The New York herald., 1844-08-29

c. said too that by protection he did not know but nat
some day they might raise good cotton NOW, genue
men, these sentiments continued to prevail through al
future administrations andwere recog as just mooe
carrying the business oil the country Ihs, theh'
gentlemen its history with regard protectio from
these historical truths recognized by our Congres-he
messages oil Presidents acts Of Congress tseii
beginning with the very first oct down TO the present
from all these learn that ~ the right ana duty oi
Congress- by right discrimination to protect the naus
try vi American people. There lew other topics
which shall pass at IL Is now denied that
Congress has any power over the public funds Wash
ingon a. Madison did not think You know that by
the Constitution the United States, all power OF laying
on impoats exclusively granted to Congress
by the consultation; by the adoption oi that IN
strument each State Is prohibiied to do So
All facilities for improvement possessed ny the
States were surrendered to the general government
hannen to know that as soon as the Constitution
tabshed and tue power devolved upon Congress, our
new government met in New YORK, 'ensiM wasnihs'
ton addressed letters the port wartsns OF the States
telling them that hencetorth, OF course the maintenance
Of iignt houses would devoive en- Congress; Dut as
Congress hai money, and no provision was mae iof
he required these port wardens not to extnguh their
lights continue to hold up their lanthefns pcosls
himself he would them refunded IN good ume,
which he did But now it considered great heresy 10
carry national benefit III particular Stae-to ir
move sand bar from hsrbor 10 iscintate .he
of the country OF opinion that 40 Lar as
the facilities Of commerce ure concerned they
belong Conge.s to be exercised as BY The o,d states
Mr. Webster then passed very briefly over he
urged by his opponents against the rYnt OF congress
interfere with the internal improvements OF the stste.
He referred to his conduct on this branch oi wing
policy when in Congress- and related an anecdoe Of has
being taken to task Of his constituents ON account
voting appropriation Tor the Improvement Of the
harbor Mobile Alabama. His constituents wanted
know the Of Mr. WIS socitnds tor such dis.
ant post and Mr. w. replied that his commitment might
recoec that of his townsmen had been drown
ed their vessels while attempting to enter that
absence Of ali affirmative principle with the opposite
party. Their creed was collection OF negatives-
hsy aa u Of
Improvements in fact they possessed no.ning put
the power Of null6catlon aughter) twas true, some
Irtf ~ marty thpyd nj n
their brethren needless for him 70 say that some
60 farther than he is prepared to 60 But he Tor the time
say he and will approve Why, then, give the
powsrl If be said that all are not against proecton-
really be any moi opposed H. they not follow the
leader just they do who area that
respect exceptions ought to be made. There
are undoubtedly some exceptions. But then the candi
dates Of the party are prepared ior support ana hee
important OF all the issues now at stake with
the exception perhaps, ofons to which VIII Dy ana Dy
refer Well then, what are the views entertained ,o on
on to oppose What are the views OF Mr. FOLK Z
daughter consequence Of the sarcastic pronunciation
tariff What sort Of tariff Is that Qaughter) Ii he
ask his brethren Of South Carolina they tell him that
judicious tariff is "a horizontal tariff" "a laughl
But he says that he in favor Of f"incidenta protection
and what that7 Ia correctly speaking accidental
protecton- aushter) Now. fellow citizens, ,ae true
raise than Is necessary for revenue but IN IN
laying done not accidentally but with discrmina
cidenta protection well might ne say he Is for ran
fog, thunder storm-incidens removed altoge.
