Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-10-04
FS5OO,OOO BRITISH GOLD


F$5OO,OOO BRITISH GOLD
brought to bear In the dissemina ton Of
free Trade principles In the United states
Ihc most nefarlOus attempt at corruption,
OIL secerd!
From the Albany Journal.
England paying for The destruction
OF the American Tariff.
BRITISH GOLD A MONG US!
We have been profoundly astonished to
see party protesting to be Democratic, de-
parting from the principles of JEFFERSON
and MADISON in relation TO the Protection
of American Manufactures. We have been
equally amazed to see party which in 9TH
er respects avows hostility to England, TAX
ing the side Of England against America
upon the Tariff question. The policy of
protecting our own Agriculture, Manufac-
lures and Commerce, is SO purely Ameri-
can, SO clearly the interest as well as the
duty of our citizens, that we have been as
founded TO find the Jackson, Van Buren, and
Polk party, while protesting to be Demo-
cratic, always going with England on these
questions. Under Jackson, it will be recol-
lectcd that Mr.. Van Buren, surrendered our
West India Commerce to England, thus FL
ling our Harbors with British vessels. And
since then that party has manifested mys-
ferrous devotion to the cause of Free Trade
mysterious, because their policy grants
d" Free Trade" to England, while it allows
that government to continue her high duties
upon American products These things,
we say, have always excited our amazement.
But tins strange thing is beginning to ex-
plain itself. Developments in England throw
light upon the subject. The London Times
says:
"A subscription recently opened to raise funds
to circulate : FREE TRADE TRAcTs IN Foreign
Countries. About four hundred and forty thou-
sand pounds subscribed Some Of these tracts
to be printed in Nelc York, for circulation in
the United states"
: These subscriptions were taken up, it
seems, in various parts of England. Man
chester, one of the great Manufacturing
towns, has subscribed 100000, or nearly
100000
At meeting in that town, Manchester
t paper says:-
"Mr Murray read the following lit of subscrip-
tons already received the announcement of the re-
] speciive sums being received with loud and hearty
cheering by the audIencc:--
A Hon. Lord Provost fl00 :. d. e T.. Brown, so
\. }. Denison 20oJ & A. Anderson, so
4 Chs Tenant d. Co. 200 W liam Cemmel, 40
f william Sli n, Dixon 200 200 r 2ber, t, Dalgish 40
Iunlrp, Wins f. Co. 200 George Smith, 80
0 Buchanan, Hamilton John Ker, %
SO. 100 James Oswald, 25
= \ Friend, 50 w c. Mitchell, 81
:, Neal Thompson, 80 \. K D. j. Banaiine, 81
James Scott. 80 John Young 81
AIey,ader Graham, 50 Robert stewart, 20
D. McPhlil & Co. 50 tndrew Mitchell, 20
w. Stirling y sons, so \. Macgregor, dc. 20
! That this money comes to America TO be
u used in favor of tie election Of Free Trade
II President and Congress, pledged to repeal
the Tariff Law Of 1912, we canno, doubt.
J. For what other purposes can such large sums
y be needed! Not to influence their own
II people, for they already in favor of that
1t species of Free Trade which sends their
e manufactures Duty Free. But we are not
N left to speculate or doubt upon this point.
10 The London Times, in direct terms, avows
ID that fund Of sC4l0,000 has been raised to
i'll "cuculatc Free TRADE Tracts IN foreign
n, countries, SOME or WHICH ARE TO BE PRIN-
+ TED IN NEW YORK FOR CIRCULATION
to IN THE UNITED STATES"
l. Such is the nature Of developments on the
id other side Of the Atlantic. And the action
he Of the Locoloco party in America harmoni-
to yes with that of their British friends and al
he lies. They nominated Free Trade can
ST didae for President. They have recently
y established Free trade paper, with purse
of 100000, it is said, for its support, in the
city eff New York. Millions of" Free trade
II Tracts" are printed in New York for gratu-
e. itous circulation. They have also establish
IN ed in New York " Free Trade Empire
e. Club" 10 which the protligate and desperate
a. belong, the support of which cannot fall
It. short Of an hundred dollars day. The
IS, "Ncw York Morning News" the new Free
X trade paper to which we have referred, fire.
co quentIy contains such notices as this:
a THIS WEEKS CAMPAIGN"
st An Enormous Edition
e. of this weeks "CAmpAros" is now going through the
press, with the aid OF the steam power have been
nc compelled To have recourse TO. We repubsh IN IL
he >ias Wrights Watertown Speech The Tar
iii, together with Biography OF Mr. Wright, the Syr-
ct acuse Address and Resolutions, and variety of
. other matter We call our friends TO take them off
u hands. They will be sent in any quantity, from
or 100 10 100000 al the rate of dollar hundred.
ut Hundreds of thousands of Mr.. Wright's
of speech against the Tariff, it is seen, are now
nd "going through the press" The " dollar
hundred" is mere cover. Nothing is asked
for them. They are urged upon all who
will take them, and sent in all directions gra-
-. tuitously.
= And now, fellow citizens, what think you