The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-10-11
NUMBER z.


There was another subjec, upon which,
as be had bclote-rcniaI ked. he wished 70 say
few words-Ihe subject Of protective
tariff This question he was glad ans bet.
ter understood now Than in iormer years,
aud the ofener il was discussed The better
st:ll would the people understand II. Let
Us 90 back (said Mr.. s. 10 olden times
It is good to eompsrcsihe things Of the pact
With those Of the present. Let US then
compare tho Wbigs Of the present day with
those Of the past age-with Washington
aud bis compalriote and see if The Wings
we're wrong now Tor, if they wore, they
were lod into error by Washington aud
those who were connected with him in The
formation Of our glorious Constitution
And who better understood that Constiiu-
ton than tho trainers Of III But for the
adoption of that insrumsn, England, even
after the declaration Of our Independence,
would have laughed al he idea Of our being
free. ashngion and his compeors bad
said TO England, we will give you free trade
with The American Colouioss forever If you
will acknowledge our Independence, I'm.
giand would have gladly done il.
How stood the case Euelsud sent 10
Virginia her goods, and took in return roth.
lng bu, nouey-she would not take her pro.
duce, her tobacco, &c. Virginia then pss-
sed law prohibiting this, but then EngIsn
sont her ships 10 Msrylan vlete The car
goes were landed and rran.hippcd 10 Nir-
ginia. Then Mary aud and Virginia com.
blned TO pfoten, such course, tut~they
wefe not strong enough 10 pteYrrt II Ef-ne
Tor then England sent to Pennsylvania, and
New York was as near there as Virginia
vas TO Maryland. A Convention was then
called OF the different S;aies, to be held in
Annapolis, but il vas not fully attended,
The next year it vas held in Phiadelphia.
Pd ne y s AfSqqddAff f. 0e5EHfisfs aiNs MT Vi
ing nprsts. Aud wlast~,i,2 sGeas-sSs do
when they NELL Great Britain, ii would
be borne in mind, had passed laws previous.
y forbdding The manufacturing Of any ar.
tlcles in the Colonies, and the express
grouud taken 10 the passage Of those Laws
vas lhal, II The Colonies were permitted to
become manufacturing places, they would
become independent.
The mechanics of different sections OF
the country, upon the first meeting Of Con.
gress, were the irst TO send IN petitions ASK.
ing tha passage Of tariff law, end The first
act Of that Congress, afler the passage Of
the law fixing the oaihs of allegiance TO tho
Constitution, was the 40, nent Of law
for Tho protection Of I eef eau manufactures
"a law which was sIgned by Gro. WASH.
INGroN, the individual selected by the hand
II Almighty Providence 10 carry THE coun.
Try safely through all the trials Of that event.
flI period. While the sound Of the cannon
pluG!aiming the pubic qualification al A.
meticsn peace was ringing in his cars
when men, women, and children were re-
lolciug around him, on that morning, after
asking, us he ever did, the protection and
guidance Of Heaven in his coufse GEORGE
WASHINGTON, the fret Wing, sigued that
law And that was a law similar TO The Ia.
riff Of 1872, which the Democrats, at leset
thoss Of the Southern country, we're deter.
| mined To destroy il Polk end Dallas we're
elected. Cries Of off they sreF'J ky,
Continued Mr.. S. and g if tho eky were to
fall they might catch larks.'
What would the people think OF a man
that would tear up the Bible and say he
could teach religion and establish Christi
entity upon a few chapters tsken from the
New Testament alone Would he not be
look upon as madl And wha, could they
think Of those opponents Of The tarif--thoso
advocates Of free trade-vho pretended TO
understand the Constitution of our Govern
meni better than those y no had made II
Could they Place any dependence on their
assertions7 The first Congress, as he had
shown, passed law protecting American
Industry, and tho manufacturers of that day
were the fair Of the couDtry--the mothers,
wives, and daughters of the land ay, wo-
men-"last at the cross and first at The
grave" first and las, in all ths, was COED
we're the manufacturers by whose hands
the fabrics Of the country we're then made.
The % mocrncy Of the country talked
about being in favor Of Free Trade, a, least
all the Southern Democracy" with MIR.
Calhoun at their head. What was THE
free trudel Had any body ever hoard it
clearly defined He had not. All the
States required tariff of some sors, and, If
free trade were 10 fact once establishes.
they would find themselves in the condition
Of the emigrant who, arriving ia Tins coun.
try in the depth Of winiar, when The ground
was frozen, was suddenly s:.aekod BY
large bull dog. He stopped down 10
up stone, but il was frozen TO the earth,
when he exclaimed "Deliver US from such
free country es this where they let loose
the bull dogs aud chain tho s,ones!" So
would the mechanics say Of free trade If
Grea, Britain were allowed to bring her
goods into this country free of duty, while
The duties she made out Of our tobacco alone
were suAicions nearly to supper, her Gov
eTnmcnt.
It the South, listening to that fell spirit
of disunion which had heretofore cast its
dark shedow over that portion of the land,
and in which he believed this FREQ ,rads
doctrine originated, refused 10 grant pro-
lection to tho manufacturers of the North,
the latter in turn would refuse to protect
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