The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-18

laying and protecting the domestic IN
leress OF this country, the corner stone
VI which was laid in The act Of Congress
If lsl June, 1889, should not be aban
| loned without some more substantial
reason than The empty notions of vision
liry theorists. We, believe that the
l9riG law Of 1912, now in foI ce, making
reasonable allowance for inaccurscy and
Inconsistency in its minute details, is
founded n a spirit of compi omise and
fair dealing, equally just to the great ma
onal interests of the different sections
Of the Union. TO disturb il now, ex
rept 10 correct its minor details, is 10
uusellle The whole system, 10 weaken
us stability, and to destroy the conf
dence, al home and abroad, in the wis
Iom and consistency of the national
Government, and to break down, now
aud forever, all hope of competing with
loreigu rivalry in the interests TO which
his law extends some chershing pro-
lection. The great interests Ct Penn
,ylvania do not ask Cor additional pro
lection, or for new safeguards; bu'
small as the discI imlnalons are in theii
behalf, 10 lei them remain as they are,
with certainty that they shall not b.
changed without substantial reasons,
and The concurrence of The citizens Of
Pennsylvania.
There seems TO be a disposition
among some members of The NationaI
TO interfere with This sob
ject. and | mink the present d proper
occasion for The Legislature of Penn
sylvania TO speak out in decided terms
and announce TO those who repre- sent
the people of This great commonwealth
ia the councils Of the nation whatl
course it is expe cted by their constltu-
enls they will pursue. If the issue IS lo
he distinctly made between the coal and
iron interests Of Pennsylvania, and thos,
o. foreign nations the sooner ii is kno wn
The better; aud | t;ust whenever such
an issue is 10 be determined every ciLi-i
zen Of Pennsylvania whether in oilice |
or out of Office, will be found on the
side of his country. For my own pari
10 such an emergency shall not hesi-
Isfe in resolving 10 taIe my Stand OF
The same side where | have always
been found whenever This subject ha
been agilated.
IL will afford me pleasure during tht
few remaining days of my adminlstrs
lion 10 cooperate with you in the adop
,lon Of any measures, which we mutu-
lily believe TO be conducive to lh'
,ublic good. do moi doubt that we
SHALL fully harmonze in opinion on his
-uhject.
have had frequent occasions 10 en-
ploy tne veto power entrusted 10 tht
Exec alive, by the const'tutlon 10 arrest
,he success of measures which appeared
70 me fraught with evil; bu', have o.
no occasion rcsorted 10 this great power
If Preservation, until al! other hope oI
'escue had failed. In such emergencies
have appeal ed TO II without scrnple ol
'eservauon and have yet to learn that lhe
acts defeated by lis operation have been
oy the people CunIoderacles tot
hwari Executive recommendations: comb |
lations 10 promote particular personal orl
political interests have, il is true clamoredI
Oudly against Executive tyranny, and IN |
Iuied motives 10 me. which existed only
"a The lmagnations Of those whose objects
were frustrated; but the vast body OF the
community has boxed on, not
only without mur nuring, but with unequiv |
neal commeudation. | find abundant rea
son to be satisfied in this manifestation oil
popular opinion.
retire from the cares and soiciiude of
'ffice with feelings of ordinary satisfaction.
md with heart grateful TO the honest and
Intelligent yeomanry of my native State
or The cordial and underwriting support
which they have given me, in the nit ST oil
he worst difficulties il has been my fortune
o encounter. On this support have stead
asly relied, as the guarantee that, come
what might, Pennsylvania would speedily
egain the confidence she had iosl-prove
o The world the falsity Of reproach heaped
IN her integrity and rise with renewed Wig.
,r, 10 run her race from the temporary de.
PRESTON thai had borne her down. My con
idencs has been realized, the day OF her re-
lemplion is al hand and every true hearted
'ennsylvanian must rejoice to see her
'roud esculcheon purifedfrom the only stain
hal had ever delaced il since the landing
# her founder upon The shores Of the
Delaware,
DAVID r. PORTER
Executive CHAMBER,
harrisburg, January 8, ls45 {