, 1844-10-12

l isIaiion, lar from truly protecting A
: metIcan labor. condemns our rigger:
: saIImakers. and caulkers. to no incor
, si.erah'" lnss of employment. tn
5 oid-fa>hi"uc5 restrictive system. alsr
a; Of wtIch toe emainS still llngpr vii.
us. LEVIED and sill Ievies taxes OF
{ corSumr'l"n, on articles of fo. d
articles necessary t" every tsmi'y.--
All such taxes operate like poll-taxes
t" be LEVIED DAHL, they are iniuriou
10 the manufacturcr;and to t!o labor
er they are most unjust, as try vir
tuaIlv lay aiurden on prrs. rs. anc
NJ, on property. Nor is ,iis al!.-
We have Connected much in the wors
features oi the restrictive svStrm.--
But much remains TO be done. The
discrimination Of duties, as it now ex,
lists. tavurS articles of luxutv-is
grIevousIy and most unequaIIy severe
on the Iahorer. The coarser carpets.
for example. pay GO per cent. duty;
the finer hu, 25 per cent. The coarS-
er and heavier and more universally
u>et silks pay nearly four tunes as
much on their cost rs HE finer and
more d~eIicIfF. And thus holds true
OF many other articles Of very geuer-
al use. The d,>cnmna,Iun now ia.
,"r> IT," iuyuuuu>. and huiieuS the
poor. This should be reversed. Are
our "pP"nrnrS >tuccrr? Aud viii
they agree to such reversal? Loud
applause. One word more TO our
opponents. They PROBES, to JOIN US
in regard for labor. But the reilrt
and elevation of the Iaboring class
must be achieved bv their own toll,
ana their own intelligence. loud
cheers They demand the oppottu-
NIFTY for Instruction and intellectual
culture. BY means of mental cuI.
ture. the humhlest mechanic may
stand among the wiSeSt. as well as
among the best OF mankind. TCrIes
of "Thai's the trulhi"l lis is a large
heart. capable of love for child, wIir.
friends, freedom, and country. His
Is a keen eve. suited to gov familiar
with the beaurics of that creation
which God has made SO lovely and so
observable. Loud and long contInu-
ed cheering I" vindIcate the rights
si America IS the first duty of Amr-
rIca. and for that end to insure 10
them the tIm" Tor Improvement
tChcers. viii our opponents, who
are 50 Jealous tor the poor mans
rights. Join The democracy in paving
homage Ia n # the greatest IDEAS
that sway the age-to one which Van
Buren,. as President, IN the name Of
the American people. held up To the
world rs the appropriate system for
treemen? In Il word, let our oppo-
nents join us in asserting the mighty
truth that lies at the inundltiou Of the
ten.hom rule. [Great sensation.
loud and continued cheering, and eve
nv possible demonstration Of ap.
u~lau>e.
we return. then, to the principle
that. 50 far as the tariff is To discrimi.
nate in regard to the laborer. / should
do what has never vet been dome
discriminate in favor Of the laborer,
by Icvving the heaviest taxes on aiIi-
lies Of luxury. Tremendous cheer
.nr, and loud cries of.rhats the Ane-
lean doctrines" In like manner, IN
he arrangement of the tariff, the IN
OF agriculture must be con-
and, for the manufacturer, we
INSIST that the great design should not
re 10 give sudden profits. tho results
If hazard. but 10 insure steady and
equal protection. ana thus lead him
to compete for the great natural
markets of the world. [Cheers. =
10 this end, the manufacturer needs
more thln IA discriminating revenue
aritf: he needs, for his best allies, a
ound currency and weIl-regulaled {
xchanges. cloud applause. Good
'Xcharges are secured. not by Il bank |
# the United States, but bv the |
ocular action Vt commercial indus t
nv. The merchants are the great /
e4ulators of exchanges: let them i
lever ahdicate their office. Very {
Enthusiastic checring.l For the Sc !
urlng of the %curreucy, there is no \
esonrce but a steady regard 10 the i
n%etallic basis. A fuctuating curren- r
Y. rs it expands, raises prices, in {
lies foreigners TO excessive COMPETE
ion for our own markets, drives us !
rom natural to foreign markets; and
hen the vast balance for importations
lu>t be paid in money, and the ex- r
OFT of specie takes away the sup t
ort of the artificial currency. which I
and crumbles for the want of (
solid foundation. Then follows de- c
ression. The paper currency, in 5