138 THE GREEN RISING 



of 1828 was called, had the effect of uniting the in- 

 terests of New England on the side of protection. 

 Webster declared that manufacturing had progressed 

 to the point where protection was the chief interest 

 of Massachusetts. "The long opposition/ 7 says Bas- 

 sett, "between commerce and manufacturers in New 

 England was at an end, and the latter had tri- 

 umphed. This last stronghold of anti-tariff senti- 

 ment in the North had surrendered. The tariff was 

 now wholly a sectional policy." 4 It is easy to see 

 what had actually happened. The manufacturing 

 interests in New England had grown to the point 

 where that industry completely predominated over 

 agriculture, and that section of the United States 

 became unified on the protective policies of the 

 country. But, in the meantime, the balance of 

 power had shifted to the West. The agricultural 

 interests had now become fully aware that the pro- 

 tective tariff policy was essentially designed to aid 

 industry. It became necessary, therefore, to resort 

 to another expedient in order to continue the pro- 

 tective tariff policy of the government. The expedi- 

 ent resorted to was that of providing protection for 

 certain raw products. As we have seen, protection 

 for hemp secured the vote of Kentucky for the 

 Tariff Act of 1824. Protection for wool had the 

 effect of reconciling the farmers of the West and 

 Northwest, but at the same time it created a cleav- 

 age between the farmers of the South and the West. 



M Short History of the United States, Chap. XVTII, p. 387. 



