Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-01-04
From the Daily Forum.
Southern Chiyairy leaving Il back
door open for Retreat. a probable
Coalition TO deAtrOY asse EAriff.


Coalition To destroy ssse Tariff.
There is a deal Of Quxo,lsism in the chiya-
ry OF the South The Charleston Mercury,
the Calhoun organ of the South, has repeatedly
asserted that il would have nothing 10 DO with
the Baliimcrs Convention, composed as il prob
ably will be OF delegates net elected by the dis
,rict syslem. Right vslleniy has the Mercury
couched lanes agains, the old hunkers and the
dangers of packed Convention But change
seems % have come over the spirit of It's dreams
the chiyalry have lowered their spear points,
become as docIo as lambs, and are willing TO
| enter into terms of compromise! The Mercu-
ry now says, with The nominee Of such Con-
venlion, we may have something TO do-and il
is this contingent problem hat we look for the
present Congress 10 solve"
The wind has shi,ed-C Calhounism has turn
ed another hphsp; and we should not be sur
prised 10 see the Ca,aline of the Globes chris
ening, bow cap in hand, before the loosslool of
the Lindenwold Magician Richie chuckles
over their doughiacedness, and says iha, they
do not slam the door altogether in VANS face,
but keep i, liu!e open, on the jar 10 await the
chapter Of accidents, all SORTS of ways! Soon
we shall see him throw The door wide open,
when The contingent problem is solvsd--thai
is when The Northern locos cut down the Tariff,
thing they would as soon do as Gu, dewn their
fingers TO The stumps
Happen what will however, the friends Of
Northern industry, will know in what lIgh, TO
view any future coalition of the Van Buren aad
Calhoun forces, for the ult,mGtufn seems TO be
that the North with all her manufactures, agri-
culture, commerce and factories, muSI succumb
Internationally 10 the SOuk-tle the free la
bOrers Of The North hand aud foot, and subject
them 10 The grinding exaclons OF foreign mo-
nopolies and The cotton growing interest, or elsa
the South cannot support the Northern man
with Southern principles. We say the North
will be prepared and know the terms Of any
such compact as is involved in the solution of
the contingent problem of the Mercury. Let
| Northern ocoiocoism deceire the people by an
alliance with the visionary free trsdIst OF the
Souh if they dare! Let the men who have
lried 10 steal from The Wings The paternity Of
the present Tariff, and who have proclaimed
before the elections tha, they would support
that Tariff lei ihe Representatives from The
New England Slales, New York, Pennsylvania
or Ohio, attempt TO deceive their constituents
and political relrlbulIon will be visited upon
them, which will warn all future aspirants that
the people can protect their own interests, when
| their stewards are unfanhiul!
| We have no particular fears Of a union be-
tween the Van Buren, and Calhoun forces-we
can beat Inc whole grand army in one pitched
| hallle, as easily we can the different divls-
ions one after another. As long as the g Con-
s:iiu'on" is the flag we fight under, experlence e
has shown, 10 our Naval annals that two ene-
my's vessels can be whipped as efecu4y as
one We therefore do no, refer TO probable
ulon, from any fears of the result Of such a
coalition. but simply 10 let The penple be pre-.
pared TO view il, should ii happen, understand
ingIy 70 let them see that their interests are
huckstered about by these trading poIIicians
with as lilIe remorse as gfaZier sells bis cat
tie. 10 lei the Norlh know that The South viii
not support Van Buren, unless his friends con
sent 10 destroy lie Tariff, in HE present Con
gress, and To prepare tie public mind for some
grand concerted scheme, which may be attempt
ed 10 dupe them into the support Of one, whe
has heretofore received severe a rebukf
from heir votes, that he must think litlie o! lhei
stability and less of their honesty, 10 thfus
himself again upoa them for their sufirages