The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-03
For the Journal.
MARRs TOWNSHIP, La.

Wings of this township, challenged the dem
ocrais, TO meet them at Union, to discuss
the Tariff, and other leading questions about
which the two parties differ. After a great
deal oil evasion, and shutting, and being as
sured that no whig who lived out ofthe town.
ship would take part in the discussion, (the
August election passing in the meantime,
they finally came up to discuss the tariff;
the proposition being, "the Tariff of 1912 is
a just and equitable Tariff" Only one wing
appeared on the affirmative, who had had
neither time to prepare himself, nor oppor-
tunity to procure either books or documents,
but went into the discussion relying more
upon the truth of the proposition, than his
own abilities. Upon the negative appeared
two democrats, Zone of your county, appa-
rently well prepared, thinking that they
would obtain an easy victory over a Wing
school master.
1t was amusing TO observe one of them,
with his huge piles of newspaPers, speeches,
pamphlets, and books, spread before him /;
the other gentleman was also, well supplied
with similar weapons. But, they had poorly
| digested those vast masses of contradiction,
error and hypothesis, piled upon hypothesis,
without one single well established fact. As
their antagonist told them, "they had an up.
- re
hill business" from beginning to end. The
Wing took a straight forward course, laying
down his proposition in a plain and unpre-
tending manner, and regular order, deviating
but little from them; and that only when his
opponents would make some glazing blum
der of which he would avail himself, and
lash them and their candidate for the Presi-
dency without mercy; and showing TO the
satisfaction, $50 far as | know,) of all pres
emf that the tariff act ofl642, was higly ben
efcial, 10 the whole people of the United
States, and that free trade, or a 20 per cent.
horizontal tariff, would be beneficial, only TO
British manufactures and capitalists. So far
as | have learned the opinions of those pres
ent the lwhig completely sustained he main
proposition; and consequently triumphed
over Two would-be Locofoco leaders. After
the debate, was closed the wing proposed to
discuss with the same men, the immediate
annexation of Texas, the distribution of the
proceeds of the sale ofthe public lands, or
the comparative merits of MIR. CLAY and Mr..
Polk, for the Presidency, the last of these
propositions he appeared to be anxious to
discuss; being himself a native of lredell
County, N. C. which joins MeckEingburgb,
and consequently familiar with the many he
roes of "King's mountain" ssRatnsour's milf'
and the the Mecklingburgh declaration, from
his childhood, and having a thousand times
heard of EzekiaI Folks toryism, although,
many RETAINED from speaking of il, on ac-
cout of the responsibility, and patriotism, OF
the descendants of Coils. William and Thorn
as Polk, who still reside in that part of n.
} lCarolina, and who are all Wings having
been taught true principles by their reyolu-
tionary ancestors while suppose James K.
Polk, is only one Of that illustrous name
who received and still adheres to the tory
principle of old Ezekiel; in ITS Ezekiel
gave said and comfort to the British army,
f under Lord Cornw allis and in 1914 James
K. Polk wishes to give said and comfort" TO
English manufactures and capitalists, nor
does ii apper that he has lost any of his
grand fathers hatred of the Wings of the
revolution, evinced by his constant opposition
to PENSION LAWS, voting universally
against them; perhaps he has been Informed
: : that during the revolution they would have
HUNG old Ezekiel las they did many other
r tories) if he had not run away into Penn
sylyanis.
But to return from this depression, the
Democrats backed out from another discus
: sion, upon any subject, whatever, should
e thew however, have more courage, then their
leader and wish another meeting. Iamaa
!, th5rized to say that the Wing school master
t is ready for them.
The Wings of this townshipare determin-
ed to do their whole duty at the approaching
elections; they think that they can reduce
the democratic majority of 400 at least one
$ half in the county. The democrats howeV
e er are busy naturalizing foreigners, circula-
q LATINO then miserable toll dish story: (by the