactures ofonr great sta.
PIE, be destroyed or diverted tooiher purposes
ages may pass by before The ~eyiEcan be- emo
died, and perhaps never may be. The Presl-
dental question ID nafr0s ed down, 80 far as
the democrats are concerned, 70 4 simple
choice, b9tseen Independence under The
wing flag Tor q seaaont or dependence under
the British Jack forever.
MUYx, EMf - go. $3.50 ~
OF the effort requisite to break loose from the
influence Of party leaders, even when We
know that they are going wrong. This stron-
ger The party attachments, the greater will be
the effort necessary to break them. 70 make
The sacrifice, a struggle between feeling and
reason must be encountered. As our feelings,
particularly when excited BY the events Of 4
tlercs political campaign, are stronger thsn
reason, they would always gain the victory
unisss We called TO our aid that dsopsr, po-
rer and stronger feeling, known u6dsrth
Of patriotism.
Great Britain has svowed that she i usine
her bedt exeFtlons to abolish slavery through
yut the world. Does aot our reason tell as
she Is to 10 dreaded, as her power and
are great and deep beyond msassrs.
nd does not our patriotism awake in our boz
SONS { deep and strong feeling 10 be- indspen-
tent OF such an enemy 4-independent Of her
or our supplies-IndependeHt Of her for our
Does not our reason teach us, that
D be Independent Of lier for our clothing We
must manufacture it ourselves, and TO be
independent Of her markete, We host build
Up Tree trade markets at homes And tina.
cannot be done, if we depart from the
ofa j~udfcious discriminating tariff,
by the oil Republican Congress-
md iastlyJ does not our patriotism require
IL, tor the time befagj 10 support that party
ghich is favorable to such a vital measure,
nd TO oppose that party, regardless Of per-
onaI predictions ana party attachments,
rhicli 10 hostile IN WHSLE or in part, TO the
I'd Republican discriminating principle! We
T the democratic party have no alternative
cit as, but TO turn our backs upon the dear
stand most 9itai interests OF our country or
b vote for Henry Clay. Two noble exam
les beckeH us on ~ break party trarnmsIs
ghen our country calls for the sacrifce.
are the exampiss Of Thomas Jefferson
nd Henry Clay. Tbof1as Jefferson yielded
Dr ? season bis darling restrictive uoifcy.to
the ealaInitTes Of a threatened rebellion
n View England and Henry Clay did the
ame thing % save South Car0lfr from the
word. And nos, whsa 0u]reounirY calls
pom ns 70 bTeak. for a seasoH, ogt parry
hackEes for fpe purpose or adding 10 sur U5-
ileai independence gained BE- The b~ayonei, a
Commercial Independence TO be gained ~
he flying shuttle, which viii relieys "a fem
ne anun1I payment Of twentr-Eso militans
{ doilats tribute money, eAgorled from us Is
le EasHsh custom L~.auses, Democrat. ~
fisslsslP5, are you ready fOr the sacri6re-
re you ready to sose for Henry Clsvr D.
on object that scne of hs