Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-05-09

er, standing by not merely inactive, but
monsirating against a system of policy calc
lated To relieve our labor from these intOler
BILE burthens And why All through fe
tina, Martin Van Buren, may not be elect
10 the Presidency, and the Richmond Cliql
cease to rule the roast in Virginia Ho
long viii our counrymen continue to
duped by the devices of Denagogues, and sui
fer themselves to be mounted by those VIII
fancy they are, by the grace of God! sborn
"booted and spurred," TO ride the Democra
cy."
! But we fud we are involuntarily Starving
away from the regular line of our discussion
and we now ask pardon for the DEPRESSION
and take up the thread OF our discourse a.
gain
The Tariff bill Of 1889 passed the House
oil Representatives without even a call for the
ayes and noes. twas then sent to the Senate;
but as the proceedings of that body were at
that time secret, we have no record of the dis
cussions which took place there. II was soon
transmitted 10 the President for his approval,
and ON the 4.h day of July, 1889, it received
his signature, and became law of the land
Here then we find law passed by Congress
within one year after the adoption Of the con-
siitution of the United States, and by the
very men who made il without even the
suggestion of doubt as 10 its conformity
with the provisions of that sacred instrument:
which distinctly declares upon its face, that
one o' us leading objects is the protection and
encouragement Of .Hdnufacfurcs We find
ihis law promptly approved by the Great
" ASillNGTON, and sanctioned by the gem
eral sentiment of the Nation; and vet we are
now gravely admonished, that a protective ia
rih IS unconstitutional Oh! Mr.. Richie
MIR. Richle J! do you think there is mo limit
to The gnilibility of your anti-deluvian rea4
ders ?
Really, if our neighbour Of The ENQUIRER had
not given such signal evidence of his patrio-
TIC devotion 10 his country, by his long and
"isinterested services TO her, in the capacity
OF PUBLIC PRINTER we should be half
tempted to suspect that he was some hired
I'riilsh agent IN disguise-some second COB
Belt, sent over liom England TO wage in
sldious warfare against the interests of Amer
ica! One thing is certain, lie. his motives be
what they may, the whole tendency of his
is in that direction. Indeed the co..
incidence between his views, and those OF the
notorious Goblet is singularly remarkable,
as we will now proceed to show =
About the commencement of tie present
century, as most of our readers know, Goblet
came to this country, and remained for some
time. The purposes of his sojourn amongst
us were not then understoodby the people, but
they were fully disclosed, upon his return 10
England, by Ills report Of his proceedings;
from which we take the following extracts F.:
sit was supposed that the Legislatures would
make laws .facOrdbic to their interests, (,he
interests of the manuiaclurcrs.) in order to
raise America from nominal to real inde-
pendcnce, and the State Legislatures at that
time, seemed 80 second their views. This
was an enterprise The most Serious that cou7d
arise 10 the interests Of England, and various
were the schemes attempted by our agents, to-
S'rongie the infant Hercules in The cradle.
1t has been accomplished equal to our most
sangune wishes. In the other speculations
ruined, but thousands also
made immense fortunes. But fortunately for
Gredt britain in the manufacturing projects.
there 'cds a general gcrcck-noi an individual
was saved and such is now happily the dis
like TO these undertakings, that this genera
ton must pass away before any attempts will
be made 10 revive lhem.'
Again, Mr.. Goblet savs--"Preyious 10 the
Revolution, .America could not manufacture
ho6-nnI for her o1cn use. This prohibition
was the effect of British act of Parliament,
and the folly Of .dmerican projectors has pro-
i0nge1 that prohibition, which the omnpotence
of Parliament attempted in VAIN Snch is the
almighty power Of silent, ever watchful Bril-
tia influence 20
In speaking of the means adopted to break
down American manufactures, lie says cit
was various. as the character of the owners
and the situation nature of the estabIisli-
ments. Sometimes BY FIRE! bm most
generaHy by inundaiinghc markets. acith goods
OF tile same manufacture from this country
(Engiand) and selling Them far bclowhe prime
cost, an order todrice american manufacturers
out OF their Olcn markeiS .fnother method mas
to recommend men Of no talents to their notice,
as men Of Ersi-raie nbihaicS."
For these merltorious services in destroying
American interests, Mr. Wyndham declared
i'll the British Parliament: 'That Goblet de-
served STATUE OF GOLD Tor his ser@
vices i'll America!
II this sentiment be correct, we respectfully
submit to Sir Robert Peel, whether our Illus.
rlous contemporary, docs not for kindred
achieyements, al least merit an eGigy Of
BRASS!