Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-19

ToR rnE BAror Rorer GAzErrF.1

Con THE Baron ROUGE GAzETTB.)
Mr.. EDITOR IL see that the Advocate be-
comes sponsor, for the "lidde T}riaer.s,n pre-
varicating letter of the 10Th Of June last, Il
James K Kane, ESD Of Philadelphia-so that
The Locotoco party in this district, are actually
sailing, with antagonistic Winds-ali abeafn-
lafboard and etarboard, (absurb as ii may
seem,) F}fee Trade and Incidental PyoteCtiou!
Ian uBieard-of position and IN
nautical tactics, but an every day affair, with
he crYplogamus politicians, who shelter I'M
der tile Baltimore J8cksoBian, mushroom crea-
ton, fumes M P0Hl
How beautfuIist the consistency Of Loc0f0co
DemocracYI See james X. P6Lk's letter to
the people of Tennessee Of Nay 29h 1913,
aud read--4T had steadily during the period
! was d Representative in Congress, been op.
posed to a protective policy, as my recorded
votes and published speeches prove. Since |
retired from Congress | had held the same
opinions. IN the present canvass for Cover.
ner, ] had ar6wed my opposition to the tariff
act Of the las; WING Congress, &C. ~ had I
1 Ind hskaA I had{if' 1t is this very, and
identical Wbig tafifaff of which Mr.. Kane de-.
Bifesthe opinion Of 20. K Polk. and which by
h Ok us-p O KUs, he ana other PenneyIya.
mans interested therein, we're TO derive from
these words, @hich should have beenpfeceed-
ed by the words, u had" dis-Hayowed my op-
position" &c,-but bear him Discourse sweet
music to the protective democrat " in adjus-
ting the details Of d revenue tariff, i have here
tolore sanctioned such moderate discrimina-
ting duties, as would produeethe amount of
revenue needed, and at the same time afford
reasonable incidental protection to our home
Industry Read rye blind pharisces hypo.
critics /! and blush, for your wolf in Sleeps
clolhing-read the whole Of this jesnitical let.
tsr-ponder upon il, and sleep ityou can, over
he black imposition it Intends, upon the cre-
dnlity Of the honest industrial citizens Of the
country.
What is Mr.. 10. X 'pOLK's" ''reagona-
ble moderate Incidental discriminating Tariff?
lie refers you to bis "recorded votes" and
"publjshed speeches'-aud what do they say?
-answer-"twenty per cent on coffee and
and tea" (articlesnow absolute necessaries
Tor the poor-and @hirh ought to be frco) and
on the 22d of June 1882 refusing by his vote
any sort of protection, reasonable, moderate,
incidental or discriminating to HOME INDUS
ray, voting against duties being laid on "h&te,
boots, shoep, cabinet wares, Brides, and all
other articles made bv American Mechanics,
who were intended by the bill, TO be protect
ed. But enough his whole life has been opps-
sod to the welfare Of the people and the
prosperity Of the coantry--and big war
NEST advocates, have not yet been able 10
hunt up, and give TO The world one act Of his,
emitting him lobe named among Tie benefac-
Tors Of his rare-or TO place, among the great
and good Of his own land,-~anting talents,
integrity, sincerity and irnness--ho lives on
lysby the breath Of favor, of d feeble Old man
whose course is nearly run-peaee be with
bis ashes VIII the Advocate, now that The
cloyen foot il exposed, publish the Rt. Rev.
abolitionist Birney's letter, TO his dark priu.
cipled friends, in the state of New York, in
viting and urging hem, to support POLK"
Mis-