Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-04-10
For the Burlington Hawk. Eye.

FOR the buIuueSOn u1WA.1yS.
The Spirit 81 the Tlmes-Politically.
whoever looks around him, and over the entire
extent Of the country, must see that there 10 spring
ing up in the minds Of all classes Of the people,
spirit Of political bercy, tina: has never been wit
messed before. It is true that the great Wing par
ty OF the country has always been for
the liberal tone Of its policy, in contradistinction
70 that Of the psucdo Democratic party. And for
the maintenance Of this very policy, they have been
reproached and condemned by their opponents
Search the history ofthe two parties from the time
they each assumed separate and distinctive char
acter, and you will find that the lending measures
Of the one have been of broad, liberal and COM
prehe nsive character, whilst those of the other
have been narrow, illibsral and contracted. While
tho Wing party has ever maintained the doctrine,
that such q liberal construction should be Civ
en- to the Constitution as to render its pro-
visions operative and beneficial TO oil the great
departments Of Agriculture, Manufactures and Com
merce, and thus promote the general prosperity of
the Country; it has been the uniform practice of
the other party to cramp, and restrict as much as
possible. the most essential provisions OF that in.
strument, under the plea that we bound to give
it q strict construction, under all circumstances
and at all times; whether it promote or retard the
prosperity of the country, and whether il facilitate
or Illustrate the intentions of those master States
men, who framed it. In proof OF this allegation,
it is only necessary TO refer to the policy of the
democratic party upon those subjects Of paramount
importance that have occupied the attention Of Con-
gress from time TO time; mean the Currency, Man
ufartures, the Public Domain, Internal Improve-
ments, etc.
O.l-. ,,,hc . Ma
tional Currency, in which all classes of the people
had confidence, and whose bills were equivalent in
value to gold aud silver; not only in all parts of
own country, but in South America, Canada and
in Europe. But to have q currency SO national in
character, and of credit universal as this, was
far too liberal for the views of those who consider
cd the precious metals the onlyrepresentatve Of
value, aud they immediately began to find out up
on their theory Of strict construction, that Nation
al Bank was unconstitutional. They imme dately
commenced furious warfare upon that institu-
tion and the supremeCourt decided
again and again that it Constitutional; still
continued their desperate assaults until at length,
by high handed usurpation OF power on the part
of the Chief Magistrate OF the nation, it utter
ly overthrown and demolished; and as necessary
consequence, hundreds who had found in it as
lum were involved in its ruin. And yet the very
men who were the authors Of the destruction that
followed its overthrow, charge it upon those who
did all that human power could achieve TO avert the
ruin. All who know anything OF the history Of the
country consequent uron the destruction OF ouI
National Currency, and the establishment Of the
system that followed, know that widespread dis.
aster, bankruptcy, and prostration in all tho de-
1 a.. ~ f,Nv
that this the legitimate and inevitable result
policy, snnafionai. iRberai and contracted in heo
ny and in practice. Partizans may attempt to cover
up and conceal the real Of the universal sus
pension Of the business OF the country as much Q.
they please; but certainly a. effect follows cause
the prosperity Of country is retarded by the iib
sral policy Of its rulers. s -.
Again, take the manufacturing interests Of tn,
nation, and all the time we fndthe Wing party urg
ing and insisting upon a liberal system Of protec
tion in order that our own country might be able 4
compete with European nations; that we might il
this respect attain an independent position amon
the nations Of the earth; that We might give labo
to thousands of industrious and hone st laborers il
our own land,a attract thousands more from for
egn lands; and that might build up for ourseive
home market, at all times certain aud permanent
| and not subject to the contingencies and huctua
tons, ever attending dependence upon foreis
market. And at the same time, we End the demo
cratic party crying "down with protection "fre
trads,'' "buy where you can buy the cheapest an
sell where you can sell the dearest" Now look =
the condition OF the country under the operation G
the two policies, illustrated in tho FIVE years pri
or to the tariff Of 1912 and the FIVE subsequsn
thereto, and you have true picture Of the result
Of liberal and iliberal system ofpoli.ical econ
omy a. regards the tariff. A WHIt,.
fro Continued