New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-11
Old Democracy.

GEoRoE WAsHrSGToS in his first Annual Mes
sage after signing the first tariff bill framed aVo"eo-
Iy TO protect manufactures, says
Tho safety and interest OF the Peope require tnal
they should promote such manufactures HIS teno 10
render them Independent u 0'Hei' lux '''eH'a POI
ticulary for military supplies.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, in his Message 10 Congress
az December -. 1902, thus enumeratcs the proper
objects OF our Government:
aTo cultivate peace and maintain commerce and ma
is,tson in all their lawful enterprises 70 foster our hc-
e. AZ nurseries OF navigation and for the nurture oman
and protect the manu- adapted 70 our
t reserye the faith Of the Nation By an exact discharge
OF its debts and contracts, ezpend the puolc money "
the same care and economy would pracuce Win our
own and impose citizens no unnecessary burdens;
70 keep in sill things within the pale OF our C0hsttu
sonal powers, and cherish the Federal Union as inc oy
rock OF safety these, fellow are te
nv which We are 20 guide ourselves in all our proceed
ings BY continuing mako these the rue o. our aGtioT
we shall endear TO our counrymcn me rue WMcPNs %
lhefr Constution, and promote an union OF sentiment
and of action equally auspcious 10 their happiness and
safety"
Again, in his Message of 1906, experimenting 2
surplus Revenue, he says:
ITO what other objects shall these SURPRISES be appro
prsted and the whole surplus Of impost alter e ennu
discharge the public debt Shall suppress the I'M
post, and ice that advantage to foreign o01 d0f'eSE'
manu- actnesf
He proceeds to say that on few articles ne ihiiKs
the inpost NAV be suppressed, but that wlitresaFo
~ tho great mass Of them, the patriotism OF the
DeopIc would prefer its continuance and afpica
ton to the great purposes of public education roads
rivers canals and such other objects OF pubic In-
provement as it may be thoughtpfoper TO add 10 the
constitutional enumeration Of federal powers
In his last annual Message sent TO Congress- on
the 9Th of November, 1909, Mr.. Jefferson says:
Tho suspension of foreign commerce produced by
the Injustice of the bcigereDt Powers and the conso
ouen losses and sacrifices of citizens are subjects oil
lust concern The situation into which we have thus
been forced has impelcd to apply aportion OF our IN
dustry I'd capital internal manufactures ana improve
ments The extent OF this conversion Is daily nc!cashg
and little doubt remains that the embellishments formed
and forming will. under the auspices oil cheaper
materials and substance the freedom OF labor from taxa
ton with us and Of protecting dHtie" ana proN0u'0" o'
come permanent"
JANIS MADISON, in his Message of November 9Th,
1871, thus speaks:
"athourh other subjects will press more Immediately
ON your deliberations portion OF them cannot but be
well bestowed the Just and 'oand Policy OF securing
M our manufactures the they have attained ana
,e s attaining under the impulse OF causes not perma
nent and 10 ygaon the fair extent oil which 49,
Mt present abridged by the unequal regulations oil foreign
Governments Besides the reasonaoeness OF saving our
from sacrifices which change oil circum
stances might bring upon them the national interest re-
aures that with respect such articles at least as be-
long 10 our defence and primary wants we shouu moi
be left in state OF unnecessary dependence On Tue eN
ternal supplies.
Presiden, MONROE, in his Inaugural Address,
March 9Th, 1877 observes;
Our manufactures will likewise require the systematic
and foseinS Of the Government Possessing as we
do all the raw materials the fruit of soil and in
dustry we ought not TO depend in the degree VIC have
done on supplies from other countries. While we are
thus dependent the sudden event OF war unsouSht and
unexpected cannot fail plunge into the most serious
difficulties Ii is important too. that the capital which
nourshas our manufactures should be domestic as It's
influence in that case, Instead oil cNhausng, as 1t may
do in foreign hands would be felt adyanOgcously az
riculture and every other branch OF industry Equally
important is to provide home market for our rd'
maeriIs by extending the competition Il c'H en-
honcs he price and protect the cnairaor against the casual
ties Incident 10 foreign markets.'