The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-10-28
TILE CALIFORNIAN.
ADD II t. S s ,
n, ,SAWL A. CARTWRIGHT,

MM SAWL A. CARTWRlGHT,
M W ~, IN THE PROTECTIVE POLICYp huet.
earn AT MATCHES. sEPrEM Btslt II.
' ~ mrowioq Address from one of the greatest
a, Mississippi among our opponents, speaks for
M The old Republican, who may read it, will see
,h,,its true to history, and irhe is, by mis-
VA y, n,ined to support PoIl>isn, we do not see how
". ,,olioue TO do so after reading this clear expo
M ...r, Rcpnbcan's duty. Read and PONDER
r.l.td room we are compelled 10 omit portion
M hJ,y be necessary to premise that ! am not
rl,, bet Democrat; aud that,I never expect to
r,,,ay politics, or political principles, have
VI .,.,ny saadon the Democratic doctrine Of "meas
,,, no, men," believe, sincerely, that on that
,,.,,cd vital measure, discriminating Tariff or,
4 .b.r words, commercial independence of Great
Ra,n-lhe Wings are now occupying tho ground
N A,6e old Republican p1rty,and DEMOCRATS always
,,,,,opsy maintained and which no orthodox Dem
.,s,or thought of abandoning until very recently
r,,y Gccman has the right of disconnectng himself,
;r, season from his party, Of pulling back, whca
q sbicycs his party leaders are going wrong De-
oracy freely accords this privilege 10 all her vo-
\ ,,ie. and enjoins it duty all thorough going
democrats. 10 exercise il, whenever, in their iudg-
cor, hhcones necessary. II is the reserved right
o1le p,oTe over party leaders. If it were never
exercised there would soon be no use of the people
r,gbhag themselves about political matters Mt all,
hrhcy might as well give the whole up to their po-
rc, leaders, both to nominate for Them and to vote
Mltcm. The very essence Of democracy is the
rp', ruling principle, and this principle nccords to
every man the right to think and act for himself
Having said this much in explanation to my dem
o'oi, friends, to show them thnt do not love my
,ar the less, but my country the more, now pro-
rd to consider That measure on which, unfortunate
yhrro exists difference Of opinion-n difference
Which, sincerely hope, will be but temporary.
lind from the notes have niadc, in trying TO in
h~cy,ef on the subject Of the tariff, that from the
h.riOn Of the federal Government until the close
dhealwar, that the policy, in regard to foreign
aa5as divided pa,tics and, more especially, the
picy iOycaarA to England Commorcial independ-
@ce, particularly commercial independence Of Eng
land was the cherished doctrine Of Il! old Republican
party.
The American people had just gained their poIiti-
Independence, and they longed after commercial
dependence likewise The federulists were for
putting them ofby advocating the policy Of building
aoayy The republicans opposed the navy scheme
dlNaning Independent, because, in the then inpov-
e,!ei condition of the country, it was imprnccable
Tin republicans, under Jefferson and Madison took
ashOror ro.d 10 become independert--lhat road was
The restrictive policy of embargoes, non-ntercourso
and non.impotaton acts under Jeilcrson's admins
Naion and war, war to the knife, under Madson's ::
every inch Of this rond was contested by tho federal
M'-(as will be seen by referring to the proceedings
OI,ho'" tines Ni'es register volume Z, pages 33l
and 332) jefferson was accused Of being friendly
I" manufactures, and hostile to agriculture and COM
MERE Acting under the power, granted by the
constitution, to regulate commerce, he was accused
@dc'hoyns commerce by his restrictive policy. So
laIous was Jefferson, at one time, to make this
country commercially, well politically, free Of
"real britain, that he wished for IN ocean of FIRE to
separate America from Europe. 1t was under jeff
'Son' restrictive policy that manufacturing on a
arse scale was commenced 1t was under his ad-
"mI'alon that our cotton factories started into ex-
"'e0ce Before The war under Madison's admins
'a'0n was ended, Great Britain, in dismay saw that
Tue American manufactures, which had spruug up
u"0H 'eilerson's restrictive system and Madison's
"ot'"efe rapidly making the United States CONNER
'"'y independent Of every other nation, both for
'"''"o's and Tor supplies Great Britain, in dismay
''" That the prayer of Washington was about to be
answered. and that the manufacturing system would
''O" give his country, in his own words, s'he COM
,..4 us olcn fortunes" (see close of Farewell
''Ou''Ss') 1t is idle to suppose that any country
',' ever have, humanity speaking, ''the command
-" us own loHunes'' without well established man
u'asctnrng system.
'''e' 'ne war was ended, it was soon perceived
,"'' Ou' manufacturing system wonld go down, and
"'' we would again fall back into commercial de-
r,., on England for our supplies and for our
""'Ne's' unless some expedient was resorted to
10 sustain it, In 1916, the last year of Mad
administration, the discriminating tariff policy
u'Op'ed by the republican party, for the double
r"pO'e 81 raising sufficient revenue for the Govern
" and, at the same time, to carry out the old pol
Co., ma"nS America commercially independent OF
,nI britain and the world, by sustaining, fostering,
.c projecting our manufactures, to the full extent
'e'enue, by discriminating duties, sufficient for
rD'p0se' We have the authority of Mr. Calhoun,
anti, ase speech, that he, together with almost the
Al. =, "Ou'h' voted for the Tariff of 1916. Neither
NO., oa'"Oun' nor Mr. Clay deserve any particular
ut The support which they gave to the discrm-
% iurll oil 1916. That Tariff Iyas a democratc