Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-12-16


fact Southern politicians are the best in
terpreters of the Democratic creed. We
dc. a9t believe that many Northern Dem.
ocrsts understand. ga, is expected Of them
from their Southern allies.
The following, from The Richmond En-
ouirsr, will teach rnsny of them their first
lcssonS-gJ z-rs a
An oprous AND GRINDING hoSofoLy.-
. Bat especially. care should be taken that
monopoEies, which are the csukers Of ali trs.
ding. be not admitted under speeitus cVlors
Of public good"
This is the language Of Lord Bacon. con
tanned in his letter Of advice TO Sir George
piiiiers, when the latter was appointed
Prince Minister TO King James the FIRST.
That letter OF advice abo1nd- with s"uBd
politicai maxiIns, which render it indeed
chart ior statesmen; but in nothing more
chan in This empistc condemnation OF mo-
nopolies il its wisdom sigma lized. Monop.
oiies are the cankers of all trading, as free
dym from restraint is the vital principle OF
al fcif and prontaoIe pusiness
=. aIhaye atteniiyely considered the pro-
fession ofthe great Democratic party, and
4 find that freedom from all unnecessary re-
sfraint enters into that creed, aud vivifes
the whole. Withdraw that siBgle principle
and the party now instinct with life, would
Instantly fall into confusion. and miserably
perish. But what is true of tina, party,
wherever il is found, is especially true of
that greaf Division Of il which reigns su-
premei in VBginis- The Democratic party
10 the glory of this Commonwealth. Long
may it remain the pride, and the soisce, and
THE eprotection OF the people. Freedom o:
religion freedom of thought. freedom Of
acsion, freedom Of trade, are all the glrious
progeny Of that one grand Principie--free-
When the avaricious, al!gsas ping North
through ils political organ, the Federal Gov
eminent. had, under "color" of protective
laws gained monopoly of the Southern
market, and cezeBed very respectable bu;
notvery sagacicus party, in the South, to
co-operste in its schemes of p.under, the
Democratic party in the plen,itudc of its
power rose up, broke down the ramparts by
which fair competition was fenced out, and
the domestic trader was fenced in, and fixed
,frssdoas of trade as fundamental of Ameri-
can politics. Yes. "lreedom OF trade"
which, in the words Of its lnyincible sdyo-
cate, .'has It's foundations in the deep and
dufable basis of truth, and will vindicats
-ifself.s 1t draws its origin from Oh high.
Il emana.es froa. the Divine will, AMI is
designed in It's dispensation TO perform an
important part in binding together in con-
cord and peace the Dations of the earth, and
extsn9inp far and wide the blessings OF
civilization. In tulfilment of this high de-
sign severe penalties are annere4 TO depar-
tyre from its la,os." That was a glor ious
victory. and has enured AMI viii enure to
generations yet unborn. Buy uhere you
can buy cheapest, is The political economy
which, trumpet tongued, has been Pro-
claimed TO the nations of the earth. BY the
Democracy of this ancient Commonwealth.
1t win be echoed along The line ofsuceeed
lug generations, buy where you can buy cheap
est. After your proud Capitol, and your
monuments of brass, &mouunen;s Of one,
have crumbled into dust, that principle, in
immortal vigur. will survive, TO protect the
interests and di eel the councils of nations.
But where you can buy cheapest! But
why should This great truth in politics be
confined IN It's application 10 the pre-.
ductlons O! the earth and the produ tions
of capital and skilli Nly net, III The
q. various traffic OF man, why not extei.d
{; to everything that is bought and sold.
Under the shellering hand o: this great
principle, the manufacturer OF 'itan Cloths
is permitted to resort TO tae maTkSis ol the
world, in order 10 provide Tor his looms Ia
necessary material. He may 60 to BrSzil,
and lay in his supplies, II his Judgment or
caprice shall 90 eject. He may 60 into
Algeria or British India, o., doubling the
Cape, he is suffered even TO resort to 4 Jricd
and buy for his looms from the native
chiefs, and pay for the article with keg OF
whisky, a red jacket, or string of glass
beads. This is "a ii perfectly right-the law
of nature, adopted and enforced by the
Democratic party, suffers him to reap the
pI0hls VI illS wv II iois luT
whsre he Can buy cheapest. II does moi
compel him, nor does it allow the Govern
mept t. compel him. TO deal at dlsadvan
tsge. and thus cOnhscste one mans inter-
ests, that the interests of anoth,r man may
be advanced. All men and all employ
stand on level in that presence, from cob
bier on his bench to the curious aEtficer in
brass.
Cotton in the United States is the pro-
duction of slave labor; and the slave, equally
as the cotton which his labor produces, lie
impressed with the seal of properly. anc may
be bought and sold. Why. then. should
the planter of cotton be compelled. by a.
penal act, to purchase his slaves in The do
mssiic market, whilst the manufacturer of
cotton ia suffered to resort to the universal
market for bis suppiies-to South America,
Asia, or even TO Airica'iiselfl Thus bring
ing the producer ot American cotton in d.
rect competition with the cheap and un-
bought labor of other countries. TIE IS no
equality, no reciprocity, here. II the North
frn manufacturer does not avail himself of
this liberty, it is because he does not choose
TO do III the laws offer no inpediment vhat.
ever.
Bu. the cotton planter of the South does
not stand alone-he has fellow-suffere
enough. Would you buy lot OF negroes
to establish farm or plantation in virginia,
you are met full front by this Federal mo-
nopoly, deep.laid plan established and
maintained by the Anti-Slavery power a,
Washington. Tor destroying Slavery here.