The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
dressed by Gov. Seward and Mr. Hawley o.
Buffalo.
BRITISH GoLD.-READ! READ,l

BRITISH GOLD.-READ! READtl
From Developments recently made in the
English papers, no question remains that
If British gold and British influence can
put down as the advocate OF protection Mr..
Clay and eject Polk as tire friend Of free
trade these objects viii be accomplished.
Our readers msst have noticed in our pape
of last week the postcrip. to Mr. B. Mar
shalFs letter in which he states that he receiy-
ed from the British Government three pence
per yard upon all printed and stamped goods
imported into this country during the years
I803to 1912 by which be and his partner were
enabled TO sell prints for less in New York
than they could be purchased in Manchester,
and by which bounty they received from 30
to 80 thousand dollars per year. This ua-
generous trick of the British manufacturers to
break down our manufactures which has been
long complained is now completely verified.
British gold is anothermeans employed by the
home league, an association of manufactur-
ers in England formed for the purpose Of es-
tablishing free trade principles and policy ALI
over the world, to break down the protective
possession of all foreign markets. For this
purpose it will be seen in another column of
our paper that they are holding meetings ali
over England to collect funds 10 carry out
their project by propogating free trade prin-
ciples This subscription is but mere cir
cumstance to other and greater subscriptions
all over the kingdom.
We take the following extract from the
Albany Daily Advertiser:
What is to be done with the money
raised at these meetingsl Avowedly it
is to be devoted in propagating the prin-
ciPles ofthe party-not in England merely
for the establishment of Free Trade there
is comparatively Of little consequence to
the manufacturers-but in other parts of
the ac0rld, where a market for British
goods Most likely to be found. Can it be
doubted that portion of this money
this British gold"-is sent to the United
States Hear what the London Times
says A subscription was recently opened
to raise funds to circulate Free Trade
tracts in foreign countries. About four
hundred and forty thousand pounds were
ubscribed.-Some of these tracts to be
printed in New York, for circulation in
the United States"
Are further proofs demanded We
are ready with them. A weekly gazette
called The Economist, is one of the prin-
cipal organs Of the "Hone League" In
a number of that paper for June 18th,
1874, which the curious may see at our
Office, we find the following significant re-
mark in regard to the prospects of the
Wing party in the United States "The
election of Henry Clay and Wing ad-
ministration which seems the most prob
able, 1T WILL BE WELL FOR OUR
ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS TO
BEAR IN MIND, will probably render
the American Tariff stable for FIVE years
from this time if any thing can be stable
in such country
Here the English manufactures, if not
directly, by some conclusive implication,
when the circumstances of the case are
considered, are called upon to interfere to
prevent the election of Henry Clay
What say you to this-American freen en-
American mechanics American far
mers
These are but few among many con-
current evidences ofthe influences attemp-
ted to be wrought by the manufactures of
England upon the people of the United
States to ind uce them TO defeat the cleo
ton of Mr.. Clay. Have these influences
begun TO operate yet? Has British gold
yet contaminated the palms OF any of the
political managers of the Locofoco party
For the present, we will only reply, that
never, in any previous Presidential can
vass, has any party exhibited such Law
ish command of money. From whence
it comes, nobody seems to know. The
amount raised from the office-holders Is
but trihing compared with the large sums
which, somehow or other, seem TO be
ready whenever they are wan
ted From he following letter, written
during the late election in Maine, and
which we take from the Boston atlas, it
would appear that New York is not the
only quarter in which this unaccountable
of money among Locofoco poll
iicians has been displayed.
BELFAST, Sept. 9, 1874.
are in the midst of one
ofthe hottest battles that we ever fought
and Heaven only knows what will be the
result. Orr opponents are using money
ike water. They have no confidence in
heir principles, but rely almost entirely
on bribery and corruption. We have
host Of adverse influence to contend with,
but the worst of them all is money. Ii
we are defeated it must not dishearten our
friends elsewhere. They have only to
work the harder 1t is not possible that
he Locos should have money to use so
,roflsly all thro' the country as they have
lsed it here, unless they carry the lamp
e Aladdin If tho X hinS ara dafaatad