The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-30

Ifother evidence than Mr.. Folks
speeches, letters and votes are required,
read the following Letter. from Gov. JONES,
of Tennessee, whose opportunities of
knowing Mr.. Folks views on all public
questionshave been so great. from the fact
of his having opposed and defeated him
t,ciee for Governor. Here is Gov. Jones'
letter
NASHVILLE, July 25, 1874.
To CHARLES GIBBONS, Esq. Phila.
Dear Sir-By the mail 1 enclose you
two publications of Col. Folks during the
last summers canvass on the subject of
the Tariff, &c. From these publications
you will perceive that the Col. is dead out
against Protection and particularly OPP
posed to distribution of the proceeds of
:he Public Lands, because, he says, it is
a tariff measure. 1t sounds strangely to
US, who have been accustomed to hear it
stated that he is Tariff man, or in favor
of Protection. have met him on more
than one hundred and fifty fields, and
never heard him make a speech in my
canvass with him, that he did not de-
nounce the principles of Protection. In
deed this was the main ground on which
he and his friends relied to defeat me.
was for Protection HE against it. for
Distribution-he against it.
The contest is fierce in Tennessee
each party in the field, with all their for
ces and zeal. In Pennsylvania, would
say, do your duty-we will do ours
Tennessee will maintain her position.
Respectfully, your servant,
JAMES c. JONES'"
Having clearly shown from MIR. Folks
writings, &c.that he is not only opposed to
the Tariff Of 1912, but goes against the
principle of PROTECTION TO A.
MERICAN INDUSTRY altogether,
we will now see what his friends and sup
porters say on the same subject:
The Hon. Mr.. Colvuitt, Locofoco
Senator from Georgia, in a debate in the
Senate, last session, used the following
language:
"Most ofthe Wing Senators who have
discussed this question, have, in an open,
manly manner, admitted that the act of
1912 was bill passed for protection -
that they advocated it because ofits ample
recognition of the protective principle;
that it is a farOrite Uhig measure, to which
all other measures are subordinate and of
secondary importance. This is fair, and
places the issue between the parties upon
this subject, to be determined by the
American people THE TARIFF ACT
OF 1912. WITH IT'S HIGH DUTIES
AND PRINCIPLES OF PROTEC-
TON, ON THE ONE SIDE AND THE
ADVOCATES OF LOW DUTIES
AND AN EQUAL SYSTEM OF TAX
ALTON, ON THE OTHER"
The Hon Thomas H. Benton, of Mis-
souri,, in speech in the Senate last win
ter, thus stated the issue of the coming
election
"The question itself is now on trial be-
fore the Areopagus of the American PEG.
pie, and must have its solution before that
tribunal before we meet again. The
presidential election involves the fate of
the tariff, and to that fate future Con-
gress will have to conform, be our action
now what it may. Now, as in the year
1882, the fate of the high tariff is staked
in the person of its eminent champion
its candidates for the Presidency of the
United States. That champion was de-
ieated then, andhis system Nth hin,--and
he may be defeated again."
"HIs system WITH HIM''-do you heart
The defeat Of Mr.. Clay is the destruction OF
the Tariff
Then we have the opinion Of Mr.. Henley,
Locofoco member of Congress from Indi-
ana which comes up to the point, without
fiinching or lodging:
THE Democratic party had been tainted
with the fear of passing the late Tariff bill.
can tell the gentlemen that the present
Tariff WILL BE REDUCED as soon as
WE ARE IN FULL POWER. We well
knew that it was no use 10 pass it in the
House now, as we had not the majority in the
Senate, Give US majority there, and
see if we don't pass the bill WE WILL
DO 1T. FOR SUCH Is OUR RESO-
Lutte DETERMINATION"
What say you TO that "WE WILL DO 1T.
FoRsUCH is OUR REsoLUTE DIFFERENTIATION"
If this should not satisfy you, we will add
the declaration of Mr.. Ellwood Fisher, one
Of the most prominent Locofocos in Ohio,
and warm and intimate friend of James X.
Polk. He says:
''The Wings accuse us Of not being will
ling to go before the people upon our princi-
ples-of being afraid to avow our naked prin-
ciples, and discuss them fairly and openly,
unaided by the gunpowder popularity. of
Jackson, or the secret power of a magician.
We have now nominated man who is neith-
err hero nor magician; citizen COM
paratively undistinguished, beaten twice in
his own State in the Governors canvass, but
a man OUT AND OUT FOR FREE
TRADE, openly and Internationally oppos-
ed 10 protection, as inexpedient and uncon-
stitutionall We nominate man as THE
EXPONENT OF OUR PRINCIPLES,
and we expect to conquer on our principles
without any extraneous aid"
1--WE are opposed to Protective Tariff
We considerit fraud upon the great body of
the people, which, when stripped of its soph-
istry, and placed before an intelligent com
munity, will be rejected with adherence ~