Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-08-10
THE CANDIDATES.

ture. mot tho voters of Fort Smith last Saturday
and addressed them.
MIR. Smith delivered a long argumentative
speech upon all the topics that now agitate the
country. He most ably maintained his grounds
Of opposition to whig measures; and showed that
he was thoroughly competent to discuss the prin-
ciples Of the two great parties. He went into
statistical investigation of the operations Of
Banking. and its effects upon the country and
showed conclusively that we are now rid of a
mnmoth evil and that it behooves the people to
watch the whig party ere they again f;lsten upon
them ga fifty million monster" He treated alike
the subject Of Protective Tariff, and Distribution
ably and conclusivelv. Much impatience was
evinced at the length of his speech, but it was
mostly by somo candidates, who were restless
with the ''itch for gab and were afraid that their
opportunity for display would be deferred to the
heel of the evening.
After RS, followed Mr.. Turner, who mover
looked better, and never delivered himself more
eoquently-wth more spirit and fire, than upon
this occasion; and had his cause been Just, mover
would it have been more ably indicated. Ills
TORS wero boldly and earnestly made, but ma
of them were not sustained bv tho facts which he
did not pretend to adduce. lie believed them. we
have no doubt, but still he did not prove them
others were proved by the "facts which were
stronger than thousand theories' bui they ar
gued nothing which. with all his logic could not
be made to sustain his positions. He dealt not as
la, in, ,,;,
better pleased at hearing whig speech in this
county.
He did not attempt to answer tho arguments of
Nr. 5, but merely went on to show why he was in
favor of Bank, Tariff. &c. lTe proclaimed
the arguments of Mr.. S. as exploded, but he did
not offer 10 prove il. Upon the Tariff he was
most eloquent and made greater exerlons to VIM
dcato the policy Of the wings. Although it is
published fact, known through the whole of the
country. that goods are up and produce is down.
that nearly all kinds Of cotton goods have advanced
from 25 TO 30 per cent, wooens; 30 por cent,
sugar 40 per cent. and that agricultural produce
has fallen 20 per cent, ho still declared that the
Tariff made goods cheaper and agricultural pro-
duce hiCher.
Mr. Turner charged the opponents to pro.ec-
tive tariff with being hostile to the interests Of
American labor, and with bcng disposed to lay i,
at tho feet Of England; and asserted as tho rea .
son The wings sustained this protective tariff was
they were friendly TO American labor; to the in
forest of Agriculture rs well as manufacturers
How docs his assertion comport with the fact that
rhig majority in tho Senate rejected the "ZoIl
Ncrein treaty" which secured advantages TO our
agricultural interests. Tho German Confcdern-
ton had agreed to reduce their duty upon 10 :
6acco, rice and charge no duties at aN on our c0t-
Ton and our government agreed to produce our duties
on Il variety of German manufactures consumed
IN the CnItod States. This treaty was favorable
TO agricuture-lo American labor and was re.
ciprocal, why thea did Mr. Turner's whig friends
in the Senate reject it! The ostensabIe reason
was that our treaty obligations to Engrand forbid
US to receive the wares Of any other country at a
lower duty than hers, even if she would not re-
duce tho Guty our products Whether her
ostensabe reason is the true one or because they
had the manufacturing interest alone in view :hey
cannot Justify themselves. They either laid the
interest of American labor at the feet of England
or the agricultural interest at the feet of the man.
uf,cturers. Mr.. +. is welcome to tho use of either
as an argument, to sustain his position. The
wings have shown evidently by the reject ton of
that treaty that they are not so'hose to Engand's
favor or so very friendly to the Agricultural in.
crest of the country.
Mr.. I. Processes to be favorable to the annex.
alton of Texas, yet he support, Mr.. Clay and if
elected will aid to carry out his policy, and Mr..
Z. has p'edgod himself to oppose the annexation
or Texas, so Jong as a respectable portion of his
fei'o"-clzens arc opposed to it, Will not Mr..
Clay consider Messrs. Adams, Slnde. Granger,
and the whole nboIitionist party, a respectable
portion of his fellow -cizcns! Mr.. Il. will not
dispute that the first named gentleman is entitled.
to Mr.. Clay's respect, for it was to him he sold
the electoral vote of Kentuky for the office of
Secretary of State which office he filled under
Mr.. Adams. four wears. And certainly Mr.. c.
will reciprocate the endorsement of Mr.. Sladc
who is now tho achig candidate for Governor in
Vermont and used the following language when
the accepted the nomination.
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