Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-02-08
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EXTRACT OF MR.. KENNEDY's LETTER

Wing policy, are daily growing into great
err importance and signigcancc 10 the pc.
LIT cal contests OF tie country. Every
one perceves that, in defiance Of oil STRAIT
agem to resist Il, political parties are sep.
aratlng upon broad and obvious disllnc-
tons, and the people are compelled 10
range themselves on one side or The other
of the dividing line OF principles. The
DAYS fnon commit ,lism are, for the most
part, gone by. We are no longer likely
to be duped by that common art Of the
demagc que which takes midway position
between measures and uncertain popular.
NY, and advocates me or the other &C.
cording to the emergency of vary ing pub
lie opinion.
The Wings have arrayed th mseIves
on series Of MT asur's, regarding which
there can be neither eqIlvocaiion nor
misunderstanding.
Their adversaries are reluctantly driv
en- into compact array against these mea-
sures.
will enumerste some Of these
We 60, directly and plainly, up TO the
mark for Prott Give Tariff.
Our oppon' nts, with more or less wa.
vering and qualification, are obliged TO go,
as parry, Tor Free Trade.
We 60 for US full Internal Improve.
ments by the General Government, and
maintain, # the Government had done its
duty in that matter, we should have had
none of this enormous State debt.
Our opponents profess to be strict Con-
siructionIsts, and many OF them deny III II
the General Government has any cons,i-
tu,ional power 10 make a road, clear the
Instructions OF river, or subscribe It's
money in aid Of any public work; that,
consequently, it can have nothing 10 do
with Internal Improvements.
We insist upon our right, as one Of the
States, to The dis,r, button OF the proceeds
of the Public Lan1s, ano claim thes- pro.
cecds as IA relief to our people against the
excessive State Taxation under which we
suff,.r.
Our opponents, on their side, dery our
right To the procee els; aft m that the
G,nrral Government wants the revenue
more III IN W, do, ana have ad. coated an /
sil cont nue. to advocate IL policy OF gin.
ing aw0y this mmensa donna 10 the States
IN which Il lies giving ii away either by
direct grants, rs Gen. Jackson prop sed
or by graduation bills int nded uIiimat, ly
To bring down the price to W cents per
acre.
We 90 for the regulation Of the cur en-.
cy through the agency and control OF
Matte nal Central Banking Power; which
we hold to be essential to the safe, prompt
and economical collection and disburse-
ment OF the revenue, as necessary 10 re-
press the tendency 10 ,xcessive banking
in the several States. and to relieve The
People from the frequent evils OF to1 much
paper money.
Our opponents deny the constitutional
power 10 establish a Bank: they go for
the Sub-Treasury have advocated aud
issued an irredeemsbe Government Pa
per in the shape OF TIE ,sury notes and
along with this, slngularly enough, man.
tain that Hard money is the only curren.
cy authorised by the constitution.
These are some Of the lead ng 20 nts
which distinguish the two parties al TINS
time.
The Wings invite the country to calm
and intelligent review of those measures
and pr ncipl~s, and to pass their judgment
upon them. They invite those who APP
prove of the Wing views to come into the
Wing ranks.
The Tariff, undoubtedly, presents the
most prominent practical question, at the
present moment, WHICH The above enume-
'ation contains.
Upon that question | desire to add
word. In opposition TO the Free Trade
doctrines Of our adversaries, | have ever
maintained that it is not only within The
constitutional power Of tho Government,
but that il is also ono Of It's highest duties
to protect and encourage the American
workman against the work man Of all 9TH
er nations, by laying such duties as shall
5est secure tat objact. am not wliling
10 restrict this powe. or duty to such pro.
lection only as may be got from dlscrImi.
nations within what IS assumed 10 be
revenue standard. contend for an abso-
Lutte power in this Government 10 lay
duty simply for Protection, Whenever the
Government shall deem any branch OF in
duslry to stand IN led of protection. If,
for example, hats, boots, shoes, clothes, or
any other product OF mechanical industry,
can be made in the United States, as per-
fectIy as they can be made elsewhere =
II we have mechanics competent and pre-
pared 20 make these in our own country
am unwilling to see foreign hat, boot,
shoe, garment, or other fabric brought into
our market, on terms which shall furbi
the enterprs Sc OF our own wurkmen and
dive them from THIN business. con.
tend, IN such case, for The right Of protect.
tng, by duty adequate to hat purpose,
without any ew to revenue--exaclly up
on tho principle adopted in reference 10
the encouragement OF the cultivation OF
cotton, VIII n three cents pound was put
upon Ii by Southern woes in 1889, aud
continued upon il with the same obj ct by
Southern votes in 1912, and ever main
tanned up n it, in all that long Interval, by
Southern votes. A duty which was not
laid for revenue, but simply for protection
which never brought revenue, and always
brought protection.
am an advocate for Protection, for The
sake of Protection. whenever it is useful