The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-10-04

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lion. No money in the Treasury bill
drawn on Government held up 10 the Sen
ate Of the United States protested; egeat
sent TO procure loan unable TO effect tina
J purpose. He then continued. Now, !
osseIt that, by The tariff Of 1912, the ctedi
of the country has been redeemed. On lht
30lh Of June last there were seven milltou
of money subject to public order IN iht
Treasury. So deeply was | convinced 0
the benefi, TO be derived by the countr,
from protective tariff that in 1912, eve
if it should impose burdens upon my constiI
uents, was determined uot to consen, {
an adjournment Of Congress I'll lhe stain Q
forfeited credit should bs wiped away, aud
T if necessary, that | would 60 home and tie!
them lhn, burdens are not so bad as lorle
ted national faith. have seen twenty
thousand Georgians. and have told then
that he who would reiuse protection TO A
merican industry may be very good Bet.
ish subject, but swear thai lie is not al
American patriot.
What would our opponents give 10 nerve
NuC dtH VI Iuuuellt Ii6c lIuLts " VA
is free trade Where dues II exist? In
the present condition of the world, where
can il exist? Some very learned The.
ban IN Congress soUe time ago discover,
ed that tax Of 20 per cent was levied, al
the gate Of some Grecian city, on certs~s
article. and therefore he supposed chat tnts
was the natural tax to be laid on every thing.
90 per cent. horizontal duty is the doc.
TRUE of James X. Polk, eud this is the Tree
,,alo " some people. Great Britain will
not come into the system Of free trade, be
cauae she cannot. She raises about one
hundred and ten millions of dollars on i'm.
ports and, besides this, forced to levy az 10.
come tax, hitherto considered only an OK
podient in time of war But the heaviest
tax imposed BY Great Britain is light when
compared with tie tax WHICH she would
lay upon our credulity in surprising that she
will ever be 10 favor Of free trade. Ny
doctrine is for free trade. My doctrine is
free tfude between different parts OF our
own country; reciprocal trade With other
nations, yielding where they would yield,
demanding where they demand. England
levies upon our productions. taking cotton
out Of the list, on average tax of $50 per
cent. on every thing NO sell TO her; and
yet We have some among Us who soy that
re ought no! 10 levy higher tax upon any
of her productions than 20 per cent, ad
valorem duty.
Free trede IS the crudesl conception that
ever disturbed The minds Of The American
people. Our opponents know thls, and
therefore they are now attempting TO make
i, appear that MIR. Polk is IS much in favor
of tariff as Henry Clay, The Farmer of
Ashland This IS a species Of lmpudence,
shall ! soy it, Which, il recorded, has hith.
erto escaped my researches into history
But | appeal from all arguments Of his
friends TO James X. Polk himself. will not
say with him Of old, I" appeal from Alex
ander drunk to Alexander sober," bu. do
appeal from their Misrepresentation 10 his
own words. TIlsre Mr.. B. read extracts
from MIR. Folks letters and speeches, prov
ing him TO be opposed 10 tariff for potec
ton. Ho also stated that, in reference 10
the claims of the opposition candidates,
there vas a time when be would make com.
PARSONS, but in Christian charity he would
now fofbear. Some one here cried out
g public lands" TO which Mir. b. replied,
thst though he did not intend to say any
thing on that subject, yet he would comply
with The request which he then did, prov
ing the justice of the distribution OF the
proceeds Of their sales.
Now turn to Texas and | beg TO correct
an error started by our southern opponents;
and to which our northern friends have lent
loo ready an ear. Why should the south
be 10 favor of annexation! II would in,
crease the supply and consequently lower
The price of the great staple production OF
that part Of the country. have addressed
Georgia wings on this subject, and the uni !
versal answer which | received, when
| asked them if they wanted Texas al
pexed was "no." Are southern wings
to be misled by the profound arguments
of MIR. Tylet's Secretary, particularly
his statistics Are they to be seduc
ed by his argument in favor Of IT, that it
may nave an tunuehCa Oh our peCuldf HI
No They know that their
interest is safe in the hands of their bteth.
rem, under The guarantees Of the American
and they Indignantly spurn
The guaranty which Texas would afford
them. Believe mo, for am fresh from the
spot, even they who have relatives in Tex
as say "no" to the annexation. There
are Ioilier, higher grounds than personal or
selfish feelings. We SOUTHERN WINGS
STAND ON THE SAME PLATFORM OF PRINcI
PLIES WITH OUR NORTHERN BRETHREN
hand Joined in hand-heatt beating unison
with heart. It's not then u southern ques'
ton.
Is this vast domain of ours not large
enough, from the Gulf of Mexico TO the
Lakes Oh but Texas has been be.
queathed to US by the hero ofthe hermitage,
as military outpost. Now, am not
much of military man, but | may ask,
would it not be as easy TO defend ourselves
on the banks of the Sabine from invasons
which must reach us through Texas, as to
defend ourselves on the Rio del Norte,