Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-07

LOT tnis district, was requested 10 reply, es tne
demeerecy's chosen champion. He abused Mr.
ANDERSON; Sbused the wing party; triedto ridi
Guile Gen. Scott; advocated Gen. Jackson's claims
for the Presidency; was dead against national
bank; for internal improvements; for project
i've tariff; denied hat any Distinguished democrat
had err ADVOCATED free trade; accused the uhigs
Of stealing democratic principles expressed dis
appreciation Of Mr.. Anderson's taking the lib
eriy Of quoting from Pierce's history, but with
out denying any facts stated by the latter; and
so managed 10 consume two hours and half Of
time-bestowing an extremely limited portion
OF his attention upon Gen. Pierce, Altogether,
ass rcplyto Mr.. Anderson it was decided
failure. Col Richmond is eloquent; and can
handle an argument well'when he is on the right
side. He Is potter enough 10 shape The clay
when he has il; but nobody can make any
thing out of nothing. H
All Mr.. Anderson said was calculated TO con
trast fayorably thc principles and candidates of
the two parties. ..@. ~
lie diselaimeJ at the outset any intention 60
dctract from Gen. Pierce's merits. He gaze
the origin of the name Wing; it was first as
sumedby The Pilgrim Fathers, who fed from the
tyranny of Engiand, 10 seek freedom Of thought
and action in the wilderness. Fromthem it has
descended 10 us through the Revolution, bathed
in the best blood OF that righteous war. The
two most prominent issues between the parties,
are now the Tariff and Internal Improvements.
For years, during the early history Of the cottn-
try, democrats, well as wings, advocated a
protective policy They then saw Che ncocssi-
| ~ Of protecting the mechanics of this country
against the poorly clad, poorly fed labor of Eu-
rope. There, labor is worth only ten TO fifteen
cents day hence the necessity in this country
Of protection 10 avoid reduction of wages TO
those low rates, in order that our manufacturers
may compete with those of Eagland.J 90
Col. Richmond, in his reply to this part Of
Mr.. Anderson's speech, said he knew very lit
tic about the tariff or IFS working, but he thought
the elect was TO buildup monster establishments
in this country. Now, Colonel tell us what
you said that for didn't you know it was hum
bug? Don't you know that as you increase the
difficulties Of engaging in any enterprise of that
nature you increase necessity for capital p
Without protection, all manufacturers not pos
sessed of enormous capital would be broken
down by foreign competition-so that The ten
dcncy of democratic principles is TO lessen the
number of manufacturers to few monopolists.
Besides, protection is extended with an equal
hand to all who engage in manufacturing EN-
pigments, and can no more be charged with
building up monopolies Than the removing snags
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be measure fostering monopolizing steamboat
companies. If you believe your own doctrine,
what has become OF your consistency when you
venture TO advocate incidental protection, or any
protection at all ?
q But TO return TO Mr.. Anderson speech He
said the tariff Of 1924 had been considered a
high protective tariff, yet among its warm sup
porters were james Buchanan, of Pennsylvania;
Louis McLane, of Maryland; Thomas II. Ben
ton, of Missouri; and Martin Van Buren,, of
New York. In 1923 the tariff was increased
until it became the highest protective tariff
adopted from the commencement of our exist
ence as a nation down to the present time. In
favor of il were cast the votes of james Buclian-
an, Martin Van Buren,, Richard NJ. Johnson,
j. II. Eaton, Thomas II. Benton, and Silas
Wright. The Compromise of 1882 lowered
the tariff 10 about its present rates. stsr.
T When there was no tariff the people paid one
hundred TO one thousand per cent higher for.
manufactured articles than they do at present.
The tariff has enabled manufacturing establish
ments TO eNistin this country, and the prices
have been reduced by competition.
The English papers advocate the election OF
Franklin Pierce, because the democratic party
are in favor of free trade; but the articles upon
which England lays no duties, are only those
which she cannot produce. Upon those which
she can produce the duties are very hioh and
upon some articles she manufactures, the duties
are enormous.
A million of people are engaged in manuraa-
Turing pursuits. If they should be thrown out
d employment, they must turn to agriculture
.or support. From consumers l,ey would be-
'ome producers. So that the abolition of the
Tariff, followed as it would be by the destruc-
ion Of the manufacturing establishments, would (,
ave most Injurious effect upon the farming in.
crest OF the country. .
lnresard the subject of internal improve
lenIs, MIR. Anderson uverred that Cen Pierce's
rlends could not point 10 single instance in
Which their candidate hadyoied for an internalim-
royement bill. But he could point to seven
Ills OF that character against which Pierce had
Oted. "
We haze given hasty and meagre outline of IN
IL. Andersons speech or rather a small nor q,