The commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-08-14

FREE TRADE
i, The sell constituted Democratic party holding
q" he sda
around us to see the effects pf this policy on the In
dusuy OF the nhtinn Twelve yeprs ugo the party now
in power changed The policy of the government rs an
ntlling protective and substituting in It's plFre a
revenue nril thus afordng OPPORTUNITY 10 con-
Trusting the workings Of the two poi.cies Under thr
protective tariff Of 42 The country hourishcd beyond all
rested by The r.pral Of the tariff nf "a and notwisb4
stnhdinr thu severe nmine in Inland making an IN
usual demand for grain and the discovery
oiEold In Vaiinrna by which millions Of spcrir were
sdhed TO our circulation. have been gradually be-
coming poorer, until IN SO we fined industry every
wh,r parattrd the products Of farmers frduerd
nearly one-half Ia value, with the prospect Of s FUR
her reduction, and the usury ., the nationw hic
was iuil 10 oyefluwing, now bankrupt snrl nir tbs
Practical workings Of the Two syst.n fairly tested
by three several expe imenis. The ,t free- pai
Of this country the "old Federal PARTY which cp-
posed the war fsis In 1916 their Influence reduced
the then existing protective tari and brought The
mehcf that under that ree trade policy corn sold III
W city q Wilmington at p cents per bushel aud
again iqaugursted, aud sill higher 10 isss under
ms policy The country again fosuned her former
uy II the nation 50 full that he national debt o9 ths
evolution was peid Off leaving large surplus to bs
a,vn1ea sm9nF &c states Did WI pro By thsss ~
naiionpl government again inauguranR the frce
trade policy. which ruined the country from is "a
how II Is that the soeaed Democrated party Of tnday.
advocate the very doeiIinc, and nauguratc the
deceived by erful demagogues who impose upon you
W using the name Democrat Democracy has bern
r protection, this the history Of the country proven
Who heads The pretended Democracy e the country
ddeyt james Buehahan TN old nxetrrnte FederniistA
was true Democracy, MS ex,mplifed by jefferson Mad
ison Monroe and jpekson III their admnistraiion Of
the general government opposed to proteclionl His
must either be knave 81 loo-a knave il he knows
the fact-a fool n he has not informed himself of IT,
yered IN his esssse 81 Of Deeember II, iso mhls
the country was enjoying the benefit of protective
tarin he says, Among the numerous causes Of con
gfaulation the condition of our Import deserves
special mantion nssmuth as II promises the means q
exiinguifhuB The public debit sooner sun ditiepateds
fnd furnishes strong illustration Of the practical effects
Of the present taiih upon our commercial interess
The object Of lbe iariH is qbsced to by
Constitutional. The power 10 impose duties mporta
originally belonged TO the several States. The right to
adjust those duties with view to the OF,
domestic branches oiindufry sso completely incidental
~ that power, that is ditult 10 suppose he exstanee
Of tbs one without fhe other The States have deeRs
ted their whole authority imports TO the general
government, without limitation restriction, saving
The very i1considernbe reservation relating their
fnspectiop laws This authority having thus entirely
passed from the States the right exercise II for the
purpose OF protection does not exist In them; and
sequeny be not possessed by the general govern-
peni, 1t must be extinct Our political system would
thus present the anomaly Of people stripped Of the
eounteraei The most selfish and desructiye policy
which might be adopted by foregnnaiions. This SURE
h~ NJ sssrs WI, m u ,xS pp~sr ,sS
,he authority on the subject expressly deiegatee to
In this conclusion am confirmed as well by the opn.
ions Of Presidents Washing lon, Jefferson Madison aud
/ M9Hfoe, Who each repeatedly recommended the
else Of this tight under the constitution, by the uni.
form Tactics Of Congress- the continued sequiescelee
Of the States and general understanding ofihe people,
Such, fellow workingman was the Language OF de-
noeracy, II Jackson gus ,deinoerat How different
from the language Of the party no claiming that name
Not less different their acis the ruin they have en-
tailed upon the country by their cree pda policy 10.
day bears witness. Instead Of fostering the r>-~~I
Industry Of the country by which you might acquire
comp lency thur policy degrade you the level
ofa Southern slave and siigmatise 7od the 'mud-
stills Of soeietyp Which party will you knpport-thy
Peoples which seeks the elevation Of labor " the
called democratic, whose principles nvovediy,
same as the old Federal arisocrnc party, whose aim
KENT COUNTY FARMER