Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-30

10 increase the amount Of emigration 70 our shores
because, the more landess and houseless emgrants
we had the they could exact for rents; and the
more sborers we had, the intense would be the
competition for employment and the cheaper could
they obtain their labor The truth of this assertion
is proved BY the following facts The first Tariff of
the United States (passed in 17S0) imposed tax of
only five per cent on the main bulk of imported goods
About the commencement of Washington's second
term, Hamilton procured increase OF "a Per cent.
the of articles before charged with >, the
ground that would enable government the sooner to
discharge the debts incurred during the Revolutionary
war. This first step was taken, the Tariff
afterwards from time to time increased (th0ugh our
legislators took care to impose duty imported
,rorknen y and it is many articles, 100
per cent The Results Of this policy are before US.
Formerly when duties were low, the 90 operatives
of Europe could send much of their rrork
wanted and under necessity Of coming over
themselves. Then, goody portion Of the emigrants
the United States impelled hither by their love
for those principles of liberty, equality and justice,
upon which our government is founded. But as the
8. protective system progressed. and disabled the
foreign slaves of capital from sending over part of
their work. as they previously had done, they were
compelled to come In person, and thus throw ALL
their work into our ma.ket==-or starve. Such has
been the result of Hamilton and Clay's "protective
system {" on our population and wages; and great
must be the impotence Of him who deny it.
The possession of Texas, there is but little doubt
VIII the United States most powerful struggle
with European powers. In Nov, 1922 secret treaty
signed Verona by Metternich for Austria, Cha
teaubriand for France, Bernsel for Prussia, Nessel-
rode for Russia, and we believe Stewart for England
whereof the LIST and I'd articles read follows:
l. The high contracting powers being convinced that
the system Of representative government is equally
compatible with the monarchca principles, sle maxim
of the sovereignty of the people with the divine right
enga the mos solemn 10 all
their efforts pnt end 10 the Of representative
governments in Europe, and prerent its being nrodu
ced INTO those countries where il is yet known.
z As cannot be doubted that the liberty OF the press
is The powerful used by the pretended sup
ported of the rights of naons The OF those
of princess the high contracting parties promise recpro-
cally TO adopt all proper measures TO sltPpressi
This contains the germ of European opposition to
American propagandism on this continent, with which
steam navigation brings them in too close proximity,
and explains the extreme agitation into which Eng
land and France have been thrown by the imminence
of annexation. -. = -
That England is bent upon reaching the institutions
Of this country through Texas, in the same manner
and with the same results that she has niererred with
those of Cuba there be no doubt Were the train
of crcumstantial evidence not sufficiently strong the
open admission of her diplomatic agents would admit
Of no error in judgement as TO her intentions 1t IS
well known that late English law has made it a
criminal offence for Englshman, although he
may DC idtuIdilleu ctizeh OF uie united oateS, 10
deal in slaves bc In any way connected with them
and persons connected with the British cmbas y at
Washington have openly, and within few weeks,
announced that it is the intention of the government
vigorously to enforce that law through the extradon
clause of the Asbhurton treaty TIE result of this
practical operation of the non-intervention system
of England viii be the in Cuba. As the Lon
don Times expresses il her graspin and rupu.
ous statesmen" are attempting to carry out their mea-
with all the precautions of secrecy and We
Lement disavowas of their real Intentions