Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-01-29
POLITICAL.
Old Democracy.

Old Democracy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, in his first Annual Mes
sage after signing the first tariff bill, framed avow.
eddy to protect manufacturer, says
"The safety and interest OF the People require
that they should promote such manufactures as tend
to render them Independent Of others for essential
particularly for military supplies"
THOMAS JEFFERSON, in his Message 10 Congress
Of December Is, 1902, thus enumeraies the prop
er objects of our Government
"1o cultivate peace and maintain commerce
and navigation in all their lawful enterprises TO
foster our fisheries nurseries Of navigation and
for the nurture of man, and protect the mdnufae'
lures adapted to circumstances; TO preserve the
faith Of the Nation by an exact discharge Of its
debts and contracts, expend the public money with
the same care and economy we would practice with
our own, and impose on our citizens no unnecessa-
ny burdens to keep in all things within the pale OF
our Constitutional powers, and cherish the Federal
Union as the only rock of safety these, fellow
citizens are the landmarks by which we are 10
guide ourselves in all our proceedings, BY con-
tinuing to make these the rule of our action, we
shall endear to our counirymen The true principles
offheir ConsttHtion, and promote an union Of SEN
fiment and Of action equally auspicious 10 their
happiness aud safety"
Again, in his Message of 1906 apprehending a
surplus Revenue, he says
"'ro what other objects shall these SURPRISES be
appropriated and the whole surplus of impost after
the entire discharge of the public debt! Shall we
suppress the impos and gire that advantage TO for
eigH Orer domestic manufactured"
He proceeds 20 say, that on few articles he
thinks the impost may be suppressed but that, with
regard 10 the great mass of them the patriotism
h.,
plication 10 the great purposes of public education
roads rivers, canals aud such other objects Of pub
lie improvement as it may be thought proper 10 add
TO the constitutional enumeration Of federal pow
ers"
In his last annual Message sent to Congress, on
the sth of November, IsOs, Mr. Jefferson says:
"The suspension of foreign commerce produced
by the injustice Of the beligerent Powers and the
consequent losses and sacrifices of our citizens, are
subjects Of Just concern. The situation into which
we have thus been forced has impeed US TO apply
portion Of our industry and capitol to internal
manufactures and Improvements. The extent OF
this conversion is daily increasing. and little doubt
remains that the establishments formed and form
ing will, under the auspices Of cheaper materials
and substance, the freedom of labor from taxation
with US, and of protecting duties and prohibitions,
become permanent"
JAMES hADlsONs IN MS message oil November
9th, 1911, thus speaks
although other subjects will press more imme-
diatey on your deliberations portion Of them can
not but be well bestowed the Just and sound pol
icy of securing to our manufactures the success
they have attained, and still attaining under
the impulse of causes not permanent, and to our
navigation, the fair extent Of which is at present,
abridged by the unequal regulations Of foreign Gov
ernments. Besides the reasonableness of saving
our manufactures from sacrifices which a change OF
circumstances might bring upon them, the national
interest requires that, with respect such articles
at least as belong to defence and primary wants,
we should not be lei in a state of unnecessary de-
Pendence on the external supplies"
Presiden, MoNRor, in his Inaugural Address,
March 9th, 1917, observes
"Our manufactures will likewise require the susie
matte and fostering ofthe Government. Posses
sing we do all the materials, the fruit of our
own soil and industry, ought not to depend in the
degree we have DONE on supplies from other coun-
tries While we are thus dependent the sudden event
of war, unsought and unexpected, cannot fail TO
plunge into the most serious difficulties il is i'm
portant, too, that the capital which nourishes our
manufactures should be domestic, as its influence
in that case, instead Of exhausting, il may do in
foreign hands, would be felt advantageously on ag-
rculture and every other branch OF industry
Equally important is it to prOride at home market
for our ralo materials, as by extending the compe-
titon, ii pH enhance the price and protect the cul-
tuGtor against the casualties incident to foreign
markets"