Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-15

business and Of e Ii conounds and conuses
settled peace and the conviction that peace will remain
ill there is just and sensible cause for war.
On this subject have only further say that while is
our duty to take spread ALARM believe and trust
that the Government that the country will sobery and
wisely and justly, is less difficult thing than people
imagine TO begin dispute whose result in the end
can control Let the Government only be that right
in the words of Of the late Presidents of the United States
let claim all that is right and ask nothing that's wrong
freely and magnanimously and without any particular array Of
patriotic declaration Laughter slF a
Among other great questions upon which the election of
Monday must have bearing that system Of laws
which call the tariff which has received the general sup
port of the people Of the State Every expects fero
cous attack upon the whole system Every expects that
since the government in power established by the
general voice Of the anta States attempt will be made
to destroy that whole policy How far they will succeed
know not There circumstances Of encoursgementcr
cumsances Of opposite character But my question with
the people Of Massachusetts What have the people Mas
sachuses to expect from any change Taking the act of
1912 general law OF general operation, what have the
good people Of Massachusetts, for good expect from any
change The question is whether the tariff conducive
the prosperity Of Massachusetts, What the criterion
put upon ground only put il upon this ground.
do not inquire what profits made by the rich capitalist
whether not few individuals grow rich under its nfu
but put the question Are the abong classes well
off Are their wages high Is labor in demand (and these
questions comprise the prosperity Of vesixhs Of the
ny Are they in good condition i ask these questions
and you give country where labor is in demand and
the aborng classes well off, call that happy country
Does any man suppose that if the tariff Of 1912
pealed would raise the price Of wages in Massachusetts
There parts of which, had opportunity, might
doubtless alter to advantage has its mpeectons but
take whole, does any suppose that If it de-
sroyed to-day and the grand favorte system of horizontal
duty they call it Of twenty per cont should be levied in
its stead that the labor Of Massachusetts would be
pensed now observe that the government organ
quotes the example Of England support this theory of adj
rare Duties and standard and the rate OF TWEEN
ty per cent is fixed upon right Now, have reason
TO know that from the beginning of this Government down.
from General Washngtons administration to this tme the
of all the Duties reducing specific duties ad odrem
would amount to average ad yalorem duty Of more than
Another fact is that while constantly told Of the
ample Of England in this matter, and Of her liberal policy
and advised all those who read Government jour
mails must remember follow the footsteps OF Sir Robert
Peel and adopt his liberal policy have it demonstrat
ed by competent writers of England that the rate Of
duty that country this day. under Sir Robert Peels
SYSTEM is less than fortynne per cent Fortynine
per cent and yet follow the example Of England,
and bring down duties to twenty per cent Laughter
| and cheers. III
One thing more gentlemen. There has always been an
aemp-or the last twenty years morcto show that this
protective policy helps the rich bodybuilding such estab
shmens only Lowell and Springfield, and other places
where large operations carried This not the oun-
dation Of the system, and If you go back to the
adoption of the Constitution you look at the state Of
things amongst is the fact Is, that is in the
manufactures of individual charactc the shop manu-
working in their shops with the assistance of their
and Children these the interests for the benefit of which
the system founded in Washingtons tme and il
lChecrs
And every man think this and when he is told Of the
aggandzemen of the great capitalists at LOWELL and Dover
and Providence and elsewhere let him look at the many hum
reds Of thousands Of small capalsts their
own anys-makng hats in their shops-obtaining by
these OF manufacture support and education for their
families and then let him remember that without the duties
al the there is of these manufacturers that
| could survive twelve months. - a,s y,
Gentlemen, the election is before We should be heae
TO night with no possible doubt of the resu Mondays
ballo6ng, that in the Of years Of prosperity
there have grown upI will hardly say divisions smesg ths
Wing partybat that of them have separated from
drawing off from fends. many good men, who think with
upon these great questions particularly in regard to the
of the Constitution Of the United States and Of Masa
chusetts These Withdrawn eectuay all their aid from
us the support Of these great objects f The cake Of what
they call separate organisation. aIude 70 the parry
called the Liberty party. Native Ansscan asy
speak either Of these parties in Of reproach
unindness. think Of them more in sorrow than in an
GER Applause look upon of them upon
brethren who with but lately, listening and speak
ing in councils in this very hail. mean, gentlemen
the Native Republican party, Of whom is the fahes thing
from mind to speak of them think OF them with any
unkndness They sbone of bone and flesh of
flesh" TCheers Ilament-deeply, fervently iamentthe
they think their duty to pursue What can they
do What they do, If there any thing in this
try which cherished object of the Wings 10 reform
ton Of the naturalization laws Who Of all the Native Anne
will further for this than have gone
and willing go still under the Constitution, for the pro-
lection of American, Native American rights and the purity
Of the ballot box tAppause in the midst of which loud
voice cried, Youre good native Daniel 7; which Mr.
Webster answered. the cheers subsidized al rather think
am" Renewed laughter and applause
Within the limits of the Constitution am willing to go
far he who goes arhes am older than many the Ma
| tive Americans themselves Laughter have the
pencous influence Of these foreign votes for the last thirty
years. dhave raised my voice when there chance
to make it heard and have been met by that party that
political party that always counts upon every foreigner
ainy any monarch of Europe counts upon his serfs.
have that there 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
II lament is that those who have united for this very
purpose, themselves take away great part Of the strength
necessary accomplish what they DESIRE and which, let
tell hem desire much they do. And put this TO
them matter Of conscience, for hold that every who
holds the elective franchise holds trust We may
that he may he has mind TO do unless he takes
not TO nure others He much bound TO give
decision if he acting upon jury under OATH Every
mans vote affects the interest OF every other and when
say that he has right to vote he has mind to,
must reduce this that he has right vote right Zap
pause Now, put il to every man--and there shall he
neither aunt reproach in my anguage-what he
propose to himself favorable TO The amelioraon of the natu
raizaon laws by separate organization On the contrary,
do firmly believe that every withheld for this from
the Wing candidate is like express resolution to diminish
the power the chance and the prospect Of revision of the
naturalization laws.
Those gentlemen will send members to Congress- hut
they go on, they will prevent the sending by the Wings
Of those who would probably advance their Objects and they
thus promote the eIecng Of those who opposed 10 their