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Facts For The People

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Day
23
Month
October
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. Keep it before the People, That the Whig-,a and Democrats have no fixed, important pail,- ' ciples at issue in the contest between them. bat their contention is nominally on unimpor- I net particulars, but substantially for power. I Keep it before the people, That the Liberty 1 Party is the only one that sustains unegnivo-eally the Equal Political Rights of All. Keep it before the People, That the Liberty Party is the opposer or all monopolies and exclusive privileges, and is the steadfast advo-cate of the FREE LABORER. Keep it before the People, That on the question of Slavery and Equal Rights there can be no neutral ground; for he who is not for the abolition of slavery must be against it. Keep it before the People. That the Whig and Democratic parties are governed by the slaveholding portion of them. Keep it before . the People, That both these patties are the advocates and manufactures of GAGS. Keep it before the People, That both these parties have neglected to provide a foreign market for the agricultural products of the Free States while . adequate foreign mar-ket for Cotton, Rice and Tobacco has been taught for a long series of years by national agents, sent out at the national expense. Keep it before the people, l'hot it is a fact cenceded by statesmen of all patties, that the organization of more than two great national parties cannot be maintained in our country for any length of time; and the events of end' succeeding day demonstrate that the time will , soot, come when !here will be only a Lim( . ' FY and a SLAvr.av party. IKeep it before the people, That the Liberty Party is not a mere temporary organization, but is permanently established, an demonstra-ted by t te fact that it has steadily and largely increased in every State where it has been or-ganized. Keep it before the people, That he who supports the Whig Party, supports Henry Clay, an opposer of “every scheme of emanci-',mien, whether gradual or immediate." Kee, it before the people, That the North-ern portion of the Democratic party are in a state of unres:sting subjection to the will of the Slaveholders of that party, whose leading principle is thus expressed by John C. Cal-houn: "I regard slavery as the most safe and stable basis for free institutions in the world.' Keep it before the people, That the creed of the Lil ertv Party on slavery is precis• ly identical with that of the illustrious WASH-INGTON, who said: "Tin:. IS ONLY ONE PROPER AND EFFECTU-AL MODE HY WHICH THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY CAN BE ACCOMPLISH., AND THAT IS BY LEGIS-LATIVE AUTHORITY: AND TATS, SO FAR AS MY SUFFRAGE WILL GO, SHALL NOT BE WANTING." c c — The Detroit Advertiser find, fault with our National!' Convention for taking open ground in raver e. .. oo..... .,. . , ..... ...... with only "incidental protection." Wends not new find any stick position in the proceedings of that body; but no matter. How does such R Tariff differ from the one Mr. Clay advo-cates? At Lexington, Mr. C. said, "the Whigs in Congress   had succeeded in pass ing s Tariff. which, while it afforded ,UFFI-ciEN• REVENUE to meet Ilse wait, of an eco.. nomical administration of the government. at the same time affirds adequate INCIDENTAL PROTECTION to Amene. industry." How does a "REvEseti Tastes" with 'IN-CIDENTAL PROTECTION'. differ from Mr. Clay's Tariff ? Will the Advertiser explain the tlii• ference clearly and definitely? And if ii can-not explain, will it not acknowledge that all the line and cry about the Tariff is a mere contest of words—an attempt to make an issue in argument where there is none in fact, The truth is. there is no great difference of opinion about the Tariff. The present law was passed by the joint action of the Whigs and Democrats. The Whigs alone did not enact it. and could not do it. A portion of the people think some of the (hales aretoo high, .d wish to have them modified: while others are desirous they should remain as they are. This is the greatest practical difference there is about the present Tariff. The nom-bee of Free 'Prude men is small, and there is no daclger that the Tariff wi!I be reduced be-lo• that point which wilt replenish ttm To.... ury.

 

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