The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-08-14

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few branches only. And we would ask at
the time these sentences were uttered, what
branches of agriculture except the raising of
sool, then but little thought OF, required pro-
lection against foreign regulations? This
hoxeyer. is one of the branches of agricultur-
al production which Mr.. Clay intended to
protect as appears from the whole tenor oil
bis course ever since. Nor can any one rea-
sonably suppose that a statesman whose "o'
To has ever been protection TO American IN
dus,ry would exclude protection 10 an!
branch which needed il, especially oil aSri-
uxo ,uh;ob ,bsorbs the labor of nine-tenths
of our population. -,
Rpt is il not clear that our editor intended
to create upon the public mind the impress
sion that Mr.. Clay deprecated Protection to
Agriculture in general, while the whole speech
bellies such a construction, and that portion
of it quoted was intended by Mr.. Clay to
show how very inadequate was protection to
manufactures in proportion to their wants
when compared with other interests which
needed less.
This intention Of Eastman to create a false
impression is further manifested by the fact
that the mis-quotation is connected withear-
hIed extracts from Mr.. Clay's other speeches
designed to make on. Mr.. Clay an anti-tarif
man. This our friend knew to be false. and
he therefore confidently asserted the language
attributed to Mr.. Clay to be false. And we
confidently appeal to the public whether it is
not virtually and substantially so. Why did
our editor suppress the word "%iittle," and
''fte regulations Of foreign pocers," but to
to lead the public to suppose that MIR. Clay
saw no need OF protection 10 agriculture UNI
der any circumstance or to any branch Of it,
which contradicts the whole tenor Of his life
But We have already spent too much time
upon our neighbor of the Age. He has an
abominable way in common with his politi-
cal clique of pervertiug the acts and language
Of public men TO serve his purposes which
il would be folly to quarrel with every time
he chooses to indulge in it. But what was
our astonishment in p~erusing the proceedings
ofthe Loco-Foco Convention recently assem-
bled in Middlebury to find that they had seen
fl TO iuterpose in this small controversy by
taking poor Eastman under their guardian
ship, and Cd motion of Z. W. Drury had
most maguanimously resolved in substance,
tina, the editor of the Age was one of the
most truthful upright and firm journalist in
tho county, while in relation 70 the attack
made through the Galaxy upon this paragon
Of the democracy, we are denounced rs being
unworthy of being an editor Of a paper by
"cdndid and highminded men ofdny party"
We are willing to leave the public to decide
The relative merits OF the editor Of the Galaxy
and the editor ofthe Age in any respect in
which Il comparison can be made.
But has it come TO this, that the Addison
County democracy have put themselves I'M
der the lead of the Coon Hunter Of Wood
stock, and the e~x-Postmaster Of Middiebury.
And how pitisble that so respectable a body
Of men as might hare composed that Con-
~vent:on, although we are informed that very
few we're presently should submit 10 pander
the petty passions of these men, and especial
iv to become the conduit pipe thro~nghwhich
Mr. Drury should disgorse his venom
upon us. But what shows the total disre-
gard to truth of the viperous individual who
penned the resolution is, that he has made it
assert a falsehood in the preamble, even by
the admission of Eastman himself. The res
olution says. Eastman published as the as
ecrtiou of Mr.. Clay contained in the first vol
ume of his life and speeches. "-AgriculfUre
nrants little or no protection against the regula-
fions of foreign porfrs." Now the Age it.
self shows no such thing. The sentence quo
ted there is ".4gTiculture needs no protection"
leaving out the remainder which as we have
before shown most materially qualities the
meaning.
With respect to the rank and file of the
Loco-Foco party, and many individuals of
it for whom we have the highest esteem, we
have nothing to allege. But to those who
unrenectingly followed those who led on with
the sourulous resolutions against us, we have
only to say. Gentlemen, you have abused
your own characters, for decency, justice
and humanity. more than ourselves. This is
The second time you have been guilty of d
most out of the way and dastardly attempt to
destroy the confidence of the public in us and
that too without the slightest real knowledge
Of the facts, and upon grounds which in the
minds of every unprejudiced man we believe
~e have shown utterly fallacious and entirely
rxculpating the editor of the Galaxy person
ally. But how puerle and impotent
you appear in this venomous course. A
Loco Convention repeatedly voting a Wing
editor unworthy of confidence. Suppose a
Wing Convention should as in your case at
the instigation of some vindictive and malig-
nant member stamp the editor of the Age