The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-08-13
For The Cecil Viii.
FREE TRADE.

| tereStS, boast OF what Democracy has
done for our nation; still they never
state the particulars, but continue to
bart out that they saved the country.
Every locofoco member of Congress,
who kept himself sober enough to make
speech, within the last three years,
takes upon himself the credit of saving
the Union. So, also, does every loco
editor of an s by 10 paper.
Well, they did go for the Compro-
mise: that compromise which gave
Texas ten millions of dollars 10000
CO0,) for their right to land they claim.
ed--of which they robbed Mexico, but
to which they had no shadow Of right,
other than that Of getting into the on
nt0uS. They also went for the Com
promise of 1882, which destroyed the
tariff of 1928, under which the country
flourished as no country ever had previ-
ous Y, and thereby threw INTO the laps
OF their employers-the BrItish--count-
less millions Of dollars. and at the same
time beggared the country till the wheels
OF government had nearly stopped; and
then sent TO Europe to borrow IN oney,
Of which they could not get dollar.
This walked up the people, and thew
elected Wing Congress and President.
by whom the tariff of 1912 was passed.;
then they got money without borrowing.
After this through the aid of British
gold and a few traitors to their coun-
try's best interests, who ought TO have
been made to "pull hemp'-such men
as K. J. Walker, Dallas, and }. X. Kane
The author of the lie that Polk was a
better tariff man than Mr.. Clay, and
who had inscribed on the so.called dem
ocratic banners, "Polk. Dallas and the
| Tariff of lSi2"-after 7 saw. the cleo
ton of Polk and Dallas. they again COM
promised with the British--1 pass by
the "5l 40 or ght')-the bargain run
ming about thus: Proposition by Bull
If YOU can make plea to war with
Mexico you can be re elected President.
Good, said the PoIktes; we will make
an excuse; and they did-about such as
the wolf had for killing the lamb for
muddying the water, tho the lamb was
drinking down the stream.
And stop, says Bull, YOU must abolish
the tariff of ~; certainly, sad Loco;-
the tariff was abolished and Bull supplied
| the manufactures for this countrv and
| noodad Nexico If tLo ,o,,,o rot, ,rLor
a,,' w.: '''''H
n,', 'heA'Co was conquered, STOP, sald
DUH; you must leave, bnt before YOU
90, Mexico owes rs So, 0O0. 900; YOU
must not only nav that but Won INNS,
k.a, dou,n tbo H., ,.;L, IN .:-,
w" - Wv al ''"'c 'o' Az '.'he
10 come, at an annua! cost forever alter,
s0e S3ov wss more nrj 80 the
u, u,ora. ,,,ors,,l
- . -,
iI" "Su'es Will SHOW lNe COST OF
'he ON compromise. There are $780,
600 people SubslSted ia Lugiar1d BIZ thr
mannfartura nf rotton As th,t ,"4to,
,,os,I, 400. I,, -,
''s'y SoeS NUN iele ana IS Drought
= a,l.h. pe w" '0'' ~ a'oe,
Lora en n., ~ l'a I've zen MANI ''C'u,e"
arou'n. 'o nn - s"e I'a'es III "i'In II Is
b.an had i rot haa, e. o~ nu's
5lh. that ~. Deel ~, '".''t.ol,'hSe
Sir ,,;II;an, 'S o. ' '"o 'i''n u ioi''
fonrth nf o' ~ p' ,, ID ''o'7 ''4A'' one
r,S.'- - va i'Or'a''o''
c,rn, Nc ~ H'S" nn '".ue o. an me
ants TO the enormous sum Of '''-''''-''0''
The Live Stock to 543 500 .7l2
These two items TO s3,s1o,73,olo
no. l%e o'ooo,o1o additional S952,2 ol2
Look That We rnai. '" or lnsr. IF c,,ar
see the loss in two items ofyonr s,andn" and
necessary capital. But will give you another
Item
vcrr,ebi a" nroan rn"e OF our s,4,6l9, 1867
Deduct and we have 993G5, $40
or, the annual loss: Two hundred and ninety
three millions, six hundred AMI fifty four thou
l hesn svgpe n"nltea ana sx'y seven 1t has
place; muliply by and we have 60 i o55 5gI ga"