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Editorial
October 21, 1831
Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial defends Gen. Jackson's support for a protective tariff to the extent of competing with home labor, as per Maj. Eaton, equating it to Mr. Clay's stance, and criticizes Virginia's partisan opposition to Jackson.
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Mr. Simpson, in his Illustrations of Jacksonism, No. 5, understands Maj. Eaton to say that one of the objects of the re-election of Gen. Jackson is to repeal the Tariff.—It appears to us, however, that to protect domestic manufactures, "to the extent that imported articles come in competition with our home labor," the very words of Maj. Eaton, is all that any friend of the Tariff has ever required or expects. Gen. Jackson therefore, according to Maj. Eaton, and he knows his opinions well, is in favor of a protecting Tariff, to the full as much as Mr. Clay.—And yet the support of the one, and the opposition to the other, in Virginia, is called principle.—Whig
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Protective Tariff
Jackson Tariff Policy
Clay Comparison
Partisan Hypocrisy
Virginia Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Simpson
Maj. Eaton
Gen. Jackson
Mr. Clay
Whig
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Of Jackson's Protective Tariff Position
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Jackson, Critical Of Partisan Hypocrisy
Key Figures
Mr. Simpson
Maj. Eaton
Gen. Jackson
Mr. Clay
Whig
Key Arguments
Maj. Eaton States Jackson Favors Protective Tariff For Domestic Manufactures Competing With Imports
This Matches What Tariff Supporters Require
Jackson's Tariff Support Equals Clay's
Criticizes Virginia's Principled Support For Clay And Opposition To Jackson