Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-09-26
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BRITISH GOLD.
IT,. iIooca employment Of British gold. 10 influence
an, oil c,i,ns in ayour Of the hig parry, was hfhe'y
f,uiIful text ,d The Lpcofcus, uptn winch n"y oee
can,, i per.ar delight. Indeed. one Of 'ne n'..
~ terms of ,lheslinn appfedio us was MAJ o. ~ ''
jthig,u And this eplihef. loo, was 50 apphe" ~" '
i,b9ut any violence of its justice but in The leeih 81 pro
liability as wp Of fact. Nvw. howeser ihe Doll
tho other lecn and h fact and PROBABILITY sho" 'na''
whatever may be the feelings and sympahies o. Tue 10
cntoco party the tendency Of al least one OF sn eoo
,,;nes and measures has vi necessity 50 Thoroughly ff
lifted Them with British interests, that Bfitsh upiu
is flowing like water into the United States, !of ire pu'
r,se contributing 10 their success al ihe ne
We published in last paper list oil Inc conlliou
tors in Grtat Britain to fund, already amounting W
HALF A MILLION OF DOLLARS, collected 'or
the purpose of circulating Free trade Essays ana IracD
/ in the United States. Why all his zeal and literally
on The part Of he nation of shupktepes," as Napoleon
sacastcaly called them Is it because they are such
deyoiees OF great principle, that they snohi' 10 SUCH
heavy selimpssed taxation, to disseminate sound views
of commercial policy ain0nl the Ieope OF the nlled
States 1t is because they are so much a'acheu 10
frm of government, o. so anxious 10 promote our ma
iiona and ndsd ual prosperity, That they mus Heey
optn their purses? No can for moment suppose
that they acuated by such cJsmppbian ana phah-
topc feelings Far from il. Sefsaess is at me bottom
Of the tnovemen,te feeling, which IN the Gays Oh
our colonial bondage. induced the British government To
repress every eor OF ancestors to establish home
manufactures anil which led British Minister 10 declare
tia, M, even "hobna,l', sh,d be made in America,
but that British labor should reap the profit Of all the ia
brcs essential 10 The convenience and comfort of cur peo
ple-tbe same feelinp that after the establishment of
our independence sent the celebrated Cobbeit on mis-
sion To the United States tn write dawn our panufac.
turing SYSTEM and to apply the torch Of the ncendi-
airy to our infant establishments They seek to
break down rival, which having already, by
competition, reduced prices, and thus diminished The
enormous profits Of the British manufacturers bids fair
at no distant day. to supersede them in the markets Of
the verdi This they are well aware, they can effect
only by The defeat Of the Wings, aud The consequent
alb ardonmeht Of the Protective policy should the Free
Trade parry, faithful Than heretofore To their
pledges have the iemery in the event of their success
to attempt its overthrow. And the subject now pre-
itself he serious and solemn consideration OF the
people Of the United States without distinction
of pariy whether they will consent To destroy Ameri-
can interests by American legislation. for the benefit If
oreen capitalists and foreign laborers VIII thew by
abandoning SYSTEM tie absolute uecessy of which
was TAUGHT us during the las, war as on. Of The main
pillars of our secu in and ;udcpednce ,nnhilae he
millions of csniaI which, under ,ur mas, laws ba 90
been embarked in The m,nutacturinr bnsjness and do
prive of emplyment the ,bousands If ore,,iyes who
earn yelihood nv their labor IN This branch If indns
tyn order In swell the nrn6,s IF Rri,ish c,,iai and
to give employment IA i,rnisb sr,,ns Ne do
moi believe ,ai The noonle of tho Soni nrodced ev
as they have been noaps the Tariff nalcv would over
cosenl IN s abanJnnm.n, ,f ,a, e",, ha,;ora d.