The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-02

THE MEETING AT PISCATAWAY, MD.
The Wings of Prince Georges county. gave
an old-fashoned barbecue, at Piscaaway, on We'd
nesday last; which it was our good fortune to
attend. The Maryland Wings, as every one
knows, never half do anything they undertake.
and it is sheer justice to say that the arrange
ments were most excellent, and the whole pro-
ceedings admirably conducted. The numbers
present was not short of 1000, at least two
thirds of whom were Wings We never wit.
messed better order, at gathering of the kind
where both parties mingled freely together mol
did we ever see more genuine, soul-stirring, anG
patriotic enthusiasm, than was manifested on this
occasion. The heart of every Wing seemed or
fire, and every arm is nerved for the contest. Lei
the Wings of the other counties then do as we
as Prince Georges, and glorious victory vii
reward their labors Let the other Congressiona
districts emulate the Wing spirit that is abroad
in Causin's disrict--the vanguard of the OLD
Maryland line in many a hard fought battle, and
Thomas G.. Pratt will be Governor of the State
by majority Of thousands That they will do it
we have not a doubt indeed, such is our conf
dence in their will and determination, that we
consider it treason to the party, for any Wing, to
imagine anything short of brilliant triumph in
Maryland.
But to the meeting. Both parties were repre-
scented, and the discussion was kept up for five
hours, by their respective speakers.
Jos. H. Bradley, Esq, Of this city, was first intro
duced to the people, and we'll did he repay their
attention. After discussing the principles on
which the two parties were divided, he required
to the subject of Mr.. Folks ancestry, and ad-
duced the uncontroveriible evidence of public re.
cords and the affidavit of Revolutionary soldier
in proof of his statements, first, that Ezekiel
Polk was not signer to the Mecklenburg Decla
ration; and secondly, that he took the protection
of Lord CORVALLIS.
The meeting then adjourned to dinner, which
was discussed with great unanimity of opinion by
all parties.
After dinner, James Hoban, Esq, also of this
place, who, it seems, is the Ajax lebanon of Lo-
cofocoism in this region, took the stand His
speech, SO far as wit and humor and sarcasm were
concerned, was very good one, but in reason
and argument, it was wofully deficient The
truth is, Mr.. Hoban is so recently convert 10
modern Democracy, and the cause he advocates
is withal SO desperate, that better things not
be reasonably expected of him. He denounced
a Bank of the United States, in any form, as a
monster and although he labored to prove that
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Polk were together on the
tariff question:, he declared the tariff of 1912 to
be the most onerous and oppressive law that was
ever passed by an American Congress. He re-
garded it as system of grinding exactons in
tended to benefit the rich and ruin the laboring
classes. Free trade, or such free trade as is to
be had by a tariff for revenue only he contended
to be the true policy of the country. In this way,
he exhausted the hour allotted him. @
Mr.. Causin. spoke with his usual ability for an
hour upon thevarious issues between the Wings
and their opponents. He exposed the hypocrisy
and shuffling of the Locofocos in reference to the
tariff, about which no two of them agree. They
had it in their power TO have passed McKay's
bill in the House of Representatives at the late
session, but they refused to do it thereby ad-
hitting the wholesome operation Of the existing
tariff.
Mr.. Causn likewise met the Lncos upon their
favorite hobby, trained for the Maryland course,
the Zol Verein Treaty. He showed that the
very trlfllng protection of one cent in the pound
in the duty imposed by the Zoll Verein, could
have but a very trifling effect upon the market
price, which is regulated by the supply aud de-
mand. And besides, by giving advantages to the
Zoll Verein in our markets, would induce other
countries to lay higher duties upon tobacco by
much more tobacco than the Zpll Verein, and
consequently, to give the latter the preference in
the sale of lis manufactures here, would induce
the former to prefer the tobacco of the West In.
dies, the Braz,Is, and other countries, to ours.
The Hon. w. w. Payne, of Alabama came
next in order, on the Locofoco side. The bur-
then of his song was the tariff of 1912, which he
attempted to show took away the money of the
poor man and put it in the pockets of the Northern
manufacturers We wish some of the Locofoco
protectionsts of Pennsylvania and New York,
could have heard him; his free trade opinions
would have struck upon their ears with great
melody and softness. He spoke half an hour.
Hon. Mr.. Green, Of Kentucky. was next intro
duced to the assembly. He briefly replied to Mr..
Payne of Alabama, upon the subject Of the tariff,
and then advefted to the fact that Mr.. Folks
name had been sprung upon his party unexpect-
edy to every body, and that no one at first believ
ed the report of his nomination. He further
showed that Mr.. Polk was not even favorite
with his party for the Vice Presidency, in proof
of which he read extracts from the Gobeeof the
9Th and 10Th of January last in which the claims
of Mr.. Polk were dsparaged as candidate for