The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-02-17


This purpose Was more than once avowed by
Mr.. Walker in his celebrated report Of 1915.
1t is his declared policy to pat down the
productions of American industry, American
"rivaI products" and give the American mar
ket to our foreign "riyals'" And these are
the principles and policy openly avoNed by
an American Secretary, and sanctioned by
an American President-to prefer the produc-
tions of foreign to those Of American industry
TO send our money, fifty millions Of dollars
more than was required under the tariff Of
1912, to get the same amount Of revenue.
And why send this fifty additional millions to
support and enrich foreign labor, instead of
our own? Why destroy the markets for fifty
millions of the productions Of american agrl-
culture and american labor combined, and
supply its place with the productions of toreiga
agriculture and foreign labor? l demand a
reason for prcferring foreign to American
productions | ask our President and Secre-
tary, why they prefer foreign hats, Shoes
boots, coats-evcry thing they eat, drink, and
wear-to those of American manufacture
Why they prefer foreign sugar salt, iron, and
coal, when our resources are abundant and
ineXhauSti lc, and our labor ready and will
ling, with proper protection and encourage
ment, to BRING them forth ? But no! This
must not be pcrltted. domestic rival pro-
."t,J cr ,,o ,b "'', S1yo t.'' v, "'Mo; o su"S
~. - o0"''t' NO. ''''"
U'N. !ct 'noso " l1n5'"''' LOT sn'S -hf'
S'NIl' |, We .n upn ''Ne more Df'!'Sn goouS'
Eng'un any, win nave 10 pa! specie lor our
will brinr down the nrire Of orr cotton1
No wonder this Report was printed in the
House Of Lords; and its author would appear
the House If Lords t6an befoyn orr Amor.
can Conrress Thnv wnrn Hr;t;sh dortr;nas
not American and thnv mrst br 80 MO-.
nounccd bv every trno Amnr;c,n bn,yt
Yet we are fold, that Mr. pnIk is s. Ia roJai
President" and Nv WoILnr tbo {. roJaI"
Secretary and q nrpttv n.ir If . modalsr
they are. "a lourhN Orncn Vc. woul
surely rront a nafrnt for surh umodoIn
1meijcGo Statesmen as these Rut lot tLe,,
lool, ont. Oh Ropnb il com;ng With b;s
check shirt and home made cont, to mitch all
these miserable molels md British doctrines
overheard ia m where thrv hrlong n Uer
Majesty. ar their friend Don An+oS;o I,o,,o,
dc Santa Anna.
49,
Out Sir w WE " "'Nef os'enS'o!o OBJECT IS
Io,e""'' iiG 'oo"cNS uu'ie5 W increase re
venue ana :niS can only DC done ny increas-
NY 'lliP3r.: III sFca'er ra''o 'h"h inc reoue-
no" OF ouleS|ior lnstanc: ne mas reduced
'ne ouVy on nays IRON hlty 10 tnifty per
cent on S"oGS' from l9rly:h'9 TO 'h''ty per
cent on reaay-I M clothihS he mas reduced
inc ,iuncS rom my 10 ta'Fty per cent on
e'il'th WORK from sA'y,oNe 10 tn'r'y, making
an average REDUCTION OF n, more than forty per
cent. on tnese arllceS. MS WILL OF course
.,l 'he revenue 'orty per cent unless
lne Imports are increase" IN the same pro-
Porelon' NOW, why IMPORT i%o-flths more
SHOES :I mas, c c rea'y-mad'' ana black
sll''h WORK from Abroad an" thFo" our own
mechanics out OF employment, to beg or
s'arve' ana give our money to foreigners by |
m'!lIol !!'wlt'lo"t adding cent TO the revenue?
-robolng American industry OF Its just re-
wards an GIVING 1t to foreigners; ami this is