Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-27
Mr.. WOODBCRY'S LATE SPEECH
ON THE TARIFF-HEAR HIM.

ON he lAIliI -IlLAh Allh.
MECHANICS, listen to the sentiments he
adopts in reference TO your wages:
"By which means protective duties 1.-THE
workmen are enabled TO tax the home con-
sumer by great prices, while the higher
wages they receive, MAKES THEM METH.
Err HAPPIER NOR RICHER, SINCE THFY on
LY DRINK MORE AND WORK LESS"
lmPrudence and SANDER downright.
edlumny. Buchanan said that you could
do as ,reH with low wages as you could
with high. Bat what says Woodbury.
''the higher wages you receive makes you
neither happier nor richer, since you only
DRINK MORE AND WORK LESS."-
The American MECHANIC, then, drinks
Just in propotion the wages he receivs;
and 1t Is necessary, therefore, 10 prevent
him from DRINKING too much to pay him
loo ,Oages!
This is the estimate Of this free trade
demagogue-this patent democrat--this
dear lover Of the peop'e--o of the Meckan.
acs Of the country. They only DRINK
MORE AND WORK LESS, according 10
the wages they get! It is not enough TO
break down your wages, but you are TO be
soid mat It Is Jor your orn good, 10 pre-
vent you from DRINKING TOO much, that
sour wages are to be reduced 10 the level
OF the pauper labor of Europe. Let him
hear you, Mechanics! Spurn this vile
caIumny, its uiterer. as you would pest.
ience.- Washington Standard.
The above impuhcnt and disgracelul
misrepresentation is going the rounds Of
The Wing papers. Mr. Woodbury. said no
snch Thing as is hete imputed to him. We
nsis any candid whig il thore is the leag,
fairness IN the above statement We ask
any candid man if il does no, contain a
pltIful and contemplate la>ehood2 The
following words are to be found in tho 5,h
volume OF DR.. FIankIin's works, 4lSth
page:
ny which means protective dutiesOhc
workmen are enabled to tax the home
consumer by great prices, while the high.
er wages they receive, MAKES THEM NEr.
Their HAPPIER NOR RICHER, SINCE THEY
ONLY DRINK MORE AND WORK
LESS"
Mr.. Woodbury. quoted them for the pur-
pore of showing that DR.. Franklin was
not in faycr Of protective duties. 1t bad
been asserted that DR.. Franklin was re.
strictionist. and Mr.. Woodbury. quoted a
number Of passages from his works to
show that he was opposed 10 the protective
policy, and in one Of them the above was
contained. Mr.. Woodbury. only read this,
because it could not be we'll separated
from tho rest. Why was DR.. Franklin
never denounced for writing the offensive
sentence? Why is not the ghost of the
old philosopher arraigned before the Amer
lean people for utering such aristocratic
scntiments7 DR.. franklin was speaking
IN reference TO certain manufacturing es-
Establishments in Europe. Even he made
no aliusion 10 things in America. Does
not every man Of sense know that if any
person entertained sentiments of this kind
they would not have been imprudent
enough TO have made them SO public
The passages were quoted solely tor the
purpose of showing that Franklin was no
protectionist. This fabrication-for it is
equivalent 10 that-we will no doubt du-
ring the campaign see inscribed on BAN
ners, circulated in hand-bills, and herald
in all the wing papers over the union. 1t
IS case similar to that Of Gen. Harrison's
log.cabin und hard-cider, the sheer of a
wing editor, but which was adroitly faslen-
ed upon the whole democratic party. We
must give our wing friends some credit for
The ingenuity which they displayed in that
last transaction, and if this present mis-
be managed equally well,
hey may succeed in making the uninfor-
ned portion Of The American people be.
ieve that The democratic party have Tor
nally taken the ground that, "under no
circumstances should the wages Of me.
bnnics be increased, that it only makes {
lsm drink more and work less"
Aaer writing the above we gee that our r