Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06


and furnish them withu cheap and ready high.
way to market.
lfthose entrusted with the guardianship Of
the public welfare, are but true to their trust.
the day is not far distant, when PENNSYLVANIA
must become the great workshop of the Ameri-
can Union, for the production of coal and iron,
and the fabrics constructed from these materi-.
ais. II these great Interests are surrendered
to some imaginary theoretic, Arcadan scheme
Of free trade, we may still continue to serve as
hewers of wood and drawers of water to foreign
capitalists and artiZans. and our ncalculable
mineral deposits may lie useless for uges.
trust, however the people Of this Common
wealth will never be seduccd into a sacrifice of
their dearest rights.
Tie policy of standing by her own interests,
has been, for the last half century, too deeply
fixed IN Pernsy ylvania to be abandoned without
a struggle; and those of her pnblic servants
who would advise the surrender of any of her
staple productions, without the fostering sue
cour Of the Government will soon find on how
mlStaIacn an estimate of popular feeling thew
have relied 1t is idle to talk Of reciprocity Of
trodo, when England Will not receive or flour
under n proIrihitary duty OF less thar three dol
lars per barrel--ior us 20 receive her coal and
IRON free OF duty.
Free trade and reciprocity Of daty, like The
goid"n rule, are beautiful and benign in theory,
and If universally carried ont in practice, would
render mankind better and more acceptable to
their Maker; but, unliappilv, this obligation
is voluntary, and is assumed only by the less
crafty and grasping of men and nations who are
used for their own cuGs by the rest. This fun
damcntGl truth is taught by all history, and was
familiar 20 our fathers. Come what mav we
cannot desert the standard OF Pennsvtvania;
! and J. tor one, have battled under it too long to
sec it struck without manly effort To uphold
it, II we are true to ourselves, and those who
come after MS but do their dnty without shrink
| iu~, Pennsylvania will be placed in her true
position.
Our arriculturiets, manufacturers, mcchan-
les, and every class Of citizens, are alike inter.
este1 III stcdfast adherence to the policy of
protecting and encouraging our own peculiar
State productions; for On this policy rest our
| hepes of future greatness and Independence
permanent home consumption, is, after all,
| the only market on which orr farmers and other
producers can always dcpcnd tor steady de-
mand Tor their COMMODITIES, without the fluctu-
atjons Of price that will ever attend foreign
markets. 1t will afford me great pleasure to
cooperate with you, in giving the most cfitc-
tive support to u, both in our domestic and ma.
t'onaI leg station, 81 far as may be compltible
with our duty.
I am not aware of any other subject that re-
qarcs 20 be specially brought to your notice, al
/ though there are number ofminnr importance
/ referred 10 in my former messages on which
/ no legislative action has been taken. ! have
/ discharged my duty by submitting them to the
/ consideration of the representatives. OF the pco-
/ pie, aud shall be ready, at all times, to unite
with them in the adoption Of such measures in
! relation to ihrm and other matters as are
deemed conducive. 10 tho public good
DAVID r. PORTER.