, 1844-02-14

Dtu6T VuUiiC tHtCFuctos AsNus OOC" U"G
ormely recommended and supported By
paay Of sur GRzxFEsr and 6esi 0 men;
ind in the speecbes and messages our
Presidents (~excspting those Of The
stder Adams. b q prominent subject for
he particular attention Of The natlaual
legislature. But the present incumbent
moi SO considered It. In his FIRST and
messages lot Congress, he seems
o have been aware that we possessed
,uch "means Of comfort, prosperity and
happiness" butwe looked in vain in these
for any expression of his
views and opinions on the sub
iect. Hal he NOT Aeen.linfrieRdly 10
,hls hranch of our internal policy, he
would not have neglected 10 urge il upon
The consideration Of Congress-, to whom
he was required, from lime to time, 10
recommend The adoption Of such mea.
sures, as he should judge necessary and
expedient. la his last message, from
which much vas expected, he observes a
stu lied and %porlenluous silence on this
topic. The question Then, niece sarily
presents itself, did he, or did he moi judge
il necessary and ~expedient that measures
for promoting and protecting hume manu-
%faclure, should be considered by Congres.2
II he did NOT, then he was right 10 neg
iectng 10 recommend; II he DID, where
lies his excuse 10 The American peoplef
His friends have framed one for him:--
"He left It to stand OIL its otrn claims, and
anil the statements of The appropriate dc
partment." The fits, part oi this apolngy
is as remarkable for the simplicity u The
expression, as for its truth. lie has in
deed lef, The maize, ioStand upon lis own
CLAIMS; and leaving il 81, has virtually
abandoned a grcM national policy. The
kind o~ficiousness oil friends will some-
lines .'encumber n mau with helps" aud.
but Cor ihe anxious interests lnat dictated
u, the President has iillie cause 10 be
grateful ,or The apology"
This, then, as defaed by an Otio Jack
son Convention, ioAlS2S. was The doc
Lrine, these the opiuioas aud positions q
Gen. Jackson and his supporters, al tina
time! Not content with indignantly de-
nying assertions then made that Genera
jackson was not II friend ola Protective
Tariff: they 60 further, and affirm tina
he is a more decided and determined
friend Of such a Tariff Than Il @. Adam
himself, whose silence on The subject, II
Two Of his messages, they construed int
hostility! 81 exceedingly obnoxious wa
any nan who hesi,ated 10 avow himsel
/, friend Of u Protective Tariff, in all it
length and 6redth, thai The jackson Con
yenl;on oil 1928, excepted materially t
aid in The defeat Of J. U. Adams and III
election Of General Jackson by sayiDI
lllat The devotion Of the former 10 III
%pupular doctrine was somewhat question
able, while that Of the latter, notwilh
stauIiug The declarations Of his enemies
was beyond all question! There is n
miaclng of words DR. terms. Nolhin
about a judicioHs or rerenue Tariff
Protscttus Tariff was the worul
Now. in order TO give the proper fore
to these declarations of sentiment as pu
forth by the Jackson Convention, held /
this City, in 1928, and 20 show that tn
reckless, dishonest, and Ignorant Dirt
poriceTS Of MI. van Buren, OF the presen
day, in Ihis State, have entirely deserte
and forsaken old Jackson Democracy
while ibeIr opponents, the Wings OF OH
and ot The Union stand OH tie true DEM
cratic platform, on this question: we cot
trasl Ihem with ibe doctrines OF the Adre'
adopted and pun forth by the Conventio
held in ltrs city. Oh The 9th inst, all
published in the Statesman. TIE denHl
Citations Of q PrO:ective Tariff, in III
Address, occupy a column. We quo
, the stunning up as we have is in eaC
paragraph OF Ine coIumn. Let those,
any there are, who question the 6deIl
. and accuracy o. our quotations, compa
them with tie original in The Statesms
OF the 11th, from which we quote.
because o Protective Tariff does
= confer other special aud exclusive priv
8 Ieges upon a few, the manufacturers n
:. accorded TO the mady engaged ia 9th
: pursuits"
"Because a Protective Tariff is a tt
. upon millions OF men employed in Il
= various mechanic arts, in planting, far,
, ing, commerce, aud all the other mt
= hilarious pursuits of industry for the o
" culiar benefit OF comparative few tho
e sands, engaged in manufacturing"
"Because q Protective Tariff incredi
: the price Of articles OF consumption, whei
, or imported, or manufactured IN Il
country-while at the same time it
d minishes The value Of articles Of produ
! lion, and exportation."
" "a Protective Tariff is, therefore,
= truth a tax upon exports, which the &c
ernment ought never TO impose, direcI
;, or indirectly, by means Of duties up
|, imports beyond Wha, is indispensibly nc
j. essary for competent revenue"
10 To the candid and honest voters
y Ohio we would say, "Look On Ots piGa,
A. and then on the other" Contrast aud CO
+ pare the declarations OF opinion put for
= Examine your position! Look on wi
you standI See the position in viii
i unscrupulous demagogues, who hs
10 their own selfish aggrandixement only
ss view, have placed you, and to what 9
Il they would lead you. And say. al
n calm consideration, whether you are p
A.. pared to follow them longer in their {
structive and anti-democrdiic course.