The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 5, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 July 1828 — Page 2

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of that letter, are contained in the resolution inserted in Mr. Ray's address The balance of the letter was well calculated to bring Gov. Ray to the conclusion, that the Adams party were about to do what the resolution provided against—that this party v?ers about to draw the line, in favor of some candidate, and that he had no other resource but to look to them for support and the whole appears forcibly to my mind, that the remotest idea of any other contingency, never entered the head, much less the heart of Governor Ray, and he expressly tells the Jackson party, in his letter, if they take him up under these circumstances—they take him up as a "neutral" man -!-he does Dot, even after consenting to be placed upon the Jackson ticket, agree to 5 vote tor the General and here it is hat he tells them, that if he was so run, the "implication" of his being a

Jacksonian, although declining to 5 say he would vote tor him, "would be as strong as the Andes and his injunction of secrecy was in con-

jformity to their own resolution* and his prediction would have been veri S fied for had it been known to the party generally, that he was a mu-

tral man, and at the same time a Jackson candidate—that he was un-

der no pledge to vote for Jackson— their cause, under these circumstances, would no doubt have been weakened to the amount he predicted. This I consider a fair exposition— by this it will be seen, that under no other contingency than that the Adams men drew the lWie against •a him was -he to be considered a Jack son candidate, and then he was to be declared openly—at the same time the tact being known, to the committee at least, as expressed by the

Governor, that he was to be left entirely free to vote for whom he pleased at the polls. Now, the only question is, whether Governor Ray, provided the Adams men had drawn

Che line upon hiai, and withheld -•.their support, I say, the question is, lunder these circumstances, whether he committed an unpardonable sin, ••'in throwing himself upon the mercy "of the Jickeonians—and that too nvithout teiling them who he would vote for. I know his most inveterate enemies are Adams-men., and I believe too, even had the line beeu drawn and Gov. Ray -placed on their |side, they would have sapported a

Jackson candidate in preference to him, for many of them have so expressed themselves. These are the vsentiments of my heart, and I think it my duty to give them to the pub lie. If I believed Governor Ray was "actuated by the motives his letter seemed at first to convey to my ^xnind, unaccompanied as it wag by Ithe re-oiution upon which it was founded, and the circumstances attending it, I would say injustice, be bought to he-consigoed to infamy and •contempt—that he ought to "be com •pelled to retire from office, with the 35nger of scorn" pointed at his bo-« sum but this will not now be the •case and I do believe he will yet triumph over the machinations of those who wish to destroy him.

A Friend to TRUTH..J,:

Monday, 10 o'clock, July 14.4

The following is Mr. Joceylin's explanation of that part of his interogatorie# to Governor Ray, heretofore copied into the papers, which made him say "the Jackson party are an outrageous faction, and ought to be put down We wish to give the public all the information on the subject. 'vY,*""" V!

4We understand that the conversation which we published under date of the 14th-ult. as having passed between us and Governor Ray, has given umbrage to some of ourtellowcitixens, whom we mo*t sincerely respect, and especially the third question, as it seems to be supposed that by (an outrageous and violent faction," we intended to embrace alt the friends of General Jackson in the country .concerning which we say that we intended no such thing, and etrove so to arrange our interrogations, ai, if possible, to prevent any such impression, either among hearers or readers, for we have no more doubt and never have had of the sincerity, and intention te act from principle, of the body of the friends of the General, than we doubt our own motives in supporting the administration which they denounce.

To explain our meaning, and to satisfy any candid man, that we intended no such general and unlimited application of the words "outrageous faction,as it is pretended to be believed by some that we did, we need only refer to the second and third question# in the aeries. Iu the first of which, we referred direct!) to the charge of corruption, bargain and sale, urged by their opponents, against Adams and Clay, in the ease of the last Presidential election and upon thi*, and the Governor's answer to it predicated the latter*"

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TERRE-HAUTE, JULY 26

TO THE CITIZENS OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY..

