The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-18
From the Providence (R. ~ Post. ;
speech OF General james,
At Newpo,t, on Monday epening, april 3h, 1852.

| speech General james,
At NeWpo,t, on Monday epening, April 3tt, 1852.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW. CITIZENS: Being at home TO at
tend to my and private affairs have been invited
ancient and beautiful town. to have talk with my demo-
cratic friends the importance OF our approaching
the well. being the growth, and prosperity of Newport.
and would put forth my best efforts 10 promote them
Newport is halowed by many interesting incidents in
the history Of the American revolution which atesed
her PATRIOTISM and for which she deserves well Of her
country. You will pardon me, also TOR the expression
Of my personal feelings, when say that here my an
cestos first set foot American soilthat here they
took up their abodehat here, as well n elsewhere.
they took part in favor Of American Independence,
yRs s hills Ha that on ss margin
Of your beautiful bay the ashes OF many Of those ances
tors Tepose. H.tr 4tE
This beautiful island from past associations, to
me as home, aud can almost claim 1t as my birth
place; for here my family name was first planted on the
shores OF America and here some OF those who bore that
name barred their bosoms the shafts OF battle, and fell
warning for the liberties OF their country. My ambition
is dshonor the! memory They fought for repub;,
lcan freedom establish the rule OF democracy, as did
every hero OF the revolution. For one, my determine
on regardless OF all personal consequences is TO stand
by those principles. and TO maintain them to thelas
and, my democratic friends, call you TO stand by
and defend them, you prize the liberties for which
our forefathes suffered, bed, and died thus to show
that you revere their memory place due estimate on
the noble heritage they have transmitted to you, and are
worthy TO bear their names
am not unmndfu that our political antagonists claim
the people, and The of the public welfare
But mindful also oil the fact that their policy 10 the
concentration OF all power in the hands OF the wealthy
whose motives OF avarIce have been, now, and
ever will be, Numerically opposite TO the true interests OF
the aborng and producing> classes OF our country
Hence the great broad and distinct line OF demsrcst,on
between the wing and democratic parties and their polt
ical doctrines. The whg Tor unlimited power IN the
hands of the few for the benefit Of themselves. The
democrat goes for placing the power the hands Oh the
people for the beneh, OF the whole As one proof OF this
position look the tariff OF iS42-an out-and-out wing
measure. Had that tariff Disseminated between the nch
and the poor, and imposed each tax in proportion to
his MEANS would have been equal and just IN It's ope-
ration and the democrats would not have repealed IT.
But not sss% h he roo.
Tor the benefit of the ch DO not suppose Tor moment
that am opposed the protection OF Ames'csa labor
Far from it, am decided advocate for the protection
OF the mani iaciure the mechanic, the woknGman and
the farmer, by OF discriminating duties on sys
tenn tha, shall bear equally on all classes would tar
those articles the component part and the principal part
OF which is labor, and which constitute large proper
ton of the finer and better abcs much higher than does
The tariff Of 1872 This would impose heavier ns on On
tcles, which enter mostly into the consumption OF ne
aborng classes, would reduce the tax even below mat
the ratio in which would increase the the rich.
Such tariff as this would be truly democraic meas
ure. Itwoud. al the same time protect our mana.ac
lures and our labor articles thus highly axed, and
give full employment TO the working classes and would
also reduce Their taxes on the articles they he working
classes) consume All revenue laws should os - 'aa a.
prone rty of The country and not its labor Labor
he moor mans capal ia the productive capital which
creates wealth II should be held sacred from taxa
tion That taxation should fall alone the wealth II
places in the Golfers Of those who finally monopolze
Our State small in territory, and therefore weak m
the popular branch OF our national government put oy
the constitution she is in The Senate, equal to the largest
State therefore II becomes the interest ana tne duy on
the State to have representation in the councils o. the
nation which shall not year after year, be continually in
the minority and stand almost all times IN opposition
10 the government This opposition s, to say the least
OF H. very bad policy for the State and especially Tor the
beautiful town OF Newport Yet in this opposition. with
very few short intervals has this State stood ever since
1872
What can we expect by way Of favor from govern
men to which always opposed, and with which
we are always in quarrel Justice, II will be said
should take the place Of party feeling in the distribution