New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29

3. Rsvsi.sisn, priseipsi "a .t.rest saoa eaa
Ar. protection VAS thea Beseass Il ths Dsaa-
e7stc party. Then, 8r, there sas Democrat,
TIE hish.s. Of a. protective tsrins-shs. Of 1873
vas msturea and reported by the dlstnguiahed Dem-
ssrstic lesIer, Sis Wright, and sustained by Ca
keus and that party, souih and North.
Thea IL wss right TO End for ourselves 6rst.
Then il was Democratic to sustain, by legislation,
the great industrial interests Of the whole country and
to give our orH manufactures meehAn,cs farmers and
laboru men shade Of advantage in our own mar
k,,s over the woykmen Of foreign countries.
Then il wac that Andrew Jackson said: place
your manufacturers by the eide Of your srmers and
"you cover yorr country with blessings.
Sir, there never more ststeemanhke sentiment
uttered.
the Bible now.
n protection IL wrong, free trade Il right.
Down with your Custom Houses, and save the
a. LOO 0C0 year, the cast Of seangs and collection,
and support Government by direct taxation, and let
every one pay according 70 his property.
II protection Ia not night, and nothing wanted Of
tariff hut TO rsise means 10 carry on the Govern
ment, then clearly there should be no tariff at all;
ing Government is drawn from the pockets Of the
poor and middle classes-the laborer and the me-
ebanic-
While the property of the rich goes Free and pays
Suppose, then, We have free trade, and try il. If
YOU Believe what you say, why do you hesitate
Don't be afraid to take your own pills.
If they give you the gnpes, grin and bear IT.
We expect to suffer with you, and misery loves
company.
But you have the power, and do as you like
Aye, and you have the responsibility also.
Remember there is muckle day coming-lSt0 may
be az 1910, and more abundant.
tba rtv hat AFR q
labor of our country legslated for Others. VA
they change their course and stand by american
interests, and
Let Great Britain take care of herself.
When the balance of trade Is against US, and OF
course drain Of specie our banks the lookout,
and of course ,cW curtail and consequently the bust
ness of the country must suffer.
They are noe doing 1t, and areJ0rced 10 DO IT, IL
is an act Of selfdefense and they are doing right.
The policy of protection is necessary to the health
and usefulness Of the currency is to the prosperity
of the people.
Neither the one nor the other can prosper without
it, but mutually dependent on 20 and on each
other.
No Executive homeopathy can do particle of good.
The disease is too deep-seated.
There il but great grand remedy for our pecu-
mary and nar cal troubles and that is to return To
steady unwavering system OF home protection. ,
Not as Temporary or party measure Out as the
settled policy of the country.
A policy that while it makes US prosperous and
happy, IL secures our tndfr ma nee
Iwould amply provide for the expense OF Govern
ment-render us Independent of foreign countries
keep good basis for the banking system OF the states
and thus favorably visit every house and hamlet and
az Jackson said " couer the cOuntrs with blessings
We have another source of specie accumulation Pc
cular to ourselves enc that no other country mas
We receive by immigrants about ~, 00O, 0Oo year,
and that with the so, 900, 900 dug from our Orl.
mines and a well arranged tariff TO keep it here aud
even add 10 it. we would at distant day become the
head money country of the world. Then, Sir, we
would have specie enough for firm, cold basis for
paper currency, and public credit throughout the
world Of higher value than gold itself.
Then, Sir, should use paper money as matter
Of convenience only and not Of necessity.
The tariff of 1873 In four years Increased our specie
$50 600 0OO and with the low tariff that followed we
lost it again. With the model tariff of 1872, gold
again returned. The banks grew strong and useful;
the people were never doing better, aud the whole
country prOspered beyond comparison. Unfortunately
the tariff of 1912 repealed, and with it went the
balance of trade the balance Of SPECIE and we have
got for il in return reUulsoR great pecna,ary distress
a crushing foreign debt, bankrupt Treasury and
en- Administration fourishing its paper money.
Sir the sO-called Democratic party was in error
They were mistaken They turned a screU the wrong
way and deranged the whole 0'achtaery and every
thing is out of fix.
They now have the advantage Of experience and
have the power 10 correct their error and they alone
can do it. -
Sir if they will DO it, and if that party will cease
ts continued and desperate efforts TO force Slavery on
Kansas against her will withdraw us egions and
restore nat Commonwealth to hberty"-dgtatl0n will
cease and peace and opry will be restored to the
whole country. Sir, in the name of suffering coun-
try with all due respect ask them to do II.