The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-01
y Evening, March ~, 1852

saturday y Evening, March ~. 1852
FnEE TRADR-- TVM ME Variations.-
While the amiable leaders of The De-
mncracy express So diversified views Of
the different candidates for the Prcsi
dency. it appears thar rhey ale equally
I as divided in assigning reasons f,r Ger.
tain measures. We fiud upon the ques.
ton Of Free Trade. an article in one cf
our exchanges. which hits of this diver.
sity Of opinion IN manner calculated t"
show no the "beauiies" of the darling
sche me in way that may not he agree
able To It's advocates. but il exposes their
iaIlacies nevertheless. The twn hesv
lest guns now on the side of free trade"
says contemporary, "sre undoubtedly
Robert Rantonl Jr., and Mr. Rnber; J
! Walker They are the two "ltober
Diables" in Ihe grand crusade agains'
prote to home industry, O.her small
Lights there are, TO be sure. in the same
cau-e-to change the f,ure. these are
swivels, aud muskets, anil holster pistols
and pop guns. in the fight; but these two
are the field batteries on which The adver.
1ary Of our national interests places his
reliance, and through which Il" hopes 10
win the day. The New York Jnurra
Of Commerce ,0aS the organ uf free trade,
and did more for il than MIR Rantdul
could do in America, or Mr. Walker in
iJOM England aud the United S'ates-
Bot the Journal of Comnerce has viru.
ally "eavediu" Tue, it still taIks free
trade. but i has abandoned the principie
of free trade by asking which. it admits
they cannot live and compete with the
Cunsrd steamships. 1t is for free trade
just so far as it supposes free trade viii
) help New York, by allowing the surplus
f goods Of all Europe into that port and by
!, bringing all the money of the country
i thereto pay for them. 10 other words.
it is willing to see New York grow rich
E on The couutry'S impoverishment. But
= the moment New York shipping is in
danger, prestul the Journal ofCommerce
is among the first to ask for it the protec.
tion Of the general government in the
shape of bounty for carrying the mails!
We are getting off from the particu.
lar subject which induced US to commence
| this artcle- which subject was, and is'
: the peculiar position which the two great
free trade Roberts nnw occupy. Just
r look at il. While Robert Rantoul is
l. declaiming against money at Washing.
ton. and demanding that it should be
; sent out of the country lest plethora Of
r It should cause crisis in trade, Robert
n Walker is down on his very marrow
bones befnre the English capitalists, beg
gng for little money to build railroad
= in Illinois! Could two such men by any
!, possibility cut a more ridiculous fgurel
e Could they put the two ends of free trade
{ in their respectives mouths. and bold it
up before the country in light more in.
h trinsicaliy true in itself, aud therefore
more inlrirsicaily ridiculousl One Rob
ert proposes tn ship all the money tt
England, because its presence may be in
- iutious. aud the other proposes to borrow
=. it back in order tn build a railroad in Ii
r. Iiunis, which that State cannot build, be
m cause free trade has not given the mar
Df ket for their wheat which it promise,
a them! The plain truth IF The matter i
. the nld yarn of free trade has got into
- co1founded snarl, aud the more its ables
i, advocates endeavor To unravel it, The
il more it bu;hers them.
A SENSIBLE PRnPOsTInN 1T seem!
that the troubles of our Democratic
y friends about the Presidency, have ex
9 tended away up To DownngviIle, anc
:, even that strong hold of Democracy anc
General Jackson is divided upon the
:, question of candidates. Aftertwn meet
Iings and general discussion o(the mer
It its of men, it was decided To adopt u,
}; principle except "to fight 0giR M'
( Wigs" and to appoint Major Jack the
- delegate without instructions. The Ma
e jjor being called out, stated what course
II he thought he would fnllow:-
"Mr. Chairman aud fellow Democrats
after returning you my sincere thanks for
II the houor you have conferred upon mt
t. this evening, beg leave To state ths
e from the instruction which | seem tn ge
from this meeting to night, aud the Igh
d | now have nn the subject. | should fee
Il bound 10 propose to the Convention II
l. take general vote whether they vii
have candidate from the Old Fogy clas
e or the Young America class. If the
J. decide in favor of the Old Fogies. shuul,
Z move that Governor Marcy. and Nj
e Buchanan, and GiueraI Cass, and Giner
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