The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-21
Industrial Protection.

we have always been in favor of Tariff
which would protect the Labor of the people
OF the United States against an unequal COM
petition from abroad. We have always be-
lieved this to be the most efficient. most lust
and expedient way of helping those who are
well disposed to help themselves and their
country, by building up American interests.
by retaining at home American wealth, by
throwing into our home circulation our Amer
lean gold, by giving our own people employ
ment, good wages and good living, and by
thus establishing American pecuniary as we'll
as political independence This is our thco
ry, and the above are some of the general ad-
vantages that its adoption would MOST GER
TA1NLY BRING. The theory itself carries
along with 1t demonstration that appeals to
reasOH and to all the elements that make up
faith. Such Tariff has once Or twice been
established; it answered all the expectations
OF Its NEST sanguine friends; but, in ecery
case It aoas repealed in the Gerry face of success
tMtrial In view of the past experience, we
deem it very'dcubtful if the public sentiment
Of the country will sustain an efficient Pro-
tective Tariff fer any great length of time,
and unless suoh Tariff Is both efficient for
the end proposed and permanent, it is better
that it remain as it is. If ALL PARTIES
WILL COMBINE AND ESTABLISH
AND SUSTAIN THE POLICY, then an
other and brighter view might be taken,
bGt as things have been in this respect, and
are now for any thing that we know to the
contrary, we are by no means confident that
our theory of Protection will be made prac-
tical
There is another way, however, in which
it is possible to attain the same end, and
which if it can be adopted will suit us just
as well as the other, and even better. The
plan simply is, to form at home-AT EV-
ERY FIRESIDE-such q sentiment Of raa-
sonable economy, that all united will form a
PUBLIC SENTIMENT which will be all
powerful for the end proposed. TIE circum-
stances of the times favor this last plan Just
now, and all sensible people adept it, And
further, We have not t least fear in the
world that the experiment Will not be we'll
tried during the next six or eight months, at
least. No statute laws will be necessary to
bring it about, but it is being done by the
power that cnacts common Ian, Last winter
Congress lessened the rates of tariff On Gus
toms in order to lessen the rerenue. If this
common iap maker had not wakened up and
stepped into the work, the revenues of the
Government would hardly have been dimin-
ished at all AS it is, we hope to see it cut
down by the Both of next June. at least hir-
ty miltions Of dollars. which would show that
we have been able to keep out of the market
at least one hundred and ,ftfy millions of for
eign goods, and this would make money as
plenty as it should be again. And in the
meantime, if it can be coutrived to implant
this feeling of stubborn good sense of res
pectab lie economy in the temperament instead
Of in the fancy, point will have been gained
The public mild will have been established
on so firm foundation, that it cannot be
driven therefrom by the jeers of silly peo-
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