The Cecil Whig., 1844-07-13

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can sec, aso, (ct me add y arrival train, with
another wagon, behind all these, tolug hard 10
| overlake ours, and bound for the same country;
where they mean to settle as squaltcrs for four
wears to come if they reach il before us. This
wagon is Il heavy, iulaabcrirg vehicle, being but
clumscy attempt to initiate a celebrated carvi-
are which came into fashion about the year
1900 The horses are old political hacks, many
of them being spawned and wind-brokon and
most Of them suruly diseased with the dh,unpS Il
disease c9utraoted by them on the long tourney
up Salt River touT years ago. Inside of this
wagon you may see pondcrous safes and chests oi
iron, upon which the brazen capitals are plainly
lcgbe. "7hc Sub Treasury separates The Coz
c,r,mrnt irom Hc BarkS, md tLc pcqptc from their
omh money" On maRy of these massive chests,
we read, "Iard money it,r the office -holdcrs and
bank rags for other. people" On tlre top of all
them, they seem TO have piled Ossa ON Pclian,
as if they designed 10 put Texas upon wheels,
including parts of the Mexican States Of Santa
Fc Chihuahua, Coahuia, and Tamaulipas; the
whole crowned with the Texan debt of untold
millions, by the side Of which, ON the other pack
agc, you may read, "No assumption oiour own
State debts by our own Government" But tie
heaviest weight Of all presses Oh the drivers
box, where you may see 5amcs n. Polk, Of Icn-
nosscc, holding his nags, four in hand, while
George NJ. Dallas, sitting by his side, vainy
plies Il hickory goad TO the cXcorIalcd TANKS OF
til, jaded animals. The driver SITS on cusli-
ion Of enormous weight, labelled, Free Tradc.
Every part Of this vehicle is OF foreign manutac-
turc The very wood of which IT Is made is Of
foreign growth the lrursc Shoes were made
by English blacksmths; the harness is all man
ulacIurcd out of English leather, by English har-
ness makers; all the whccl-tirc, the axle-trces,
and oven the bride-bis, were imported from
Liverpool No American laborer, whether ma
tive OF naturslizcd, was allowed to drive a maid
into this wagon. Strapped up in the boot be-
hind, you may see Il broken Treaty with Mex
lco, covered over with that ''black flag" which
MIR. Butler, in the late Baltimore Convention
| prculctcd would prove the funeral pail Of a GER
tam concern, whenever it should abandon the
principle that Ga ma iority Should govern" A
band Of disco:ded ofiicc-holders and otco-hun-
lers surround the wagon, shouting at the top OF
their lungs for 'Frcc Trade and Texas, >" "llard
money and james h. Polk" There is little
fellow, the editor Of a pairy newspaper, blow
ing penny whistle, labelled "Down with all
| Corporations" while another of the same pro-
lcssion grinds hurdy-gurdy the OF old tune OF
bargain and Corruptiou," and the "Nlurdcred
Coalition u Near these is another OF the same
/ trade, riding donkey, while he drums on the
dead hide Of the Bank of the United States Be-
! hind these comes of as concerto, in which you
may hear the praises Of the harmonious demo
cracy" chauntcd, amidst every variety Of sound
from the twanying Of il lcwsIarp 10 the lhrump-
ing OF IA banjo. Whether this asscmblage shall
ever pr,cccd further Oh their Journey than that
Scrbonan boz which hes near the sources vi
Salt river, | leave others TO conjecture. Phar-
oah pursued the IsracIitcs ill he was swallowed
! in the Red Seal feel too good nuturcd Just
now 10 loretcll the destiny oi James *. Polk
and his followers
But, lcsiing apart, let me return, in all sober
seriousness, 10 the true question: as have al
ready stated itprofeciioA no protection for the
coIlntry--brcad or no bread for the aborcr 1t
is no part Of my purpose To discuss that g,Irs-
ton at length. TO enable others to understand
it., have 10 refer them 10 the las, article i'll the
| March nu".l-r of lackwood's Magazine We
may there learn how Englishnlcn reason among
| themselves when dscoursing on the follies OF the
visionary dognus of free trade; and we may also
learn from ii how much credit we should attach
to articles ola contrary import, written by En-
gIislmcn for the American market English
periodicals, written for the purpose oi' being read
| by American citizens, have done more injury to
the cause ci' the hmcric h laborcr than any equal
| number of publications on the same subject
which have appeared III our own country.
In connection with this subject, my fel'
Iowcilzens, let me say, that there are no
wanting in the ranks cf our opponents
men who have been bold enough to charge
Hcnry.Clay and Theodore Frclnghuysen
the chosen champions Of Wing principles
with having abandoned the protective
policy, by their votes for the Compromise
Ac, of Cd Of March 1888. 1t is my duty
to defend these, my old associates i'll tht
public councils, against so unjust an ac'
cusallon; and that duty become peculiar
ly imperative upon me, when inquire,
ale constantly addressed to me, as the,
r have been of late. in regard to the tru,
character OF the votes which they gave OF
lnat memorable occasion. cannot an
swer all these inquiries by letter. vii
therefore, this day, attempt to answe
them here; for see
"A chiefs among us takin' notes,
And, faith, he'll prent'em,"
and have reason to hope that his repor
of what am about to say, may reacl
t those who have addressed these inquiries
to me.
was in the Senate at the time Of tn
passage Of the Compromise Act, was ;
member of the committee which reported
it, and had the best possible opportunit,
of knowing the motives and objects Of MI
Clay in the introduction and passage c
that measure. His aim was not only Il
prevent civil war and "a dissolution c
the Union, but to SAVE THE PRorECTV
POLICY. / am convinced that, but for tn
passage of that act, the protective system
} would have been substantially repealed
more than ten years ago, and every manu-
faclurer in the country, dependent upon i
stricken down.
,, know that nothing is more commo
than for us to hear certain individuals, VIII
are utterly ignorant of the real circun
D stances which. existed in the early part {
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