Abstract

Slavery and The Tariff

This article discusses about attitudes of the U.S.' political parties towards slavery and tariff. All political parties which get into power tend to perish through pushing their principle to its extreme, is one of the commonplaces of history. The United States is witnessing a very interesting double illustration of it, in the curious parallel between the way the Democratic party after it became a pro-slavery party, and the Republican party after it became a protectionist party, rushed on their fate. The first attitude of the Democratic party towards slavery was an apologetic one, as was the first attitude of the Republican party towards the high tariff. However, the observation makes it clear that the protectionists have really gone further than the pro-slavery men.