Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-09-27

Ran Of America, Bancroft. We would ask
the mechanics Of North Carolina, to read
the able address and resolutions, put forth |
at meeting of Shoemakers. recently held
in New York, and see what they say about
protecting American industry.
In the "Chronicle'' Of the 18th inst, let
ter is published purporting TO be written by a
MFR. Potter to a friend in this place; we, too,
have had letter handed US, which we spread
before our readers. 1t was written to a gen
tleman of this place; and We, too, call the at
tention of our readers to it, and ask of them to
read it attentively, and refectingly. We, too,
will take the liberty of asking the Wings of
the good "Old North State" if they think it
so outrageous for the Democrats TO vote for
man whose friends support him on different
grounds, in various parts of the Union, what
do they think of themselves, or in the words
of the "Chronlcle," twill they, can they, 90
up to the polls and vote for man whose opin-
ions are'' not only ''perverted" by his friends,
but who himself perverts his own opinions
who has been, within the last two years, both
for and against a Protective Tariff-who de-
clared on the floors of Congress before his re-
4rement, that he was opposed to disturbing
the Compromise Act, and who, only few
weeks since, under his own sign, Manuel
has explicitly declared that he is utterly OPP
posed to the repeating Or altering the Tariff
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the Compromise Act as does chalk to cheese
Indeed, the "Great Embodiment has written
so many letters for and against a Protective
Tariff, and for and against the Annexation Of
Texas, that we question, very much, if he could
himself tell what his position is at the present
moment on these great questions. And still
the Wing leaders have the effrontery tc
charge the Democratic party with inconsis
tency, when their own great chieltain himsel
lives in a political house made entirely Of
glass. The old adage, that those who live II
glass houses themselves, should not throw
stones at their neighbors, ought, we think, t.
receive little attention at the hands of on
Federal opponents.
Below is the letter to W hich We allude:
al notice letter i. your Wilmington paper
written from Philadelphia, on the 9Th inst by Mr. S
L. Potter, in which he expresses sincere desire
to cnlighten the good people ofthe good Old NORTH
State in regard to the want of fairness of the Re
publicans in the Key Stone State upon the Tariff
question.
think Mr.. P. would have been able to have
made out much stronger case against his owl
political friends in Pennsylvania if his desire hat
been present the state of political parties Their
he found them TO exist. What will the Wing
Of the good old North State have to say when the.
learn the fact, that to :,e North Democratic speak
ers have been charged with open faIsehood for as
sorting that the Wings were in favor of a u. S
Bank This is the main issue with the Wing.
in N. Carolina, and it must grieve their heart:
sorely to learn that from the corruption and oper
dishonesty, and the wide spread ruin of the late
U. s. Bank, their Northern friends have been tor
ccd to repudiate Bank at this time.
Unfortunately for Mr.. P.'s party 'phe great EN-
bodiment' has assumed so many gross and glaring
ty inconsistent positions upon the Tariff. withir
the last twelve or fifteen months, that more should
be charged to Mr.. Clay than to his opponents
when they show him up in conformity with hi
many letters upon that question.
L" If it should suit to show that Mr. Clay advan
ces doctrines favoring Free Trade, reference t.
his letter to DR.. Bronson, of Georgia, will show
that he does If more is wanted his letters t.
Mcssrs. Brennan and Bedsoc, and to Mr.. Merry
wether, of the same State will he found to contain
what has been commended for by the Republicans
Tariff for revenue. Mr.. Webster is quoted a
the authority of the Democratic party when Mr.
CIay's opposition to the Tariff of 1912 is charged
as another Of his " Jim Crow" feats upon thi
great question.
"The New York "Courier & Enquirer" which
is known and admitted to be one of the stronges
journals on the Wing side, stated that the dutie
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