The New York herald., 1845-11-10


people of Massachusetts, to expect from any changed
Taking the act of 1912 general law OF general ope
ration what have the good people OF Massachusetts for
good to expect from any change. The question is
whether the tariff is conducive TO the prosperity oil
Massachusetts, WHAT'S the criterioni I put it upon
one ground only; put it upon this one ground / do
not inquire what profits made by the rich capitalist
whether not few individuals grow under its
nhuepce but put the question: are the aborng class
Is W Off Are their wages hghl Is labor in demand?
(and R,ese questions comprise the prosperity of ve
sixth Of the community Arc they in good condition.
| asLI these questions; and if you give me a country
whee labor is in demand, and the aborng classes well
OF; | call that happy country-tarf or no tariff
Does any man suppose that if the tariff Of 1912
repealed would raise the price of wages Massachu
might doubtless alter to advantage it has its lmper
fections but take it as whoe-does any suppose
that were destroyed to-day and the grand favorite
system OF horizontal duty-as they call it-of 20 per
cent shsuld be levied in s stead that the labor of Mas
sachusets would be recompensed a il is now 2 OBJ
serve tna the government organ quotes the example OF
England to support this theory Of ad roorsm duties and
upon as just right Now have reason to know that
IRON the beginning of this government down, from Gen
Washngtons administration to this time the average OF
all the duties, reducing specific duties to ad raore
would amount 10 an average ad raorem duty OF more
Another fact is, that while constantly told of
the example OF England in this matter and of her liberal
policy, and are advised all those who read gov
ernInent journal must remember, follow in the foot
steps Of Sir Robert Peel and adopt his liberal policy
have demonstrated by competent writers of Eng
land that the average Of duty in that country this
day. under Sir Robert Pees ystem, is less
than 40 per ceut Forty nine per cent and yet we ara
TO follow the example OF England, and bring down
duties to 90 per cent, daughter and cheers)
One thing more, gentlemen. There has always been
attempt-tor the last twenty years show
that this protective policy helps rich ony-buding
up such establishments only Lowell and Springfield
and other places where large operations carried
This is not the foundation Of the system and never
you go back to the adoption OF the constitution, if
look at the state of things amongst it is
the fact is that is in the manufactures of ndi
vdual Character the shop manufactures those of the
workers in iron in brass of the artizans working in
their shops with the assistance of their wives and
children these the interests for the benefit OF which
the system founded Washingtons time and is
now.-(C (Cheers)
And let every man think Of this and when he is told
OF the aggrandsement Of the great capitalists at Lowell
the many hundreds Of thousands of small capitalists
hammerng their own anvils-making hats III their
own by these processes OF manufacture
him remember that without the duties at the customs
there is not one Of these manufacturers that could
viye twelve months
Gentlemen the election is before us. We should be
here tonight with possible doubt of result next
Mondays ballotng were it not that in the Of
years OF prosperity, there have grown upI will hardly
say divisions among the whig partybut that Of
them have separated from us, drawing off from us
friends, many good men who think with upon these
great questions particularly in regard to the OF
the country the protective policy and the maintenance
of the constitution of the United States and Of Nassachu
setts. These have Withdrawn efectually all their aid
Of what they call separate organization | allude
to the party casd the liberty party and to the native
cannot speak of either of these parties in terms of
proach or unkindness. think of them "more in sorrow
them as upon our brethren who were with US but lately
listening and speaking in our councils in this very hall
whom Il is the farhest thing from my mind to speak Of
them or think OF them withrany uDkindness. They are
boHe OF our bone and flesh of our flesh (Cheers) la
ment-deeply fervently lament, the course they think
it their duty TO pursue What can they do What can
they do7 If there anything this country which is
naturalization laws. Who Of all the Native American
party will go farther for this purpose than have gone,
and am willing still under the Constitution for the
protection OF American, Native American rights, and the
purity OF the ballot boxl Applause, in the midst OF
to which MIR Webster answered the cheers subsded,
~ rather think am" Renewed laughter and applause
as far as he who goes the farthest. | older than
some OF the Native Americans themselves. Qaughter)
for the last thirty years and have raised my voice
when there was me chance to make it heard and
have been met by that party that political party, that al
ways counts upon every foreigner as certainly as any
monarch of Europe counts upon his sers. have seen
that there was remedy for the evil but revision Of
the naturalization laws For this have done all IN my
power; will do all in my power. Cheers) And what
lament is that those who have united for this very pur-
necessary to accomplish what they desire and whchlet
me tell them we desire as much as they do. And put
this to them matter Of conscience for hold tnat
every who holds the elective franchise holds it as
trust We may say that he may vote as he has mind
to do unless he takes to nure Others He
much bound to give decision, he act
ing upon jury under oath Every mans vote affects
the interest Of every other man, and when we say
that he has right to vote as be has a mind to, we
must reduce it 10 this, that he has right to vote
,hg 1gns applause Now put TO every mamvana an ia
guagewhat can he propose to himself favorable to The
ameoration OF the naturalization laws by separate or
ganizationf On the contrary, do firmly believe that
every vote withheld for this from the Wing can
didate like express resolution to diminish the pow
err the chance and the prospect Of revision OF the nat
uralization laws.
These gentlemen will send members to Congress,
wings of those who would probably advance their
ects and they thus the electng OF those who
are opposed to their objects.
Who are they who responsible this principle OF
general morals for the annexation OF Texas aud the
the globe Men to whom the evil pointed out, and
VINO IN the exercise OF common intelligence could not
but have foreseen it,
1t will be admitted to be general principle of morals
that every man who foresees evil and can prevent it,
and does not choose to prevent it, is himself responsible
the Native American party, but by an awful application
to aHother party that exists There could not
that in withholding his vote from the whig candidate
he aided directly the election of the ocooco candidate
of these ocofoco @ csnidates must inevitably result in
the nnexation Of Texas Was not proclaimed from
every hilltop was told to Mr Brney and his fol-
lowers again and again " II the whig candidate is
CHOSEN, nexas is out, and you know II; Il ne Is not
chosen, Texas is in, and you know it."
Very well. But you had the means of preventing the
anne xation OF Texas you knew your own power BY
tobe, to prevent it, you could prevent fyou did not
JON them it would take place. You did not join them
anu IL uid take place.
Gentlemen, this is subject which ! have deep
feeling very deep feengand think it must stand on
me pages OF history the recorded judgment Of man.
KIND, that those among us who asserted themselves TO
DC IN peculiar and marked degree friends to universal
liberty have by their deliberate act, fastened the
chalns OF slavery ON great portion OF the black race
over vast extent of this continent to me the most
mournful and most awful reflection.
know that thousands of gentlemen who took such a
course say that they meant well. They meant well
am not to scrutnize their motives they must answer for
tfose eelsewhere,-but beseech them, n,now not to fall
INTO another such mistake. II is thought it is an idea
do not say how well founded, that there may be yet
nope Tor resistance to the consummaton of the annexa
uon OF Texas. Enthusiastic applause | can only
say Tor one that 1t sh oud fall to lot to have vote
on such question: and vote for the admission into this
Union oil any State with Constitution which prohibits
even the Legislature from setting the bondman free,
shall never show my head again, depend upon it. in
Faneuil Hall Tremendous cheering1