The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-07-30

occasions rendered TO The American people
but IN all this political and Legislative war
idfe, they are the assailants. We are hut nc
ting IN sell defence, in maintaining the gtoussI
on which they originally placed as.
The enterprise and capital Of the Northern
states were first employed in foreign CON-
nerce, anil our agriculturalists, seamen and
mechanics reaped a rich harvest, during the
continental wars that desoIaled Europe for
twenty years after the French Revolu;ion.-
Southern jealousy then ascribed our prosper
Ity TO our Navigation aud and the
protection OF domestic industry was a6vocat-
ed by Southern statesmen, with a view Of
depressing foreign trade and rendering South
ern labor more profitable, by providing home
market ioi its products. This change in our
national policy was resisted by the great mar
Hume states OF the North, but the South pre-
vailed. he protective policy was establish
ed' and industry Of our laborcrS, and The
wealth OF our capitalists were diverted into
new channels, and Providence has once more
smiled on our efforts. The North is again
prosperous in her new career, ard The South
still ~ianguiShes under the canker that is eat
Ing out her vitals. Iierstatesn.e en- have again
changed their ground, and now insi<r i.at We
shall de,noilSh the fabric erected hv uUr la
bors upon the foundation which Ihcy reared
Tor us. Between the systems Of free trade
and protection, the SoUih has made her de-
l'tcratc election. Shall VIC not new hold her
TO The alternative she has chosen!
N"r ho we by any niraIs admit, as we have
before limited, that the protection III any
branch oil domestic industry preiudiral TO any
section OF cur common country. The North
ern factories consume a vast amount Of the
grea; Southern staple, and provide for it a
safe an; stable market and quick reiur, s ilrv
have discovered aud developed its arrIiraLil-
Ity TO numerous before unsupported uses. and
OF course occaslOned a greatly Increased con-
sumption of the material While their compr-
tiiion with the cotton mills of England tends
both To stimulate the demand and keep up the
price. The articles they produce for do
nestle consumption are as indispensil Ie at
the South rs ut the North, and foreign aud
domestic rivalry has increased the supply and
reduced the price OF almost every manufic-
tured article.
The protective policy therrfore-a system
which increases the demand for al raw mate
rlai, aud lowers the cost of all manufactured
~articl-s-raay well he advocated as a truly
national, Il truly American system.
IN The approaching election. no national
question Is indeed directly involved, but the
= va idiihiul ADMINISTRATION OF TIE TO-
nestle concerns of our own Stale, in the in
|, %fiuence of our example upon the puli:ics OF
other States, i'll The importance Of retaining
our long mistaken asccndancy, that we NAV
be the heller organized and prepared for an-
r other great contest, TO which the rapid Hight
oftiine willspeediIy bring us-in all these " Il
may find present motives enough to rouse Tire
tagging zeal Of all, " no, though exhausted
by recent labors and oppressed by late defeat.
are yet confident of the goodness OF their
r cause.
though it is lawful to be ;angh: from onr
enemy, yet unha.n;iy there is little TO learn
ir"El ine party tactics of our opponents, he
cause there is Iiuls in their organization. their
principles, or their practices, that a true pat.
riot can with 4. safe concience adopt. One
sound lesson however we may borrow even
from them-namely, 10 suffer ourselves 10 be
diverted from our purpose by no collateral
issue. 10 be distracted by no chickering's or
striles of selfish and jealous aspirants. Let
us then ruturn onre moe. with united and re-
newed ardor, to the field Of our hundred tn
nmphs. and vicrory will once more assuredIy
crown our Efforts.