The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-02-07
HOW THEY LOVE THE TARIFF.

to the present tariff in principle and detail
The Globe, Richmond Enquirer New York
! Post and other organs of the magician never
issue without furious attacks upon its princi-
pies and misrepresentation of IFS principles
and effects. Calhoun and his partizans are
equally vociferous in their assaIts upon it,and
/ British capitalists have recently aided Duff
Green an uncompromising partizan OF CAL
houn in establishing Free trade press in
the city of New York. With some excsp-
tons of members in congress from Pennsyl-
vania and New Y ork who dare not repudiate
it,every branch of the loco party in the Union,
are signalling their zeal against the tariff, and
we trust will soon succeed in convincing the
people Of their cordial hatred of this abomi-
nable wing measure. Even in Vermont loco
focos leaders and prints, altho they assume
the garb of friendship for a tariff which is
| daily enriching the people, and enhancing the
value of every mans labor in community, by
disengenuous attacks upon it in detail, are
endcavoring to render it odious and unpopu-
lar.
A late number Of the Globe denounces the
tariff with more than ordinary bitterness,
characterizing it as an enormously oppressive
concern, horrid Clay measure, by which as
one of its correspondents asserts, between the
"Knares of The mills on the one side and the
KnoreS Of congress on the other, the people are
feeced and peeled most numerically. In the
same paper the Globe lauds with most hearty
good will the late speech of Mr.. McDuffee
against the tariff, filled with the most falla-
cious reasonings, and declaring ii unjust in
iquitous and oppressive with ialsehood stamp
ed upon its face"
The evidence of hostility to protection, land
determination TO repudiate the present ia
riff, is as strongly manifested by the follow
ers of Van Buren, and Wright in the legisla-
ture of New oIk, as it has been by the
northern man with southern principles him
self. We annex sketch of recent debate
in this body. Several other locos besides
those whose speeches we have given in part,
took the same grounds. The question was
the policy of relying solely upon tariff for
the support Of the government in time of
peace, which when tested by the yeas and
nays was distinctly condemned by the major
ity, and by a strict party vote. We have ad
ded an extract from the speech of Mr.. Lee,
wing to show the fallacy Of their arguments
and assertions.
Mr.. Johnson Uoco) proceeded to reply to
Mr.. Hard's structures upon The Governors
Message for emitting all allusion 10 the Ia
III. Mr.. J. could not see any force in the ar
gument that the United States should adopt
a Protective Tariff because England, France
and other countries with which we trade had
done so. He referred TO the example of
England TO prove the mischief OF Tariff
system. He contended that the Tariff was
a tax imposed upon the many TO enrich the
! few. 1t had been said, indeed, that our do
nestle manufactures, which were protected
by the operation of the Tariff, gave employ
ment to thousands of our citizens. Well, it
! was beggarly employment at the best, and
not given 10 the operative for his sake, but
for the benefit of his rich employer. Any
one with half an eye could see that this Ia
rif was designed to foster the rich manufac-
turer. All the children in the streets who
munched ginger bread or sucked candy, were
taxed to support the sugar refners' The
hard earnings Of the poor were taken from
them by this Tariff, and transported to the
pockets of the wealthy capitalist. 1t was an
unequal tax-an unjust One-repugnant TO
the laws of God and nature-and in violation
of the Constitution itself, which declared that
%lI men were free and equal" He protest.
ed against it, II was contrary to natural law
and natural right, and the great object of 1t
was to elevate Henry Clay, "the mill boy of
the Slashes." TO the Presidential chair. But,
said Mr.. j., it will prove delusive hope.
Mr.. Davezac loco said in relation 10 the
challenge made TO his party TO come out and
show their hands on the question of protec-
ton. that he thought lac had sufficiently de-
fined has position. "I,'' said he, "long since
hoisted my free trade flag, and | will never
pull it down."
Mr.. d. urged that as England had mani
tested a disposition to meet US half way, that
we should not repulse the Gun of friendship.
Mr.. D. Lee wing said the gentleman had
spoken feeiingly of the disposition manifest
ed to repulse the cup of friendship offered to
US by England He (Mr. L. only wished TO
state two plain, simple facts, to Illustrate the
value of this cup of friendship. By returns
made to the proper Departments, and pub
lished, it appeared that upon SlOO,oQO,OOO of
exports of the products of American Industry,
foreign nations imposed tax OF Sl27,6O0,-
1 OOO-or l27 per cent. During the same time,
upon about SioO, 100000 of imports, there
were levied under our enormously high :"
Protective Tariff, the sum of Sl6,OOOOOO,
or only Is per cent! Admirable friendship
this
Again, he would cite another instance of
the remarkable friendship manifested towards
us by Great Britain. Upon about S4,O00,tUO
value of tobacco, which we export, Great
Britain collects tax of S37 100000! The
gentleman referred TO exports of our Flour,
our Wheat, our Cheese, &c. He (Mr. L.
would inform him that during the last season
1000 600 pounds Of fresh butter were landed
at the port of Buffalo. and he had frequently
purchased for his own use the best of table
butter for 6 cents per pound. But yet that
same quality of butter was selling in Liver