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fifth OF quaHe{tas much Al now. II foreign
goods enough were imported under u stree
trade " tariff to produce si4s, ,ooo, 900 OF rev-
enue, Who won1d pay for them. What hare
VIC that England nnd France would take in
exchange for thousand mllliona worth Of
cloths, cottons, silks, Iron, cutlery, notions
toys, gmcracks, brand1es and Winaa! We
should speedily have another fna:cial crisie
and collapse. We should get an attack OF
commercial cholera, such as Ne had In 1880,
1858, and 1858, when We vent tooling with
British ftca trade.
Having considered the objections Of the
free traders to protection, shall now pre-
sent some authorities IL behalf Of the protae.
tive system. And first offer the following
plank Of the Republican National Platform,
dorsed by The votes and voices Of two MIL
lions Of the most intelligent and patriotic Of
the American people. The Republican party
has never rescindod or "gone bsck'' on this
plank Of It's political creed:
"E<so1u<d, That whi:e providing re,ennea for tho
auppo.t Of the General Government b4 dussea upon
imports, sound possry requires such adjustment Of
hesc lnposfs az 10 encourage hs dsreopnent Of
he tndtsf,id tntesssts Of tAs wao@s eou1trv; md
r. commend that policy Of national exchanges
which secures 10 the working msn Abani teages. to
agriculture feanseTdtipe pfse<s, TO mechanics and
manufacturers al odeQtats Feteard FOR taeir 1aiu,
tator and e7&<,pTiss md 10 tho nation cornmtrcial
prosperity md independence
1 next cite the reluctant testimony of
John stnnrt MIL, the standard British free
trude authority, In which 1t will be seen that
he admits that protection il The true policy
Of a new country seeking to dl7eraa!y Its In
dustry and natura1izo manufacturer. This il
testimony from an enemy OF protection and
champion Of free tsade. He saya:
~ The Only eate in which, On sners principles Of
political economy, protesting duties can be defensi-
es n Tsen ~ ade pa
rallzlng foreign indufJ IN ttseu perfectly suita-
bic to The circumstances Of the country. Ths
superiority oi one country over another IN branch
4eoasr Thess m ms1 be no inke1ea, sdssai.ssy y o.
one patt, Or difadvantahe On the oibet, but only
seaa sspss,1S psa e. s s ys l.
acquire, may ln-other respects be bettet adapted
to The production thRn these rh1ch Tezu
s:t11 T.. = Iepa x a H. ad h. 81 81 posas ss.i l..
greater tendency TO promote Improvements IN any
branch Of producdon, than Its fIiM Under anew
set Of conditions; but Il cannot be expected that
iualEfduxe should, 1T thcs oson r4k, or Fut1sr fo
Their ee7tan ioss Introduce m1nuEaet.l2c, md
bear The burden Of c1r1yiuE II On until the produ
el1 hase been educased up 10 ths ltsea oi thoae
with rhoI1 tht processes are traditional Il pro-
iecttng duty, continued tos reasonable time Will
some,1mes be the most convenient mode In which
The nston esn a1 Itself for the support Of such an
The next authority ahall produce Is Gen.
Andrew Jackson. II space permitted might
cite from Clay, Webster, Corwin, Seward,
lincoln, Chase, McCulloch, and other emf
ncnt American statesmen, In support Of the
Protective principle. In 1924 Gen. jackson
was lDthe United States Senate from Teunes-
sec. The commercial affairs OF the country
were in deplotab1e condition. Manufacture
ing waa broken down b. foreign competition,
which monopollzed the market. The farmers
were as badly OF as the mechanics. They
bought foreign goods cheaply under the low
free trade tariff, then In force, but they also
sold their crops at poor prices, and many
articles they could not sell st any
price Times were bad, DISTRESS and
discomfort general, but "free trado'' pre-
vailed. Henry Clay raised his powerful voice
In beha1foE . protective tar!r, and Calhoun,
the Prince OF Darkness, opposad him. Gen.
Jackson WAS then looming up a. Presidential
candidate One Dr.. Co1man, = Democratic
member Of tho Virginia Legislature wrote to
3l.a .aGa..A-a-l1-~Aa--~ - 7
wa proceeding in Congress, asking him for
fis Views on the subject Of the 50 projecting
duty policy" remarking: "Wo are anti.
I" thrift here and candor requires me to ssy
that, should yon be the adyocate Of = mea-
aurc to which our interests arc evidently
:"opposed, tobacco Raising and slsye breed
"ingA tie zeal with which Jou hare been
F" hitherto supported IN virgtnia), will b re-
"1a1ed."
