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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
AN "EXCEPTlON."

The Observer disnoses of The m,,or;,,. f., ,;,u
raphv of James 4. Polk viii which no b.,o o S,,s
nished it, yery summarize desgn,,ino ,bo, n, " ,u
misrepresentation and stale slandersn wbicn
deemed worth denial hive been rof,,eJ ,oro s; !,
and "dcclining to follow the wide rance taken hv H.
Gazette" wholly om,s no,icna , s;SoIa C,,, "y vi.
we hare furnished with repord IN Mr. polL ,h
up charge against him which ne hare nersr ~ '
This worshippcr of the swearing fuh,;na i"aiinr
numbering jackson. Tins MANAGES ~ na !, ,,o
ject of dueiiing by Tn. head and shoulders e., H.
nurpose of readiny NOUS homiIv mon !, -, H., t.,'
habtan,s of Oneida county! USING iansuaae sv ,, III,
which the editor of the Observer H. ,,as, WIN
must except" to lis answer for we we
that The SAID Observsr h,,h no, -, ''ID.'ieneU ioI
knowledge and belief answered and 90, VI us
|. Whether lanes K polk's a. ,nrS,, ton ~,
Tory in the American Reyouron' was NV
Q Whether lanes x Dali ;s no, H.. . r =
GREAT SuMprn OF st.vrs wuo, ,, U ',' VI w.. "
rHRouoH the STATE Or Trysrssrr ' ,ts n,nhs , ouI
ali the earnings of moor men ercen h, t, p9.ne's
TN cir bare and miserable mo,ntenance2 S''i0'' 'o'
3. VIII sther he did NOT on FIRE ser.r,i o,.;
against ills far he rsIirF nj Hc n soe
and soldiers Of he Pcroj,,tion ? '''''S 90''e'S
A. Whether he did nor sneok and vo,. ,;. II,
bill for the occuno,,on Of he Oregon ''e
4 Whether he id no, vo,a aaa;ns, n , 10y r.
The efecfuai abolition oftbr Afr;con Syare W 1o'
Wheher he ID no, az '1bt .oaape raa e.,
1919 and Is2D rene,,eJi ~ so VI 20
nro,scJ;on an WodiI WV N'N 'Pea" a5a'Is' "e
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
ORATOR PUFF HAD TWO TONES TO HIS
VOICE.


The position which the Locofoco Candidate for the
Presidency occupies relative to the Tariff is certainly
an unenviable one So long his views on this sub
Iect were 10 be applied to his own State OF Iennes-
see where the Locos and oil are open in Their OPP
position 10 that measure he Wns sale enough. But
when with great unanimity, he was nominated for
the Presidency on the ninth ballot, after all the other
Candidates had been pitched overheard, 1t became
necessary for him, like his great prototype orator
Puff to assume Two tones TO his voice" on the sub
ject of the Tariff.
In his address to the people of Mecklenbnrgh in
lSl3 he sad-"I am opposed to the Tariff act OF the
late Congress" and =" am in favor OF Repeating that
act"
The Harrisburgh Union, Locoloco print, saays
Polk is in favor of tariff that will afford the amplest
incidental Protection to American Industry.
The Charleston Courier says, that ihe polk) is
| for free trade, &c.
The Harrsburgh Union says, tive happen to know
that he pok holds the doctrine of free tiade in ac'u-
al abhorience. He has never advocated IT, and he
never will"
"a Protective Tariff" said James X. Polk at Jack
SON. Tenn, in April, 1913, lis a measure which con-
slider rinous TO the interests OF the country"
flames X. Polk" says the flarrisburgh Union
is opposed TO the disturbance of the present tariff
1.-THE provisions of the present tariff" Gays thu
Nashville Union, "nle viewed with adherence BY
Gov. Polk and his friends"
"James K. Polk" says the Harrisburgh Union
is opposed TO the disturbance of the present tariff
believing permanence in our laws to be of incalcula
, bic value"
"Mr. Folks views the talifi are Southern TO tn
back bone" says the Charleston Mtrcury-that is, II
! is for Free Trade.
"Mr Polk holds the doctrine Of free trade in actu
, al adherence" says the Harrlsburgh Union.
| IL am opposed TO the tariff act am favor Of II
repea-l view It's provisions with abhorrence Il al
for free tradeI consider Protective Tariff ininriou
to the interests Of the country says James X. Po
: III am in favor OF tariff with reasonable incden
tai prolectonl hold the doctrine Of free trade in III
n qualified abhorrcnce-I never advocated free trade
o and never will am opposed to the disturbance
: the present t'rh, believing permanencc in the law
r. to e of nalcuable ,rlue-l am in favor Of the am
1t picSt incidental protection to domestic industry al
re the speca friend of the coal and iron interest" say
i- James X. Polk, through his Locofoco organs; AM
say they we state these facts upon Tie pery best a.
ne ttority ard caution the democracy against ls,enn
lie to the misrepresentation of the Coons"
Hurrah then. for Polk and Tree trade!
lie Hurrah for Polk and no free trade!!
l. Hurrah for Polk and Protective tarh!H
lie Hurrah for Polk and no Protection III.
&c Albany Daily Advertiser.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
THE GAME OF BRAG.


