New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-30

To the Democracy by the men in whom they
trusted, and whom the principle of gratitude for
confidence generously bestowed, should have
MADE honest and faithful 20 the trust. Time and
again have VIC protested against the anti Demo
cratic course pursued by the presses, orators and
leaders of the Democratic party. We have ad-
Inorished them Of tie weakness of thcr policy
and the dangers Of their course WE HAVE
CONDEMNED THE WICkEDNEsS OF
THE FRAUDS THEY WERE PRACTIS-
ING. gnd invited them return 20 the paths Of
truth and snhe.ne=s But oar warnings and
admontinns have been met by not and p'oscrp-
tive deruncations; and men who have scarcely
emerged from the swscdllng clothes OF Domocra-
~, have presumed to talk leavneoly 70 Us OF the
crrors and impolicy OF our position
The travelling orators from other parts, who
have visited this STATE, and the infamous news
paper editorr, who have proPagated the wlliu
falsehood that James X. Polk Is friendly TO Pro-
tecton will receive sufficient cestigation IN the
editorials OF their own party organ. the Pcnnsyl-
vania Statesman will not assume the task OF
chastising them for their business; and | gladly
wash my hands OF that dirty baseness.
But fasehood, with mary OF our PohucA!oppo-
nents, is now the order OF the day. Perhaps the
word never bafOro exhibited more disgTaceiu
spectaces OF reckless mcnddcty for political pur-
poses. have been diverted by the attacks made
at two different parts OF the country on speech
| delivered at Wilmington on the subject OF the
Tariff. BY one writer | was assalled because
had not represented Mr.. Polk As friend OF The
Protective Policy; while b. another wrterlt was
distinctly claimed that Mr. Polk was opposed TO
a Protective Tariff, and he censured the Whig
party, and especially Mr.. Clay. for passing the
Protective Tariff of 1912. Yet notwithstand-
ing this little discrepancy, both these VIII
ters were equally hot ior Polk and Dal
las have been attacked for having voted IN
the United States Senate against the Tariff acts
both of 1924 and 1912, though the assailan's
probably knew as well as you do, that l
went into the Senate Of the United States
for the first time on the 4th OF March. lo29, and
resigned my seat in that body in December, 1886,
and that | have never been IN it since. In this
connexion let me also advert TO trick Of the
trade Of certain political newspapers and orators
who assail Wing members OF Congress for voting
against the proposition of Mr.. Wright, OF Ncw
York, auu utiiu.s, wuu FrU,'ood t" iuiso tho duty
Oh course rcool, which Is now only taxed with
revenue duty of ) per cent. al valo7em, when
costing not more than cents per pound. This
is represented as a Wing vote against protection
to wool. This coarse wool is brought from South
America, and is used in the manufacture OF car
pets and the coarsest wooden iabrlcs. Wool OF
this kind is not produced by our farmers yet 1t
is necessarily used, with ours, in these manuiac-
lures Il and without it our own wool could not &c
successfully used in the construction oithese fab
rics A duty upon it, so far from protecting,
would only tax the manufacturers and inlure the
American WOO. grower and that was the very
object of many who voted for it. Yet, although
such a duty would be as clearly antlprotectlye
as duty on the dye stufS of the manufacturer,
the Wings OF Congress have been arraigned
through the whole Northern and Middle country
for their votes against 1t hostile to protection
aud | understand ignorance and c7edullty have
been extensively imposed upon by this deception
Let us look Il little farther into the misrepre
sen,ations of the day. Do MOI be alarmed by the
Imagination that | am about 10 undertake the
task OF exposing all me 1alsenoods which have
been invented upon MIR. Clay. There is no ne
cessity for anv further yindlcati0n Of him. He
stands unsh4ken and uumoved amidst the tem-
pest o. caIumny, which RACES around him. and
will come forth unhurt By all the peltlngs of this
pitlless STORM.
At this very time, four years ago, our lamented
Harrison was the objec. of assault from the same
reckless calumniators. 1t was prored, SO far as
Locu-F Foco evidence could prove anything, that he
sold white men for debt,-that he was an old
coward, pettcoat general that he was not IN
the battle of the Thames, and was traitor to his
trust; indeed, there were few crimes enumerated
in the statute book OF which he was not accused.
You, probably, all rccoilect how, in that day, we
were tauntingy told that the Wings deserved 10
he beaten for running an Z" old granny" Tor the
Presidential Office while we had Statesman
ike Henry Clay whose claims had been repudl-
ated, and that we had defeated our only chance
of success, by the omission to nominate that able
and distinguished statesman. But Harrison has
been taken from among us -
''-Duncan is 10 his grave
After iies itiul lever he sleeps well
Treason has done hl' wort: nor STEEL nor poison.
Malice domestic foreign levy, nothing
| Can touch him furhei
| And now, the same envenomed shafts which
may have had an agency in bringing his grey
hairs in sorrow to the grave, are aimed, with the
same intentions, at the rery man of whom it was
then admitted, and proudly boasted, HE would
have done honor to the Presidential Office The
great Statesman OF the West has been the object
of unccasing calumny during twenty years, for
one OF the best acts of his life. The sequel oihs
history, which shall announce the triumph that
awaits him, whilci will prove saiutary lesson
to calumniators in all time to come, will present
one of the proudest of all human victories over
unmcrited persecution; For, 10, the day and hour
are at hand when he shall not ouly come forth un-
hurt and unscathed by the ordeal through which
no has passed but brighter and more glorious by
that fiery trial will he stand amidst the blaze OF
his mighty and unexampled triumph.