The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-27

ton saving the very reservation relating 10
passed from the States the right 70 exercise for the %
pose OF protection does not exist in them
be extinct Our political system would thus present The
aroay ola people stripped OF the right 70 foster their
policy which might be adopted By foreign nations This
surely cannot be the case This Indispensable pow er ts
surrendered by the States must be within the scope Of the
authority on the subject expressly delegated to Con-
gresS
ions Of Presidents Washington, Jefferson Madison and
Monroe who have each repeatedly recommended exer
else Of this right under the constitution by the uniform
practice OF Congress continued acquescense of the
states and the general understanding Of the people
be by those parssp conflicts hat are incident
to free institutions, i the srys wish Of my heart TO
sxcies the public mind leii ths
views offacton destroy all hops Of settling ssiisac.
Interest csnno, thereoTs taking leave ofthe Subject
too earnestly, for my own feelings or the good
! course"
Extract Of message from .9RdTe0 Jackson President
Of The United States, 10 Congress, Dee 6, 1881. "a
The confidence with which the ,xtinguishmeBt Of the
for Carrying into effect more fully be policy IN relation .
import duties which has been recommended In my former
a reduction Of to the fths government
and adjustment of the duties on imports with view 70
equal justice in relation to all national 10
the couneraction offoreign policy far may be in
furious to those interests Is deemsi 10 he Of the prin
epal objects which demand the Of the
Congress In the exercise OF that spirit Of concession ana
coneauou which has distinguished the friends OF
Union In all great emergencies is believed this object
may be effected without injury any national interest"
/ think, Mr.. President, have clearly establishes
/ the democratic character Of a tariff for protection
Of American industry, by proofs of the most con-
vlncng character. The authorizes from which
have quoted have all been regarded as the lights Of
! the republic, and envy not the man who would at
tempt to lessen the weight Of their opinions
In recommending these views to Congress at diff
ferent times, they but adopted the views of every
nation Of the world that has been prosperous. No
nation ever hourished that did not take care of its
own citizens, and develop its own resources; but
our modern philosophers seem to be ''wse above
what IL written"
In the oden time, Mr.. President, when democra-
cy was certainly not less pure than at present.
enue bills originated with the representatives of the
people. The fathers ofthe country even thought IL
wise, in forming the constitution to restrict their or
i igin TO the House of Representatives. Now, the
representatives ofthe people saved all the trou
BILE Of rejecting upon The difficult subject Of revenue
| The Secretary Of the Treasury like the first Lord
Of the Treasury in England makes BILL and hands
II TO the chairman OF the Committee on Finance in
the House. Cabinet ministers bring all their inlu-
ence to bear, and by the aid OF the previous aues-
tion force the bill through.
Ii is sent 10 the Senate, and some mysterious in
huence there prevents the bill from being referred
and taking the ordinary course of all measures of
| this kind. We are told that the interests of the
democratic party require its immediate passage.
Honorable senators admit that il is not good bill
hut they cannot go against the party. Such sub
servience To ministers would do credit to British
Il House OF Lords, but is, in my opinion, in bad
keeping in American Senate. am proud to call
a myself democrat. | am the son of democrat. I
represent State whose democracy no one will
doubt and, for one, object to this mode of
liking principles on the party. wxs uught in ear
ly life TO believe that the democratic party the
friend ofthe poor-of the laboring classes that its
principles were calculated to elevate the masses but
the principles of this southern democracy would
rob the poor Of his labor and make him de-
pendant on the capitalists of England for his scanty
subsistence Such was not the doctrine of such dem
ocrats as Jefferson, Madison, Monroe or Jackson,
as have fully shown ''ss. f'..s trrv (
1t has been said that the tariff of 1912 is defective
in many of its details. 1t may be; but il so, why
do not gentlemen point out these defects and sug
eest remedies, without entirely destroying the prn-
cples upon which it is based' That law found the
country in state Of unparalleled distress. Never,
IN a time OF profound peace, was there such utter
ruin and dlsnay pervading the whole country. Not
individuals merely, not communities only, but whole
States were involved in the general bankruptcy:
even the general government itself was without
credit and without the means of carrying
on It's ordinary functions. From the time
the compromise act, whose principles are
now attempted to be re-enacted, began to take
effect, the credit of the country began to sink
Time only added to these difficulties instead of re-
lieving them, until, at the end of Mr. Van Buren's
administration, the government was many millions
in debt. In vain did her fiscal officers try to re-
Plenish the exhausted treasury. Her creditors re-
ceived in many instances only promises to pay;"
and no one had courage enough to invest in her
loans, even at a discount.
i The memorable rout Of the democratic party in
l840, and the overthrow of Mr.. Van Buren's adj
ministration, was the consequence of this state Of
| things.
The individual cases of distress which pervaded
the country for period preceding the law of 1912
were absolutely heart-rending. Rich men not only
lost their fortunes, but poor lost their of
living. Our furnaces and our forges and our work.
/, shops were emptled; our merchants were ruined,
and our farmers, substantial yeomanry, many
of them with abundance of products, for want of a
market, found themselves in the hands of the sheriff
Not section of the whole country but afforded
4 abundant evidence of the truth of this melancholy
picture. You know, Mr.. President, that this is no
fancy sketch. The dockes of your courts and the
streets of your own city, and all the business ave.
nues ofthat noble commercial mart, could be appealed
TO for its truth.
Il | remember, and you doubtless know, that in the
organization of new court in that city there were
over five hundred applicants for the place Of tip
stave. Healthy, vigorous men sought this station
to get bread for their families. prominent demo-
crat of Pennsylvania abiding to the subject, uses
the following language, which fully corroborates all
u have said: y, ... j, rt... Ns..,... z
'A will recoect the condition of country in 1910 and
isi The political campaign and the which control
led must he fresh in remembrance such was the cond
ton Of the productive classes that able though
aided all the patronage othe national OF the State
governments and sustained by an active and powerful
ty which had been beaten hurled from the
dental chair by overwhelming torrent How did this
happenl philosophical abstraction that occupied
public mind The people Of the United States
TALLY practical matterofsct people The free trade sys
had been gradually working since 1888 and was being
felt in all It's charms the time of that election; deep
n gloom pervaded land; visible in every counte.
nance and single idea controlled and determined the event
condition cant be tcorss us hare change was on the
ps every Mr. Van Buren, had not contributed TO the
fearful depression but had nearly attained Its climax at
unucky day for him. Congress found the country in
sI2 In most depornble condition Of distress and despo
e dency. Every who in eny way connected with
productive Ill remember what dark cloud
ded their the tariff in that year. and all know
how confidence revived ner the passage Of the law
all have realized the growth and Improvement Of every
( pursuit in country from that time to this"
\ Do gentlemen desire these scenes renewed Will
; men never learn wisdom from experienced How is
r it nowi How changed the scenel If a magician's
wand had been waved over the face of our country,