Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-18

Stockton on Protection.
Commodore Stockton in the course of his late
speech on the Collins line question, declared him
self in favor of protecting coal and iron. He said
.'he was Democrat and did not consider there
was anything in the Democratic creed againstthe
encouragement of those commodities of America,
which were essential to national defences. An
drew Jackson did not think If Democracy
forbid this, God help such Democracy"
When the gallant Commodore gave utterance to
sentiments similar to the above few weeks since
at Trenton, of his admirers in this State
sought to excuse him. by alleging that he must
have been in his cups when he avowed such
abominable heresies. But they have gained
nothing by this appeal from Philip drunk to
Philip sober, for the PaIadn of the seas now
distinctly and cooy reiterates in the u S. Senate,
the same declaration in regard to the encourage
ment of the coal and iron interests, which fell
from him at the Trenton festival. We commend
his pious ejaculation to the attention of the De-
mocratic party of Virginia. God help, says tho
Paladin, such Democracy as forbids the protec-
ton of coal and iron Now the Democracy of
tn State, in their latest confession of political
faith, did not content themselves with denouncing
the protective SYSTEM generally as designed to
foster branch of industry at the expense of 9TH
ers and as being utterly inconsistent with justice,
sound policy, and democratic principles but
took occasion to protest especially against in
crease of duties on coal and iron. The very ar
tcles which they took the trouble to proscribeb by
name precisely those which their much ad-
mired Bayard of the quarter deck designates as
haipo Id k1o
care of the federal Government. His anathema is
certainly hard hit at the Virginia Democracy,
and the blow is the cruel since it comes from
one, who short time since, was the object of
their special admiration, who was eulogised and
applauded to the skies in their grand council, and
whom they were prepared and willing, accord
ing to the admission of the Richmond Enquirer,
TO take son trust as candidate for the Presiden-
cy. But if the words of this, their favorite De-
mocratic statesman and warrior to be believed,
the locofoco party in this State are totally igno-
rant of what constitutes the true Democratic
creed, and God is invoked to help such Democra-
cy as theirs We say amen to the fervent excla-
nation of the Hon. Senator, but we cannot see
that his own Democracy is any better than that
of his Virginia allies. We snbjon some re-
the Commodore's speech:
But is it something monstrous, after all said and
done to hear American Senator, Democrat talking
before the world in this strain which less
have seen, the strain of all the Locooco awgivers
who have spoken in aid of the Collins relief proposition
Commodore Stockton does not think there any thing
in the democratic creed against protecting coal and
Why then not coal and iron protected? Why have
than half the iron works in the United States been
shut up! Why does nearly all the immense quantity of
rail road iron now in the country come from En-
And Commodore he nep1O hipLr
there is nothing between the American mechanic and his
hopes-nohing needed restore him the fullest pros
peritybut the small boon of change from the foreign
to the home valuation-whch his party have over and
again for the last years refused the prayer
the same American mcdaniel We do not harp
particularly On the consistency of Commodore Stockton
being tariff man and Boosting himsefa Democrat. He
only of the many Democrats IN the Senate who have
trken il favor OF encouraging and protecting the
American industry connected with the New York steam
which eregiously out OF character with all their
party principles, acts and professions.
These American Democrats to talk of encouraging
and protecting American mechanics "-these respecta
bic and aectionate gentlemen who have stabbed so
of the latter the hear-taken from them their
ployment and breaddrven them to the farthest West
turn.farmers and raise crops they sometimes
sell And they talk of it, too, that American mechan-
les may enable the country defend itself against Eng
land in war-to attack English ports-to beat English
ships This very England to which these same gentle
by abolishng the protection OF American mechanics
had years ago, have subjected their country
making it tributary, if not indeed direct ysssa !
What nonsense what unhe ard of contradic-
tion We allow the Democratic statesmen all the
merit (such Isl of being in favor of protecting Ame
ican mechanics in their labor for the sake of the 60
but not Tor the sake of the mechanics them
selves but defy them and all tho splitting oil
and king logicians in the world reconcile the
tupendous absurdry of their being in favor of
Fl system-the Loeofoco tariff system-wlck friend
' 10 England-so profitable and advantageous Eng
nd in every respect-while avshing the public trea
OF steam lines and projects with the ayored
'urpose of preparing for war With Engla
Railroad Increment in The Southwest,
The Railroad Journal and Visitor, paper pub
ished in Jonesborough, East Tennessee, contains {
N address from committee appointed for the
,nrnoaa the rit;1an. or Moth and South Caro |