As there is no newspaper that circulates generally among you, and as the present political crisis requires an accurate knowledge of the capacities, opinions and interests of ofB cial characters, and of those who wish to represent you, either in our state or national legislature I therefore take this method of candidly and fairly calling upon you to reflect with calm deliberation, upon the important subjects that most concern the wealth, the prosperity, the inde pendence and happiness of our state and nation. Col- Boon was lately among you, and delivered a speech in our court house. He informed you that he voted against the Tarifl bill, when he represented us in Congress, and in a specious manner he attempted to excuse himself, or rather, justify his conduct. In conversation with a number of citizens, (after he had concluded his speech) he gave as a* reason for voting as he did, that if the Tariff bill had passed, it would have increased the wealth of our eastern manufacturers, and that he disliked, and also because it did not lay a tax upon imported wool. Let us now examine Col Boon's reasons First he opposed the tariff because it would increase the wealth of the eastern manufacturers. I now ask Col. Boon if this assertion of his does not distinctly declare, that he had rather increase the wealth of the subjects of Great Britain, than that of his, own brethren in the eastern states, for itis a fact that Col. Boon cannot deny, that if we do not manufacture enough for our own clothes in the United States, we must pur chase from other nations, and I may say from our old political enemies the subjects of Great Britain His second reason for voting against the tariff, was, that the raw material (woo!) was not designed to be taxed by that bill. The subject is as plain as the affairs of a family. When a large lamily do not make cloth enough for thek' own clothes, they will and must part with their last cent to buy cloth to cover their nakedness, and protect them from the cold, and the family that has the power to manufacture sufficient cloth for their own wear, and do not is never in a thrifty condition, unless in some instances, by means of traf fic, The subject is as plain with regard to a nation When a nation possesses the raw material, or the means to produce it, and does not encourage its own manufactures, such nation must necessarily depend on foreign manufactures for necessary articles, and what little money the inhabitants of that nation can get, is sent away. Upon this head, the subject is similar with the fam ily that always has hard times. The rulers of a nation ought to know the necessities of the-people, and pursue such a policy in regulating our inter course with foreign nations, by restrictions and the encouragement of home manufactures, that the balance of trade should be in our favor, that is, that more money should yearly come into the country, than goes from it. If more gees out than comes in, it will always be hard times, but if more comes in than goes out, the times will always be growing better, for the plain reason that peo pie trade, bargain and run in debt according to theexistingappearances of cash. Now it is a fact, from official reports kept of the exports and imports with foreign nations, that 8,000,000 of dollarsfor more go yearly from the United States, more than comes into it, and thf we import eight millions worth or mora ol woollens from England every year. Now, if this eight millions or more was retained in the U. States, the balance of trade might be in our favor, and we would not then give our national earnings in cash to our great political enemy Great Britain. There is another very important consideration included in this subject, fellow citizens, that much concerns your interest. Col. Boon was asked in presence of a number of men, if he did not believe that 200,000 or more of men, women and children were employed in England in producing woollens for the inhabitants of out country. To this question I got no answer. Now the fact is that the number stated is not an exaggeration Thus you see, fellow-citizens, thai we have our work-shops in England, supporting hundreds of thousands John Bull'* subjects for him, which occasion a balance of trade agains us to the enormous bulk of nearly 250 tons of silver. Now, if Mr. Boon voted against the tariff, lest many ot the King's subjects should not have bread to eat, then indeed he may have acted from charitable motives, but we are told charity ought to be gin at home, and in a legislative ca pacity, our representatives ought »v. to act as to benefit our own repub-i

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200.000 persons were employed in manufacturing c.'6tli in the Un.terf •states, it would so increase the market for flour and pork, that ever) farmer who raises a surplussage ooeef, flour

