Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-11-15
THE ANTI-TARIFFITES.
IHeir yeferSonian and LackSoninn Prin.
pies.

pies.
To such members Of the great Demo,
cratic family, as oppose the Tariff, We,
take every occasion to boast of their
"Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Principles,
we commend the following article.
From the Louisville Journal.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON AND Protection
The Locofocos Of the present day are ex
ceedingly boastlul OF their political des
cent from the "aposte Of democracy
Thomas Jefferson. 1t often happens a
their primary meetings, conventions, and
other assembIages, that, after avowing
themselves devout believers in the demo
crazy Of Jefferson, they proceed to re.
solve that the manufacturing establish
ments IN this country are great curses
The unwashed portion Of these assemble
ges have imbiSed the opinion from their
Idemagogue instructors, that Jefferson fell
as much hatred towards domestic manu-
features as they themselves profess. In
entertaining this opinion, they are not
aware perhaps that they do great wrong
TO the patriotism of Mr.. Jefferson. He
was most decided advocate Of domestic
manufactures, and warm in favor of pro
tecting them by duties on foreign fabrics
may be seen by reference to his messages
to Congress. In his letter to Benjamin
Austin, written in 1918, he says that ",o
be indie pendent for the comforts of life
we must labrcate for ourselves. We mus
noD place the Manufacturer by the side OF
the Ag4iculturiSt." They who profess to
be his followers, now, very generally, pro-
fess 10 believe that, to place the manufac.
turer by the side of the agriculturist
would De sacrifice to the latter. They
assert that nearly all the protection affor.
ded to manufactures is plundereo from
the farmers. Is it not therefore a SANDER
on Mr.. Jefferson for these free-tradists to
assume that their opinions have the sane.
ton of his authority? He would not, if
he were alive, recognize them as his legi-
innate political children, and would scorn-
fully dsclaim the honor Of their paternity.
In his letter to Austin, Mr.. jefferson
also says: she. therefore, who is now
against domestic manufactures, must be
for reducing US either to dependence on
that nation, or to be clothed in skins, aud
10 live like wild beasts in dens and ca
verns' | am proud to say am not one
Of these"
As Mr.. Jefferson felt just pride in not
being numbered among those who were
against domestic manufacturers" what
right have those who are against domes-
tic manufactures" to appeal to him as
one Of them, and as their founder of their
herotlcal sect in politics? Mr. Jefferson
heartily scorned the opinions they enter.
tain, and they impudenty treat his memo
ry with irreverence whenever they refer
to him as the "great APOSTLE Of their mis-
eraby unpatriotc creed.
Jackson, in his better days, before he
had familiarized himself with political
corruption, was like Mr. Jefferson, in ia.
vor Of placing the manufacturer by the
side OF the agrculturis;. In his ceiebra.
ted letter TO DR.. Coleman he takes this
ground most decidedly. Whether he
ever abandoned it, we do not know, as he
never, SO far as we are cognizant of his
opinions, gave any countenance to the
doctrines OF the froe.trade politicians.
During the late Presidential contest,