, 1866-02-22
The Protection Meeting Tonight.

There will be meeting tonight under
call prepared, presume, by your cortespon-
dent Protection" and as be has quoted the
names Of many Of our past statesmen as ia
voring high protective tariff, and the names
Of many Of the Southern traitors as favoring
free trade; ind therefore drawing the very
charitable inference TINT every person who
does not indorse the Morrill, tariff Is traitor,
It becomes matter Of importance to
inquire what were the Views Of the
founders Of the Republic upon this question.
It will be recollected that, Under the Con-
federation, each State had the power of levy
Ing duties, which resulted In confusion, and
rendered the Government commercially heln-
less. After the adoption Of the Constitution.
that greatest Of all American statesmen, Alex.
under Hamilton, the impress Of whose mind
Is left on every branch OF the Government,
made IN elaborate report to Congress On the
subject Of the revenue, the suggestions Of
which were embodied in what Ia known rs tho
Hamilton tariff, which continued In operation
tor twcntY five years. It admitted the priu-
pic Of protection, but ns subordinate to reYe-
nue, md under Its operation the country
emerged from bankruptcy to prosperity. The
this tariff, cotton goods were charged Der
cent. Iron ~ per cent, and Eoollens s per
cent.
This Is the tariff which received the sane.
tion of Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Ad.
ans, Jefferson and Madison and Il the Morril.
ties eau derive any precedent from 1t, to JUS
ticy scale of duties all the way from 10 per
cent up 10 prohibitory, they are welcome to
1t. The EXTREMIST free trader would interpose
no objection to such thrift ~ Hamilton de-
yiscd aud Washington approved.
Thus much rs to the sentiments Of the Rey-
olutfopary patriots.
We won1d therefore respectfully suggest to
this Meeting that ut least one resolution be
devoted to reatffrminS the commercial policy
Of the founders OF the Republic.
The next tariff Tas passed In 1915, whisR1
waa The work Of John C. Calhoun. and was
cmphatically protective tariff. It will give
the Nixon Hall protecttontsts some tronble to
ret over this little fact, that the arch-traltor
was the father Of their system, but still I
strcnuously advocated this tariff backed by
that adroit olltician, Henry Clay, it VAS Wig
orously opposed By that great man of New
England, Daniel Webster Tic was then IN
the vigor Of manhood and Of intellectual pow.
er, and Of nll bis speeches, there is nome more
the one he delivered on that occasion. In
tS24 Mr. Webster opposed the tariff Of Mr.
Clay In On elaborate speech, aud voted aeai1,st
It.. In ISIS Mr.. Webster, alter throwing bis
whole weight IN favor Of reducing and modify
Inc: The Objectionable prohibitory. features
time in It's favor: The only excuse which he
ever offered Tor this change Of vote was, that
under the protective policy 1nau.urated by
Calhoun, New England capital had been
forced from commerce, and had been invested
IN manufactures; and that there was IN in
piled ialth on the part of the Government to
continue this policy.
1t would bc well, therefore, in order TO vim
dIgste the truth Of history, to strike ont from
thc list of protcctionlsts, the name of Daniel
Webster, and insrct that Of John C. Calhoun.
Tic second resolution Of these protection
lists, tonight, might be All appropriate recog-
milton Of John G. Calhoun. Us the father Of
The name of Andrew Jackson Il invoked in
behalf Of protection, BY reason Of letter nd
dressed BY him to q Mr. Coleman, as far back
ns 1874. It will only b. necessary to recall a
single historical Incident to show that Andrew
JACKSON, as public man, was not o protec-
| tiu1ltst. IN ZEE, Mr.. Clny entered into the
| presidential contest against General jackson,
| tasiug his popularity On Ills bo.culte<l Amer
lean eystena." aud was overwhelmingly de-
I fcnted.
We therefore call upon the protcctionists TO
| remove the name Of Andrew jackson from the
w N'tAA4t%'3 t4ttN TVAs%4
the substitution of that Of James Buchanan,
| who has always faithfully reflected the Penn.
1 sylyania policy OF protection.
! This meeting is called to consider the dc.
| vclopment Of the agricultural, mining and
manufacturing interests Of the United States,
| This is comprehensive as auy one could do.
sirt.! Willie tue mining and manufacturing
Interests are projected by specific duties,
ranging from 20 to 100 per cent, nc search
the statute book in vain, except, perhaps, In
| the item OF wool, for any special protection
/ aiUrded the agricultural interest. Now, u
| this meeting will pass u resolution to this cc.
| feet 1t will mean o1nething:
4sz2<solrtd. That inAamuch - the Eune,, under
the existing ariK pays from 50 TO lou per cent more
Than Inc cet uf fabticatlon, on every manufactured
arcie be un1es equa1 and e1act Justice fr1nis
that the manufacturer and miner should pay like
per ctntage all agricultural produc4s and that ii
Ia the duty ct Congress At once TO auopt rncA
sysltm Of revenue as shaif cqnstke the profts OF
| different industries"
Dan't put him OF with p1atludcs aud high
/ talutin; give him something substantial; q
| fixed per cent, deter1ninatc sum. Such 4
| proposition would be kicked ont Of Congress
by your MorTifls, your Spragnes and SteYeTses.
| They will stand no such nonsense. They
/ hold: the power with firm grip, and
arc determined to use the great Agricultural
| population as lelots OF the roll, Al hcwers ot
wood and drawers Of wafer.