Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-24
SOUND TARIFF DOCTRINES.

Governor Porter in his Annual Message
to the Legislature Of Pennsylvania holds
the following correct and manly language
in relation to the policy of protecting
American industry. lie says:
If those entrusted with the guardianship OF
the public welfare are but true TO their trust, tie
day is not far distant when Pennsylvania must be.
come the great workshop OF the American Union,
Tor The production Of coal and iron, and the
fabrics constructed from these materials If
these great interests are surrendered 10 some
imaginary, heoretic, Aycadian scheme Of free
trade, ace mag still continue to Serre as hetUerS
Of rood and dra1cerS of pater TO foreign capital.
ISIS and anizans, and our incalculable mineral
deposits may be useless for ages. | trust, how
ever, the people Of this Commonwealth will
never be seduced into sacrifice of these dearest
rights.
The policy Of standing by her own interests
has been, for the last half century, 100 deeply
fixed in Pennsylvania, to be attended without
struggle aud those Of her public servants who
would advise the surrender Of any of her staple
productions without the fostering succor Of tie
Government will soon find on how mistaken an
estimate of popular feeling they have relied.
rs idle TO talk Of reCiprOcity of trade, ,ohen
England 1ciH not yeceire our -four ouder a pro.
hibOtOry duty of less than three dollars per bar.
rel, for as TO receive h,T coal and iron free, or
nearly so, of duy.
Free trade and reciprocity Of duty, like the
golden rule, are beautiful and benign in theory.
and, If universally carried OIL in practice, ,rould
render mankind better and more acceptable TO
their Maker; bit, unhapply this obligation is
voluntary, and is assumed only by the less crafy
and graSping Of men and nations aoho are used
for their o,vn ends By the rest, This fundamental
trutk iStaVghby all history, and 1eas familiar
10 our fathers.
Come what may, we cannot deScr. the stand.
ard Of Pennsylvania; and l. for one, have baltled
under it TOO long TO see it struck without a
manly effort 10 uphold It. If we are true 10 our.
selves, and those who come after US but do their
duty without shrinking Pennsylvania will soon
be placed in her true position
Our agticu!turiss, manufacturers, mechanics
and every class Of citizens, are alike interested
in steadiast adherence 10 the policy OF protect
/ ing and encouraging our own peculiar State pro
ductons for on this policy rests our hopes OF lu.
ture greatness and independence A permanent
home consumption, IS, after all, the only market
on which our farmers and other producers can
always depend for 3 steady demand for their com,
mOdtes without ~ Ac-tuations OF plce that
will ever attend ioegn markets. 1t will afford
tie great pleasure to co operate with YOU, in civ,
ing the most effective support 70 it, both IN our
domestic and nstonal legislation, SO far as may
be compatible with our duty
GIVE have had on file for publication
for the last two or three weeks, an Address
on the subject Of Temperance, delivered
by ]. JoYEs, Esq, before the Wesley Chap
pei Temperance Society. Our columns
have been so occupied of late, and are yet,
with political occurrences that must be put
on record that we have not been able to
find room for the address; but if we can
make room, before i, dies IN orr hands. il
shall appear.
Henry CIay's fame, as splendid orator.
will descend 10 the remotesl posterty. az
Cicero's has descended to us. Hence he
has achieved impcrishohIc glory FIR his
country,