Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-11
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
FRIDAY MORNING. April. II, isi,
TlIE TARIrE.

by venerable contemporary at tho Enquirer again ana
for the Goth time on the eve OF Elections, 10 humbuR the
South and especially tho snt.Tarit part OF Virginia,
upon tho subject OF the Tariff,
That game is, 10 persuade them that Mr.. Polk and his
administration quite favorable and 10 exert
themselves in favor Of reduction at the Tariff down to
yet vague and underlined point. which shall prove
perfectly satisfactory 10 Souhern and "ChiSae" expect
alton!
Can the Enquirer itself by any stretch OF liberal SUPPOSE
ton. believe in this vagary, with which 1t proposes
hunbug the Chivalry and the south side OF James
Rycri Hardly
The facts entirely disprovc the sonndness OF the cacu
laon il it is really believed in by those who prceod To
| make it, What they Mr.. Polk, at the commence
Of the letter To Mr. Kane Of fh'li
dcpa strongly leaning the Tariff, that it rendered
him. in the eyes OF Pennsylvania more of TsriH man
than Mr.. Clay himself! The present Secretary OF State.
Mr. Buchanan Oass that with that letter in hand he had
\ satisfied the people OF Pennsylvania, that. the
score OF the Tariff, Mr. Folk all that he ough,
10 be- And it is well known that he voted for by
thousands the Tariff candidate, par emiRenee. The
letter doubt Jcsuiticalntended for the South
welt the North side Of the Potomac-aud like General
Jacksons "Judcious Tariff" bear any meaning ~hich
fancy the wishes Of tho erpeter might please
place upon But IL is the less true that Pcnnsyva
mia construed Tariff letter pledeing the writer To
her Tariff vews tina, she voted lor him that sup
POSITION and that President Polk dare offend Pcnnsy-
aud New York. ii he had the inclination
his power and influence in favor Of repeal OF the Ia
| riff.
Elected clearly and anequvocally friend Of the Ia.
riff. would be caeherous in Mr.. Polk coopc-
with the Free Tkade party in disturbing system
necessary to the two States which elected him, and
producing such incshsble advantages the country
That he has the tasl idea of linking which
would both mpeach lie good faith and overthrow his repu.
aprsctca Statesman he himself declares expc
| ~ in his inaugural in the following words;
The power lay aud collect isSes duties nposis aud
e1cises' indispensable lie conferred the
Federal Government, which. without it. would possess
means 81 Providing for its support In executing this pow
by levying tariff Of duties for the support vi govern
the raising Ut should be the object and pro
lection the incident To this principle. and make
protection the object and the incident, would be
.nAict manifest upon all other the protected
interests la evying duties for is doubtless
per make such Determinations within the prn-
ciple will afford incidena protection home inter
ests Within the revenue limit. there is discretion
discriminate; beyond that limit. the rghhul exercise vi
the power conceded. The incidental protection
afforded 10 home Interests by discriminating within
the range, if is believed, will be ample. In
making Determinations, NIL home interests should
! far as praeiicable be equally protected"
Now fully Statistic ID the Wings and friends the
Tariff policy. They ask for nothing This the real
whig doerinc--all that they have contended for
II has equally mortified and disgusted the free Trade party.
who thus give unwilling evidence that Mr. Polk sailing
as i, respects the Tariff, right the Wing tack.
Does tue Enquirer in the teeth Of this cnmuaied
and decisive testimony expect 10 satisfy the Anii-Tariies
OF yigina, Mr.. Polk will lend helping hand the
repeal Of the policy which elected him. and which lac
thus soemnly, publicly and officially recognized Does
imagine only that Mr.. Polk will beray his pledges
and his official declarations. but forfeit the sup
port without whose aid his administration would
be instantly placed in minority Vain hope, If really in
dulged An attempt merely gull IL be INDUCED
But let look liue farther, Suppose Mr.. Polk cnpa-
bic of the aiu,y and bad faith inferred against him. What
ihenl Who IL To repeal Tariff Where is the power
IN Congress Ia do AZ Will New England and New York.
Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana. would Virginia
herself consent III Never Certain notifications Of
detail might be consented but the principle asserted
by Mr. Polk in above extract ia fixed and established
the policy Of the government beyond human power
overthrow.
These ccriinties scarcely be unk nown the En-
quer, and yet it feeds the South Carolina School with
hopes un,ubsana the feast Of the Baruecides II
makes PROMISES and affects sanguin- conidsncc Why
The Virginia elections hand and
more induce the "Chvary" pull the traces
The Tariff is their lame leg they crazy on the sub
ec and be wheeded is supposed they have often
been before by appeals heir peudices and by promises
obviously to every body else) visionary and delusive.
The Charleston Mercury understands the matter better
rather IL more candid than the Enquirer.
That Journal says:
1.-THE Letter Mr.. Kane, quoted against us in fact
inflicted bitter and heavy disappointment, On ali honest
trade men, throwing doubt the the whole
Presidential contest. Ia this Letter Mr. Polk used Ian
gnsge the subject OF the Tariff. that might he and was
Us, Ia show that he favored pro lection. With this Letter
Mr. Buchanan proved To the satisfaction Of the Pennsylva
that Mr. Polk better protective taf man than
Mr. Clay We'll, we were compelled suppose either that
Mr. Polk had abJured his prime ples that he had paved
a crafty game conclIae his support, that very portion
oi the Democracy whose shutting aud doubledoang had
awakened the demand for change Of Rulers among the
People, and deep disrust Of whom had destroyed Mr.
Van Buren,. Men began To ask,-'is the old order Of
things 10 be restored, with the old Leaders, and the old pre-
variations principe7 So what have gained
by setting aside Mr. Van Bdren2 II must be under the
lead why not also under the leader Of that Of the
| Domocfaiic pariyi"
| We were answered-"wnit and sec. Mr. Polk il cor
tainy with and will be principles. This IL
election TuSe-cupitnl for stump speeches in New
YOtk and Pennsy lvnniabu, it means nothing. We
support himwe cannot indirectly even. aid the election of
Clay II such explanations did not allay the disirust
which must follow all equyOcaton issues, they
least scnced the expression of To great extent and
fired with the enthusiasm and abandonment Of the great
struggle for power these dscOnten had little effect the
| result.
Tie southern people cpmforiod with assurances
that all the apparent ircachery OF the Democratic party
e Tafi and the 2lsi Rule, only the result Of po-
sitOn, III view Of the pending election That being over
,hoy would be found again sides ready redeem
their pledges, which circumstances (what Robert Owen
calls very vicious circumstancos'D had led them break
The disposition tn hope and 10 trust prevailed all the
caution Of experience and Mr. Polk received the Of
| eight out Of the twelve Southern States.
The lae Congress again met victorious and exulfng,
and the Sout turned her gaze, what fruits
wee to come Of the triumph which she had essentially
aided ~ gaming. All pfetefts were now removed
the Presidential election, even Congressional elections
since IN the North they had nearly oil terminated.
nfr and bOder expected from the South on
the subject NJ Abolition agitation IN CUngcss.sinco the
RESOLUTION Of the BilumDre Convention pointed clearly 10
this only clam ~ direct Intervention made by the Free
States. The Tariff II supposed would be fe busted
since It5 aud expressions clearly with
another Resolution reiterated 10y the Convention. IL
had been Wing measure. the Of their
abhoucd ulo,-iasienod uyVnile country by combination
en- un
T.Ga, Annexation, At ali events safe Tar the Demo
crIc party concerned Nyonein the South doubted the
measure would bc scat 10 tie Senate 10y umyhau i.
iriy. mgh l there, Dot only by the blind and lnfstua
ted opposition Of Wing Senators To the Democratic party
assigned the glorious office u carrying the decree
Ol the people Tho oppusDn u Benton and Wright aud
their whole clique. who had the last fasen
Mr.. Van Bursn again aud who 10 the breuih
denounced Mr., FOk's nOminltiOn aud the Anne Of
TeSss bsd beon fcOuted aud scOrBcd by the peOe The
party Congress would be- all powerful aud redeem
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