Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-09-01
"The British, Party"


popular prejudice against the Wings by designa
ting them as "The British party" II made NJ
difference that the charge implied in the name, o
directly asserted, was refuted-the cry being rails
ed was re-echoed through the country, ".Britisl
gold" "British Interest,"" "British partyn
We. would not retaliate at this time by accusing
our political opponents with seeking to advance
the interests of Great Britain to the injury of the
own country, but the effect of their policy is al
the same as if they did. JOHN BULL is now
Jealous advocate of free.tade-like stout boy WHIT
endeavors to persuade all hisscrool to throw
their apples and cakes into a scramble, know
ing full well that he will be able to gather ur
more than his share-and the Democracy of this
country are cordially cooperating in the scheme
1t is no wonder then that British politicians feel
deep interest in the success of Gen. PIERCE.
Not long ago the London Times said in sub
stance, that an lrshman was of no use to the Brit
lsh Government so long as he remained at home,
but when he emigrated to America he Joined the
Democratic party and thus aided in establishing
the cherished commercial policy Of England, which
policy, according to the testimony of the patriot
MEAGHER, was the chief cause of the ruin of ire
land. Since the nomination of General PIERCE,
the same paper has INDUCED in the following Ian
guage:
"The primary question for the United States in
this election, is the National and inviolable estab-
lishment of the principles of Free Trade -
In this respect, and on this point, we take Gen.
Pierce to be fair representative of the opinions of
Mr. Calhoun, and as such, reluable practical al.
y to the commercial policy ofthe country"
The Manchester QEngand) Times says also
"Ihe election of Gen. Pierce will prove that
the Democratic party are unanimous in their testi-
mouy on behalf of liberal commercial policy, and
any government which he[ Gen Pierce may form,
will be one on which this country may rely for ef
fectuaI co-operation."
And the European Times, published at Liver
pool, says
Gas regards England, public sympathy, it is
needless to say,is enlisted on the side of the Dem
ocratic candidate. Not that Gen. Pierce is con-
sidered the better man. FAR OTHERWISE. He is
merely accepted as the nominee of that great party
in the Union who desire to push the principle of
l. iCo-uduG W It's ulHlOSt lllllllS.
The last paragraph is not very complimentary
to General PIERCE personality be sure, and it is
especially severe coming from an ''ally;" but the
extracts are conclusive as to which party in the
United States is now the British party" Wheth-
En- Mr.. Bull will enlist before the election as
"practical ally" of General PIERcE-which rela-
ton he expects the latter to sustain to him after
the eection-s of course not yet known to the pub
lie. 1t is fair to presume; however, that he will
bring all his influence to bear Upon result in
which he feels SO deep ati interest.
In regard to the effects in this country of the
free trade system, which Great Britain and our
Democracy are seeking to establish fully, some
thing may be learned from the following paragraph
showing how it operates in Pennsylvania:
"The Clarion county Register advertises Seven
columns of Sherift's sales again. Among the prop
critics to be sold under the hammer will be nine j.
ron furnaces, with furnace property, making in all
about twentythree furnaces sold in that county by
the sheriff within year. The whole industry Of
Clarion county is affected by these disasters, as is
shown by the fact that nearly all the rest of the
property to be sold at this sherifs sale, which is
advertised in the Register, consists of grist-mills
saw-mills, and fHflihg and other mills"
But we need not go beyond the limits Of Vir
GINA, or even Of Augusta county, fot evidence OF
the evils Of that system In a short time our wag
oners will be hauling over the Blue Ridge from
Woodville Depot; iron to be laid along the track
of the Central RailroaH an that iron comes from
England! There is iii this county an abundance
of iron ore-the Railroad will pass almost over
Some of it-ahd we have all the materials for man.
ufactdring first rate metal but in consequence O.
a detective tariff the ore lies buried in the earth
furnaces that have been erected are now closed
and the gold and silver which would otherwise DC
paid to our own manufactures and laborers, and
circulating at home prove beneficial to every de-
partment of industry, is sent across the Atlantic to
enrich British capitalists. And this is free trade
the system which the election of Gen. PIERCE
will promote. Surely in the language of General
JACKSON
cit is time we should become little more A
mericanzed, and, instead of feeding the paupers
and laborers of England feed our own, or we shall
soon become paupers ourselves"