The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-11-17
From he LOuisrille LnnrnaL.

furious 10 denouncing Protective Tariff
the excellent disciples Of that creed here II
the West do not know precisely whether
they are in favor Of such Tariff or not
but are abusing the Wings with all the
fierce ieebleoess Of their puny souls for ad
vocatIng the doctrine Of protection, CT which
Judging from their isDde of attack, the Lo.
coiocos are profoundly ignorant. 10 the
New England States, the Democracy is en-.
deavoring TO make The people believe that
the salvation Of the Protective Tariff sys.
TEN IN this country depends on the success
Of Locofocoism. Now Il must be- confessed
that the Wings are abou, right, seeing that
all the ullraltes of the country, who border
on all SORTS OF extremes, are battling agalns,
them.
The Locos are wriihing with exceeding
torture because the country, having enjoy.
ed the blessings of a Wing Congress, is re.
covering the prosperity It lost while sub.
Jecied TO Locoioco misrule. They do not
know how TO account for the fact that the
nation is regainlng lis prosperity withou,
giving credit 10 the Wings. There can
be no doubt that the majority of that party
would rather see the nation suffering ia.
iensely, than confess that the Wings, by
their wise legislation, have infused health
and strength into every department of bust
ness and industry. Its refreshing TO meet
with candid acknowledgement, as We oc
caslonally 60, from the Locos, that the Ia.
rltf has been the means Of introducing in.
dustry and slgor into every pursuit. For
instance, the Ptlsburg Morning Post, a
leading Loco!oco paper, says.
Prosperity has returned to our country.
Thousands Of worklugmen have procured
employment 10 consequence Of the adoption
of a Tariff that icGs carried by Democrat
&c Uotes."
Half truth is better than a whole lie /;
and we are truly glad that the Pittsburgh.
er has been able 10 depart so far from The
course pursued by its brethren OF the Press,
as TO admit that the Tariff is the source OF
our present f1curishng condition. To say
that the Tariff was carried By Democrat.
ic votes" that is, by Locofoco votes, is to
utter flat contradiction Of the statements
of nlne ,enths of the Democratic papers out
y of New England. Ii is true, that, if the
few Locoiocos, who voted for the Tariff
had united with the great mass Of their
brethren IN voting against it, il would have
been lost. No Locotoco, who is not liar
of the first water, will have the hardhood
to say that the Tariff was not framed BY
Wing statesmen, advocated by Wing ora.
tors, and opposed by Locofocos, in both
Houses Of Congress; andsthal it passed be.
cause the Wings generally voted for il,
while the Locos as generally voted against it.
A IA large meeting Of the +" Democracy
Of Dauphin county" Pennsylvania, few
days ago, the following resolutions were
adopted:
ResOlred, That The Democracy Of Dau.
phin county are the decided advocates of
Tariff for Protection and revenue. They
believe That the interests of the Iaboring
man, of the manu!ac ufer, of the mechanic,
aud Of the farmer, are one and the same
and that they can ouly DO prosperous when
their industry is placed beyond the compe.
,i,lon Of the pauper labor Of Europe.
ResoIred, That the Democracy Of Dau.
phin county will support 20 man for Con.
gress who is not an open and known adyo.
cate Of q tariff"
We do wonder whether the good Dem.
ocrats OF Dauphin comfy mean to be con.
slstent and support no man for the Presl.
dency who IS not an open and known ad.
vocate Of Tariff Tor Protection and Reve.
nue. II they require their candidate for
the Presidency TO be sound in the faith,
which II Is necessary their Congressional
candidate shall be pledged to, they are like.
ly 10 be placed IN mos, unpleasant diem.
ma. Either Van Buren, or Calhoun Will be
the candidate Of the party. MIR. Calhoun,
everybody knows, IS opposed 10 protection,
while Mr.. Van Bufen's opinions are not
known, although be tried to express
them through three mortal columns OF the
newspaper that published his Indiana let.
ter last spring. II is true, the little magi-
cIan was furiousiy in favor Of the high Pre-
teclive Tariffs Of ls24 and S2s, as 10 prov.
&c by the fact, that he no. only voted for
both OF these Tariff, but also voted for ev.
cry ameudmen. offered to increase tue du.
ties on particular articles, and against a.
mendments TO reduce them. But the I'm
derhooker has so yeered around and about
since ISIS, that there ls no telling what he
IS 10 favor Of, though bis favorile editors
out here say he is uacompromisingIy hos.
tile 10 . protective tariff at the present
time. We say, that, in view Of The fact,
that the two men, who stand by lar the hes,
chance to receive the nomination Of the
Locotoco National Convention, are not
open and ayowed advocates Of a Protective
Tariff, those Locos VINO think such Ia.
riff indispensable to the prosperity Of the
country will be placed in very unpleasant
condition. Ii they vote for the candidate
OF their party, they will vote 10 annlhiate
that measure on the continuance Of which
they feel convinced the industry Of the coun-
Try depends for its suupgrt We L.ya -,