ther from his control and entirely Independent Of his voi
ton. That's not statesmans aaner OF laying duties
surely-surey CheeIs) No. ths great question s
S6 year 10 the maintenance Of te and you
contribute it. in the form 4 tcx on different commooL
ties consumed BY you Now, doss not increase
government, and you have no particular interest
with regard any article makes no dleence TO yon
but may make all the difference in the werld to your
neighbor who may be in the manufacture o one
useful article and the imposition CT tax on which may
press heavily enough upon him. and place him on terms
| (Cheers) This is the true view cf the matter. We hear
much about reciprocity and ake the rule on that SUB
ect ct for an American to follow to have been
very closely and Justly stated by an eminent gentleman
member Of the Senate Of the United Statcswhom you
will hear after you have got over the pain u listening
to me- With reg TO and systems OF perfect
equality among States and reciprocity III matters o
trade with all foreign nations have yet TO learn out OF
system Of advantages side. am for reciprocal
treaties-no not "trsa.es," but reciprocal arrange
king or such treaties as that belongs to Congress- but
certainly ] not in favor OF such arrangements ss
those recently negotiated but which .se sens'S ua ~
men greatly to its honor ascribe no blame to either
party, for it was an experiment but IN my opin. ppm
| ion, we have already erred in this matter We
have been ovsrreached in the arrangements entered
| into with Engand-commonly called Mr McLane's ar
rangements OF Al These terminated in the
injury OF the interests of Anne navigation, and be-
lieve that the first step we ever
get oneshoud be the correction Of this mistake and the
adoption Of the policy take Of ourselves and not
abandon interests out of good to foreign
competitor Now, gentlemen, having detoined you 50
long upon the history Of the government to show that pro-
lection has been Of its great Objects must pnss has
ly the remaining subjects OF remark Mr. w here
went argue length that protection to the
manufacturer was one Of the most efficient Of
protecting the labor Of the agricuurs to whose honora-
BILE position in this andas contrasted with the pauper a'
borer OF Europe he made appropriate reference In
order to sustain this argument he exhibited the results Of
statistical inquiries By himself and distin-
gushed relation to the quantity OF the domestic raw ma
teral consumed by Massachusetts, The great object he
contended was to create home market for the sgri
cultural products Of the countrythst best done BY
Increasing the manufacturing population through the
protection Of anufactufinE industry The ports Of En-
enea cGsea 20 S he did not see
immediate prospect Massachusetts took annually seven
millions Of dollars worth Of cotton from the souh-four
millions of dollars worth Of wheat, most OF II from the
State OF New York-she took. paid for and consumed
four millions Of corn, oats and other Fraip-one and
worth of wool, and he hoped the farmers Of Dutchess
| county would remember that before next November-A
price Of wool-iet them get th.t sale for 1t il
| they could by this incidental and udicious tariff
Naughter) Of leather and hides Massachusetts com
monty took paid for and consumed $3.50 000three mil
lions worth of beef and pork. chiefly from Ohio-one
million Of butter and cheese-a million and half Of pig
lead from Mssouri-half million Of rice from South
Carolinaand Of tar pitch and urpentne from the gsr
Gus old North State. millions worth annually-a mil
lions worth Of iron from Pennsylvaniain all forty
millions annually Of the products Of the materiai
taken paid for and consumed BY Massachusets alone
amount equal one half Of the whole expectation OF
| domestic produce to Europe. rome one here hand
cd Mr.: Webster . little tract .gaiDst the tarif
which he took up and asserted that Its statements
| were all fabrications-one of them was to the
effect that beef in lsis was $s and that II had now
fallen S3 He only wished he had known when there
for II in ls9 at 80 as he had thena little to
dispose OF himself (Lsughter) He admitted that the
price Of agricultural products low but he confidently
looked to an improvement He then went onThere
is other topic gentlemen, coming within the discus.
countryto which will only alludeI mean the subject
Of the annexation Of Texas. That gives grave and in.
caculably deep interest to the question PENDING
before the community. But In my humble judg
mcnt the great subject Of inquiry should be
following in the tracks which or fathers made
for us Iput II to you to-day let be decided by this
great State Of New York. who Of herself exercises such
influence In this contestwho that looks on the map
and her stretching from frontier TO the other
NTH her and