Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-30

Democratic pHfiy Ill the INV, w. y Ta',y "
,~ovress aud liberty. These gtht,ine
Democratic propositions received the most
hearty. prompt, and frequent t~esI'ohses
from The delighted AUDIENCE i.
Jtcsa MEASURES wete 10 be carried oltt
Nv Coreress. The Presidency was an
executive office. lie had no duties letlti.
r,steIy beyond the execution Of the laws.
lie tIlbt,gh, Mr.. Pierce would hot attempt
my others, and therefore he thought 1t
best 10 elect him. All he wished Of n
President was to lei Congress alone Ia the
performance Of It's Legislative duties and
it wns the members Of Congress the pto-
plo should look to and hold responsible.
SHALL BRITISH American lHtHnEsTs
M SusrAfNBD!-Tliis important question
TO n very great extent, must he detertnin-
ed by the American people on the second
day of November next. It will come up
tor decision at tile ballot box, and from
that decision there Is, aud can lie, no APP.
peal, in this country, where constitutional
majotitles have the indefenslble right 10
govern. Whatever that decision may he,
we shall either rejoice In it, or bow to IT.,
IA becomes a good citizen, md if 1t should
be a diverse, we shall have the consoling
reflection that we oati get along under any
system of laws about az we'll, md just as
p~liIosop|ically, M any Of our i,eIglibors.
But, in connection with the subject III
dictated by the caption of this article, 1t
may not be out Of place 10 tbnllt u few
reflections bearing upon the Important IN.
tefcsts mvolved--the fostering Of which
we consider absolutely Indispensable to u
healthy aud stable prosperity and advance
ment on the part of the American people
IN those varied pursuits and avocations
which can alone lead to ahluence aud com
mercial aud manufacturing independence.
Tue question to I've decided, in some i'm.
PORTRAIT respects, at the approaching cleo.
ton, IL, whether the manufactures, mines
and forges, Of England. shall con,inue TO
exact their customary tribute from It's
whether British industry shall flourish Just
III proportiou to the Depression of Ameri-
sall lndustry-or wacthc, American labor,
American manufacturers, ard the products
Of American mines, shall be sGit~t,ly en-
couragcd by wise and discriminating IA
,ionsl revenue avs, whereby the labor Of
the ireemen of this land shall be properly
projected against that of the haff starved,
half fed, operatives Of old England. That
~ the Z Il question:.
The policy of the Wings has always
Seru TO diversity, elevate aud retrder prof
table the labor Of the American people.
Unjera SYSTEM which Wings wouldadopt,
Ih,e iron mines OF Tennessee would he
sufficiently worked to supply the Western
and Southern Railroad Companies Will.
rails, at the same time doubling her rolfu.
%laticn, weaitl, aud strength, willie Penn
s~ylyauia could supply the world. As it
Is, rails are imported thousands of miles,
mad laid down over iueShanstible beds OF
lToA ore No wontler that the iron inter
osts all over tic c nntry are In Il anguish
ing coalition, No wonder that Anerl-
can industry, ia most other branches, is
crippled and dropping. And no wonder
that tho factories and forges Of England,
Glow il die sUa,lght Of unprecedented
pro'tsrity.
tSnuh VIII always ho the case so long
rs we s~ulciaaIiy discriminate IN favor OF
BRITISH manufacturers to the prejudice
Of cur own The policy of the party
which nominated Conceal Pierce is, aud
mas been for years, 10 favor foreign manu-
tactnTers and to build un toreign industry,
Whether such was the intention, is not ia
controversy but that such has been Tee
yitct Of Democratic legislation, there Is no
sort OF doubt. General Pierce is pledged
20 maintain that policy, and will undouht-
ediy do 50 IN case of his election TO the
Presidency. Whether this anti..American
aud destructive course is 10 lie continued,
it will he for The people to decide. l(tley
decide in favor okits continuance, the Brit.
ISL press will be loud and lubilaut over the
10 them suspicious result !.
On the Other hand, General Scott and
the Wing party have ever been IN favor
of such discriminating protection, as would
most assuredly foster home industry, work
onr mines, build up factories aud fouudries
enabling us to not only supply our own
market with most of what we want, bat
to enter the markets Of the world a strong
competitor Of our gigantic rival. The
Wing policy would make an independent
in peace and in war, Of other countries
The Democratic party would make us de-
pendent all the time Let the people
choose between the two systems.
A few more remarks, aud we will close
this article, The policy to which. we have
hastily adverted strengthens the British
Government more than anything else, a:
we have before said. This policy will moi
be- continued without the aid of the vote:
of Irishmen-of men who profess 20 hate
Great Britsin with all the fervor which
centuries of oppression of their country
could give rise to. VIII they again. by
their votes, in favor of what is absurdly
termed free trade. or of the candidate Of
The Democratic party pledged to carry il
but, put additional power iii the hands oil
England to Cypress and plunder their ma
sive isle!o We shall see. In the mean
sine we would commend to the serious
consideration OF our Irish friends the fol
lowing extract from an able article in 9
New York Journal. from the pen of "as
Irish subectg the British Croca." AT
ter wildly p~ortraying the condition o.
things in Ireland, the writer proceeds &c
inquire, "What are we Irishmen to do p
Strike. says he, al the life OF England
her wealth. 1t was a true saying oil
Napoleon, that Imagination governs the
world ); aud this is the power by which
England rules, for ii is through it she re.
qnrtes that which gives her omnipotence-
wealth. In the same proportions as she
is strong. because rich. you are weak. be