The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-09

| AsE.ssaniszA and Msaspsiy.
The term sgraranism perverted from its original mean
ing by the organs Of the federal party, which is in this
country the counterpart Of the conservative or tory party
OF England-is used TO designate political theory as
crbed to portion Of the people, the basis OF which
is an equal division Of property. The supposed advo
Gates Of this theory dor know OF none who really ad
vocate W represented to be in favor OF taking every
mans property, and making Of il equal division among
the various members Of the community, that all may
share alike In this sense, by way of contumey and
derson the conductors Of the federal press have called
the democracy agrarans. "Vote yourself farm" has
long been OF the slang phrases in the mouths Of fed
ealiss against the democrats. notwithstanding those
who resort to its use know that the application which
they make Of il is grossly false and calumnious.
But while the organs OF the federal party have, by
way Of detraction and caumny, and to bring odium
upon the democratic cause. falsely charged democrats
with being agrarians in the in which they have de-
fined the term they and their adheIens have constantly
acted upon an axiom in politics equally vicious and
unprincipled They have acted upon the principle Of
syoting yourself fortune" The doctrine Of monopoly,
mscaled "protecon" based upon no other principle
II can be carried out in other way except by voting
money out Of the pockets OF the vast Of the
the pockets of few manufacturers and iron-masters
Abbot Lawrence and the thousand other manufacturers
Of New England and the middle States have been made
enormously rich,by no other He and they owe
their overgrown fortunes to the application Of the very
doctrine OF "vote yourself fortune" ~
In comparison to agraranism this principle Of voting
yourself fortune, stoutly advocated and defended
by the organs of federalism is much the most stealthy
TO cover up and conceal it's dishonest and rve purposes
1t pretends 10 protect the people, while it RODS them II
Processes to advance the interests Of the country, while
it etards them Like vampire il fastens upon the body
polite, and sucks out its ie.bood, under the specious
DISCUSSES Of friendship and protection Whereas, agra
ransm as defined by federalism is SO candid, blunt
and honest in the declaration Of its purposes as to
defeat the very end at which aims. II has never
yet found favor in any civilized and sane commu-
nifty, and never WILL until the arrival Of the days Of
the millennium, when the human heart will have be.
come changed and when it will devote itself to higher
and nober purposes than the acquisition Of filthy lucre,
and the vain and empty show of mere earthly pos
sessions. '
The absurdity and the nquy Of this scheme Of feder-
alism to 'voe yourself fortune" under the specsus
but false pretext Of aprotecon" which is truly
characterized by the term monopoly" is thus happily
and cogenily exposed in the following article, which we
copy from the Journal Of Commerce,
| From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
"vorE YOURSELVES YoRrUNE"-By the annexed outline
Of the proceedings of convention Of iron-mssers at
Piusbarg it will be seen that they have re-.
solved that $40 ton on pig iron, $50 on bar and IN
the proportion for other qualities necessary 40
the aq % i, ou as spdsss
eber last less than Sl5 and OF bar iron less
49, follows that duty of more than 66s cent
In the
American market" la addition this, about 10 cent
actual asked By these modest
more than 30 per cent upon the duabe value
enoy sill eSaa expense Of
ng imported iron from the seaboard into the ineTof
bali that dsascs 81 then, the could have
their way, they would vote themselves protection, oil one
'fa :ss iss !ss: =
Per me ss Sroa 81 as
Of domestic iron must be equal the duabe
su. S .s g. sa az ssas
average S65 per New, let what viii be the
6y The rumbcr Of tons Of American supposed % be
made gives quoen Of S4OOO,0O0. This 10 the tribute
when 70 os ss anns@, n 10 s The an on the
impaired iron goes into The treasury, but the corresponding
enhancement oil price on the domestic article goes 10
Hany gentleman undertakes TO say that the price Of iron
Ss 5asse value. we will not split hairs about IT, but viii
deduct S4O00,0O0 account OF such abatement ms
sume. oN tbe on.mskers-a sum which the later
doubt deem entirely reasonable and proper But II the
think and act accordingly they 10 DC
made horses Let IL be remembered that
one citizen has right 10 protection than another
when protection 10 granted 70 particular classes
sake Of revenue, but TO enrich them nj the ex
pense of the many Is rank robbery and none the less &C
because by law No duty be said 10 be laid
for revenue which in effect prohbi,ory or which
known will produce a less revenue than lower duty
n would. s,
The advantages cheap iron to the country can scarcely
be conceived only does enter LARGELY into our rail-
roads, steamboats,, Ships houses telegraph lines machine
ty requires less Of II continually una necessary
OF fife, almost much bread or the common air we
and coffee from duty because they are IN sucf
and have become necessary 70 the comfort
the But they scarcely less necessary than iron
and perhaps generally used Give u cheap iron
with taxes and you make the rich rsher and me poo
poorer. -.
IL is now evident that the proeconsis intend TO make
onset upon the present tariff nj the approaching
session Of Congress When the duties enormously high
they urge the i'm Of sabip but when moder
taf exists stability loses los charms and they ssmo
for change. We that change wiz be made, es
cept TO adopt sliding scale in the case OF IRON sgeeaoh
TO the plans which presented the other day otne
things well enough and Is best to let wen enous
alone.
Ths Prss,dsats Mess.se.-mere bunsiins.
Before Our paper went to press last evening we re
ceived from Philadelphia the following teegrsphic de
spatch ~
The Presidents message will appear In the Sunday G'ob
on 10 moros, tsunday mornng) copy having bees g
1cured in sivsnce from the Office Of the Republic Tn