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ithet to no man, for I desire rather to allay, than arouse the passions of the people on the important subject that concerns us all. Reason and calm reflection only, can preserve those rights and liberties for which our fathers fought and bled. But let us return to that policy and that state of things, with which the name of Tory was identified before and during the Revolution Before the Revolution we were dependant upon mother Britain for all the nails that we then used, the scythes that cut our grass, the sickles that reaped our harvest and a'most every ne cessary useful utensil. Iron had been made in America but it was sent to England to be made into nails, and then sent back at sue! prices as to give the British manufacturer and merchant a great profit thereby draining the pockets of our forefathers of every dollar that they could accumulate. The facts! have stated are sufficient to let you know the state of dependence our fathers were under to England. Now those men who were willing to remain in this state of dependence, who were willing to have their work-shops in England, and who had not courage enough to oppose the power of England to tax them, were called Tories. xMany of those deluded men had oeen 60 long in the practice of buying every article from Great Britain, that they verily thought that she had a right to monopolize the mechanic arts, and cause us to be perpetual beggars of British manu factured articles, and some of them went so far as to take up arm* against their American brethren. Such, fellow-citizens, were the To ries of the Revolution—such the policy that they supported, and is it not fair and proper to judge men by the same rule or standard now, tha ,r»en were judged by in the time of he Revolution? Then, if any are to *»c denounced as tories, let it be tho* who are opposing that policy that :alculated to make us independent, powerful and happy. Could 1 a is Col. Boon has and does, one vo things would undoubtedly exi? with me. Fi«st# if I had suificietr. knowledge to understand the mea. Uiat would best promote the wealt ud happiness of my fellow-citizen-den to act as he has, by votin gainst the encouragement of ou own manufactures, and iiovr ask ot

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feel his condition improved. I ask Col. Boon, why it i3 that England is the most wealthy and one of the powerful nations of the Earth? candor and truth dictate an answer, he will say that she got the lead ot other nations in machinery and the application of mechanical power in her manufactories, by which means, other nations became her dependants and enabled her to possess the circu lating wealth of the other parts ol the world. While it was hard times with us and other nations for the want of, specie, the Parliament of Great Britain could raise four hundred millions of dollars a year, which is more than twelve thousand tons ot silver. Now fellow-citizens, can it be your desire to vote for a man to represent y"bu in Congress, who voted against the encouragement of our own manufactures, and who would rather give eight iiillions of dollar.* a year to the subjects of a foreign Po tentate, than suffef it to be distributed at home amoig our own manu facturers and laborers, rather than ii should be paid itfto your own hands, for the surpfussage ot beef, pork and flour that you qnnuatly raise from your farms? I have stated no trifling considerations to you, they are facts supported by official documents, and the real state of things 1 do not wish to call your consideration to too many things at once, but it is necessary to notice one fact that took place, the day Col Boon made his speech at our court house. Those who were friendly to the administra tion and to Col. Blake, (who support the ''American System," a sys tem calculated to secure the inde pendence and advance the prosperity of our country by promoting inter nal improvements, and encouraging home manufactures,) were calledk'to ries." Now, I think I have a right to know what a tory is. I was old enough in the warfare of the Revolu tion to read, and I believe I felt the fire of 76, in as great a degree as any youth of my age. Those who were then called Tories, were friendly to the British government and the policy that made us depen dants upon that government. Let us now see what that policy was and then we shall have a standard or rule by which tojudge, and whoever comes nearest in his principles and acts in the support of such a policy, is the man if any, who deserves the name of Tory. But I apply that ep-

your vote, I undoubtedly should conclude that you were incapable oderstanding the means of you. political happiness, and should that I was acting the hypo-

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own know that ...» crite, and secondly, should I act in the way he does, and has done with conscious innocence, I must 'incapable of understanding the sci

of government and the interests of my constituents. Now, as I want to have as much charity as possible for every individual, I must conclude that Col. Boon is ignoraut of the tFue practical science of government, and is not acquainted with the effect or those measures that will increase our wealth and happiness and secure our independence. Col. Boou's second main reason for voting against the tariff was, that no duty was proposed to be laid upon the importation of the raw material. This reason has a plausible appearance in favor ol the sheep-raisers of the U, States But let us try this reason of Mr.

Boon's by facts and immediate and remote consequences. The o«ly possible excuse he can have that has the least appearance of reason, for •pposing the importation of foreign wool, is that of lowering the price wool raised in our own country out it is known that the farmers of England, where land rents for from 4 to 5-guineas per acre, and where taxes are extravagantly high, cannot afford to raise wool and allow the merchant a profit, pay the expenses of importation, and then undersoil the wowl growers of tht U. States, who hold their lands without paying tithes to pr#asts or high rents to lords, and where our taxes are comparatively trifling How, then, shall we account for Col. Boon's objection? A man's motive in many cases is best discovered by the na-

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of his acts, and the meaning of his words in plainer instances of a like tendency.

