The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-10-26
Pom tho Lounvlla journal
THE DEMOCRACY AND THR
TARIEE.

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While Democracy oflhe South Is lorious IN
deuomcing protective tariff fha. excellentl
disciples Of that creed here 10 the West DO not
know precisely whether they are IL favor Of
such iaridof not, but are abusing ihe WhiQs
with al The fierce sebleuess IL their puny
lus ior advocating the doctrine 81 protection,
o. Which, ln6ging from Their mode Of attack
the Locolocoe are profoundly ignorant. In
Tie New England States, The Democracy b
endeayonng % make the people believe that
the sayaiion Of the protective tariff system in
tins country depends on the success Of Loco
locoism. New, L must be confessed that the
Wings are about right, seeing that al the
uliraites Of the country who border on all
sore Of extremes, are battling against them.
The Locos are wgilhing with exceeding
torture because The country, having enjoyed
the blessings Of Wing Congress, b recover
ing the prosperity il lost while subjected 10
Loooioco misrule. They do not know how 70
account ior the fact that the nationis regain
ing lla prosperity, without giving credit 70 the
Whiga There can be 20 doubt that the ma
lofty Of that party would rather see The ma
non suffering intensely, than confess that me
Wings BY their wise legislation, have Infused
health and strength INTO every department OF
business and industry. Il Is refreshing to
msel with a candid acknowledgement as We
occasionally do from the Locos, that the taf'ii
has been the means Of introducing industry ana
Wigor into every pursuit For instance the
Ptlsburg Morning Post, a leading LOooioeo
PIPER says:
"Pospeuiy has returned 10 our country
Thousands Of workmen have procured en-
ployment ia consequences Of the adoption q
ffrif that gas carried By Democratic roies'
Half truth is better than whole hei and
vo are truly glad tat the Pittsbargher has
been able to depart 90 far from the course pur-
sued BY its brethren Of the press, as 10 admit
thar the Tariff is the source Of our present
hourshing condition. To say that the tariff
was acarfied BY Democratic yoles," that IS,
b. Locoioco votes, Is 70 utter a Nat contradlc-
ton Of the statements Of nne-tenths OF the
Democratic papers out Of New England. II
is true that If the few LocoloCos who voted
for the tariff, bad united with the great mass
oftheir boethren in voting against Il, il would
have been lost. No Locotoco, who is not a
liar Ofthe frst water. vii have the hardhood
70 say that the tariff was not framed BY Wing
statesmen. advocated BY Wing orators and
opposed by Lnco'ocos, in both houses OF Con-
gresg, and, that i passed because the Wings
generally voted for il, while the Locos as gen.
orally voted against il.
Ala large meeting Of the "Dernocraey Of
Dauphin county" Pennsylvania, few days
ago, the following resolutions were adopted;
"Resolpsa That the Democracy Of Dauphln
county are the decided advocates Of a tart }oT
protection and revenue. They believe that the
interests Of the laboring man, Of the manufac.
turer, Of the mechanic, and oftho farmer, are
one and the zane; and that they can only be
prosperous 'whel their Industry is placed be.
yond the competition d the pauper labor o
Europe.
"Rssolued, That the democracy Of DauphiT
county will supper: no man for Congress whC
Is not an open and known advocate Of tariff
We DO wonder whether the good aDemo
Gratis" Of Dauphin county mean TO be consis
tent and support nc man for the Presidency
"UhU 10 not an open aud known advocate Of
Tariff lor protection and revenue" Ifthay re
quire their candidate for the Presidency to b
sound in the faith, which It is necessary thei
Congressional candidate shall be pledged to
hey are likely 10 be placed IN a o most un
pleasant dilemma. Either Van Buren, or Cal
hnun will be the oandidue ofthe party. MI
Calhoun everybody knows, opposed to pro
lection; while Mr. Van Burens opinions ar
not -known" although lie tried to expires
them through three mortal columns Of th
newspaper that published his Indiana lette
last spring. Il is true, the little magician va
iuriously in favor Of the high protective tariff
Of 1924 and %, as is proved BY the fact lha
he notonly voted { 7 both Of these tariffs, bu
also voted for every amendment offered to il
crease the duties on particular articles, and q
gainst amendments 10 reduce them. But Ia
Kinderho0ker has so veefed around and abnJ
since 1925, that there is no telling what he is /
favor oGthough bis favoFite editors out here "a
be is"uncompromislngY hostile to pToteclip
.arifE', al the present time. We say, that,
view Of the fact; that the two men, who stan
by far the best chance toreeeiVe the n0minl
ton Of the i,OcOioco National Conventional
not open and avowed advocates Of a protec
tive tariff, those Locos who think such tari
indispensable to the prosperity ofthe counir
will be placed in a very unpleasant condition
they vote for the candidate other pafty,the
will vote to annihilate that measure on u
continuance Of which they feel convinced q
industry OF the country depends for ls euppol
We have no doubt that The course the Locoh
COS have pursued in voting against The ado
ton Of our present iarif'in both houses fCo
gress, and in opposing il IN al The papers al
10 all The resolutions adopted in their publ
assemhlages will cause tens Oithousands Of 4
honest men who swell the ranks Of the party
abandon il and join the Wings who are \
only endeavoring TO save th-counlry from D
vie councils but building no By patriotic le
islalion, the prosperity which iell before 1
blasting influences Of Loeoiocoism.