PROTECTION
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The following pass ge occurs in MIR. Wcbster's
recent Albany speech: z


81 will call your attention, then, to the history
of the first act passed by Congress, except the
one concerning oaths t


"That act was entitled " An act to make pro-
vision for the necessities Of government the pay
ment of the national debt and the Protection OF
American Manufactures" Aye, the very term
OH the face of the act is that derided and now so
much abhorred word Protection. ---'-


Who abhors the word Protection ?" Let the
parchment records of Congress and paper records
of our statute books make answer.


The title of the present Tarif-claimed by the
wings as their own and only child-reads thus
. An Act to provide revenue from imports, and
to change and modify existing duties on imports,
and for other purposes" The word protection
is not in it, and why2 When the. bill was under
consideration in the House Of Representatives, and
had been agreed to all except the title, Mr. Ran
dolph IA wHig) moved 10 amend the title by insert
ing the words g a Bill to provide Revenue from
imports, andto change and modify existing laws
imposing duties on imports" Mr.. Roosevelt (de-
mocrat) moved to amend the motion by adding the
words" and to protect domestic manufactures" !"
Mr.. Stanley (whig} moved the previous question,
and Mr. Rooscvelts amendment was rejected by a
vote of los to 74-ofthe los who voted against it,
81 were wings and 18 democrats-amo the
wings were Appleton of Boston, Briggs the pres
ent Governor of Massachusetts, and other wings
of the same States, Poland and MeKenna and
other wings of Pennsylvania, and indeed most of