The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-07


cause, when there was no re-exportation or de
benture, they commanded the whole of our
own market; and TO command the whole OF
our own market, is greater advantage TO
them than to have the right of re-exportation
to other markets My brethren, IL they will
allow me to call them so, the fraternity of the
line, if there are any here from Cape Ann.
Duxbury or Plymouth, will understand it a
great deal better than | can explain it.
So much, Gentlemen, for a few of the in
stances that | have vcntured TO select of the
effects of this applauded tariff of 1916. upon
the fortunes of Massachusetts, and the North
ern States.
Ard now 90 a little further South, to the
interests which it affects in the Middle States.
and especially in the State of Pennslvvania
The grea; products of Pennsylvania are iron
and coal. ] propose to say 4 few words only
upon the firs., upon her iron.
Gentlemen, if there be any duty in political
regulation-if there be any duty in society
which regards the great interests of the coun-
try, surely it must be that which protects the
great masses of men in their daily employ ]
know what duties belong to Government in
the first stages of civilization they are confin-
ed, generally, to the repel!ing invasions and
maintaining internal peace. But as civiliza-
ton proceeded, the objects of Government be-
came more various-to regulate commerce, to
regulate a hundred internal interests TO foster
manufactures, to a reasonable extent and this
goes on Just as far as civilization extends
Now | suppose in Pennsylvania there is no
one Of the manufacturing interests which in
wolves the daily bread of the people beyond
the iron interest. We have heard something
of the sound of the hammer on those anvils
within the last fortnight. When | was in
Pennsylvania in the fall of IA, / found every
body attached to that great interest and to its
support. The question was, will MIR. Polk
support it? Will Mr. Dallas support it Ev-
cry body said yes. Who doubts Mr.. Dallas
from the State of Pennsylvania Who doubts
Mr.. Polk, with the letter before him, which
he wrote, stating it TO be the duty of every
government Cannot we believe him ? viii
he impose upon us Pennsylvanians VIII
he impose upon Us of the great Democratic
State of PENNSYLVANIA, which cast twcnty-six
Electoral votes? ] ares he, or his friends,
come before us with Interpretations p
They yielded their confidence, and gave their
great vote to MIR. Polk and Mr. Dallas 1t
made Mr.. Polk President, and Mr. Dallas Vice
President; and when this question came up
MIR. Dallas himself in the Chair native Of
IeI0SNlNslIlld, llstle ' ICt lGeSluenI nN Inc
votes of Pennsylvanians, when the vote on the
Tariff was equally divided upon the question
of prostrating the tariff of ~, he gave his
casting vote in the affirmative, and settled the
question. The Tariff of 40 was abolished
and this tariff of 'IG established in its stead by
his casting vote.
Gentlemen, think that the candidate pro-
posed by our opponents, and that those who
support him most vigorously, are of a danger
GUS character. ! think that in looking back
to the past, We see that he and they are men
who have opposed the settlement of the Ore
gon question, and the settlement of the North
Eastern boundary. (Great cheering) And
one thing further strikes me, that while there
are of this school of politicians, men whose
views were heard in either house of Congress
and through the columns of all the newspapers,
big with taunts, threats and defiance to Eng
land, they are the men that in our councils in
all our legislation upon tariffs and currency
act exactly the part that British minister
would most desire they should.
/ know that confidence is to he placed Nv
man in man. ] feel the conviction that must
repOse trust in somebody's hands to stand ut
the head of the nation, to uphold cur essential
interests, and TO preserve the honor and peace
of the country. | have made up my mind
and / give that trust to the Wing nomination
TO Gen. TAYLOR. (Three cheers.) ]
think he is bound up and wound up in his
own principles and his own declaration l. |
think with Mr.. buchanan, that he is Wing, |
and / think he will be elected by the Wings |
(Appause.) think he will surround himself !
as MIR. Buchanan says, with Wing Cabinet. |
and believe he will honestly and faithfully |
adopt and pursue Wing principles and Wing |
measures
Now know that on a certain other topic.
great fears are inspired elsewhere, rs well rs /
in this State, to affect the election. / know |
that in a most respectable society in New DER |
sey and Pennsylvania, and containing num-
bers in other States, measures have been taken
to influence them TO give their votes, either for I
the Free SoiI Party. or for Gen. Cass. ]
mean the society of Friends. In thirty years
of public life, have formed pretty general
in those States which have men
toned and have the honor to know great
many men of this Society.-thc Society Of
Friends. i have always entertained great
respect for their public conduct as well as
their private character / may not venture to
speak to all of them, because, personally, !
have no acquaintance with them all. But,
have acquaintance with some, friendship for
sOincs SItdl peISONii it--dIu iOi SOhic- anu "
them may venture to speak. And | would
say 10 them in the first place, that whatever
else may be asserted before them, every vote
given for Mr.. Van Buren, Is vote for Gen.
Cas- and the friends of Mr.. Cass. think will
find that out. Why, gentlemen, was in New
Y ork last week, and while there, one gentle
man of the Cass party said to Wing, we
shall elect Cen Cass; there is no doubt of
that" "But how % "Why, the Liberty Par
ty, four years ago, helped us to elect Mr.. Polk
against the Wing candidate, and the Free Soil
Party will do just the same thing now" And,
therefore, say TO those to whom would now
peak, whom know to be urged in every va
riety Of form, to vote with that party EVE
aY VOTE THEY GIVE IN THAT DIRECTION
GOES FOR GEN. CAss. The question is, do
hey prefer Gen. Cas- to Gen. Taylor, as a
nan ofpeace-aye, as an Ant-Slavery man.
say to them, as | say to you; and they do not .
uppose me, trust, to be pro-slavery man,
i say to them and to you, upon my honor
md conscience, that believe under the pres
mt circumstances of the country, we are far S
more epeurp AGAINST tho further DrO0TesS off