Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-21
TIE MINI

Some weeks ago the locofocos Of Cumber.
land coun'y, Pennsylvania, who appearedto
be intelligent men,, and not to be hunburged
by James X, Folks new born Tariff zeal.
passed a batch Of resolutions in favor of a
protective tariff, and particularly in support
81 the Tariff of 1912 and despatched them 10
Mr.. Polk with a series Of heterogeneous ask.
my timto stale explicitly whether he was
aPEosed Y he present tariff act, and what
sort 81 a Ilan. he would be willing to see
adopted We remarked at this lime, that
theSe queries would prove exceedingly un-
comfortable 70 bif, Polk Tor if he declared
BilGself opposed to the Tariff law of 1912, as
be has already done time and again, he would
assnredjv forfeit the support of large mum
Der OF Pennsylvania locofocos whereas, if
he attempted to cap the climax of duplicicy
by asserting a Willingness TO accept that ac;,
he would disgust and ALLEVIATE his southern
friends. -Hr Polk is quite sagacious enough
to appreciate the awkwafdness of his posi-.
ton, and thus far he has preserved a discreet
silence. He is playing MUM, in hopes the
matter will be forgotten, while his friends in
the Key Stone State go on with the crnel
fraud of imposing him on the people as an
enemy 10 Free Trade. We fancy, however,
HE Cumberland locofocos are too keen TO be
c sught in this way. They have waited pa.
lientiy enough for their candidates, reply, and
If it be not forthcoming, they well know what
to conclude, and how 10 act.
Every day we receive convincing evidence
hat the people of Pennsylvania are beginning
to understand The true position of James K.
Polk in regard 70 the Tariff question. 1t is
impossible, with such fimsy stuff as the 10.
onfDrpc, FIR tho =pnorloI J,,. = 81 -
deceive men whose dearest interests are at
stake, and who are TesoIutely bent on ascer-
tanning the truth. In Pennsylvania Mr.. Polk
would not have halt a chance, but for The stu
died efforts Of The ~locofoco leaders to CajoIe
the people. It is thelast card Of locofocoism;
tie solitary, single hope upon which hangs
the vote of that State. Fortunately for the
wings, every day contributes to dispel he de-
fusion, and The refusal Of Mr.. Polk TO notice
the jn~teFrogatorjes of he Cumberland ~locofo-H
cos willaid materially ii opening the eyes Of
the party.-Bee.
American SLats-Under the operation of the
Compromise Act, the imported slate had al.
most got the control of the market in this
country in 1912, and the American q~uarries
we're generally about suspending operations.
The Tariff Act Of 1912, however, which has
been so much and so u~Eiustly abused, inspir-
ed the proprietorS of the q~uarries on the Sus-
quehanna with condolences of being able to
compete successfully with the foreign Slate
and they at once procured a number ofexpe-
rienced workmen from Wales, with the aid Of
whose skill, they are now sending to market
a very fine article. The states manufactured
BY them have been tested in different ways by
a number of the best master-builders in this
city, all of whom have given them a decided
preference over the foreign slate, declaring
them TO be superior in every respect. Mr..
VIM. Bayley, Agentfo for the sale ofthe susque-
hanna Slate inlhis city, has left a sample with
us-N Y paper,
TRIBUTE TO MR. CLAY.
The Paris correspondent of the Boston AT.
Las, writing under date of the lst ultimo.
says
al was shown Yesterday a beautiful gold
snuff box, which was made for and carried by
Peter the Great. On the top is a representa-
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