The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-02-08
PROTECTIoN-THE DEMOCRATIC
DOCTRINE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

PROTECTION-THE DEMOCRATIC(
DOCTRINE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The following striking passages are from
Gov. PoRTER's late Message 10 The legislature
of Pennsylvania:
"If those entrusted with the guardianship
of the public welfare, are but true to their
trust, the day is not far distant, when Penn
sylyania must become the great workshop of
the American Union, for the production ofa
coal and iron, and the fabrics constructed
from these materials. If these great inter
ess are SURRENDERED to some imaginary, theo-
Ieiic, Arcadian scheme offree trade, we may
sill continue to serve as hewers of wood and
drawers ofwater to forcing capitalists and ar
lizans, and our incalculable mineral deposits,
may lie useless for ages. ! trust, however,
The people of this Commonwealth will never
be seduced into sacrifice of their dearest
rights.
.sThe policy of standing by herown inter-
esis, has been, forthe halfcentury, too deeply
fixed in Pennsylvania to be abandoned with
out struggle: aud those of her public SER
wants who would advise the surrender of
any of her productions, without the fostering
succor of the Government, will soon find on
how mistaken an estimate of popular feel
ing they have relied
sit IS idle TO talk of reciprocity of trade,
when England will not receive our flower
under prohibitory duty of less than three
dollars per banel-for US tofeceiye her coal
aud iron fee, or nearly so of duty.
"Free trade and reciprocity of duty, Ike
The golden rule, are beautiful and benign in
theory, and universally carried out in prac-
tice, would render mankind better and more
acceptable 10 their maker; but unhappily
this obligation is voluntary, and is assumed
only by the less crafty and graspng of mer
by the rest. This fundamental truth is laugh
by all history, and was familiar TO our fathers
Come what may, we cannot desert the stand
ard of Pennsylvania; and |, for one, have BAT
tied under it too long TO see it struck with
out a manly effort to uphold it. If we az,
true to ourselves, and those who come affe
US but do their duty without shrinking
: Pennsylvania will soon be placed in her tru
posi- ton.
"Our agriculturalists, manufacturers, me
: chanics, and every class or citizens, are ak
interested in sieadfast adherents 20 tn
policy of protecting and encouraging on
. own peculiar State productions; for on thi
policy rests our hopes of future greatnes
aud independence. A permanent HON
: consumption is, after all. the only narke
/ can always depend fora steady demand f
: their commodities, without the flucfuation
= of price that will ever attend foreign mari
: cts. 1t will afford me great pleasure 10 CT
operate with you in giving The most effectiv
support TO it, both in our domestic and M
tonai legislation, SO Tar as It may be compl
IDLE with our duty"
This is the doctrine of what is called tn
t "Democratic'' party in Pennsylvania and
! is utterly opposed TO the understood opinion
of Mr.. Van Buren, in this State What
!, striking evidence have we here, that the Ii
! cofoco party have no principles in commo
but that Of "public pIunder'-as stated b
Mr.. Calhoun.
Can Martin Van Buren, obtain the vote G
/ Pennsylvania? Certainly not, without TIL
4 people of that Stale prove recreant TO th
principles which they have always TO hi
; period sustained and deemed essential to thei
5 welfare.
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