Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-07
Protection.
AMEnlcAN 1ApoR pErLNpERs.


WASHINGTON THE safety and intere ~ the
people require that they should promote such
manufactures as tend to render them independ-
ent of others for essential purposes
Madison IT There ID no subject that can ente
with greater force and merit Into the dehbera
tions of Congress, than the consideration OF the
means 10 promote the manufactures which have
sprung into existence.
Monroe lit is deemed of great importance to
give encouragement to our domestic manufac-
lures"
Adams-"The very first act OF the organized
Congress- combined the two objects-the pay
ment Of the public debts, aud the provision for
the common defense by the protection OF manu-
factures"
,Jackson-"It is time that we should be a lit
tie more Americanized, and, instead Of feeding
the paupers and laborers OF England, feed our
own people"
Jefferson THE prohibitory duties we levy up
on all articles OF foreign manufac ure, which pru-
dence requires us to establish at home, secure
us against relapse and foreign dependency.
Frdnklin.-''It seems the interest of all our
farmers and owners of land to encourage oul
young manufactures in preference to foreign
ones imported among US from different coun-
tries"
Hdniuon.-'To secure a domestic market,
there is no other expedient than to promote
manufacturing establishments
Cldy.-"We must naturaliZe the arts in this
country by the only means which the wisdom OF
adequate protection against the otherwise over
Whelming influence OF Foreigners
Webster.-"Ihe protection of American labor
against injurious competition of foreign labor IL
known historically. to have be Ii one end desired
to be obtained by the Constitution
LinCOln.-''The progress by which the poor,
honest industi ious and resolute man raises him
self that he may work on his account, and hire
somebody else, is the one great principle FOL
which this government was really formed
Hamilton - The announcement OF mann
features the interest of all parts OF the Union.
- Cen Grant struck the keynote Of true Amer
ican kepubllcsuism when he said that he "hopeC
the day would soon come when the consump
tions Of the country would all be Of the country
products" No British goods for America whel
our own shops can furnish better materials
Give our boys a chance TO work.
Sound Doctrines -" We can manufacture
everything we want, and we ought to do 1t ant
the moment we throw open our ports to tn
competition of all nations, we torego all the ad
vantages OF fresh soil and sparse population
and put our labor on the level OF tue starvin
millions of Europe aud Asia.
Encourage Home Interests These words ar
under the local editorial OF the Ironton Registe,
We placed them there almost twenty years age
and are the same opnlon still. Some OF ou
citizens are going around with drummers froI
the big cities, acting as missionaries for them
take trade away from people there. Wrong !
MdriettidH (OttO).
The Pittsteld sun has the following sensib
mark.
"a thousand dollars drawn from the earth
the shape of products, adds that sum to theca
ital of the country but the same amount dri
ttcdHy made by swapping roosters, benen
no one or not the community
There is the political policy Of Protectio
Mere exchange creates no wealth that is FIR
Trade. Protection makes wealth. and thas Q
riches individuals aud communities. One Great
and enriches the other scatters and vast
rather than enchances property.