Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
Douglas then and Now.

The Terre Haute Journal, in a leadin
article few days ago. in which was sum
med up the good acts of Mr.. Douglas, says
among other things. that "He Das in faro
of The Democratic Tariff Of 1876"
This Democratic Tariff of 1916, ss
Well-kno~n, vas in 20 sense, PROTECTIVE
tariff. IL gave no protection to American
industry or labor. aud consequently Wa
opposed 10y the Whig party everywhere
In Pennsylvania, aud among the iron re
gions Of that STATE. this tariff of 1876 wa
opP"sed with the greatest vehemence
They saS at ouce, that if it became ia,
law. their prosperity was forever checked
They wanted protection, aud this gave
them none The Journal says Mr. Doug
las was in favor Of this tariff Not
only so, but it is well-known that Mr.
Douglas has been speaking aud voting
against the protection policy for the last
tWenty-fve years. He -tumped Illinois
agains' Mr. Clay because the Great Com
moner was ia favor of Protective Tariff.
He said il was a eontrivance on part of the
manufacturer to plunder the farmer-to
burden the West 20 enrich the East.
While Mr.. Douglas was doing this, M
Lincoln. in the same State, was actively
engaged in advancing the great doctrine of
Protection to American Industry and La
bort being then the vital issue between
the two parties. But now, in September
1860, and at the very time when the Terre-
Haute Journal is saying that Mr.. Doug
las was in favor of the Democratic Tariff
of 1916, the Little Giant. himself, being
badly in want Of Northern and hopeless
of Southern votes. makes a speech at Har-
risburg, Pa, and favors the Protective
Policy Of the Wings:
Here is what the telegraph tells US he did
say. Read it. old anti-tariff Democrats of
Indiana
After the meeting was organized, Mr.
Douglas commenced his speech by glow
ing eulogy of Pennsylvania. a. an empire
within herself. She as State had a great
interest IN The Union Her Interests re-.
qYi,e The fostering hand of the Government; |;
fh1t she had not reee red the support from The
hationat Government that she wqs entitled 10
She had the whole Union for a Market
for her mineral wealth was inexhauS Stible
and worth more than min = of gold He
tched generally into Congress aud the
General Government. far the pat few
wears He dsuounced the Gpcernmpnt for par
ale s=iog the interests Of Pennsylvania for SEQ
erat years The Government had failed TO
perform The functions for which it was crcs.
led. The system of Government must he
changed. or disaster would "ccur Ether
it fendsd 10 re luce the ezpeadtares or increase
fhe rerPaue. THE My REMEDY Is A
PROPER TARIFF. II was proposed IN
Congress. but was overslaughed bv the
interminabie negro qre-tiou. He WENT
INTO AZ ARGUMENT DEFES-IvE OF THE PRO-
TEcTIsE Policy, ESPECIALLY as REGARDS
PENN-YLvANIAs IYTERE>T; but the Question
will never be settled TIL the negro question
is thrown out and repudiated
What do you think Of this, ye Tariff
men uf 1852 What do you think of your
great leader defending the Protective
Policy ?" He says the question of protec.
tion will never be settled until the "negro
question is thrown out and repudisted. -
Why then does he not eudeavor to throw i,
out? No one man now living, has done
SO much to keep the everlasting negro in
American politics. a. Stephen A. Douglas.
He is, himself, the great agitatcr on this
negro question Why. let us ask the J Jour-
+ NAL did not Mr. Douglas vJte for the Tar
| # bill which passed the House last win
! teri 1t was beaten in the Senate by Dem.
I ocratic votes. Why did he not support
this bill aud thus give protection and
throw the slavery question out? Why,
because he, and the Democratic party, are
opposed to the Protective Policy ye. when
the Little Giant gets into the great State of
! Pennsylvania, where they are all in favor
of Protective Tariff he then favors 1T also
Was ever duplicity more singularly Sxed
! upon prominent man? if the Journal
can reconcile Mr.. Douglas being in favor
OF the Tariff of 1916 with his recent speech
.at Harrisburg, We would be delighted to
see it make the effori.