Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-12
THE TARIFF.


Of the signs Of the times, that the party in
power at Washington have resolved on the
destruction of the Tariff The Union, Mr..
Folks official organ, is out in violent denun-
Citations against il, and is equally as decided
in its advocacy Of the most ultra Free Trade
dogmas of McDufie and Calhoun. Previ-
ons the last Presidential election, as all are
aware, the locofoco presses and speech. ma
kers were earnestly engaged in endeavoring
to impress it upon the minds of the manu-
facturers at the North, that +" Mr.. Polk scGs
as good a Tariff man, as Mr.. Cldy," and
the belief of that unmitigated falsehood Sc
cured Pennsylvania, at least, to Mr.. Polk. We
are somewhat curious to see what effect the
present movement at the seat of Govern
ment will have upon thai class Of voters
who were thus deceived ON this most i'm
portant question. Canthey longer conscien- |
tiously yield their supportto an administra-
ton which owes its very existence TO the
successful PRONUNCIATION Of a lie? viii
! they consent for the sake Of party, to, sacri-
fee the great mechanical interests of the
country, and. fall in with the destructive
schemes Of the Southern planters, whose
Jealousy Of New England thrift and enter
prise has become mania? .ai
L The Union says ti .f.' ''..1
| We hail the present British news in relation
to the English Tariff as fully in accordance
acith the sentiments Of the democracy IN this
country. England. heretofore pre- cminently
the country Of the restrictive system. is now
leading the way to the better policy Of com.
mercial freedom. II is not for US to he out
| done an such a c0reey-0 career in harmony
at once scitd our inslitwfiOas, sUith the varied
productions and the attended area Of our
country, soih the Lamentations 0f political
science, and ,ciih the RECOGNISED, WELL
| SETTLED, AND AUTHORITATIVE 20.
LlTfCAL CREED OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. 30 '', 70 - ~ ..
"1Men may change, principles, never"
is an axiom as true as il is venerable. The
Times and Register would fain have their
readers believe that the principles which
they advocate are democratic" and that
the party of which they are the acknowledge
cd organs in this State, is the "democratic
party" They have labored with zeal wor-
thy Of more truthful cause, to show that
the policy Of the protective Tariff is the
offspring Of Federalism, and that none but
federalists of the Hartford convention"
stamp, could ever become its advocates. 1t
is well occasionally to jog the memory of
some Of the old politicians Of The present
day, and to favor the young ones with
"reminiscences which will serve to show
Them the progressive" nature of the par
ty which lays claims to all the democra-
cy. Here are two choice extracts which we
specially commend to the readers of the
Times. 'nal "s9.H Aa'H" Sra''.-.' s,>f'a
From tie Hartford Times, Jan. ~, 1883.
"When the nullifers and Others speak Of
the burthcns Of the Tariff, and its expressions
on them, 1t would be we'll for them TO be more
specihc. Wherein is it oppressive: Wherein
il il burthensome' We we'll remember that
on the passage Of every Tariff bill since 1916,
they Sssei prophecied evil They have said
that the rcyenue would DO cut up and destroy.
ed-the revenue has increased. They have
asserted that the protested articles would
rise in price-THEY EAvE plMlNlsHED =
Where, we now ask, are they in)ured!-
DO they pay any more for the clothes they
wear. o. che articles they consume, than they
did years age before the passage Of any ~ the
laws on this subject! Certainly not, prices
have constantly diminished. Why, then, it is
| asked, should the duties be confined il the
price Is lessened! Because the market 10 want.
ed. What market have we for the sale
Of our agricultural and manufacturing pro.
ducts? We are allowed 10 carry nothing 10
England, and shall we permit them to come
, here to onr destruction! Repeal all your du.
ties, and will you be allowed tocarry any thing
additional abroad! This is not pretended.
Destroy your own manufactures, however, and
goods viii immediately rise; while all agricul-
tural products must Immediately diminish. Who
is there, that does not perceive that distress and
bankruptcy will follow such measure.
Again: a.g. .a .. -. .,..
From the Hartford TIMES; Jan. %, 1893.
| The C0assitutioaality Of Tariff was never
doubted until q comparatively recent period
aud there are, even now, but comparatively
| few who question. it. For ourselves, we never
4 had doubt on the subject Of constitutionality
or expediency. We believe il 10 just as much
lhe duty Of Congress to COUNTER ACT foreign
.iegislaiion,~-rye, to PROTECT mdn9fac.
I tGrcs, as it is TO prepenf Interruptions Of our
| commerce. OUR MECHANICS ARE AS
! MUCH ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION
or GOVERNMENT AS OUR MERCHANTS.
| We might go still farther back, and quote
| the views of the "fathers of democracy" OF
the subject of protective tariff, and compar'
I them with the Free Trade doctrines Of tn
| present spurious race Of democrats" Blu
! this we will leave for another chapter--il