Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-03-25

that branch Of business would have Ian
guished and died out, and Enplan,
would now be furnishing us all our iron
and such will be the result, should tina
tariff be suffered to continue for twenty
years to come.
| But in the midst Of the gentleman:
free trade argument, he says, among
other things, stake off your restriction:
and limitations. and let the ra,o materi.
ais come in free" Why, Mr.. Speaker
that is tariff argument. and not free
trade argument. What is that but re-
s:riction and limitation on commerce.
1t is nothing else, unless you propose to
let everything come in free, and to raise
your revenue by direct taxation. /,
too, say, let the raD material come in
free, or, at least, with determinations
in favor of its importation. That is one
ofthe two leading principles OF pro
tective tariff; low duties on raw materi-
ais, and higher duties on the manufac-
tured article. Both look to the encour-
agement of the domestic manufacture.
The gentleman favors one, but opposes
the other.
The gentleman's leading idea seems
to be TO open up roads to the West, as
"means" 10 preuent the springing up
of manufactures in the West His
means are good, but his end is, in my
opinion, bad. Has it ever occurred to
the gentleman that there is another high
protective tariff doctrine of his? Means
TO Keep down, or break down. manu-
featuring in the West, for the benefit of
manufacturers" on the eastern
slope!" That doctrine from free trade
mani What means? Why, TO cheaper
and facilitate the transportation. That
is the same. in effect, as it would be to
remove the duties on foreign importa-
tions, and give TO them a cheap and free
transit. tariff of thirty per cent. is an
obstruction between New York and
London. The hills and rocks and riv-
ers are the distractions between Low
ell and Missouri. Il has been the busi-
ness of England TO use these means TO
prevent the establishment of manufacto-
ries on our eastern SLOPE" for many
years. II has been ours to counteract
them. The struggle has continued du-
ring the whole period of our existence
as a nation. am afraid we are about
10 pull down the barriers. and give up
he contest. five do, the gentleman's /
own logic shows that we will be to Eng
and what he wishes to make Missouri
70 his manufactures on the eastern
of wood and drawers of
Rnter and that, too, without any wood
o hew, or water 10 draw. The East
Efii tlIsube mere conduit pipes, through
which to carry the agricultural products
If the valley of the Mississippi to Eu-
ope. In that state Of things the gentle
nan thinks he sees the future glory of
his country.
Mr.. Speaker, my plan is the converse
f all this. desire, so far as we rea-
oDably can, to do our own manufactur-
ng; to live within our own resources,
nd keep out of debt; TO husband our
means, and build our own roads with our
wn money, and not with money bor-
owed from England, and for which we
re mortgaging the roads as fast as
lade, as well as the lands through which
ley pass. ] think, Mr.. Speaker, that '
will be the future Of this T
ountry, if we follow out his views.
But will not follow the gentleman !
irther. This is no place for a tariff
oeech. When proper occasion oc- c
lrs, | may say more upon the subject. =