Locofocoism at its harmonious pow-wow
in Baltimore, undoubtedly agreed that in the
hopeless state of the party, the only way of
making capital was to brag loud anA assert
fiercely the certainty of the election of the
"jewel Of man" Just then exhumed to the
public gaze. Such is their line of tactics,
and you may hear them any fine day pre-
tending with windy pertnac,ty that they
consider it no job at all to elect the mighty
and puissant Polk, over so small man as
Henry Clay. We heard a loco the other
day, declare with pretended seriousness, tina,
he believed Clay could not get more than
TWO STATES Vermont and Rhode
Island, and that Of these Vermont was very
doubtful
Now, such stupid, asnine Dragging as this,
is the best evidence, at once of the precon-
certed game adopted, and of the real despair
of ocofocoism. No man ever made so bold
a boast as that without doing it as the boy
who whistlcd, going through church-yard,
TO keep his courage up.
But since estimates are so one sided with
our terrified democracy, let the lion turn
sculptor for a moment. We tell the pokat-
cry they will probably carry Maine, New
Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois,
By possibility they may carry Virginia.
= having an all seventy-live electoral votes.
And there their list ends. Not an inch
ont of it, can the most tremendous and spas
modic struggles carry them. AL the rest
are going past all redemption for "Old Ken
tuck and the Jersey blue" Why, only think
of it Messieurs Polkats: who have you 20,
TO whip Mr.. Clay WITH little housing
youngs,er, a fifth rate man, who was all Of
> tUelre years old when this same Henry Clay
u was elected to the Senate of the United
States; and all of nineteen, when he went tc
: Client to conclude treaty with the plenipo
0 tentaries of England.
" Do you imagine the people Of these United
) States will ever reject HENRY CLAY 70
10 such man
They will give an emphatic solution @
q your doubts in November.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19

revenue swells to large sum, the revenue
increases perhaps beyond the wants Of the
Government, and then the an,i-tariff men
exclaim in great dudgeon, II" here you are, in
order to obtain your protection, actually ex-
ceediug the required revenue" The tariff
must come down, all the branches depen-
dent on it are Frustrated, and forthwith the
sales of the public lands dwindle down 10
nothing, leaving the Government without
either duties or land revenue to pay its debts.
Then perhaps under the pressure of want an
increase of the Tariff is effected, only to ex-
cite anew the hopes, which arc doomed to be
again changed to disappointment.
This is the effect we claim for the conin-
uance of the present pernicious system,
which does great injury to the industry of
the country. by perpctrating an infamous
wrong upon the States.
We want this land revenue put where il
belongs, in the hands of its owners, that it
may no more ufest the public Treasury with
its inevitable injury to the protective policy.
Locofocosm demands Tariff laid with
reference to raising the most reuenue out Of
every article taxed, and then wants this re-
duccd to the lowest point admitted by the
wants of government after applying the land
$ revenue.
!. The Wings on the contrary wan, tariff
= like the one of 1912, which shall afford as
+ high protection as possible to those branches
of industry which need protection, compa,-
n BILE with the principle of not exceeding the
/ wants Of the government, without the pro-
T. cecds Of the lands. And they want pro-
= tective duty on those articles which compete
with our manufactures, and the balance rails
ed by revenue duty on articles not raised
or manufactured here. This is what the
Wings want. This is what we have, ano
what we want to preserve from the Wanda
hands of Locofocosn, which every wher,
threaten its destruction.
We repeat, the land revenue is nuisanc
j. in the public Treasury and the question o
its distribution to the States to whom it be
longs, is a vitality important one.
Aside from its connection with protection
ITS importance to the States cannot be over
rated. Many of the States are involved
Here Uncle Sam owes them money, an
will not pay it to them that they may pa
their debts. They own it, and on ever pril
ciple, ought to have it. Then there al
States lucky enough to be out of debt, lik
our own. They want their funds to inve
in education, internal improvements and /;
the various beneficial uses which enlighlent
n policy will suggest. They have right
IN claim it, for it is theirs, and it is IA wrong
10 withhold it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
CHITT'ENDEN COUNTY
MASS VENTION !!
Rally, Freeman, Rally

