Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-07-30
From the National hteltigeRcer.
FOreWarnGd, FOrea rmPd.

81 can tell gentlemen that The present
tariF oOW be reduced as soon as WE (the
Democracy are IN full posocr. We very
well knew that it was of no use to pass i'll
in the House now, as WE have not the ma
iority in the Senate. GjUe as majority
there, and THEN SEE IF WE DO NOT PASS THE
BILL! We WILL DO IT! FOR SUCH Is OUR
PURPosE-sUCH IS OUR REsoLUTE DETERMI-
NATIoN!''-.ur. Hcntey's Speech.
There is no need to impress upon any
of our readers the Importance and the con-
sequence of this avowal by one Of the lead
ing orators of the "Democratic' party in the
present House Of Representatives. 1t is
stated by him so plainly that he who runs
may read, that in the possible (but not pro-
bable) event of that party obtaining a ma
iority in the next House Of Representa-
tives, the axe is to be laid to the root Of the
tree, planted by the late Wing Congress,
which is already yielding visible and abun-
dant fruits of national prosperity and
wealth. This alone would be inducement
enough to the Wings Of the Union to exert
themselves to prevent the possibility Of so
great an evil as would result from their al
lowing "the Democracy" to retain the as
cendancy, which they now boast, IN the
House of Representatives
But we recur to these declarations by
Mr. Henley for the purpose Of pointing out
to our readers, Of whatever political COM
plexion, the utter inconsistency Of the pro-
fesson of faith and promise Of action made
by him, in the name of his party, with the
claims set up by other leading organs Of
that party for Mr.. Polk and Mr.. Dallas,
that they are friendly to the policy which
he denounces and dooms to desTuc-
ton in case of their success in the coming
election. With what face can any one who
maintains the unity of principles among
"the Democracy" to be perfect and unva-
riable, undertake to declare, in the teeth OF
such demonstrations, that that party is OPP
posed to protection and means to pull it
down! Is the Democracy ofLouisiana OPP
posed to protective duty on sugar! Is
that of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
and Missouri adverse to high duties on
hemp, cotton bagging, bale rope and
twine! Is the anti-tariff party Of Missouri
and Illinois hostile to good round taxes on
imported lead! Is the free trade Democra-
cy of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New
Jersey, opposed to high discriminating
rates on foreign iron! Is the so-called
Keystone of the great Democratic arch,
Pennsylvania, very inimical to heavy tax
es ON imported coal! Or what free-tradel
of New England includes in his theory
opposition to the bounty on Goldfish.
But is there any body, any eminent
leader, that represents "the Democracy" or
this point! Are they Jackson men! Arc
they Van Buren, men! Are they Wood
bury, or Benton, Or Wright, or Dallas men,
All these upheld the "Bloody Bill" of 1898
all these stood by Gen. Jackson when he
was determined not to repeal it for SoutI
Carolina, but to enforce it with the sword
All these men have repeatedly changed
their grounds, votes, & their principles,
on this question. What is to.hinder then
from doing so again! How, then, can any
man presume to say what the party faitl
is or will be on that, or indeed on any 9th
er question: How can Mr.. Henley pledge
himself or the party to pull down the tariil
What authority has he to make any sucl
engagement! Does he speak in the name
of Pennsylvania, Or Connecticut, or Mas
sachusetts, or Louisiana, or Kentucky, ol
Missouri!
Once more: The Tariff is to be changed
when qhe Democracy comes into full
powcr'-that is, when it has the majority
in both branches of Congress. That do!
may be very distant. But, suppose i
come--did the Democracy always pul
down tariffs when commanding both thc
Senate and the House Of Representatives
Not precisely. Nay, if we were to judg
of the Democracy according to the lntest OK
hbtion of its tenets, we must supPos
that even when it shall have hOoih1ds II
thc Senate, as now in the House, il vii