The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-11-02

"And then We come, fellow citizens, 10
another great topic, which cannot be long
kept out OF sight, which is close upon US ;
aud however other circumsta noes have. for
n moment, Withdrawn our attention from
II. we shall meet j, ere long, and fear in
no very agreeable or satisfactory shape
! mean the grent question Of protecting the
labor Of the country. aud the manufacturers.
10y providing for them. To reasonable cx.
tent, market Mt home for the prMluc, Of
that labor. and the consumption of those
manufactures. In my opinion, gentlemen.
this Is most vitality important subject. now
directly before Us. True, the time is M,
long enough to discuss any thing, but /
may express short opinion. aud will do
I'.and shall do il distinctly; and that opin-
ION Us. that without rcvision al our In VS.
respecting duties in our custom house,
without such revision Us shall adopt dis
eliminating duties and specific duties. the
prosperity ot this country. the success &c
men IN business, and the earnings ot labor,
can never be restored to their ancien, state.
That is my opinion. (Cheers)
snow J say that not one Of these things
will be done if Gen. Cass is elected Presi.
dent of the United States; and as any no
ton that any body but Gen. TAYLOR or Gen.
Cass will he elected, il idle, whatsoever A.
none us suffers himself to be drawn away
by new names, christian names. or sur.
names. ar cognomens of any description,
to a new party, is bu, listening 10 ..sound.
'ng brass and tnkling cymbal." TAP
plausc.)
Sand, then ngain, the Improvement of
lakes and harbors, Tor the projection Of The
lives and properties Of mcn; that is aaoth.
or point upon which tho Prcsidcn, that
now Is, like those who have been Prcsi-
dents before, has applied tho veto power,
aud defeated laws passed almost unani.
'''"usly by Congress, or rather, almost
unanimously by the public brunch Of the
National Legislature.
'onc other topic. In what spirit nrc
the foreign relations Of this country TO be
hereafter conducted? Are they 10 he con.
Quoted IN peaceful spir,s a spirit which
seeks 10 he nj peace, on just and lnnarahlc
terms. with all Of the nations al the earth.
and To maintain with those nations useful
commercial relations! Or, are they 10 be-
conducted in spirit Of qucruousncss aud
readiness 10 qnarrel--in spirit that seeks
occasion for aggrandizement and war--on
spirit tina, II elds itself up 10 notion Of
he ",nanies, destiny" 1T the United States.
and Is ready to carry the systems establish.
9th
imnwlillng 10 receive ihcm-and by foreign
acquisition aud conquest TO seek to make
ours = great and magnificent empire!
''ln connection with this par, ol The case.
! have said formerly what say now, that
| believe Gen. cass 10 he one Of the most.
THE most dangerous man in the commu-
nifty 10 be trusted with these relations. /
know nothing in his history Tint shows
him to be governed by prevalent desire
OF an honorable peace. do not mean 10
say TINT he would rush into a war in which
ne might rot expect the support of the peo.
pie; but sar that the tendency Of his poli.
tics, and the tendency Of those who supper,
him, especially in some parts Of the coun-
Try, Is towards wnr. aggrnndizcmcni, and
The annexation Of new territory, And the
question now is, whether we arc to nhau.
don all these
"And. gentlemen, somc of the invorers
OF this ''new light" Of the Free Soil sun.
instruct us not to look backward; | hope
We NAV be permitted to look little for.
ward; hope we may not be compelled 10
reduce on rseyes to his condition, who is
described as one,
"Who meier looks back ward: onward s,,ll he
goes;
Yet ne'or looks forward further than his nose.r
81 pray YOU fellow citizens, to look for.
ward; 10 contemplate the condition OF
things, il Gen. Cas- is elected President.
! hive given you summary of our Wing
doctrines and principles. which we have
supported, through good report and bad re.
port. Tor twenty ycars--principles with
which we MI. hope, arc deeply imbucd-
principles which VIC all feel, or which ]
feel, TO be essential to the preservation OF
the Constitution and the country. Idesire
you now to look forward, and see what will
happen 10 the country. md 10 these impor-
tnnt principles and entiments, If Gen. Cass
y elected President. ! will tell YOU ex.
actIy what will happen. Gen. Cass will
say that every one Of these doctrines has
been repudiaied, put down, aud condemn
cd. by that very majority Of the people
which makes him President. Who can
stand up in Congress, after such result,
and say that the public voice desires a mod.
ificaiion Of the tariff Of 1916? Tie will saw
that tho public voice hns made him Presi-
dent. TO keep the tariff where il is. Who
can complain Of the operations of the Sub
Treasury, in which, If understand Alright,
in this day Of scarcity Of money, many mil