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Editorial
February 18, 1843
The Cecil Whig
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Editorial endorsing Whig doctrine of prioritizing American labor, industry, and trade through a protective tariff, quoting policy to support domestic economy over foreign, attributed to Shelby News.
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WHIG DOCTRINE.
"Home labor—work at home—buy at home—sell at home—spend at home—employ your own countrymen in preference—help Americans first—protect American labor—assist American industry—let the South feed the North, and the North supply the South; what we don't want we will ship away, and what we can't make nor produce we will buy from foreigners.—This is the Whig system—this is Harry Clay's policy. We love our own dear country and our own country men before any foreign nation, and mean first to take care of American men and American boys, American women and American girls.—We are not an idle people—we must and we will live by our labor; it feeds us and it clothes us, and we mean to take care of that labor despite any vote or any power, foreign or domestic. Hence we want a domestic and protective tariff.—Shelby News.
"Home labor—work at home—buy at home—sell at home—spend at home—employ your own countrymen in preference—help Americans first—protect American labor—assist American industry—let the South feed the North, and the North supply the South; what we don't want we will ship away, and what we can't make nor produce we will buy from foreigners.—This is the Whig system—this is Harry Clay's policy. We love our own dear country and our own country men before any foreign nation, and mean first to take care of American men and American boys, American women and American girls.—We are not an idle people—we must and we will live by our labor; it feeds us and it clothes us, and we mean to take care of that labor despite any vote or any power, foreign or domestic. Hence we want a domestic and protective tariff.—Shelby News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Trade Or Commerce
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Whig Doctrine
Home Labor
Protective Tariff
American Industry
Harry Clay
What entities or persons were involved?
Whigs
Harry Clay
Shelby News
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Whig Doctrine On Protective Tariff And American Labor
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive Of Whig Protectionism
Key Figures
Whigs
Harry Clay
Shelby News
Key Arguments
Prioritize Home Labor, Buying, Selling, And Spending
Employ And Help Americans First
Protect American Labor And Industry
South Feeds North, North Supplies South
Export Surplus, Import Only Necessities From Foreigners
Live By Labor Despite Opposition
Advocate Domestic Protective Tariff