The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-03-20
to the INSCRIPTIONS demagogue who has
again fixed his eye upon the presidency.
MR.. WOODBURY. AND THE TARIFF.

MR.. WOODBURY. AND THE TARIFF.
Martin Van Buren, is not the only magnate
and expounder Of loco focoism, who has de-
clared himself inprincipIe and detail opposed
to the tariff. MIR. Woodbury., former Secre-
tary of the Treasury under the sage of Lin
denwold, thus talks of the subject, in re-
cent speech in Congress, which has been in
dorsed by the loco press as conclusive ar
gument in favor of the position occupied by
the democratic (alias loco foco) party upon
the subject of protection.
'.But there are weighty reasons besides
these for its repeal and revision. In its gen.
eral character il is prOiectire, ard framed 10
promote the interests of one class only of the
community. If, said Mr.. W., l satisfy the
Senate that the fact is so, there is 10 princi-
pie of erpediency or Of constitEtiOnaiity can
warrant it."
Again.
ale pledged his honoras an individual, and
! his Judgment as a Senator, that it was his
sincere and firm conviction that New Eng
/ land would, at this moment, be immeasura-
| bly, better off than she is, if this unnatural,
forced. protective system had never been a
| dopted.'
Again.
alt would be found, from careful perusal
of it, that those who are pursuing this pro-
tectve system, are engaged in course that
must inevitably lead to the evil consequences
| against which the great man raised his warn
ing voice. The tendency Of tiiis system i:
TO dissolve this glorious Union; to break VI
the great compromise by which all were link
ed together"
Again, speaking Of Protective Tariff.
''In anypoint Of view in which it could be
placed, SO that the truth could be distinctly
discovered, IL lCas mOnStrOus.
"iIow much better would it be to let mann
facturers and every other branch of industry
rely on their native energiesi If they theT
iiourished, their prosperity would be perma
neut.'
A loco paper thus sums up Mr.. W.
speech.
ale then took reuielc Of the PrOtectir
policy; considering 1t as forced, hotbed Sys
TEN, unnatural IN lis grO'clb, and incapable 0
healthy eristcRce. He went back TO IFS Origin
in 1916, and showed that all that Mr.. DALAI
then contemplated was protection for few
years, justto give particular branches of man
uiactures start, under The supposition tina
they would then be able to maintain them
selves without any support from government
But the whole system being wrong, (beinI
founded on the mistake that industry coulr
be forced to succeed under circumstances no
naturally leading to these channels ended ii
disappointment"
1t does seem to US that in any attempt IL
show TO reading men that loco foco policy i
anti protective, we are engaged in work o
supererogation. Here is one of the yer.
Nestors of the party boldly declaring agains
the unconstitutional, unnatural, and monStrou
tariff, and placing his condemnation of II dis
tinctly on the ground of protection. If an,
man can examine the facts and still remail
incredulous to the utter hostility Of the off
cial leaders Of the party in Congress end out
to protection, revelation from above coulC
hardly conquer his obduracy. Ephraim Is
joined TO his idols, let him alone.