, 1844-02-03
IFor the RADICAL

a set OF resolutions, purporting TO have
been unanimously adopted by a highly
respectable meeting of The Democracy
of a certain Township in Pike county;I
was perfectly astoni,hed 10 see in one Of
those resolutions, a declaration 10 the
following effect, viz: eve are opposed
to a Tariff"-for such an expression |
could not have supposed would have
emanated from any man or set of men
claiming to be Americans.
Frst-Because without an adequate
Tariff by which to create a revenue for
the support CT our Government, we
must resort to a direct tax from the pock-
cts Of the ~Pcople-and Secondly, without
an adequate Tariff, the goods of Europe
brought here as they viii be free Of d.
ty, will be sold freely. As British re-
strictions prevent the sale of our pro-
ducts in their markets, the sale here Of
foreign goods will create a foreign debt
against us, which debt must be paid in
specie, for the reason that we have no
paper currency which will be received
in Europe; and this specie must be tax
en- from the pockets of the people, be-
cause the merchants who sell their goods
will sell them just SO much higher, as
specie Is worth more than the paper
which the people pay them for their
goods, and they viii do this for the rea-
son that the merchants are compelled TO
make their payments in such funds as
will pay their debts in Europe. The re-
suit of a iysiem Of fee trade must nee
essariIy be 10 beggar the oorlaborers s.
mechanics Of ON country; because the
pauPcr labor Of Europe is employed in
the manufacture of the same kinds Of
wares which are manufactured here, and
which give 10 thousands Of peer men
and WOE en- the means of support, and if
there is no restriction upon the inporta-
ton Of European manufactures, the paul
per labor Of that country mus: compete
with and beggar our own labor and in
dustry ergagedinthe same kind of manu-
features.
A Tariff of such duties upon Europe
an manufactured articles as will d~iscour-
age their sale here, and force this coun-
try to manufacture them for herself
will open a vast field for the energies of
our people; and by thus encouraging
home manufactures, a home market will
be created for tho sale of the produce Of
the farmer-because those engaged in
manufactures must be fed. In support
OF these views we have the authority Of
Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
Jackson.
Now with whom will the farmer 60?
With that party which desires to afford
them a home market for their produce?
or with those of tho free trade party.
who while Europe closes her ports to
the sale of u produce will yet insist
upon permitting the manufactured arti-
cles of that country to be sold here free
duty, thus creating a foreign debt, and
draining the country of specie to pay it?
With whom will the mechanics go?-
With that party which by the imposition
tax desires to protect their manufac-
.ures from the competition of the pauper
abor OF Europe? or will they go with
he party which proposes to suffer a for
'lgn people to flood our country with
manufactured articles, at SO low a rate as
o preclude the American mechanic from
air sales, and thus to beggar himself and
With whom will all classes 60? With
he party whose avowed purpose it is to
'aise the revenue by a tax upon British
foods? Or will they go with that party
which seeks to wiring the evenu in
lard dollars from the people by direct
Farmers, Mechanics and La
'orers, it is for you to answer these
Iuestions at the polls next fall.
A WING OF THE SCHOOL OF WASH
ISGroN, JEFFERSON & MADISON.