The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24
NORTHERN tocuFocolsM ANp FREE
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VOhLaEnN kOCUFUCOISM AMI FAEC
TRADE.
Locofocoistn Is altogether the sifahgest medley
of contradictions which il was ever tempted 10
palm upon the conscences Of honest men. We
thought that if the late Baltimore Convention had
settled anything by its choice Of Mr.. Polk for the
Presidency, it was in the first place, that the
Southern wing of the party had triumphed over
the numerical majority" of the North in the Sc
lection Of candidate in faver of immediate an
nexation, and that the avowed object OF imme-
date annexation was the extension and perpetulty
of slavery. Another most important point settled,
as we thought, was, that free trade was to be
substituted for protection, by the destruction Of
the present tariff, in place Of which one was TO be
set up based on the horizontal system. But hear
what the Augusta Age, rampant Polk aud Tex
as paper, printed in Maine, says upon those
points. We subjoin extracts from that journal of
the 2lst instant in which Mr.. Polk is declared to
be as much tariff man as Mr.. Clay-that the
Democratic party always were in favor OF protec-
ton, and that the Wings assert the contrary for
electioneering purposes. twill be seen further
that the Democracy of the North are in favor OF
annexation for the purpose OF curtailing the er-
tent Of Slavery and that loud appeal is made to
the aboltionsts to sustain Mr.. Polk on that
ground. It is known that the abolitonists hate
Mr.. Clay above all other men, and we therefore
have little doubt that the more rabid of them will
take up Polk with great unanimity:
INCIDENTAL PRorEcTIoN.-Col. Folks views
on this subject are sound. He is opposed TO d.
rect taxes, and in favor Of supporting government
by means Of Tariff The wants Of the govern
ment require tariff which will be high enough
10 afford all reasonable protection, so that thai
quest ion may be considered settled. MIR. Clay's
declared views are precisely the same as those of
CO... Polk
they are The on y and exclusive friends of a tariff
is sheer falsehood, fabricated for eleclioneering
purposes.
The Democracy are the early, consistent, and
steady friends of WISE TARIFF POLICY.
NO SINGLE ONE OF all the tariff Acts ever
passed by Congress, 1oas passed By federal uotes
aoifhnut democratic aid
The strongest tariff State in the Union is
Pennsylvania, and it is also the MOST THO
ROUGHLY DEMOCRATIC.
One Of The most important objections taken by
the Democracy the Tariff OF 1912 is, that many
of its duties upon the raw products OF agricul-
lure are TOO LOW, AND OUGHT TO BE
RAISED.
ABoLITIoNIsTs READ Texas, in its whole
extent, is now Stare country II is So made by
its constitution, and there power in any de
partnent of It's Government TO make it otherwise.
If however, it is a. m.tted into the American
Union, the question OF the extent Of slavery within
lis limits viii be settled by Congress, and II will
certainly be SO settled as to make one-haLf If ii
al least free country. Col. Benlor although
himself stakeholder, has proposed that slarerybe
prohibited in one half IF Teras, ana this is the
general erj collation. Of The Southern peopl-