Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-31

where none but Congressional Sientofs sisadsy
bles and benches cpud b heard at ALL II Is the old led
efs policy 81 ..deIendrnes Englsnd Tor markets.
dependence on England or supplies" hat
does their great lesJer Geprge McDuf. sayl (see ra
yes and = uf hrs speeeb on the iauH. JsaHsry -.
isii) "Muual dependence between nations Is the
highest state Of political Independence" Our natural
markets.. derived mol FINN human charters. bn. fom hs
Providence of Gad, are Manchester. birmingham. and
Leesh "OGr agricultural producers oi The South and
The saatbwesi stand IN precisely the relation to the
manufacturers of Manchester Leeds. aud Birmingham
the farmers Of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New
York do the urng establishments their vi.
ciny-dsIanes makes difference" II this be true.
ought TO be British cooasls again. The seeds Of
dlsuaJn lie concealed IN this docirne Of Mr. McDufi-
Ii the second edition u the old federal docifine only
less allegocally expressed that England is the bul.
wark of our religion" Dependen-e England DE.
rsndeneo under The Providence of Gud Odd inten
Died Us To be dependent Why did he give Washington
10 make us inderendenil Ne never had President
vhn Taught such docrne and every democratic "a Tat
should be up and doing. lest may have President
undet the thumb OF such do teach It. Nhst does
Thomas jefferson say: .le. therefore, who now a.
gaas domestic nanuactures, must be iuf reducing
dependence upnu hrriIn nations. Of these -
Holding fast the Jeiefsoan dociriues and procaim
ing hs country ) independence the last Van Buren,
showed af the political stage May The Democracy
moi hope to see him on that stage again. ~ 1887
Lei II moi be said thst hostility Ia domestic manufac-
tnrts nnjer discriminating duties, and dependence ON
England Cor markets and supplies. confined To
Mr.. Moi)uflie and lew ptlcisns IN South CarUns-
The democratic press in the South is infected vih II.
and many leaders Of the democratic party. present
organzsJ drawing the people Of the Spuh into It as
fas, they ANY doubts the fact let him turn
10 Mrkay's bill lie will there had very good rxpo-
sIon u the democratic doctrine the subject Of the
riff, steering the tenor of its way between prohibits
tionisn toe one hand, aud horzoniaSm the other
lie, him then Turn 10 the practical pan oi the 5
which contains, IN the first column the tariff Of 1872
and HE second column lie alterations The committee
proposed 10 make. Let him his 6n-er down these
columns until he 10 the various domestic fabrics of
great sspe. cotton. An omnjus word is there sub
stilaed for ihe minimum valuations all the fabrics
made 81 cotton II is the word 'aboliaied" FIVE times
occurring In tha bill, opposite 10 cotton iibrlcs Can
any one want better prtd than enemy had his finger
IN the practical part Of the bl Let him rad the BILL
stenlisely, over again. and he viii find small CLAUSE
introduced into the body Of the bill which nullifes the
Whole argument II the bill In favor of discriminating
ianh. The clause makes prpiecliun depend upon the
lowest possible dny which " III bring the required reye.
nue.. THIS is hnrizonalIsm; and let's 90 the proiec.
tive principle Of the old republican party altogether
Sarh duty would be of benefit Ia The cotton (aelo-
ries. which cond not flourish under il Already those
factories worn up three four hundred thousand
bales II oar rtitu. Already the Engsh begin to find
thai unless they give better prices io staple the A
meflcaas will cu Them ont the u foreign market pIoyl.
ded cur exports Il cotton goods should increase ior ew
ycarslo eJne as they have increased br tes years
past.
live cvpl-isl n1n or ~, hunlfel m lions worth of
cotton fairies insiesl Of i've. E1glind wnul have to
raise the rrce of l,s nltsria sba could com
pete with rs and pay IL ~ dollars per bale than
the American manufacturer has In pay. Al high prices
the English duty and extra Charges not much felt
Daes any doubt capacity in lew years To ex
pof hundred millions of dollars worth Of cotton goods
In 1921. Mr.. Ilayne hUoted and derded the idea thai
Gould ever manufacture as much cotton as we then
shipped To England We make. says Mr. Ilaync GOO :
600 bales. Yet III the year 1871, shall nearly ac
complsh what Nj liayne supposed 10 be impossible
n.y. In S2l, We had just began 10 export goods
Mr.. llayuc stuuiiy deued the fact and entered into
mastery argument 10 show the ppossbllity of the
thing. The expous Of cation goods rank, on an
average heyand any other export except cation and 10,
barco. The democratic party will soon have To answer
serious question whether 1t will follow men and fr
sake mrasues II Mt Polk does 90 the full length
of horzonalsm. still the persons whom he ives his
nomination are M strongly in lis favor CIR at Britain
could desire them to be. Every word uttered every
whisper breaihed against the discriminating duty es.
eddy the old republican Congress cotton fabrics
are equivalent 10 words and whispers for English sn
prcmacy and southern dependence II is true that Mr.
Clay has heretofore seated several OF
less objectionable hat these measures are Of minor impor
lonco when compared To the tariff and are hot mmed
aely before the people. II any OF them should be adup
ted they easily be repealed under succeeding ad
malsiration. Bot il the immense capital of nearly 300
mllhonS now invested IN the manufacture of our great
staple be destroyed diverted other PURPOSES ares
must pass by before The evil can be rcmedled and
haps may be. The Presidential question is mar.
ruwed down. la the democrats are concerned TO
simple choice. between Independence under the Mig
nag i'r season, or dependence under the British Jack
forever.
None but strong party man has any idea Of the eE
tort requisite To break loose from the Influence of party
leaders, even when know that they are runp wrong
The stronger the party attachments The greater will be
the etllrt necessary To break them To make the sacr
fee struggle between feeling and reason mus, be On
connterd As our feelings particularly when excited
by the events # fierce political campaign are stronger
than reason, hey would always gain the victory unless
we called to a. that deeper pnrer and stronger feel
na, known under t.e usme Of patriot m.
Great Britain has av.wt1 that she is using her best
eNelons tn abolish slavery throughout the world Does
not our reason tell that she 10 dreaded her
power and atiihces are great and de-, beyond meas
hre And does not our patriotism anahe IN our
Onsoms deep and strong feeling to be ina, nc2denl
ul sncl an enemy f-independent of her for oui sup
plies, independent OF her kets Does not our rea
son teach us that 10 be independent of her for cloth
ing, "emus manufacture II ourselves and he indie
pendent OF her Tor our markets, must build IN free
trade markets at home and that this caunot be done if
we depart from the principle of udciuus discriminating
iiarh, hunded by the old republican Congress And
laSiy does not patriotism require Of for the time be
ing, TO support that party which is favorable TO such
vital measure. and TO opnose that party regardless of
personal productions and party attachments which is
hostile, IN whole or IN pa, 10 the old republican dis
eliminating pfncplel We of the democratic party
have M alternative left u.s. bu, to turn backs upnn
the dearest and vital interests Of our country or to
vote for Henry Clay. Two noble examples hecknn
us 10 break party tanmes when our country calls Tor
lpv he a. Ia,