Litchfield enquirer., 1844-03-28
SUGGESTIONS TO POLITICAL ABOLITION.
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lists.
If the bill now before Congress, destroying the
present Tariff, becomes law, its passage will have
been effected by the votes of Loco Foco members
who are indebted for their elections to the action Of
the Abolitionists in Connecticut, New York and
Ohio Did the Abolition Farmers and Mechanics,
in throwing away their votes. contemplate such a
result?
Is the abolition of Slavery, in the District of
Columbia, the FIRST step to be taken in the progress
of Emancipation! And il SO, are the Abo.itionists
doing their duty in contributing to the election of
ga Northern man with Southern principles" who
stands pledged to VETo any bill Congress may pass
carrying out this greatly desired object.
Are the Abulitonists opposed to the annexation
OF Texas to the United States And il 80, will
they aid in the election of President and Congress
favorable to that object! Texas can only be an.
nexed, hope to be annexed to the United States,
throu IN the auspices of Van BureniSm. Abolition
promoting, as it does, by its political action, the
success of men in favor of giving fatal prepon.
d,rance to the South, must share in the response.
bilitv Of bringing Texas into the Union.
Will not Intelligent, considerate men. weigh the
bearing Of the suggestions? Will enlightened, phi
llnthropc citizens pursue course, tending direct
ly extend and prolong the evils which they seek
to abolish:
The Right Spirit-The Wings every where will
rejoice to see the quiet and determined manner in
which the Lo:ofoco bill to repeal the already sls-
pended Land Distribution, 50 indecent, rushed
through the House, was, as som as reached in the
Senate, laid ~ the table, by clean part VOTE
We trust all the violent party measure Of the
House. and tpsecially the n.with-t1 Tariff
bill, will be served the same way. II II. Wing
majority in the House are allowed fair chance to
debate this or any other measure. let tie same
courtesy be extended to the minority in the Scrat,:
but whenever any measure is forced through the
House, in utter disregard Of the rights of the Wing
members let It be nailed to the table Of Senate the
moment il reaches that body. We beg leave to as
sure our frends at Washington that the spirit of
the Wing party, every day rising, already demands
the most determined and resolu.e action at head.
quarters. At such a crisis. hesitation, tmdty,
divided connsels at Washington, will exert most
lnscbicvous influence over the whole country
But give us union, energy, and a sraght ahead
course there, and they will ensure enthusiasm, con-
fdsnce, victory, every where. We are impellet1
u these reflections by the noble Of the Sen
ate on Friday, but they apply no less to the Future
than the Past.-I'i5une.
Is it not a singular fact that every President Of
the U. States we have ever had, from the days Of
Washington to hose Of the present Administration,
have, in some oftheir respective Messages. recog-
Missed and recommended the protective policy Of
the Wing Tariff, except the elder Adams and Mar
Tin Van Buren, And vet our opponents denounce
that policy as b" Federal MEASURE" and tell us
the opinions Of Washington, Jefferson. Madison,
Monroe Adams and jackson upon this subject are
not sound This truly is Locofoism.-Niin0is
Telegraph.
We invoke the independent electors every where
to come out in their full strength at the approach
ins Presidential Election and to do their utmost to
save the country, by giving their votes for HENRY
CLAY, an incorruptible Patriot ABLE STATES
MAN, ardent Philanthropist, UNDERWRITING
REPUBLICAN, and honest man.--Br7dgePorf
Farmer, October 81, 1882.
Benefit of the Tariff to Labor.-It ha; been es.
timatcd by political economists that tn: industry
of country is equal to one-seventh or 4e-eighth
Of its entire wealth 1t might be said thai ALL the
essential we tn Of nation consists in it, capacity
for labor, as no nation could subsst wit tout it.
American l. ,or, by the revulsion Of 1S3 10, was
seen to be sinking rapidly into the grip ng fist OF
European dc ,otism, by the approximate m OF its
prices to tha European standard, till the Tariff Of
1912 rescued it on the true American basis, with
the prospect of fair Ieward.-Ib.
Oregon Question Seftied.-The Semitic have
peremptorily settled the agitation Of tho Oregon
Question, by voting down Resolution agitating
this topic by vote Of IS to %. The negotiation
will now proceed between the British Minister and
our Government, without disturbance.
LOCoFocoISM IN THE REAR.
The largest vote ever given in Connecticut by
the Van Buren, party previous to last year, wa
the vote for John NJ. Niles. in the spring OF lS4O
being $3.50 The vote for Van Buren, Electors
was IS. 206 less by 6S7 votes than the vote fos
Miles in the spring Of the same year. The vote o.