National Republican., 1883-08-18

ton Of 1887. Only these, the ancient and
seditious enemies Of Protection" made the
liberation and support OF the African slave
trade conditions Of joining the union. In
every subsequent phase of our history up TO
their rebellion in 1861 in support OF slavery
and free trade these states steadily
maintained their hostility to Protection
their hatred of FREQ labor and the free la
borer Thus, in 1882, by an act of her legis-
lature South Carolina attempted to nullify
the laws of the nation in support of " Pro-
lection" In that she was omulated by
Georgia. In 1928, by its legislature, through
protest" filed among tho archives of the
United States senate" Georgia denounced
the tariff as " fraudulent in its pretexts," as
oppressive" unconstitutional" and ruin
GUS to agriculture and commercials enacted
only "to secure hateful monopoly toa combi-
nation of importunate manufacturers" Hence
Georgia demanded its repeal. In 1880,
through resolutions of its legislature, she re-
iteratod her former protest" and her de
mand for the repeal Of tho tariff.
Thus the only champions of slavery in the
constitutional convention OF l7S1, south Car
olina and Georgia. were also notorious sup
porters of FREQ trade-the uncompromising
enemies through all their subsequent history
of Protection"
Our "learnod pundt" draws too long
bow. Ho indulges too much tricky mag
ination in his attempts to "get beueath tho
surface of events" in his egotistical efforts to
manipulate {" the play of those subtle but all
powerful forces which govern all phenomena"
Our history is clear in these events. Pro-
lection, like freedom, in the constitutional
convention, naturallvsand justly triumphed.
It had triumphed with independence in the
revolution. For Protection" in that struggle
our colonial fathers had fought; for "Protcc-
tion" they had periled their Lives and for
tunes and sacred honor" In defense of PRO
lection" they had suffered and bled, and in its
cause had wrosted from Britain their inde-
pendonce and freedom. We're they, then, to
strike their flag in the convention. in the
hour Of victory, to the tory free trade sup
porters of the British industrial tyrants2
Was it crime-a" bloody crime"-in them
to demand the benefcent fruits of their
victory-to exact the rights the "Protec-
ton" for their free labor for which
| they had sacrificed so much of troasur re and
bloodP Who but Mr. Donnell, who but the
free trade supporters of the British trader, will
so contend?
Consequently, the government of the Con-
federation failing to command that "Protec-
tion," it was promptly abolished, and our
present national government was substituted,
| with ample powers expressly to insure PRO
lection" TO American industry. That Madi-
son, the father of the constitution, has estab-
lished beyond all power of dispute. Nat
| V,
congress, under the petitions of our free
| laborers, was one regarded as necessary for
| the encouragement and protection of man
ufactures." The first measure under our
national constitution was thus Madisons
| tariff of 1889 for Protection" 1t was passed
by congress in which were many who had
| been members of the convention which
framed the constitution, and was passed with
out question as to its constitutionality, its
| benefcence or Justice. 1t was reafiirmed by
| every subsequent congress, and by all admin
istrations from Washington's to Polk's-to
| the seizure by violence and fraud of the ma
| tional government bv tho tool of tho old
| "Proslavery Propaganda"-by the southern
proslavcry FREQ traders who enacted the disas-
trous "Britsh tariff of 1916" at the moment
| that their unprincipled Presidential puppet
| POLK by q violent and criminal usurpation
of the war making powers in the very pres
| ence of congress. in unconcealed contempt for
its constitutional functions, rushed the nation
| into war with Mexico, for the spoliatiOn of its
territory in ACKNOWLEDGMENT of slavery! Thus
our proslavery free traders aggravated their
| destructive outrage upon our free industries
and our FREQ laborers by the criminal prosti-
tutions of the treasure and blood of the ma
| tion in support of the beastly old Moloch-in
sangunary and expensive schemes to enlarge
| its geographical boundaries and augment its
political power.
Our "learned pundit" may adopt and at
tempt to galvanize into life the exploded free
trade dogmas of our early proslaverv parti-
sans of the British trader-may adopt the
seditious doctrines Of such famous pro-
slavery doctors rs William B. Gilos as
John Taylor Of Caroline, as DIR. Thomas
| Cooper, and even those Of the Colletou
Address. by which in 1882 the heart Of South
Carolina was "frcd" into Notification, and by
which, subsequently, tho south was involved
in rebellion for the destruction of the nation,
but he cannot alter the "events" Of history
nor the responsibility of their crimes He
cannot successfully "bulldoze" "the play of
those subtle but all powerful forces which
govern all phenomena" Nor can he convince
our free laborers, or tho world that tho war
of our forefathers in 1776, and previously,
for "Protecton" against tho Algerine ra-
pacity of the industrial tyrants of Britain,
was "a bloody crime"
On the contrary, as in 1776 and 1861, when
| the forces of Protection triumphed over
those of African slavery and slavish free
trade. so now again in the present struggle
tho forces of "Protection will signally tri-
umph. Our Learned pundit need have no
| fears as to the result. We assure him, and are
| happy to assure him in his own elegant Ian
guage that free trade, and not this vile crea-
ture Protection, is chained TO tho dead body
of slavery" md tho two, slavery and free
trade, will be buried in the same grave" as
twin relics of barbarism," without q hope OF
resurrection"