The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-27
Mr.. VAN buren, ON THE TARIFF.

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Mr.. VAN buren, ON THE TARIFF.
The New York Plebeian, in the course of a
long leader on the Tariff, says:
(" Whatever doubts may have heretofore ex-
listed in certain sections Of our country, as to the
degree OF protection advocated by Mr.. Van Blu
rem, those doubts are now happily removed
The Free Trade Democracy Of the South and West are
',oc perfectly satisfied that this all-poYtan question:
Mr. Yam Buren, is, at least equally sound soith M. Cal
houa"
The Plebeian is Mr.. Van Buren's special organ
in the city Of New York, and Of course speaks
"by authority" Very well stick a pin there.
Mr.. Van Buren,, then, is for /" Free Trade" Let
the issue, then, be between the two parties, as
it is, in fact, whether Free TRADE shall be the
policy Of the country, or whether that policy
shall be, Tariff for Revenue, with incidental
protection to American industry. .5
Mr.. Clay is committed by whole life Of pub
lie service to the latter II is the great prnci-
pie he has devoted his transcendant abilities and
unceasing energies to the sustainment Of during
more than one-third Of century. And as this
issue is made, let the advocates of the one or the
mitted to the principles they are for. We want
no Free Trade men ia the Wing party and, on
the other hand, let no one pretend to be Wing
who is not with the party upon the great princl-
pie to which the party is committed.
But there is another class Of politicians whose
position they will be under the necessity of de-
timing little more accurately themselves, or
run the risk Of having the cloak Of hypocrisy
and deceit torn from their recreant limbs, and
their nakedness and deformity exposed to the
gaze and contempt of all honest men. We
mean such Locofocos as pretend to be in favor
of the Protective system, because upon its sup
port and permanency depend the interests Of
their constituents, and at the same time adhere
to the Free Trade party, and do all in their
power to secure the triumph Of that party by
the election of its Presidential candidate. We
allude to the Locofocos of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Connecticut, &c. These
men are the veriest hypocrites in the world :
protesting to be in favor Of Protection, and yet
doing all in their power to destroy the only party
by whom it will be sustained; knowing all the
time that the defeat of that party must be the
utter prostration of that system, and the estab-
lishment of the Free Trade, anti-American pol
icy. 1t is time these men were unmasked, and
their true characters made known to the people,
1t is time the people were made to see what is
really the fact, that they profess to advocate
Protection, merely because they know their con-
situents are in favor of it, and with the view of
retaining their confidence while they support
the anti-Protection candidate, and adhere to the
Free Trade party, for the purpose Of securing the
share Of the "spoils" which are to fall TO their
lot should that party become "the victors."
We mentioned few days ago that the Penn
sylvania Legislature had unanimously adopted
resolutions instructing their Senators and request
ing their Representatives to vote against the tariff
bill lately reported by the Committee of Ways
| and Means of the House of Representatives, and
in favor Of maintaining the tariff of 1912 inviolate
What will she say to her Van Buren, Repre-
sentatives who voted in favor of printing 10000
extra copies of the report against the tariff of
1912, and IN favor of the bill reported by tho
Committee of Ways and Means; and then a cal inst
resolutions offered to print equal number Of the
minority report, when made! Those who thus
voted are Messrs. BLACK, BRODHEAD, C. J.
INGERSOLL, FOSTER, YOST, SMITH,
and RITTER The rest of the Van Buren, Re-
representatives. from Pennsylvania did not vote at
all. What will the constituents of these gentle
men say to these votes?
ARRIVAL OF MR.. CLAY IN SAVANNAH.
Yesterday evening the cars arrived with the
Hon. HENRY CLAY, who is now, for the first
time in his life, says the Republican, of the 2Ist,
among his friends in Chatham county. On the
arrival of the cars at the depot. national salute
Of twenty-six guns were fired, under the order Of
Lieutenant Gallie, of the Chatham Artillery
The Committee OF Reception, having repaired to
the depot in carriages received Mr. CLAY, who
was escorted to his lodging at Judge Berrien's