The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-10-07
Imn0rtant Movement,

The moy ement which made, a short time
since, in Cumberland County, Penn, by the LOcc
Focos who are in favor Of the Wing System Of wo
teciins The products and labor of our Country has
perfectly appalled, the Locos, in every direction Mr
POLK, their Candidate for the Presidency coll.
ed upon TO answer in direct and explicit terms, 4,
his opinion Of the Tariff Of SAP, and the p'oprs 4
its modification repeal, To this letter he has ce
er deigned to make areply.
The Boston Post published,a few days smce' an al
ticlc from the Pennsy vanian Loco Fcco paper AZ
tempting to prove that the movers in this application
TO Mr. Polk were Wings. We suppose the Post wj'
not deny that ''The Pennsylvania Statesman put
lished at Carlisle Cumberland County is se une
Loco Foco paper. In that paper, the proceedings Of
the meeting in Dickinson Township, in that County
were first published In commenting upon the pro.
ceedings, the editor Of that paper spoke Of the mo-
vers in it as democrats expressed bis surprise
that they should have deemed it necessary apply
to Mr. Polk FOR his opinions on Protection when he
was well known to be opposed to t--cims out him
self strongly ngains, Protection-and took his Dick
inson friends roundly to task for so far departing
from the Loco Foco ground, as to support the Iorn
Of 1912.
tract from that paper OF the 18th Sept Let read
ers remember that the Carlisle Statesman is the or
gan Of Loco Focoism in Cumberland County, IN
which Dickinson Township, where this movement
originated is situated. Tho rebuke which this Loco
Fuco Editor administers the organs and leaders OF
his Party, for their attempts 10 dsce're ana mis-
lead the people, upon the subject of protection are
severe and well nlerited He puts the issue uPon'h
true ground, when he identifies the success oil FOLK
with the r EpEAL OF THE VINO TARIFF-H'
las.
From the Pennsylvania Statesman Of the 10Th Sept
THE DICKINSON PROCEEDINGS.
In oar paper, OF Sept. 5th,w published part OIL 'no
proceedings of meeting of Democrats of D'cSn'O"
township, friendly the Tariff of 1912. On the Sec
ond page, of the present number, will be iouhu uo
conclusion of these proceedings, appended to "h'e"
are the letter addressed by the COMMITTEE " ""
Clay, and the letter Of that gentleman IN rep!
1t will bo that throughout these proceed"s'"'
Tariffs regarded in the light Of Democratic "'4
ure; and the support of the individuals concerned T."
the meeting is to be withheld from Col fo'N' W
withheld at all } on the ground that ho is PpOS'' "
The .act of 1872 MIR Clay's letter meets Iu''y "'
ed himself to be the friend of the Tariff oil le41Op
posed alike 10 its repeal or notification anu '''"
goes so far as to declare that he would 'regard Us "
peul as great national calamity" In all ms w
perfectly consistent, with Wing doctrine wnch 'OD'
to ''pro,ection' as Of The chief ends OIL sV
ment But how is it on the other side? "n" w.
o. figure do these gentlemen make, who' pr0'''"s
to be Democrats, attempt to exact an anu ue"'
&c pledge from Col Polk and, failing in inc"
pose turn about and oppose him? 1t Is e'''' ~" 49,,
controvertible, tina, the Tariff of 1912 S'o"' a"'
a Wing measures; conceived and motured !" ,yh;o
congressional councils, passed, mainly oy whis
votes and designed, in strict accordance WIN
principles, as much for protection rs Tor ''''" ho,y
This Tariff of S42 then being wing n'''' r.,
can men, protesting to be Democrats opIs' :. hoN
Polk, because he is opposed to III To 90 '0'
unfair and inconsistent II Col. Pokhad re'pO' al
tho nterrogatories of the Dickinson moe""s MI
same spirit of friendship for the Act Of lo4- J.,
Clay has done, what would have been '"' ''''