Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08
MIR POLK AND THE PROTEC.
TIVE POLICY.

O'' '"S""tHIS arc tsfB fHiHgS FOLK.
We present our readers with another
shoI; extract from Mr. Polk's Address 10 the
people OF Tennessee April 81. 1929 printed
ut Columbia, Tennessee, (Mr. P.'s own
residcnce) by }. II Thompson, a copy Of
which is now in our possession One para.
graph shall suffice TO day, though we had
several very rich ones marked which shall
appear in due time
Ga page Z, we find the following para.
graph
Gen. Jackson, like Mr. JEFF, rson brouch,
the ship of State back TO the republican
track On the coming in Of his admnis,ra.
ton, all The odious doctrines and PRINCIPLES
and the ultra federal tendencies OF the admin
lsiralion which preceded it were suddenly
arrested and reversed. The great results off
Gen. Jackson's administration belong to the
history Of the country. and can be briefly
skctched or alluded TO IN an address ikcthis |
In repeated instances he recommended
notifications and reductions of the tariff,
with view to the Abandonment Of the
odlous and unjust system. So efectull
were these recommendations, and so rapid
The change ofrublic opinion, that the friends
OF the tariff. and even Mr. Clay, its imputed
father seized on a favorable moment to save
The whole from destruction by o timely com.
promise II was the defence of Mr.. CLAW Il
With his friends, at the North, that by Weld. ?
ng part, he prevented the destruction of L
he whole and IN their continued and devo- r
ri support Of him the northern capitalists -
ave shown that are grateful for the fortu. :
ate rescue" II,
Here we have Mr. Folks opinion of the
riff policy UNDlSGUISED. In repeat
d instances he [Gcn. Jacksonl recommend e'
d notifications and reductions ofthe tariff, 10
WITH A VIEW 10 THE FINAL A m
'ANDONMENT OF THAT ODlOUS ST
ND UNJUST SYSTEM" Again: 81
SO EFFECTUAL were these recon. NJ
and so rapid the change Of pub. in
c opinion, thatihe friends Of the TARIFF, -
nd even MIR CLAY, IT'S IMPUTED "
ATHER. SEIZED ON A FAVORA- III
LIE MOMENT TO SAVE THE ef
HOLE FROM DESTRUCTION, &C
Y A TIMELY COMPROMISE" CT
SOFT seems tha, it was the INTENTION III
General Jackson and Mr. Polk, for the m
tier boasts that he went hand in b and with W
en-. J. in all his measures-,o CESTR OY 50
c whole tariff policy, and were only pre. .,
'nied from doing so by Mr. Clay, who ~ ~
lied favorable moment TO SAVE III
HE WHOLE FROM DESTRUC- pr
ION BY A TIMELY COMPRO. al
|lSEr' tn
We thank MrPolk, mos, HEARTILY: fir
HANK him forthus u NINTENTION. in
LILY doing Mr. Clay justice, and contra. til
cling the assertion of HIS OWN FRIENDS in &C
ennsylvana, and other tariff States, tina, he sr
I'd abandoned the protective system .,
sely surrendered it, In attempting to :.
eJudice Mr. Clay with the people of Ten. :"
ssee, MIR p. has put the slar.p of SANDER 10
ron the charge, even now made in this ed
ate by the locoiocos, that be had proved tie
creant to the. cause of protection to A III
erican industry which it has been the
-eat object Of his life to establish as ma. O.
'nal policy, Truly, MIR Polk, old docu. eli
en's are urgl y things Out Of thine own :,
outh we will convict thee, as most I'm.
'mpromsing and bitter enemy oflhe pro. o'
i've system. u. S Gazette. Isl