Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-02-02
From tAe Chic Slaie Jouraal
] he Jackson Elnem af Chic,
on the Tariff, ia 1925.

heWdThdOtG NHu fOHCtHS'be eOlQeace ~
Inconsistency produced! Dshone.ig
PrOred!-lhe Whig party Of Ohm
standing on The True Democratic plGl
form!H
1t may not be rpcolpcted by MANY,
but liis none the less true tha Jdck
son Convention was he'd n Columbus
on the 6Ih OF January. 1923 That
ConVenlionissued an address,, and Gen.
Jeckson was IN it euIogzed Among
other subjects lOuched upon IS that Of a
Protective fartf Many affirmed, and
sendeavored to create The belief, that
General JackSoa was hostile 10 ProIec
tive TariT! That address Vindicatos
him from The charge as follows We
quote word far rofd letter far letter and
po,Bt for point from the original ad
dress; and ask that those who are fol
lowing the Van Bdren leaders in their
opposition to q Protective Tariff mark
well lis import and phraseoIogy:
"Ihey represent Gen. Jackson and
his friends AZ opposed to the manulac-
turing intcresls Of the nation. i pro
tended that be UU or that he must. in
the event Oi his election TO tho presi-
dency, oppose a tariff OF protecting du
ties, by the power and influence OF his
ofhce; and their assumption. in this in
ssnce, is equally Un'Uslaned by facts,
and equally unsupported by reason az
tho former. Nothing in the conduc,
Of that iIIusIrious citizen, or in his pro-
les'Ions. ou'horizos 'nrh presumption
HIS 8uppon OfM protecting tariff T
1874, while senator in congress, is
known to have been decided Bnd ener-
gelic; and like himself, fearless, candid,
and UnwAvering In G letter written by
him, while the bill was pending, 10 n
gentleman in the south. who bad solci
ted his opinion on Tho subject, we find
the views and motives tha, governed
him on that occasion. His opinions
and sentiments on this interesting cues
ton OF political economy and national
policy, are given without Disguise, and
explained with rrm1rkab|e c'oar1c1
From that Ieuer we make tho follow
ing extract: so fnrns the rnriG' before
us embraces the design ol fostering and
preserving within ourselves, the mean;
Ol nalional defence and Independence
particularly in state Of war, would
advocate and support ii. Providence
has filled our mountains and our plans
with minersls--with lead iron ant con
per; aud given US climate aud soil ior
the growth Of hsmp and wool. These
being the grand materials Of our ma.
llonaI defence, ihey ought to have ex-
tended to them adequate and Clr PRO
TECTION that our own msnuraclo
rIes and Iab0rers may be placed on
fair competition with those Of Enrope
and that ~e may have within our coun
try a supply oI those leading and i'm
portOnI arlicIps 20 essonraI in war
Beyond this, look at the tauG with m
eye 10 the proper dirlrbuion Of inbor,
,And 10 revenue, end with view TO be
discharge Of our national debt viii
nsk, what is tho real situation of the
Bgricuiluralisl7 where has tho Amer
ican Farmer market for his surplug
produc''2 Except for cotton, he neither
has q foreign or home marLet Uoes
this not clearly prove. when there is
no market either Ell home or abroad
that there is Too much labor employed in
agriculture and Hat the channels for
labor shopld be muidpLcd2 Common
sense points out at once tho rCmodv. .-
Draw from agriculture this suberabun-
dant labor; employ il in mecbQnsm and
manufactures; thereby Crcaung home
market Tor your brcodspd's and disrri- !
buljDg labor 10 the most profitable a.
.mcun', ond beUcfls 10 tho country will |
-csnli. 10 short, uc hare been Too long
subject 10 &e poiiry oG lie BRITISH mcr
choHs II Is time wc sLoUId become
tRlle more hMERICANIZED'"
.Ths address, Of the Jackson Conven.
e,ion Of 1928, allc introducing this lot
aer, proceeds to 'ay;-
"Ths letter has ever boen consider.
ed IN Inc character ol q pub ic document.
II has born nearly four years before
no utdion, and contains sure p'edge
OF Geo Jlckson's sen iments aud opln-
lions on lhi' Interesting. aud important
sJ6ject, ASST it bad bocn Communicated
TO Congress ne an official message, with
al tho formaties Of Office. AHcr such
a public syowO OF his vicws Of thiu grcar
national policy confirmed by his public
ac's, II is both uujlsl and dishonorab'e
to impu'e to himself aud his friends on
ddrer'e policy The encouragement Of
domestic manufactures and home indus
Try, Is GRAND NAUoSAL obrc', and
has been pursued by the tI"rcm nd
minis'rOions Of tho FcdcraI Govern
rrent (Wih one exc plionl mill the