The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-10-11

Z lower, and re result OF permitting such
course would be the reduction OF The wa
pes Of A merican seanen aud the loss OF
empIovment TO them. And what, in that
case. INV friends, would be the condition
of the city OF Baltimore-her seamen and
her mechanics Would the shout of Polk,
Dallas, aud Carroll put bread into their
children's mouth What should we see
if the tariff were abolished and this sort Of
free trade system adopted Our ports
filled with English ships, with the lion of
England, The cross of 81. George, floating
proudly from their mast heads, while our
ships were rotting at the wharves and the
American flag lying trampled in the dust
Such would be the effect of the free trade
doctrine of Polk, Dallas g. Co. And would
not every man be ready to exclaim, " Save
us fiom such free trade p
But, again. Look at the double course
the Democratic party were pursuing 10 re-
ference TO this question. In the South
they told the people Polk was opposed to
the Tarif'-in the North, especially in
Pennsylvania, they said he was in favor of
it. Look at the Justification of all their
declarations in reference to this subject.
They had declared their intention, when
they got the power, to repeal the tariff
Why did they not do il They shrunk
from the question. They we're afraid TO
undertake it. But they had only put il
Off unit. the election was over, and when
they got James K. Polk into power then
they would strike il down. They had
told the people that the tariff would not
produce revenue of / 3 millions, when it
was well known that il had brought near.
er 80 millions. How, then, could The PEG.
pie trust such men
The two questions which he had been
discussing were two of The leading prnci-
pies advocated by the Wing party, and
which they appealed to the people to sup
port, not from party feeling, but because
they believed conscientlously that in their
success and maintenance were involved
he. he p,sseSaSri,y and permanency of our free
institutions.
The Democrats had charged upon the
Wings that, in supporting the iaFlit, they
had violated the compromise act, How
He would here state a circumstance mat
occurred in Congress during the discussion
of the tariff law of lS42. " hen Mr.
Simmons. of Rhode Island, charged upon
mons persisted, and said he could prove
what he alleged by the record. Mr.. Cal,
hour, anxious 10 prove that he was mis-.
taken, left The Senate Chamber, and, pro-
curing copy Of the proceedings al the
time of the passage Of the act, returned d.
Ieclly with the book in his hand 10 show
Mr.. Simmons he was ia error, when, upon
turning to the record, 10 there stood hi.
name as having voted for the law with
that feature in il Mr.. Calhoun had
boosted that he had the mastery of Mr..
Clay at that time, while The fact was that,
when Mr.. Calhoun had the lear-(not the
fear of coward, but of patriot, for be
admitted that Gen. Jackson would deluge
the State Of South Carolina in blood, aud
which he certainly would have done had
not the crisis been ageried)- (Mr Cal.
houu) went 10 Mr. Clay aud begged him
TO strike out the feature Of the home VI ia
lion in the compromise act, which had
then been prepared hy the latter. Mr.
Clay firmly declined, stating that he hac
consulted with tho Northern Wings, and
although anxious to restore peace, they
would not touch the act unless that fea.
ture were retained 10 il. And the next
day, when the bill was bfougt, up, Mr..
Calhoun voted for it. And YET Mr.. Clay
ives charged with having abandoned that
principle.
II, continued Mr. s., YOU ask my Of the
Democrats, al their public meetings, If
they ever do any thing there but abuse
the Wings what is the compromise act
YOU will fad that no Two Of them VIII give
The same answer, for 20 TWO understand i!
alike. Each puts upon it a different con
struction. And Sc. they charged Mr..
CIny with abandoning the protective ica-
ture Of that bill, which he never did.
Mr. Polk reminded him, he SAID, Of
man whom be mel once 10 very dry and
rough part Of the country III which he was
travelling, and whom he asked how far II
was 10 The town al which he expected 10
stop. The man said g miles. lie then
asked for some direction, when the person
told him TO 60 on a short distance aud he
would find right hand fork, which he
must pursue until, liuie further, he would
find left hand one. He must then take
that, until lie came to where there were
two forks and then he would be lost. 81
it was with James K. Polk. IRSle South
be went against the tariff; ia the North
for il; in this section he waste be found
taking both forks.
There were parts Of the country where
he had travelled where The people were
very ignorant-whero they never read
and where they put up rough sign boards
at the intersection Of roads to direct ira.
yelIers which road 10 take, with no direc
tions on them. So II was With the Demo.
cratic party. The3y pat up sign boards 10
PointIt.asls people TO their principles, uah no
directions on them Loud laughter and
cheeringl Such was not the case with
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