New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-29

her population had lived happily and prospefou-ly.
!thad carried hcr ,riumphuniy through the q:
the revolution ard borne her mo the [ uon, one
n;Ihe ors nal thirteen independent; sovereign States.
Unl-, the operation Of 1t, The people Of no State ia
the Union. in proportion 10 her population, had DIS
played mere vaior patriotism und en,erp!izc. Dorf
lid not find his ambitious aspirations sufficiently
gra,iied under :tis venerable government, aad he
undertook t. slecr IL. Asserting The principle ,uai
.vsry people have light alter, modify and hauge
their government Whenever they tGink pr"per-en
abstract principle winch, with cautious limitations.
may be lrue-wiibOui consulting the established
government, aud the public authorities, he under
took 10 beat up for recruits, 10 hold irregular cleo
tons al which persons qualified and unqualified,
dead and living. were pretended 10 have voted, aud
thus securing heterogeneous majority, he proceed
ed to form a Constitution and 10 set up new
government. In the mean lime, the legitimate aHd
regular government proceeded in operation and pre-
purcd 10 sustain itself and put down the insurrec-
tionarv proceeding. Dou flew to arms and collect
ed military force, as Irregular and Heterogeneous
as his civil majority had been. But on the first
approach of military force, on the part Of the leg-
innate and regular government, DOrr took TO hi-
heels and gnominiou-ly fled, leaving his molly con-
federates to fare they might. Now fellow ciiizrns
what has been the conduct OF the two parties
in respect to this insurrecIion which, ono time
seemed 10 he threatening The Wings every
where, believe 10 man, have disapproved and con-
iemned the movement OF porr. 1t has been lar
otherwise with our opponents. Without meaning
tn assert that the whole OF them countenanced and
supported Dorr, every body knows that all the
pathy and encouragement which he has received
have been among them. And tncv have introduced
the subject into the present House OF Representa-
tives. We shall see what they will do wiihit. Yor
readily comprehend and irel what would be IN"
-iecls and consequences oi Dorrlsm here Mt th'
South, if Dorrism were predominant. ANY unprn
cipled adyenturer would have nothing 10 do hut 10
colRct around him mosaic majority, black anG
White aliGns and citizens, young and old, male an
female, over,urn existing governments and SET up
new ones, at his pleasure or caprice What earthly
security for life. liberty or property would remain
If Il proceeding so fraught with confusion disorder
and upuhordnation, were tolerated and sanctioned .
Then there is Repudation-thnt dark and i"u
spot upon the American name and character-ho"
came il there The stain has been put there b.
the Democratic minority of the Legislature OF Miss
issippi. Under special pleas, and colorado IRE
texts, which .nv private man of honor and problty
would scorn 10 employ, They have refused 10 pay
the debts of that Sate-debts contracted by the re-
cept of an equivalent expended within The State :
The Whgs Of that State who arej The prrcIpnl
Tux paying portion OF the population, with remark
able u,animny, in favor of preserving It's honor
and good faith by Il reimbursement Of the debt; but
the Democratic majority persists in refusing TO pro-
vide for it. [ am tarfrom charging The whole OF The
Democratic party with tins shameful public fraud.
perpetrateh hy their brethren in the State of Miss
issippi Without the State, 10 their horor he said,
most of them dsapprove II and within the State
there are many honorable exceptions, among the
Democrats.
Oiher examples might be cited TO prove the de-
structive and dsorgazing tendency of the charac-
ter, course and principles of the Democratic par
ty but these will suffice for this occasion. IL the
systems and measures Of public policy of the two
parties contrasted and compared the result Will
l.. Ia.
Wing party there prevails entire concurrence as !"
the principles and measures of public policy which
II ePpouscs. In the Olhrr party we behold nothing.
but division and dstractioD-thelr principles, vary.
ing different Times and in different lalirudes H.
respect 10 the Tariff whilst III some places they
are procIaiming tha, Free Trade is the true Dem"-
cratic doctrine, and the encouragement vi Donrs
Industry Federal heresy, in other paris OF the Union
they insist that the Democrats alone lc be rerd
upon 10 protect in. Industry nf the Country, crd
that The Wings are opposed In II.
That is great practical and administrative
question, in respect In which there is happily now
prevailing among the Wings, thruugho the whuic
| Union, degree of unanmiiv unprecedented -
| - gratifying. From New-Orlcans To this place. |
| have converscd with hundreds of them. and have
not met with solitary one, who does not assent L.,
the justice and expedisncy of the principle of Tar
| Fl Tor revenue. with determinations for Protection.
On this interesting question, fellow citizens
purpose address you, with the utmost freedom NJ
sincerity and with us little reserve ii were hcore
| an audience in the State cf kentucky ] have LONG
| given 10 this subject The impartial and dclibrr
ate considerations oiwhich my minds capable. be-
rvc hatno great Nation ever has existed, or can ex
is. which does not derive within itself, essential sup
plies of food and raiment and the means of defence
recolect example 10 the contrary in ancien, ~
modern lines. Although Italy dn not Itself niinr,
all those supplies To Ancient Rome, the driiciauc,
was drawn from her subjugated provinces. Great
| Britain, although her Ceuulerce encompasses tbs
world, supplies herself mainly from the lille island
| under her immediate dominion Limited AID coii-
Iraced il is, furnishes her with bread and olner
| provisions for the whole year, with the exceptions
| only oi few davs; and her manufactures, not only
| supply an abundance Of rament and means of re
fence but afford vast surplus for expectation 10
| foreign countries.
| In considering the policy of Introducing and es.
tnblishing manufactures IN our country, II has al
| WAYS appeared 10 me that we should lake broad
and extensive view, looking 10 of war. a.
well peace, and regarding the future, as we'll as
the past and the present National existence is not
TO he measured by the standard OF individual life
But it is equally true, both OF nations and of indi-
vduals, that when II is necessary, We mast submit
TO temporary and present privatons for the sake OF
future and permanent benefits. Even if il werr
true. as thiuk shall be able 10 show il is not
! that the encouragement OF domestic manufactures
would produce some sacrifices, they would be CON-
peISuteU, unu more tiidu bT ultI-
male advantages secured, combining together sea-
sons of peace and o. ifit were true that The
pocy of protection enhanced the price of commOdi-
| lies, ii would be found that their cheapness pre-
vailing in time OF peace, when the foreign supply
ng ght be open us, would be no equivalent Tor rhr
dearness in period Of war, when that supply
woul1 he cut OFF from am not old enough IL
recol!ect the sufeGugs o! the soldery and popula-
| ,ion OF the United States, during the OF Inde-
penaence: but history and tradition tell whar
| they were: they inform us what lives were sacri-
heed, what discemorts existed. what haId>hips our
unclad and unshod soldiers bere, what enterprises
were retarded or paral,zed. Even, during the last
war all of us, who are old enough TO remember ii,
know what difficulties, and, al what gree cost The
necessary clothing and means OF defence were OBJ
tained. And who does not feel conscious pride and
patriotic satisfaction that these suff,rngs, in an,
future war will be prevented, greatly aeviared,
| by the progress which our infant manufactures have
already made If the policy of encouraging them
wisely moderately, and certainly, be persevered in,
the day is not distant when, resting upon own
internal resources, we nay be perfectly sure Of an
abundant supply OF ali our necessary wants and, ia
this respect, put Foreign Powers and Foreign wars
| IL.