Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-05
ADDRE3Y or
Dh aAmnt1 al nAnrmntanr
1AWpEh ~ CHht HIEHIt
ON THE PROTECTIVE policy

! 1t may be necessary 10 premise hat ii
9 not il Wing, but d Democrat, and that | 1fyt
J expect to change my politics Or political pfit
, Giples, ! have taken my stand on The Demf
cratic doctrine Of +" HteHHurrs, not men,
believe sincerely that on that great and wiz
measure, a disrriHi1Htibp TaHIH, o. III 0tht
words, commercial Independence # Gfpal 81
tain 1.-THE Wings are ttoW occupying The Hr3tta
that the old Republican pr ald ueu0afal
always slfehionaty tual4tatIad, ma ahOab j.
orthodox DeihaGfat ever fttdt EIdnf ahaadau
Ing Until very Recently Every aea8u ta
the right OF Jtt#9GlgaflHG i]ItHsatf tff1 saa
SUI, from ius pony, 81 Of pulling buck, wHat
b. believes hls purity laa1ar7 4fg nllUr wrong
Democracy freely a]re0rJa fIHs p~igtiaqe u4I
nor t]UGfftes, atld eblplDs III us b dIta I'LL III
thorough gong Dena6I8l atueantcise Il haH
srer, in tilelt Judgment, II A]gtouiGa HeH gshafy
1t lie tho f]egefFsi fight nf4hr Fa0pla Dfar paf.
~ leaders. Ifit were never gaerfjArd, there
would so1u bs no usa Of the Ba6ylo t~f5ubIt6y
themselves about p%oIjtieal matters at N ,5di
they mtpht ~ We'll rive the Whole IN n tbelr
| poltieal leaders, both 10 nominate for them
and 10 vote Isl them. Tie worry essence Of
Democracy ID the pnopie ruling principle, and
this ptipetpIe acr6pda 10 every man he fjpbt
10 tIiHk AID act f0r himself
Having SAID This much III explanation 10 my
DetuoftaIlt trtoudz. 10 altow chem lEaf ! do
not love NV Marty tho Ieaa, but my country The
more, / now pfofped 10 consider that measure
on v heb, unfortunately, there exists a differ
ence Of opinion. - difference which | sincere.
" hope vii be- but temporary,
! fad from the notes | have made, III trying
10 INFORM myself Oh The snbieet oflhs Tariff,
that, from the foundation Of the Federal GOV.
eminent until the close Of tho late war that
tie policy, IN regard TO foreign nations, divided
parties, aud, more especially the policy ~
rngHld 10 England. Commercial ihd6p6nds
enee. particularly commercial Independence
Of England, was the cherished doctrine Of the
old Republican party. Even tho old Federal
party OF that day did not dare espgtise openly
he doctrine Of commercial dependence on
England, as Mr.. MtDufie and solHe modern
politicians have lately done.
The American people had just gained their
political independence and they lUDged after
commercial Independence likewise. The Fed
efallats were for putting them off by adyoCa.
ting tho policy Of building a navy. The Re.
pubIicans opposed The navy scheme Of bcC0m.
ing independent, because, in tho th0n itDp0v-
efighed condition of the country, 1t was itDpfaG-
ticabie The Republicans, under JofToison
aud Madison, took i shorter road 10 become
lndepehdeot@tlat road was tho restricr i've
policy Of oinbargoes, naf .intofcoutge and non.
fmpurIatlon acis uHdrt JeIafa0hr'B administra-
flgn, and wpr. war 10 tie kuifo under Mad.
SONG. rvafy inch At this road vas contested
by Ibu FcdarallsJs-(as wjlI he seen by refer.
NJ TO ne proecedIBge III those ttmos--Nlleg'
ReuraIcr, volume 7, pnges J3l and 1922 JEFF.
rereo1 was accused Of beng friendly TO manu-.
fscturers, and hostile to agriculture and com.
merre.-Artng under The power, granted BY
lie Constitution, to regulate %c0s1inerre, no
was accused Of deeiroytnp comnefc6 by his
restrictive policy. 50 ANXIOUS was Jefferson,
at one TING, 10 make this country commercial.
w., AZ vol 40 politically, free Of Great Britain,
that ho wished for an ocean Of fro 10 separate
America from Europe. 1t was under Jcaer.
ron'e restrictive policy that manufacturing on
a large scale was commenced. 1t was under
his administration that our cotton factories
started into existence. Before The war under
Msdlson'a ad nlniattation wac ended, Great
Britain in dramay saw thatthe American man.
ufactortes, which mad sprung up under Joffer-
Eou'g restrictive pygtein and Madison'a war,
were rapidly making the United States com.
r1orrially independent Of every other nation,
both for markets and for supplies. Great Brl.
tain in disrnay saw ttat the prayer Of Wash.
inpton was about 10 be- answered, and that the
manufacturing system would soon gtyo hs
country, in Inv own words, "ttC command Of
rs o,p,i foytunex"--(see cIoeo o. Fags~eu Al
drcs4J It Is IDLE toauap,.o tnla "a. co1aty
can ever have, hunanj -pe kngs "lta a5t5
mand Of ite own loitunea', v5t6gau q wsl5
established manufacturer syafa.u.
After The uYg va+ ended, il w4g soon 9sf.
coIycd thai our m5autarturta sqsten you'd
20 doAo, aid Olal #o vara arm taIl lack
Inlo ..,r,.a.r.I.. drgoaIaarn oa EurI11d for
of. s,lppEee and for yuf marle.m anI5as GONE
excellent VIVA raalr.ed ,5 W. o-Ia- 10 a3staju