Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-26
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 20. ists.
The Tar1-,he too "Organs."

d.
While Mr.. Folks National Organ" Mr.
Ritchie's "Union" dcnounces the existing Tariff
which has achieved such wonders for the country
and opened the way for Mr.. Polk himself To en-
joy smooth and easy four years administration
for, financial cmbarrassments are those most to
he dreaded by every administration, and which
most certainly lead to their ovcrthrow-while
Mr. Ritchie, we say, in order 10 curry favor with
the Calhoun school, class of politicians very ne
cessary to his personal views in the next Con.
gross, deuounccs the Wing Tariff as unequal"
Oppressive" and "burdensome TO the poor" Mr..
Folks family organ, the Nashville Union, declares
itself i'm favor of that Tariff
Which of the two arc VIC to recognize as ex-
pressing Mr. Folks true sentiments, and indica-
ting the line Of policy he will probably adopt
IL has bsen the pleasure of our two Tennessee
Presidents and their ally Mr.. Van Buren,, since
1899, to leave the country in state oil perPexity
and my sticsm, respecting their true sentiments ON
the policy of protecting Home Industry. Gen.
Jackson led the way in this unworthy game Of sub
terfuge and double dealing. His famous deciara-
ton for ''ludicous Tariff" was an electioneer-
ing device, in which candor was designedly DIS
carded, and by which he intended TO cozcn, and
succeeded in cozening, the people who conhded
IN his frankness and plain dealing. IL meant
one thing in the South, another in the North, and
was intended TO bear many interpretations rs
there were various shades and notifications lot
Tariff opinion in the various quarters oil the Union.
He has gone down to the tomb, and no man kno'rs
what his real opinions were.
Mr.. Van Buren, succeeded and his habits Of ny.
pocrisy and n.committal rendered II easy for
him, perhaps matter of preference, TO initiate the
dcceitful policy of his .'lllustrious Predecessor
He survives, but no man 10 this day. knows either
his real convictions OF his wishes on the subject OF
the Tariff
The Tennessee Dynasty has next given US
ruler in the person of Mr.. Polk, and we find him
equally s,udious in concealing his real sentiments,
and in imitation OF Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Van
Buren,, culpably, and in the meanest spirit OF self
interest, squaring and adapting his creed to the
various rival or conflicting Tariff interests Of the
country. His letter to Mr.. Kane Of Philadelphia
was so judiciously equivOcal as to secure HIM the
support of the Free Trade party Of the South, and
the high Tariff interest of Pennsylvania. His
inaugural, while it quite satisfied the Tariff inter
ess of the country, protessediy at least satisfied
their antagonists also and now we find his own
two organs, the two ~ Mons, +" the two "Dromios,
one taking one side of the hedge, the other the
other. Like his two Tennessee predecessors, no
man knoWs Mr.. Folks real Tariff opinions.
Thus have these three men been elevated 10 the
highest human fortunes by an unprinciped cleo
Pioneering speculation the greatest question Of
the country and generation; meanly concealing
their true sentiments, wrapping themselves up in
mpcnetrable mystery, protesting through their
serv!e tools set of doctrines in this State,
other in that, third somewhere else (; while their
blood hounds have been baying al Mr.. Clay's
heels for the honest avowal of his opinions, and
at Mr.. Calhoun's for the frank confession and
open support of has, and have succeeded in run.
ming down both, and in Mr.. Clay's case, by tre-
panning his friends under the most fraudulent and
lying pretences, TO desert him.
The American People have in this manner, no
only tolerated Hypocrisy and double dealing, but
paid it the highest Premium
OF See the article from the Morning Post.