The WIGS of the County Of Chil,en-
den, one and all, are requested TO meet IN
County Convention al the Hotel of DAVID
FRENCH. in Williston, on WEDNESDAY,
the Muty.frst day of July instant, at TEN
o'clock in the forenoon to nominate candi-
dates for Senators and take such other mea-
sures as may he deemed expedient to secure
the election of the Wing candidates, and the
Al men friendly to the cause of good gov.
eminent, and the election of Clay, Frcling-
huysen, Slade, Eaton and Spalding, are in
vited to leave their business, and devote one
day to their country and their cnuse.
Let US have a rally which will do honor to
the proud fame of Old Chitleuden.
C. p. PECK.
w. HARMON, COUNTY
l.. p. BLODGETT,
II. F. STRONG, Comm.
L. SHERMAN,
July 18th, 1874.
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DODGl\G.

lmpudence, especially from a Loco Foco
editor, sometimes reaches point which abb
solutely verges on the sublime.
The True Democrat says the Free Press
ddrG not meet its stupid fasehood that Polk
is as much Tariff as Clay, and this because
no reply appeared in this paper, which went
to press Thursday afternoon, 10 challenge
in the T. d. published Wednesday morning.
If the sapient tactotum of the Democracy
will scan our paper carefully, he may find
evidence that his challenges are not very ter
riblc things to Wings. His CANNON about
Folks tariff orthodoxy is absolutely no 60,
let them swagger never so fiercely.
Tie must be excessively verdant to mag
inc that We would take tho elec,ioneering
twattle of his insignificant candidate, as evil
dence in deciding on his opinions. No sir,
we look somewhere else, and decide on his
tariff principles by what he said when he was
trying TO make Roadway among people
whom he falsely supposed were free traders.
And with what grace does the assertion
come from the enlightened child of democra.
cy and learning, that the Wings are a race
OF party ridden, humbugged partizans."
What pity that they wont go for instruc-
ton to the STRIPPING who honestly goes about
to prove that Polk, the candidate of null
fers, is friend of protection
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
MAnyLAsp.-Thc Wing Electoral Ticket of ,

MAnyLAsp.-Thc Wing Electoral Ticket of this
State consists of
Sena- WM LINGAN GATHER, of M,ntgom'y Co
torial. JAMES B. RIoAUp, of Kent CO.
Dist |. TuoMAs s. ALEXANDER, of Anne Arundel
.. WILLIAM PRIcE, of Allegheny.
3. CHARLES II. STEWART. of Howard Dist.
4. AuGusTus w. BRAproRp, of Baltimore.
Z. HESRy r. WRIGHr, of Queen Annc's.
q. SAMUEL HAnvLr1o., JR Of Talbot.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19

The --latest form which the expiring agonies
of the Polkas in this State has assumed is
the attempt TO make out that Polk, real dis
siple Of Calhoun, McDufiie & Co. and who
was used by them successfully to beat out
Mauy's brains, is as much Tariff man as
Henry Clay. This is highly probable. from
the notorious fact that the free trade gentry,
one and all, are extremely "hearty" IN this
Mr.. Polk, and arc fighting with might and
main to elect him, although they openly de.
clare the question of protec,ion to be vital
one to them. Does it look very likely that
Mr.. McDufiie and the breed of politicians
who back him up, would go for man whom
they suspected of the protection faint, And
how does this circumstance interpret any
stuff which Polk puts forth to help himself.
in the agonies of inevitable defeat! We
say to the friends Of protection, Judge OF Polk
as he tells you to, by his acts, speeches and
votes, not by the avowals OF his "last card"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19

c. The True Democrat Of last week
makes a great flourish of trumpets with ref
erence to the attributed opposition of his
founding candidate to "A Tariff, and defes
us to meet him m rnr'n,~ r-:.''~ !" refer
encc to the matter.
Here is our answer "By their fruits ye
shall know them"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
KENDALL THE LIAR.