This inter7ogatorJ brought forth Response
from "O}d Hickory" that electrified the
North aud settled the tariff question In tho
minds Of millions of his countrymen. The
soundness Of his arguments In behalf Of pro-
lection TO American industry, has never been
successfully impeaehed by the free trade
theorists. He showed that national safety,
n1l required tariH that would foster and pro-
tect American manufactures from destructive
foreign competition. Congress adopted his
from that day the country begau to. pros
per. the revenues Of the Government
increased, the national debt was paid
of, Manufacture, agriculture, and trade
grew up together aud fonrished,
and the people became rich and couteutei.
But the 'tSouth," under the leadership OF
Calhoun, looked with IN evil eye TN Northern
prosperity, aud clamored for "fFee trade,n
threatened secession, commenced uulllhca~
ton, and finally scared the North isto repeal
Ing protective and adopting low duties. Re-
suit: excessive importations, wild specula-
lion, breakdown Of manufactures, iumense
personal debts, panic, snash-up, bankruptcy,
The universal prostratlon continued until the
country was relieved by tho Elay tariff Of
~, as Il Lad been previously by the jackson
tariff Of ~. With these prefatory explana-
TONS. I now snb}oiu the famous protective
tariff letter Of "0ld Hickosy.'
PROJECTION
GEN. JACKSON TO DR. EoLMAN.
SENATE CuAxarn,
WAsurxaToH cI1T. April &c, 1874.
81n: have the honor this day to receive
yonr letter OF the 2lst inst, and With caador
shall reply 10 It. =
You aak me my opinion on the tariff. I an-
sWer that an IN favor Of jadicious exan,-
tariff before II embraces the design Of foster
ing, protecting and preserving within ourselves
the means Of national defence and fndepeud-
ence, particularly in state OF war, would
advocate and support It. The experience of
one neser 70 b. jargotsen. 1four Liberty snd re- re-
publican form Of government, procured for Us
BY our revolutionary fathers, are worth the
blood and treasure at which they were OBJ
tained, 1t surely IL Our duty to defend nnd pro-
tect them: Can there be IN american pstriot
who saw the privstaons, ,dangers and difficulties
sa wsa would be ne Res .eaiu e b.ssra .ne ass .he
safety Of our country il embrolled or rest II
for defence, on the precarsosa nssan4 Of nd
toal resourtesto 10 Be derived from commerce, In
state Of war with maritime power which
obtaining the means Of defence, and thereby
suhdue uas II hope there Is not; And II there |
Is, am sure he does not deserve to ea}oy Us |
blessing Of freedom. Heaven smiled upon I'd
and gave Us liberty and independence. That |
same Providence has blessed rs with tho
defence. 1--we omit OF refuse to use the gifts
which He has extended TO us, we deserve not |
the combinations Of His blessings. He has
hlled our mountains and our plains with min |
erals-with lead, iron, and copper, and given.
nsp climate IND sR aaa soil sss E sss fsssns bs4
Al defence, . they ought to have
extended to them ddtqudze and fair pro-
ttetion, that our oTn manpinctories and Ia
borers muJ be placed on a fair competition
Nth those q Europe, and that VIC mhJ haEe
1ne and important 8rt1cles So essential to war. i
Beyond thiR, Look at the tariff With an eye to !
the proper duf,16tafon Of iabor and revtnae /
ard with view to discharge our national debt. |
This tasiE-1 mean jadicious one---possesses
more .janej}uI than real dangers. Twill ask |
what Is the real situation Of tho agriculturist?
Where has The Ans4oan farmer a market for
hss surplus prodses.f Except for cotton he
has neither foreign nor home market. 1
Does not this clearly prove, when there is no
market at home or abroad, that there i toe
the eAa,snels Of labor Afottld be nsuhipled' |
Common sense poinrs ont at once the remedy.
Draw from agriculture the superintendent IA
Dor, employ It in mechanism and man
ufaetn1rs, thereby eFsasiag q Aon.e .narket
to q most profitable account, and benefits to
the country will result. Take from agricul- |
ture in the United States six hundred thou |
sant men, women and children, and you at !
once give q home market for more brsadtufs |
than an Europe ..o.o ju,nishes ns. r. short,
sir. We bare been too long sucieet to Tie policy
Of The Britth merchants. It Is time We should
6teonae little more AMERicAss1zEp, and IN.
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