The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-10


which they have rarely or never had anop-l
portunity Of doing) the TRUTH! Could some
such tracts as you have been, and are still,
diffusing in England be circulated in sufi-
cieht numbers here, | cannot doubt the re-
suit. No people arc more open to receive,
none more sharp-sight or quick to hear when
it can be shown that their W individual in
terests are at stake, than the Americans
There, too, | may add, let the good seed but.
once take root and sprout forth, and the work
is done. Thousands will spring forward 10
foster and sustain its growth; nay, the very
men, the demagogues, the "stump-orators,"
who, for their own selfish purposes, are now
vociferating against Free Trade, will then,
and for The same reason, be found amongsiiis
supporters, and prove themselves, possibly,
as active for good as they are now only puts
SAINT for evil
"What, therefore, might be done, were
there FUNDS (and very irifing ones would
suffice; for the purpose, is to reprint ON of
your best papers, and perhaps to compose
and print a few others ION the same model,
but more Immediately and personally appli-
cable to the American farmer, and written
in plain Cobbett-iike Ianguage,) and diffuse
them as widely as possible through the corn
and cattle raising districts of the Union
With The cooperation of several excellent
friends of mine here (weH known for their
consistent zeal and other virtues 10 several
members of the League, | think that | could
gel immense numbers of them circulated
through various parts of Pennsylvania, New
York, and New Jersey, through all the great
Western and two or three OF the Southern
States-in some gratuitously and in others at
a moderate cost. A newspaper might also
be found, here and there to contribute lis
aid. But have been sadly drawing upon
your time and patience in thus propounding
TO you a scheme, against which there are so
many obvious difficulties 10 operation. Free
Trade, however, like Freemasonry, has a
secret spell for attracting its brothers towards
each other, Z am sure thai | have expert
eneed the fact in this county, and, right or
wrong in my project, | must, therefore, be
excused for unfolding it to one whom | look
up TO as the Grand Master of our order"
Here there is no disgu;se-no equivoca-
ton. The writer distinctly calls upon the
leaders of this powerful "League" TO illumi-
nate our benighIed people upon The subject
of Free Trade. The e'corn and cattle rails
ing districts of the Union" are alluded TO as
especially calculated to be operated upon by
the agents of Tie League. The writer thinks
that with the aid of ~s'certain excellent
friends" of his in this country, he can gel
Immense numbers of British Fee Trade
tracts circulated "through various parts OF
Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey,
through all the great Western and two OF
three of the Southern States"
Can it longer be doubted that British in
fuence is busily at work in this country to
subvert our present tariff by defeating the
election of Mr.. Clay? Every where there
fnaszheen a concerted effort 10 prejudice the
minds of THE agricultural community against
the Protective System. In Maine, as we
learn from the report of the State Central
Committee, the LocOfoco emissaries repre-
scented in every place, and to every person
whom they could leach, 'that The Protective
System of the Wings was a scheme devised
to increase the profits of capital, and To de-
press and lniure the working mana tax on
The farmer for the benefit solely of the rich
manufacturer" Here we have The object
Of the English letter writer carried out pre-
clsely in the manner he recommends. sit is
only since the day of the election" says the
Maine Committee, "ihat we have learned the
extent of the influence brought to bear to
poison the minds of the laborers against the
Tariff doctrines of the Wings" To excite
the jealousy of the Hcorn and cattle raising
districts against the manufacturing interest,
is plainly the object fthe "IIome League''
and their itineranl agents in this county,
With this view they circulate the most speci-
Gus representations, taking care 10 conceal
from the victims of their delusions the fact
that an immense home market is created by
our manufactures, the advantage of which
to our farmers is Far greater than any which
they could derive by extending unrecipro-
Gated privileges to the manufacturers ofEng-
land.
Freemen of New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey! Here we have given you the
testimony of san English gentleman resid-
ing in the United States,'' and writing TO a
weekly newspaper printed in London, which
is the organ of an association SO wealthy that
it thinksit alight matter 10 raise FIVE hundred
thousand dollars for the proportion Gifts OBJ
jeets-we have given you this testimony,
that il wasin contemplation as far back as
last February, 10 operate upon you at the
coming election by means of British gold!
Ask yourselves, and one another, if there
have been no evidences that that gold has
been used in your neighborhood, in the cir
c~ulation of documents, in the pampering Of
sickly newspapers, and IN the itinerancy OF
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