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TO be seen. whether YOU will commit our country
to the care of those who follow the example winch
ms eloquent friend, who preceded me- has so ably
alluded to, or whether you Will be deiuoed enough
to Commit it 10 Others, who advocate a fefeni
y.,licv trust ,hey uucef God the couulfy vii
b. preserved non the latter alternative.


have listened 20 discu.sioLs On Goth sicss
the questions now hefure the American Peopl-,
and II is d fact, which c4urot be denied. that
Our opponents let the great questions OF le4U 60
D. Geeu; in The present campaign.


There are TWO ls.diae Questions, involved IN
The present campaign, ca which | shall EHaEe
some BRET observations, rather to show the feel
ings of Us Southern Wings on thee toPic''
than to convince yor, who. from local circuIn-
stances are supposed 10 be more IN favor oi
q Tariff and opposed to Annexation iced rot
go into an extended argument ca the larf'
TIE arguments Of the gentleman preceding
me have been set forth with such force o.
cloquence. ead soundness Of logic. as must cn'i-
vince cvenou7 opponents, many OF whom douoi
not are here present, and must have found t7eIF
way to the heart OF every American Patriot
You wlll not expect me 10 give you cons'ltn-
iional argument on this question, winch he has
50 ably done, in characters OF living light.


This Government was founded Tor the coed oi
the whole peoo!e, each State giving up some o'
its rirh;s for tic general good oi the whnic anc
suTeI; this spirit oughtto be carried out On lhsse
dutsti.,ns will, therefore, give you my vlew' as
4. So,.,er. man, ana the reasons which ought 10
influence ne as en- American Statesman.


The first argument which will in ie-
vnr OF the Tariff Is that it will supply q revenue
sufficient for the wants OF the Government. In
raisiog this revenue 20 for Protection, not Incl
dental nor accidental, but purpose TO encourage
spme interests. Admit that, q Southern
man, have no interest in your welfare, which,
God knows, is far from the truth. yet admit 1t ior
the sake of The argument. Sr!l nave az inter
est in the increase Of national weai,h-domestic


manufacture stimulates 10 industry and increases
nariona! wealth.


The second argument shall notice IS that II
encourages Industry, and thereby tends 10 the
preservation of morality among people


1t is calculated, lhrcly, 10 elevate National
character. and TO absoIvc US from dependence on
foreign work shops | am speaking to those who
will vet be permitted 10 see this Nation, with
population OF ofseventy millions of people, speaklng
i common language, living under common
Constitution. and kneellng 10 one God Are there


men al this day, destitute OF PATRIOTISM that ali
these millions o' our conntrymen snail De heio
tributary to the workshops ol Europe No.
no we must have loftier views OF National
character than this. Local feelings must give
,vav to National. The American Statesman
should have no locality.


advocate Tariff, in the fourth place, be-
cause it's calculated to draw Us together more
c!osely in the bonds of common union. l., al
the Use Ola lie which is n,w rapidly passing
sway, snou!d have the privilege OF asking
e., m l.st hDur. II
would De that they sfuuld love one another
bound together in one Curious cnnfederary.


II has been SAID that the Tariff OF lc42 mskee
Us sell cheaper and buy d,afer than we have don.
aetore Now state lerc heio ynu. "a suu'h
crn Planter that we ut the South buy cheApe'
md sell dearer than before the Tariff OF lsl2.-
FMS 50 iar from being denied BY our opponents


5 acknowledged. ann ii reason Tor It attempted
Ia be- giveu ('!ere Mr.. B. went into descrp,"n
al The State of the country, Us 1t was lett By Mr
Van Bureus aduiui-tra,i M money IN the


l'feasury-hilis drawn on Government held VI
n the Senate "t The United States. protest d
agents sen, 10 procure loan, unable 10 eif'c
mat purpose. II; then cortnucd- assert
that, by he Tar {: Of 1872 the credit c 'he caun
try has been redee m,d On thu 30th of June lbs
there were seven millions OF money SUBJECT /
public order In The Jie,sury. So deeply was
convinced of the benefits u be- derived by TN
country from a Prtecuve Torti that In 1912
even II 1t shouid impose burdens upon my coli
slijucnts, was determined not 10 consent To al
adjoutnmen. # Congr,s, uil the stain vi forieit'o
credit should be wiped away, ard, II nec' sssry
mat would go hume and tel them that bu den'
t.c not So bad - iorielleG natiOne iaIlh. have
seen twenty thousand Geprgisns, and have ,cc
hem that he who would refuse protection io
American Industry, may be a very good British
subject, but aver that he is not til American
Patriot.


What would our opponents give TO nerve the
arm OF Industry Free Trade What is Fret
Trade Where does It exist In the present
condition OF the world where can It exist I ssme
very learned Tneban" i'll Congress. some TINT
ego, discovered that u lax oi ~ per cent. was !e
wed, ell the gate of some Grecian city. on d Ger
tain article. and therefore he supposed that ths
was the natural tax 10 be laid on every thing 4
% per cent horizontal duty, is the doctrine o.
James h. Polk, and this is the Free Trade OF
some people. Great Britain will no; come n;o IN,
system oi Free Trade because she cannot. She
raises eo2u: one hundred and ten millions
of dollars on imports annually and besides
this, sle is forced 10 levy an income tax, hIth
er,o considered only as an expsdient III time
" WdI. DuS lHt HSdb.teb LA uJtpeNu "
Great Britain. is ligh, when compared with tha'
lax when she would lay upon our cretuilty IN
supposing that she will ever be in favor of Ere,
Trade. Ny doctrine is :or Free Trade between
different parts of our own country,-reciproca
'rade with other nations, yielding where they
would yeld-demand!ng where they demand
England evies upon our productions, taking Cot
ton out OF the list, an average tax OF 800 per CT
OF every thiug we sell 10 her; and yet We havt
some among us who say that We ought not to le.
Wy a higher tax upon any of her ptcdrc-
rops than 20 per cent. ad ralor,m duty


Free Trade is the crutes: conception that evei
disturbed the minds OF The American people
Our opponents knog this, and therefore they ar,
,,ow attempting 10 MAKE 1t sp9ear thst Mr.. Po,s
s as much 10 favor OF 'Tarti' as Henry Clay ;ht
karmer of Ashland This Is species ofitnpu
dence, shall say II, which, fIecorded, has h,h
trto escaped my researches into history. But ]
eopeal from all arguments OF MS frends, to Jane,
X Polk, himself. | Will not siv with nun OF
od Il appeal from Alexander Drunk to Alex
aoder SuoeE,' bat l do appeal from ,ner'
tnisrepr. senis1ons TO his own words (Her