The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-11-18
From the New York Evening Post.
The Commercial Aspect of the Late Elec-
tons.

The result of Tuesdays election is regar-
ded by the protectionists everywhere as ia
tai to their hopes, for the present at least
One Of their journals excaims in despair
ing tone that ''the protection of home indus
try as an avowed conspicuous leading feature
Of our national policy is crushed-probably
for years, possibly forever" We hope this
is true; but the manufacturing class, the
owners we mean, and shareholders in the
mills, form a compact body, well organized,
acting in concert throughout the country,
and We have no idea that intrgues for alter
ing the tariff in such manner as to en-
nance their profits are to come suddenly to
an end. The manufacturing class have been
spoiled by what has already been done for
them. The number of laws made specially
for their benefit have led them to believe that
there is something in the character of their
occupation which makes it more peculiarly
the proper care Of legislation than any other
1t Is as hard III most cases to make manu-
facturer understand that laws ought not to
be passed for the purpose of making his vo-
cation profitable to him as it is to persuade
class of nobility that the peculiar privi-
leges they enjoy are not their natural birth
right. We have a set of journals in this
country who make it, and viii doubtless con-
tinue to make it, their special business to
confirm the aristocracy Of the mills in this
delusion.
But, in the mean time, the decision of the
people is against any increase of duties
Scott avowed himself protectionist, was ia
ken up as protectionist, was supported as a
proteetionist, and is beaten. Pierce was an
Acknowledged friend of free trade; be was
supported by his friends and opposed by his
political adversaries on that ground, and is
successful. The contest was conducted in
such manner that there was not the slight
est anSiguity in regard to thatissue, as there
was not the slightest disposition on either
side to conceal or overlook it. The late
election, therefore, is decided free trade
victory.
This lovying of tribute on the people fo
the advantage of a class is but a branch o
the system Of public plumber which has dis
J gusted the people. If mill owner is en-
riched by high duties, the country is as mucl
e robbed as when gift of public money j
made to the proprietor of an ocean steame
just as much as when money is obtaine'
from the treasury on groundless claim
q The claims, in fact, are all groundless, tn
one as much as the other; the peoples INC
9 ney in all these cases is given, under lega
= forms, to those who have no title to it; an
the formalities with which the pillage is pei
, petrated make no essential difference in tn
righteousness of the transaction. So tn
, people seem to have thought in coming t
= the decision they have just given.
G In this city at the late election, many VIII
: have always acted with the wing part
= have rejected the candidates of that part
c for Congress-some of them men of hig
It character-and gave their votes for thos
t whose principal recommendation is that the
: are friendly to freedom of trade They ar
I not willing to trust the decision of question
G affecting our commerce to wing members {
!. Congress, bound as they are by the maxim
i of their party to take the illiberal side wher
J. ever such question arise.
: We shall be somewhat surprised if tn
whig doctrines hereafter on the subject
4 protection should not undergo some consic
(. cradle modification, as expressed in the
4 creeds and platforms 1t will be less broac
: ly declared, we are sure, if in fact it be nj
q masked under some plausible measure pr
: fessedly brought forward for different pu
i pose. 1t will not do for party which h;
e not made up its mind to be beaten, to stall
IL it's success on the naked doctrine Of prote
II ton in the present state Of public sentimen