Col. Boon's lstobjection to thetaiff, viz. that it would increase the wealth of-the manufacturers of the New England states, is flatly saying mat he had rather make British subjects rich by sending our money away than his own fellow citiacnsby keeping it at home. I think we now have the clew to a full exposure of the Colonel's 2d reason The wealth and consequence of England has been mainly created by the extent and perfection of her manufactures, and she has always, in her policy, encouraged the importation ol raw materials for her profitable manufctories. Instead ol laying a duty upon the importation of foreign wool, she has even offered a bounty for the introduction of Spanish wool in its raw state, and this has bern done for the plain reason that she could send it to other parts of the world when manufactured, or ten prices to what was given, and that portion of the nation's capital was nine times increased, or more, by such a balance of trade in her favor. Now, if a duty had been laid upon raw wool imported into the States by Col. Boon's vote it would directly have favored the manufactories ot England and prevented the immediate extension and encouragement ol our manufactories until we could grow wool enough in the U. States fairly to compete with British capital. And now, fellow citizens, I isk you candidly whether Col. Boon's conduct has not a strange squinting, and whether it would not be impolitic to place him in a situation to mis-represent us One other reason the Colonel gave for opposing the tariff, to wit: that a heavier duty was proposed to be laid upon the value of cloths invoiced at $5 and uuder, than those of a higher price. I shall first observe that 1 •iave been in circumstances, during iny life, which enabled me to wear a ^ood coat, and have mixed in what is called good company and yet, 1 never owned a coat that was invoiced in England at a higher price than 84. 1 have mentioned this fact as an offset against thp Colonel's, for it is much of a hobby with thone who are opposed to our independence, by manufacturing our own woollen rloths lor, say they, the tariff was calculated to oppress the poor Ik fa* vor the rich.

Bnt, fellow farmers', let us examine this deception a little farther and see if this hobby is not so distemperid and diseased as to be incapable of carrying any pretender to the goal of popular fame. Those republican members of Congress who were in avor of the woollens bill had two main considerations in view» Their first and most heart felt desire was to render America, in fact and not name only, independent ol uonarchical governments, so far at. east as to have the balance of trade our favor that mony might become rentier and times better. The sec id consideration was that the naonal revenue should not be so inarially effected as to prevent tlx rosecution (by one government) ol system of interna! improvement-

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Congress, saw, tliat hv Jitional duty on vapor-On, coarse cloths, that our maaut'actn could go immediately to ip^J! turing such cloths to ad vanta under the now existin the manufacture of the vary woollen as well as fine cotton could not be successfully undertaij in our country, aad as the Utitj!! hav?i monopolized the fine

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serted that the poor man \vhoSh„ii buy British cloth alter the should pass, would hive to payhigher daty for his coat, than'4 rich. But this assertion is I will make a plain statement of nature of the subject. Supp.we voi buy 2 yds. of cloth, priced at $4, merchant asks you 25 percent.mor« on account of the daty now the rich man buys 2 yds. of cloth at §16 petyard, the duty on his coat is 20 Decent. in this case, the proud rich una pays 40 to the revenue—ye? da. ty enough to buy me as good a'coat as I want lo wear, while the dcir on the poor man's coat is cnlv §2G'j (except when our merchants in tin, new country charge 50 or GO per cent for bringing cloth from Cincinnati I well remember that tte who were for having our work shops in England, made a threat fuss when Congress laid a tariff upon cotba

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European goods Bnt farmers at the t-firfct this tarifi" produced, is a fact that cannot be denied that cotton goods line enough for omselves or/vives to wear, can nowb purchased one third cheapcr than those of the same quality could, before Congress laid 'the jjjuty, and it is also a fact that cur manufacturers do now actually under-seii the British in foreign markets, several millions worth of which is sold in foreign markets for which the chink comes home to us. Before the Tariff was passed, the capita!, art, ing^nuity and entcrprize of the

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can people wpre not called into action and there was such a dinging bluster mader and such bold assertions declared against the tarit), tha: most of the honest farmers a:id mechanics did once believe that could not get our cotton cloth cheaper by manufacturing it ourselvesBut facts are stubborn things,ami the former anti-tanil iucii are no^ quite whist on that subjcct. I v.i again say that the true policy of» nation like our*, possessing the products of the North, with all toe useful minerals, is in so mauy similar to a large family owning a good farm, that we cm in many a" spects, have the true pslscy

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