Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-10-04
HON. A. ST L w A r T'S
ADDRESS to the People of the 18Th Corr
gressiOnal District Of rcEIs ylvania.

Fellow Ci1tzESs. consider the approaching pres
denal election by far the most important in It's con-
sequences for good ,r evil that has occurred
III this country.
The result will determine the policy Of this Govern
ment, fr perhaps centuries 10 come. 1t is therefore
entitled in all its aspects to your grave aud dspas-
slona,c consideration. Two important and opposite
.ystcmis OF national policy presented and adj
vocated by the two great political parties of this
try. They constitute the real battle ground, all other
questions are but incidental and subordinate.
The one has been properly called ''rHE AMERICAN
SYSTEM" having for It's object the protection and en-
couragencit of AMERICAN in lustry employed in az
riculture. manufacture and the mechanic arts, in
preference to foreign labor engaged in the same pur-
GUNS.
The other system has been we'll demonstrated the
"BRirI.u SysrEMn which iavors British and fore On
industry by Withdrawing protection from orr own.
and opening ports 10 the Introduction of British
and other foreign goods, thus impoverlshng
country, and d' grading lis free and prosperous labor
to the sera lc condition OF the paupcr labor vi Eu
rope.
At the head Of the ANrrlcAS SYSTEM stands It's
great author and eloquent advocate Henry CLAY,
who whether regarded as a fearless and devoted pa
friot bold and comprehensive orator. wise and
safe counseiIor, an enlightened and piact al states
man, long tried aud ,ilhlIl Pubiic serrant has
no superior in this any other country.
At the heed of the "BRirisH SYSTEM" stands
JAMES X. PutK, Young and unknown man, dsln-
gnished for nothing but his servIy 10 men in power,
his advocacy 4 one tine and opposition nj another Ia
the Pet NIX and sab Treasury systems" his de-
fence of those disastrous experiments the nation
al ere ii and currency from 1850 10 1870 which re-
eu III Wv r ',' ''' ~ H. ; ,; ' INV,
NV. a,, w. III; "',', i, ,,,. - ~ [ t
ar - hs p i;, ;.,:! ,,,a,;rs i 10 VIA
in his public nddrcss Of The l7h of May. 1913 SAYS
nave u. a., inns os'l' opposer ~ 'Is "
" am opposed 10 the Tariff Act of SIP !; 81 am in
favor of the restoration of the Compromise Act of
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atst I'e we .cn''tu .' .''u '"';, y w. IL
t w. VIM At, w. $500 nL; .,I;n 20 ,a, he
calls stnnd c,ir pra,,c,ion t., all The crca, inter-
es,s of the whole Unlen" No article to be subject
10 duty higher ,han 20 per cent" winch he saws is
ali the anniac urers on~h, to desire or are entitled
TO-" let this man is advocated IL. friend 10 the
"Pro,ective Policy" 4 man who has went grenter
lengths than even John G.. Calhoun, the great Multi
fer himself in oppos,rion 10 American Jnt!lsirv and
m favor of the Blush interest ~ ahnndany prov
Ell BY his recorded acts" In the 9th volume Of
Congress onn Debates page 95S, will be found bill
reported by the Committee Of WAYS and Means, OF
which Mr. Polk was member 10 reduce the revenue
"sir millions of GouarS1 To accomplish this re.
duc,i,n The pron.r course would hnye teen 10 reduce
the duties levied for rcrcruG on tea COFFEE &c and
increase III, nro,ccre dues So rs IN impor,-
and thus rrduce the rerenue But what was Mr..
plk's pl,n ?st The reverse of ,hts instead of IN.
king The diy 1d he put duties on tea and coffee then
free and 10 Destroy American manpflr,ures he re-
m, (.
len goods IN i ner cent an many manufactures Of
cotton to TO- and on manufactures of hemp and flax
to Is per cent, Wool under cents was made duty
frer and over cts n,r IN reduced from 20 o X ne,
cent. such was The ruino,s AMI destructive meas
IRE Introduced and adyoclred by Mr. Polk in 833
n,ndnu This bill i'm the Uousc and after il was Cmnc
by vote of ll3 to 81 that there vas large nni,nl,
nits favor MIR CLAW Introduced the Con,nromiso n,
in The senate Mr. Calhoun in ADVOCATING ,his hin
denounced Mr. Polks plan as utterly destructive /,
American monufncrur, s by n Sudden Withdrawal n
immense capital inv,s,el in American mannfnclures
n measure which he considered minis, md rn,nous
onJ c,r vh;rb he sad be cnnlI nsy,r ,;yo lie yne
W. ~ ,t, ~ uL
.,"' C''"o"' ""a -'n = "" CUM
Let Mr. FOLK anu Mr.. Iaho II speak ior them
sel,es
wool should be dufy free, but as wool growers ihn
Otherwise we have retaineda rtrcnue tno protective
GUY oil ID per cent on the imported article. II
iurihermnre sad ne concurrcd ~ me OPINIONS, ina
IN tarln framed on proper principles me rcnucNo
OF sir millions OF dollars now recommended mav' 10
the most parl,be made upon those commonly demon
mated The PROTECTED ARTICLES Just he reverse q
the true plan VIZ 10 reduce the rerenuc and increas
the proteciipe d ties.
Now let rs hear what Mr. Calhoun says in refer
ence to this destructive measure of Nh Poll 4" MI
Calhoun SAID 1t had been hrs tate to occupy posiuo
as hostile as any one could IN reference To the proec
tive policy, but II depended on his will he would ne
give his vote for the prosratlon OF the manufacturer
interests. very large capital had been invested I
WHICH, DecH VI Eltai sS''lct W w
country, and he would never give his vote suddenl
10 withdraw all those duties by which that capltr
was sustained in the channel into which it had bee
directed. 40" ~nen - nie pest tarln man j.
C. Calhoun infinitely more patro,ic maononimou
and inst awards the American manufacturers Ina
that of James X. Polk who in bill to reduce the re,
enne proposed TO increase the duty 20 per cent on ie
and coiite, and repeal The protectire duties on WOO
woollens cotton hemp and flax manufactures lea,
inc Them 10 perish and the country AGAIN to be robbie
,ln
England, whilst England takes scarcely anythn
from lbe Northern States but cash; last YEAR 4,
whole eyuort of anur Ia Enuland was only S7S d
worth md of ali The nroductons of The country Ga,
colon and tobacco. she took but So 736 600 viii
Massochusetts alone during The same nerinJ ,oo
f,r,, one milions doll,rs worth of The agr;cnnr
n,o5nce Of The o,ber s,o,es more than IL ,;nos II
pSI a,n' ~ ali H. a,,sn 81 ,ha ,,h,o LII, Ir;,
~noe ao w, i. a'i VIC eAp;'.s W @ ~ y .'l''