New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-03

PENNSYLVANIA can do. ;:ur TIE people oi fenn'y!.
vanis. can DO Il can construct canals euo ran
roads or have them coustructed-and the people
can cpcn the mines end bring out the vast amount
ul we.:hil contained therein. Buttbey can neither
of them protect these great interests oy liSl arc
well considered Custom House regulations ana
wc all know that these great interests csnn~. oe
regulated but by Custom House duties. Now it is
ael! known that Pennsylvania gave this power Of
imposing such duties to the General Government.
with ire clear and distinct understanding that
the power she thus parted with, and placed Ii the
hands OF the General Government, should Re O
exercised as ~ discriminate, and oy dtscrmiGa-
ting to protect American Pennsylvania iabct.-
And the General Government violates her Oblgs-
ion to Pennsy yiVanla and u every other Sate, T.,
aiter taking tnis power out OF their hands she
will not use it herself That is a demand of duty
made on the United States Government. Msssa-
cSusetts and Pennsylvania cannot lay duties:
they parted with that power to the Genera! Go
vernment win the pleinest proof in the world
Ina. tbs power should always be 50 exercised as
to protect Home Industry. And unless thesein-
teres's are protected by wise, se.oy, ard stable
legislation, no security, no permanent prosperity,
can by possibility accrue 10 US.
Now, this debt of .,e-s was incurred by Penn
syivanis to do her part to tring out this wealth
AL erpect-I certainly e1peet-this debt ,oM be
pad | should despair OF the practicabllity oi
self guvenmen,-I should cease TO he the de-
lender Of our high and popular form OF govern
ment-if Pennsylvania should sneak away from
paying her dent. Loud cries OF" never-never;'
No,-I say never-never There may be found
bstween this and l:tsburgh-there may BE few
black fprls discovered upon the surface OF
this glorious old Commonwealth-there are black
spots upon the sun-but the general ettugence
Of that golden o.b hides and cradcstes the effect
of those dark spots There may be man iounc
mere and there throughout the State who may
think that deiJt honorably contracted ought not
10 be paid, ii you can possibly avoid 1t; but such
man if he can be touud would not dare 10 open
ms lips or even 10 hold up his head, amid the
patriotism and integrity of the mass Of the peo'
pie If Pennsylva and amid the loud shouts OF
Indignation that would assail him from all quar-
ters Of the State.
| have seen enough to know that there cannot
be any such thing as disloyalty 10, or want OF
integrity in meeting their obligations on the part
of the people of Pennsylvania. Reputation can
not be committed by any one of its sons, who
knows anything of the blood of the Pennsyivan-
ans that runs through his veins-or that knows
anything of the history OF his State since the day
that William Penn first put his foot on its SOL.
But the time is now come when the policy Of t
reasonable permanent Protection must be settled.
"a voice IN The crowd shouted, Now or Never }
/ say, n0c or neuer! 1t is question that Is
most exciting to the whole country, and lmpor-
tant to the interests OF the people OF Pennsylva-
MIA and Of a!l-and 1t is NOW OR NEVER"
And now, il is very important that we should
not be deceived in he men whom we choose iof
our rulers Let US know all about 'eni If we
do take Mr. Polk for our Chief Magistrate, let US
,akc him for what he IS, not for what he Is not.
| trust we have too much Consciousness oi truth
Ior-( Here a voice cried out I'VE won't have him
at all.") Well Pm pretty much OF that opinion
myself But lei us take our ruler for what he
really is, not for what he is not and thereby show
that we have been duped and deceived.
Now, let us sec what are the sentiments OF MIR.
Polk on the Protective policy Is he with us
or is he against us What does he say himself
on the subject. know no reason VIZ be should
not be believed ] don't go back to The time o'
his boyhood doni ~ back to the days OF his
grandfather Ezekiel Folk. don't go back tc
The period of his Crngfessi nal services--but
will take the NJ. Puik Of ia1 yt.r, runnir for d
popular office-no, that OF ;'r.sd ut OF tao Unit
=,
You know hci in tii.l >ecloa ot country, 1t IS
comn.on ior tie candidates lor p1puli oilices It
90 forth anc slsto iranSly to the pe"pa whose sui
fra ges they solicit, wha, thcir OPINIONS are "n all
the great subjects. social and political, oi ih; day
Now, what does Mr Polk say nj himself on tax
occasion H. ne; sir, Blown ds sn antago
mist, and this lE ms Gwn statement at his Owl
views TO Alr Bcrwn. He said, ApFl Sd. loi3, a
Jackson
He was opposed direct rayes ana 10 prohbcry and
,stpe Gutc, and favor o such moderate duties rs would
no! 91 se S aMs 10 S e OF wbe
The Wing Congress found them the srh June. lsE
These are his Uw'h Nofds-bis own OPINIONS
from his own speech and as the lawyers say,
iay The venue, and l give the date in order tha
thefe NAV be no misunderstanding. Its from hi
speech OF April Sd, lo43, in reply to Milton Brown
At jackson, and was published III the Nashvllt
Union, of May 5lh, ls43.
Now ii we do not wish TO cut off the importa
,ions of coal and iron, the various products o
ENGLISH manufactures, then we shall agree will
Mr.. Polk but if we do wish TO cut off these ini
portations, then we shall disagree with him ant
disagree with his policy, ior ne would hav
amin sgch moderate duties as would not Gu
off importations, but he goes farther, and
thank him for it-he would reduce the dutie
10 the rates of the Compromise Act as the
existed in 1912, when they afforded no pro
lection at all but there is a Tariff in exstenc
at present, and some questions were put TO hin
to this effect Are you in favor of that Tantt, o
are YOU not And 10 this question ne stand
mute. There are humane considerations occa
sionally employed in Courts Of law, wnen person
stand mute; but when man can answer an
| don't answcr-when he is perfectly able, but eI
,irely unwilling 10 make reply, then we have
right 10 put our own construction on the case
But il was entirely unnecessary 10 put these cues
lions 10 Mr.. Polk he had already stated that n
wanted tie duties reduced to the Comproms
standard. The duties in June, lo42, had com
Gown to 20 per cent without discrimination 5
therefore Mr Polk was in favor of bringing dow
the duties to twenty per cent. on ell impoEIe
goods whatever.
Bu, in letter to the people OF Tennessee 500
afterward, he gives his formal views at length O.
this subject, to this effect:
g To Tie People Of Tennessee; ,s,.
"The object which bad proposing Gov Jones At Ca
royile the ih of April at tha, we should each write OF
and publish and opinions on the tuoect OF he al
that respective positions mitht De d,ncy Know
and un6ertood by the people That opinions were areac
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