The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-18

protectlonist, and sustained his accusation bv
irresistible proofs. We make the following quota
tions:--
And arst what are It's principles, and what Its
policy respecting the tariff
Is the present Administration for, or against, the
The principles OF the Administration according 10
its most recent avowal OF those principles, ad
verse 70 the protective policy decidedly hostile TO
the whole system root and hranch ano this on per-
lnanens ana aseReu c0ns''tut'3nai gr0unos'
In that compound of executive opinion contained
in the veto message, the whole principle of proiec
tive policy is plainly and pointedy denounced.
Mr.. Webster then proceeds to quote General
Jacksons own language. "The message" he said,
''in unveiled allusion TO the protective policy of
the country, holds this language:n-
(BRoM JAoKsoNs VETO MEssAGE)
Most of the difficulties our Government now en-
counters, and most of the dangers winch now I'M
pend over our Union, have sprung from an aban-
comment of the legitimate objects of Government
by our national legislation, and the adoption of
such principles embodied by this act Many
of eur rich men have not been content with equal
protection and equal benefits but have bosoueht us
tempting TO gratity their desire, we have IN the
suits of our legislation, arTayed section against
ton, interest against interest and man agaIHst man
in fearful commoton which threatens to shake the
founORtions of our Union. 1t is time to pause in
career, to review our principles and, II possible
mise which distinguished the sages of the Revolu-
ton and the fathers of our Union. Ii cannot at
once, in justice TO interests vested under IMPROVE
dent legislation, make our Government what it
ought TO be, can at least take stand against all
new grants OF monopolies and exclusive privileges.
aga INST any prostitution Of our Government to the
advancement of the few ut the expense of the manv
and in favor of compromise and gradual reform in
our code of avs and system Ot political economy.
No reader OF this extract will dissent from the
Justice OF the remarks which follow il in Mr..
Webster's speech. He said: "The plain mean
ing of all this is, that our protecting laws are
founded in an abandonment of the legitimate
objects of government; that this is the great
source OF our difficulties; that it is time to stop
in our career to regiew the principles of these
laws, and, as soon as we can, make our Govern
ment what it ought to be. No one can question,
Mr.. President, that these paragraphs from the
last official publication of thesPresident show
that, in mis- opinion, the tariff, as a system de-
signed for protection, is not only impolitic but
unconstitutional also. They are quite incapable
of any other version or Interpretation. They
defy all explanation and all glosses."
Now let the reader estimate the indescribable
ignorance (or, ii he chooses to take the other
hypothesis, eflrontery) OF a political controver-
sialist, who, when hard pushed by an opponent,
evades the body Of that opponents reasoning
and fastens on its skirts with such result as
this Considering that we we're challenged. over
and over again, with an air of nsolent bravado,
to meet him on this ground, we supposed when
we at last accepted, that he lCOutd at least sbOC
more SkiH la fyingl Why need he have taken
refuge in such position as that in which he
has exposed himself to this pitlless riddling
When he makes another equally skilful retreat
''may we be there to seep