1t is the fate we believe, of all parties to
be occasionally infested by class of men 10
whom the decencies of life present no bar
riers in the prosecution of partizan warfare,
but who seek to redeem in the eyes of their
fellow par,izans, the otherwise unmitigated
baseness Of their characters, by an osten,a-
tous show of zeal for the attainment of the
common end. Among the better portion of
the parties thus afflicted among those who
ought to set the example of scouting such
wretches from their fellowship and commu-
Mon, these persons are too often tolerated
for fear of their malice, or winked at for the
hope of political gain. And thus while they
pursue course which should subject them
to the cat o'nine tails or the penitentiary,
they are often able to glory with impunily IN
the countenance and confidence of their par.
ty. And it is only when party has so de-
meancd itself as, for the hope Of capital, to
recognize and endorse its basest wretches in
their violations Of the laws of honorable OPP
position, that it can be justly held responsible
for their vlllainy.
The course Of that unprincipled scoundrel
who, having in early life shared the friend
ship and generosity of the noble and high
hearted Clay, has now crawled 10 position
Of safety, whence he splits his malignant ve-
nom at his former benefaclor, is fit theme
for him who in arming himself for the sterr
conflict of the world, feels the necessity o
tracing to its " lowest deep" the icndisi
malice and damning ingralitude Of which ex
perience tells him the human soul is capable
1t should be selected by him who would Sc,
lofty honor, unsulied purity and heaven-n
spred gratitude, brought into the most bril-
liant light which contrast can afford. Tn
shameless, perseverng and diabolcal turpi
tude of this william has proved so revolving
that even a violent Loco paper IN Virgni
uses this language concerning two of his FL
my puUncaiiOnS:
SIT is useless 10 ask US to publish Kendalrs tract
on Clay's duelling," and " Providental dispense
'lolls Inc one is uSGESTLEMANLY, the other
BLAsPHEMous"
Blu, alas for the iraity of humanity, 10
cotocoism generally endorses the libeller
and some of its presses evince dispositio
TO Guido him in falsehood and calumnv,
such an exploit were possible. HIS vii
ISLANDERS are repeated and enlarged upon
and he HIMSELF fostering with the accumu
lated baseness Of a life of infamy, is held u
as model for democratic sprouts to copy
Missives from his culver are the favore arm
of the poIkats, and shafts are levelled at til
fair fame of Henry Clay, which were fur
nished to the assailants, by the miscreant VIII
in his day of poverty and want once enjoyed
indispulable proofs Of the noble generosity O
that great mans heart.
Such is the reptile whose falsehoods ar,
relied on to defeat the election of the orator
the statesman and the man, to whom the ad
hiring eyes not Of his native land alone, bu
OF whole continents, yea, of the world hav
for thirty years been turned
Will The people Of the United States hee
the voice of the vile detractor! We fame
not.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
0FRead the following from the Rich
mond Enquirer, the leading locotoco papel
of the Union:

0jFRead the following from the Rich
mond Enquirer, the leading locotoco pape,
of the Union:
James Il. Polk on the TariF and Direct 1aration
Sound Sentiments.
9th, Are you in favor of Tariff or Direct Take.
Tor the supper, et he General Government
9th; II Tariff do you approve of such Tariff
as would give protection 10 home industry against
foreign lndustry?'
answer, that am opposed to system of direct
taxation, and am in favor of a moderate scale OF
duties laid by Tariff on imported goods, for the pur-
pose OF raising the revenue which may be needed for
the economical administration of the government
In liking the rates ola Tariff, my opinion u.s. that the
object IN view should be to raise the revenue needed BY
government; leaving the interests engaged in manu-.
lectures TO enjoy the incidental advantage which the
levy OF such duties will afford TO them.
Columbia, May 18th, lsi3
Mr.. Polk is friend to protective Ia
riff, is he Mr.. Democrat
You perceive he says that in fixing the
rates of Tariff, his opinion is, that the OBJ
JECT IN VIEW should be to RAISE
THE REVENUE needed by government !;
LEAVING THE INTERESTS EN-
GAGGED IN MANUFACTURES TO
ENJOY THE INCIDENTAL ADVAN-
TAGE WHICH THE LEVY OF
SUCH DUTIES WILL AFFORD TO
THEM"
We have no doubt of ii. We have al
ways claimed it 10 be so, and yet you and
the whole herd of Locofoco papers, lust here
in Vermont have the impudenco 10 set up
this Southern Free Trader as a protective
Tariff man.
We wish Especially noticed that the Rich
mond Enquirer, heads the above, -" SOUND
SENTIMENTS" Certainly they are
locoloco sentiments, and Polkat sentiments
to the back bone.
Hurrah for Polk and the Tariff.
u" We intend to keep at the head of
our columns fro m, ,yoaG 10 ,,oal Ar DALI -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19
In a letter to the Wings of Elarrsburgh,
May lth, Mr.. Clay says:


and gross epithes have been applied to it, It's repeal
pronounced to BE favore object of our political
opponents. They have majority of some fifty OF
sixty in the House. A bill to repeal that Tariff has
been pending great part of the present session of
Congress; And yet Yesterday, on test vote, ma
iorty of the House decided against the repeating BILL
iedring The Tarif oflSl2 in full and SANITARY op-
ERATIoN. This decision was an involuntary conees.
SION OF our political opponents 10 The risdOm and be-
nefcence Of Wig pOttcy produced by the returning
prosperity Of the country, and the enlightened opinion
of the people"
There 1t is. Men may argue and theo.
rize and talk humbug till they are tired, with
out settling any thing, but when two men
are proposed on account of tavoring or op.
posing given theory, we wan, them to tell
us openly, not what doctrine in general they
believe in, but what ACTS they intend to
do in carrying out practically their views.
Mr.. Clay says he thinks the present tariff
" in the main WISE and PROPER" MIR.
Polk says he is in favor of REPEATING it and
RESTORING THE COMPROMISE
TARIFF OF MARCH 2, 1887"
Although Mr. Clay admits that there may
be some defects in the present tariff, he is
well known to be opposed to repeating it,
but in favor of remedying such defects by
" supplemental legislation" Not so Mr..
Polk. He "vlews its provisions with ABB
HORRENCE !" and is in favor of repeal
ing it at once, and throwing every thing into
the wind again, with Teras majority to
read dust its details. We presume the DEM
ocrat would consider the matter very safe IN
such hands. The present Tariff is doing
wonders of good every where. Under it the
country is recovering from the facilitating
effects of the quackery Of Jacksonism and
Van Burenism, and the people want to see
it placed in other hands than those of the
gentry who have pusillanmously dropped
on their marrow bones at the beck Of knot
of open and avowed free traders. They
prefer also to Judge Of the Tariff principles
Of this latest found great man, from his eX-
pressions and avowals while struggling for
the Governors chair of a Southern State,
rather than from the deliberate falsehood
which he has just given birth to, in order to
make Northern capital, now that he finds
HIMSELF to the unteigned establishment of all
mankind, seriously talked of for President
Of these United States. We aver that the
stuff in Folks late letter about his being in
favor of protection, &C., is proved to be to-
tally false by the extract above quoted. Per-
haps, however, the True Democrat will con.
tend that horizontal duty of 20 per cent,
with IA little discrimination" beiow that
point. Is protection enough. If SO, let 1t 60
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-19

u" We intend to keep at the head of
our columns from week to week Mr.. Folks
views on the Tariff, as standing monument
OF Loeofoeo falschood," deceit. dupliciy and
dePravity.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-12

We Published some time ago the spir-
tied rebnke administered on the flo,r 81
Congress to Mr.. Wcthered, of Nd, by r.
Dale Owen, Of Indiana, when the former
denounced the natnralized citizens of this
country. The same Mr.. Wcthered made
speech in the THIRD Congressional Dis
!rict Of d., on the 7,h inst; in reply 10
Nj j Davezac, the veteran democrat, who
served US one Of the vi Is TO General Jack
SON at the Battle Of New Orleans. when
TIC following scene took place:
Dubuque Express.
.sssr. Wcthcred commenced BY commit.
menting Mai. Davczac, and among othef
things said, be believed him to be j patriot
'.ci:h Ugh foreigner"
"M..i. Davezac. / am not foreigner.
Forsy-fve years ago, became ! resident
Of Louisiana. When that territory be-
came part ofthis Union, / became cit.
izca moi as foreigner, but BY immediate
adoption. ! was Raturalized again when
Louisiana was made 4 State; and again /
was naturalized through Ore and blood in
1915 at New Orleans
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-12

Clay's Prospects i'm New York.
Mr.. wEssTER's OPINION, EXPRESSED IN 1912.
''rhe wing strength Of New York lies
in the west, beyond Cayuga Bridge; and
III that whole region, with the exception
of a few personal friends, Mr.. Clay had
never any strength at all, and ,eucr can
haUe, for reasons neither removable nor
conquerab!e. 1t cannot be proved mathe-
matically, but it can be shown TO the sat
isaction Of any reasonable man, and indeed,
Is apparent enough to persons acquainted
with the subject, without any showing ii
all, that If Mr.. Clay had been the candidate,
Gin $780, New York would most assn
redly have given her vote for Mr.. Van
Buren,. A similar result will happen
hereafter, should there be folly enough Gas
there is not likely to be) to try the exper-
iment."
Now, that the above was the opinion Of
Mr.. Webster in 1912, and so expressed,
we happen to k,lo,c, and so assure our rea-
ders. MIR. Webster will not deny it now.
Some friend If his may deny it, but that
will not affect the truth If our assertion.
What we assert, we are prepared to prove.
.Madisonian.