The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-06-12
The Work OF Misrepresentation Com
menced--FcderaIism al its old Tricks.

1t is certainly evident that the Federal party
dislike the nomination of Governor Pork. They
had hoped that another prominent Democrat
would have been taken up, and that there would
have been divisions in our ranks. But, how sad
ly have they been disappointed! They discover
that the nomination of Mr.. Polk is hailed by the
Democracy of the nation with an unanimity un-
paraleled in the history of political warfare.
The charge OfObscurity brought against our can
didate is as laughable as it is contemplate.
That may pass for what it is worth.
We observe that political buifoon by the
name of HARDIN, who misrepresents district
of Illinois in Congress, has commenced the bu-
siness of Ogling! This Hardin, we take it, is
sort of combination of John w. Bear g. Grainer!
His oratorical powers are of the same stamp of
the " Buckeye Blacksmith and vulgarity, black
guardism, buffoonery and lalsehood, are the only
things he is capable of putting forth. And he
possesses a genius for stringing together dogge
rel verses, almost equal to that loafing nebriate
Grainer, the coon choirister for the State of
Ohio!
This fellow, Hardin, besides his Polk songs,
has written a letter, which is now being publish
ed in the federal papers, in which he pretends to
give an exposition of Governor PoLK's views on
the tariff question; but instead Of proving his
proposition, that our candidate is free trade
man, has only proven himself an--ass! We
shall hereafter and in due time, give the readers
of the Sentinel the opinions of Mr.. Polk on the
tariff and all other questions of importance, at
length. But we would now barely remark, that
Mr.. POLK 50 far from being free trade man
(gving the term the meaning the federalsts at
tach to it,) he is the very reverse,--and occupies
the position that every Democrat and American
citizen should occupy, who advocates the inter
ests of every class of men in our widespread
Union, instead of that few factory lords in the
large cities.
We say that Governor Polk is no free trade
politician, and even Mr. Hardin himself, in quo
ting from speech delivered by Gov. P. at Jack
son, Tennessee, on the Sd, of April, 1843,
proves this clearly. In that speech Quoted by
Harding he declared his opposition to direct tax
es (Which the free trade system would unques-
tionaby establish and to prohibitory and protec-
tive duties, and in favor of such moderate duties
as would not cut off importations. In other
words, he acas IN fdpor Of Producing the duties to
the rates Of the Compromise Act, aphere the mhig
Congress found them ont the 30M Of jane, lS42
Where is the federal whig that will find faul
with these sentiments? If they are wrong, ther
General HARRISON was also wrong, for the Gen
eral, as a letter written from GAINESVILLE, on the
, ID of November, 1886, to w. H. Foster and 9th
ers, declared himself warmly in favor of the Com
promise Act. These were his words- So l an
for supporting the Compromise Act, and wiI
nercr agree to its being altered or repeated.
; Mark that, ye who would charge Governor PoLF
with being in favor of the free trade theory!
8 And what says the peculiar pet of the fedora
whigs-thcr own candidate for the Presidency
the Mill Boy of the SIashes, the great HENRY
CLAY? Hear him: {" CARRY OUT THE SPI
: RIT OF THE COMPROMISE ACT. LOOK
: TOREVENUE ALONE FOR THE SUPPORT
OF GOVERNMENT. DO NOT RAISE TIL
= QUESTION OF PROTECTION, WHICH
HAD HOPED HAD BEEN PUT TO REST
NJ THERE IN NO NECESSITY OF PRO
lection FOR PROTECTION" And again
: he says-"I SHOULD HAVE PREFERRED
= THAT THE COMPROMISE ACT, IN ALI
IT'S PARTS, COULD HAVE BEEN ADIIE
> RED TO-"
The attempt of the federal party, and particu
lary of the buloon Hardin, who was the first t.
commence the dirty work, to write Gov PoLT
down free trade man, will meet the indignan
rebuke of every honest man in the country.
is game that the federal party have been pro
verbal for playing-we mean that of misrepre
senting their political opponents. They know
full we'll that Mr.. P. is in favor of raising reve
nue. for the support of Government, from dutie
on imposts. He believes that the Constitution
gives that power to Congress, but while he j
willing that this power should be exercised, h
= totally repudates the doctrine of the fedora
party, that this power may be used, not for til
. purpose of raising revenue, but of creatin
bounties, and of giving protection to one sectio
, of the Union, at the expense of another.
1t has ever occurred TO us that the federa
. scheme of a Protective Tariff is both anti-Amer
It lean and anti-RcpublicOn in its character. Th
|, very genius of our free system Of Government
opposed to all manner of layoritism, pariality, q
. special legislation. The Democrats believe tho
! the benefits of Government, like the sunbeam
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