Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12

Resolved That whilst is deeply interested
the profession Of her cap and her labor devoted 10
and the mechanic arts Is great mistake pro-
pagaed for party purposes and received BY easy ereu
, that protection is local party policy We esteem
policy equally favorable every part the country
all the States of the Union.
Now, will say once that am for protection [chees,
ample, permanentfounded just principles and the next
thing have to say is that in my Judgment the principles
Of the OF 1912 arethe true prncplesoud and long
tnued cheering duties, and not nd paioren
ment Cheering Just Discrimination and that just dis
great not to tax the material high
be bounty to the foreign manufacturer and be opposed to
Discrimination and specific duties, and such duties
full and adequate to purposes Of protection These
the principles Of the Of 1872 Great cheering and
loud applause And whenever there is presented to me
proposition from quarter which contains adequate poec
ton founded those indispensable principles contained
in the of 1872 shall take it. rhunders Of applause
My object is obtain the best way can, and when
and can, full and adequate and thorough protection to
the domestic industry of the country upon just principles
Loud cheering
And, in the next place. have to say that will take no
part in any nkerng of the present law, while its vicious
principles remain. And, in the next place, desire to say
that the great responsibility Of the Administration, far
concerned, they shall get rid of by any nkerng
with any particular political interests. Great cheering
Allow me to say frankly, ye iron and ye coal men OF
Pennsylvania, know you incapable Of compromising In
such case but II you and any inducements were
held out to you make your little softer and your coal
burn little clearer while you left the handoom weaver
loud shouts Of no. no. and vocerous cheering which
here burst FORTH drowned the remainder Of the SENTENCED
Gentlemen, on the Tariff have spoken often and
much that gentleman wishes me to utter the
word again There some things however, worth while
to remember Of all countries in the world, England for
turtles the most tenacious in adherng to her protective
principles, both in matters of and manufactures.
She has of late years relaxed and found her position could
afford somewhat Of free trade. She is skushe has
has dense population cheaply working,
because badly fed and badly clothed population She
her career therefore, in free trade We cannot unless
haIIu hollu thai
men, for the gymnastics strip themselves naked, and for
this strife and competition in free trade aborers strip
themselves naked. Loud cheers
II is an artificial system every whcreat least we
see in some remarkable instances that the doctrine of free
ade carried to its extreme entails consequences upon every
one. Look at the condition of starving Ireland
The failure OF the potato crop starves population of eight
millions, and yet able admit them to betheoetc men
think them to be thoughdstnguished men, hold that Ire
land of than if all the great landhoders hold
ing the estates in Ireland and receiving rents from the Estates
instead Of living England and spending there the money
from their Ireland Estates lived in Ireland and supported Irish
labor with it their farms and about their establishments
What does Ireland want What is the cry En-
poymen employment And is to that pass
that the gentleman obliged to employ hundreds and tho1
sands Of the people and pay them and put them in work Of
very doubtful necessity merely to pay them and give them
bread And wish that every Ishman in the State of Penn
ylyana could be here tonight that could ask him
member the condition Of the people of his country which
starving for the want of employment and compare their
Gentlemen this notion Of free trade which goes to cast off
he employment of the ground that is best to buy
where you buy cheapest is folly like
What is the cry Of free trade in England Why, is for
heap bread In England the deficiency is in bread Labor
$ limited in its reward 1t but much.
has therefore, vital interest in reducing the price of
ood Therefore free trade England is but another
or cheap bread. That is not with What desire
or our laboring population employment. We do not
pec food to be cheaper in this country Objects to make
dear Our hope-and let all rejoice in it's that the price
81 our agricultural productions for the benefit Of the
armer But just far they do that, they go enhance
the profits of the operator and abore So long they get
steady employment and good wages they buy any
rate Who OF all Europe, initiates her Nobody, far as
know, except Holland and Turkey Austria Russia SPAIN
and France hold to what call the doctrine
OF protecting their own labor.
Mr.. Dupn, in the French Chamber Of Deputies said that
the instincts of France in favor of the protection of
French labor. Cheers Our American instincts from the
hst have been very much Of the character Whence
arose all these non importation agreements but from instinct
that The interests OF our industrious population ought TO
be consulted and promoted And happen have very i'm
portant document here which Of my fellow citizens caused
to be copied and printed in very handsome manner 1t
snportaton agreement loud cheers entered into in this
city as early as l765. That American instinct
Here names TO be forever remembered perceive amongst
them Robert Norris the nancie of the Revolution Charles
Thompson, the Secretary of the Congress adopted the
constitution and other ustrious Names whose
iives still amongst US.
Gentlemen, there mputaion that honest men ought to
resist which, is that the protective policy aids capitalists and
is meant to do exclusively We hear every day the
great capitalists of New England word dssipates all that
corporation in New England form of partnership. Any
body enters into 1t that chooses Where individuals invest
their property to build MILL they do it in the form cor
poration, their private responsibility still remaining in quail
fed sense, and in that way they embark the enterprise
The talk about rich and exclusive corporations is idle II il
false There of them which men of Moderate
means may not enter and many such do enter and
interested in them to considerable extent
Gentlemen, have already alluded to the great Importance
Of the protective policy in this State and other States the
handicrafs that the original design Of the policy.
have been informed that there thousand hand loom
weavers in the city and county Of Philadelphia larger
number Of handicra operators than to found in Lowell
Each Of them five dollars per week In Scotland the
same class Of laborers only Si75.
Will you pardon whilst read most interesting account
Of 9TH of July celebration in this city in 1888:
On Friday, 4h of july 1888, the citizens Of Philadelphia
celebrated the declaration OF INDEPENDENCE made by the h
United States Of America the 4h Of July 776 and
the establishment Of the CONSTITUTION frame
ment then recently adopted by ten States.
procession formed The military and companies of the
various trades and professions united 1t organized
and commanded by Generals Min and Stewart and some
other well known gentlemen.
The various companies displayed flags and banners with
devices and notices
Richard Bache Esq. horseback MS herald attended by
trumpet, proclaimed "New Era
The Hon. Peter Muhenberg carried blue flag with the
words 18th Of September, 1887" in silver letters
Chief Justice Mexican and his associates their robes Of
Office, were seated in lofty car, shaped like eagle and
drawn by SIX white horses The Chief Justice supported
tall staff the top which was the Can of Liberty; under
the cap the new Constitution framed and oramented and
under the Constitution the words The People,
in large gold letters