Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-21

ther examination and information may alter opinions
previously entertained But upo, these questions,
firmly beIieue, tie Domestic Policy as The d,eah Of
It's We---he 0timent Of It's eris!eace. We will not
agree, as far as consent have any Influence,
to yield or abandon our present Tariit-tiniess It's
opponents will furnish = better. Under all clrcnm-
stances, we will cherish and cultivate this system.
1--WE mold, that the ingenuity and industry OF this peo
pic ostercd lii their first efforts manufacture,
Gf honte. whatever can be manufactured dbroad-and
that is the duty of government to protect that IN
d'istry by such duties will secure ITS tree and full
eXertlon until It reaches that maturity OF production,
and cheapness of price, which experience lii every
iprotcccu article demonstrates can Oc attained. In
tins. the Farmer Is deeply Interested rs the Me-
chanc The prnstration, even suspension OF this
policy, will be followed by the desertion Nnd des
truction of our narkots, the low price of produce
the deapsdatnn OF factories. and the dismissal Of
the thousands dependent them into Il state OF
distress and GCstitution. The Farmer viii AGAIN
SOW ms crop, uncertain whchG., when ripe, 1t Viii
pay the price OF gathering. Tire iahors OF the Me
chahc Will a1n be at the mercy Of every wind that
blows from British shores Tn this subject, we not
only synratiizc with you, gentlemen, hut must &ee'
with You. We Will not remit cur NXertions 10 avert
the evils you have tou mnch To anticipate. N
From 'anst suspicious, aad NC regret to add. An
influential source, the Tariff has been denounced as
a Scorpion, which wcrs hugging to b;eas;s.
The extreme distress of the manufacturing establish
nenS, has been made an argument for their uier
1aIu' to .Tsult as eli rs u;rre W, the TARIrr
safeguard. mas De9n pronounced 10 Sc lIIG
oiour u,istor;mies The time has now arrived
when Pennsylvania holding the balance Of pa'i,ica
power, should resist every effort tainper With or
! destroy the means by which she lives. She holds
this system sacred to M connected with per
sona anhi5n, ard too precious, to be sacrificed to
the Clause OF any in poScr out of power. 1t
will PREY All, let who will FAyr. While
thIs state will not c;scnt that it shall b. , the
seppugstone to- Office, she viii as stcrny proclnin
tirat lie who would rise on the ruins Of or nnufic-
tnrcs shall EXPECT helping hand, i'll his promotion
/ from this united commonwealth.
On THIS subject. have doubted and navef
can doubt. We believe, that nothing hut crnagni-
tude ofintercsis depending this question, and the
serious hazard, this time Of committing the renrc-
sentation of this city ard coun,y, to those Who by
any possibility could fail to assert YOUR wishes in
Their full force, could have awakened YOUR anyetv
Rest assured, t!Ht the interest ofthc 'TAxa1E1-to
MECHANIC and the ii ,Nrr icyuRrR' are ours a.d
when we desert them, we desert ourselves.
We believe, that il ever there was settled rub
tic opinion among US, which time and events nav
strengthen, bat cannot rep;ove, it is for these
measures independent of suncn.' And thou oh the
advocacy of these principles, where there is 50
D,"ch nnanimity of opinion, may promote The ro
u!arity OF any can'lidatcyet 1t is certain, that IN
man can ever deserve, obtain, the suffrage OF
rcnnsylronIa, whose firm and uncquivocal support
OF them she has any reason to doubt dist1rst
| Very respectfully, yours, &C.
ROSS WILKINS
! DAVID LYNCH.
! JAMES PATTERSON.
JAMES S. CRAFT.