New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-18
The Pennsylvania Tariff Convention.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

HoLIIDAYsBuRo, Pa. Nov 18th. Is4o.
The Loco Foco Tariff Convention which met al
this place. adjourned last night, and sketch OF
its proceedings may no, be embarrassing TO your
readers. The Democracy of Pennsylvania have at
las, come TO a definite conclusion upon the Iarh
Policy. and that conclusion should be generally
known.
The attendance was small. as the faithful seemed
10 think il was dangerous subject 10 NEEDLE with
and indeed of those who called the Convention
were present except a few OF inferior caibrc a
slight sprnkling of Wings served to give the meet
ING 4 uo.party cast the most prominent OF whom
,er. r. NJ. Riddle Esq and Col Robinson Of
p;,,sbrrsb Gov. PORTER was made President
,rd h, list of Weep residents Inc!ldcd az inc
monument Loco Focos in the house. y committee
vas on,oiufed 20 report Resolutions composed
with one exception, oil LocoF ocos ana III ''ie even
ing made their report. The resolutions were
repetition OF the slang which last suAtHc! HUn'ous
ed PENNSYLVANIA commencing with the famous det
Iara,ion ri Mr.. Polk in his Kane letter discus
sion sprane up on a motion to amend one OF t!e
resolutions by striking GU; the worGs hefeHHe a.
;g' and inserting Prefecture Griy, whic9 WAS aG-
yocateci BY the W higs ana violently opposed oS tIc
Loco Focos who seemed 10 have great horror CT
the word Protection The vote was taken ON the
an
ected. although the meeting 1t was not qaite 50
anparen,. In fact his cx Excelency exhibited read
loss in sustaining his Loco Foco friends which
,lly entities him 10 their support Tor me VICE resi-
dental char-the object U. his highest aspirations,
Thu, only resolution which alluded 10 the lar'.i OF
l-ia declared that the Convention was opposed 10
any material alteration Of the present Iar!I 80 long
as provides sufficient revenue 10 desray Inc eA-
penscs o. the Government ana AFFORDS ADEQUATE
Protection 10 Ill the interests OF American III
,lustrv." Mir Magellan OF Cambria w h'sl LioNct
10 strike out the word material ana aI NJ
Ter the words present Tariff which brought tne
question fairly before the Convention. The W hSS
earnestly and eloducntly advocated tue amendment
and appealed to the LocoFocos, by their professions
in the last Presidential campaign, by the interests OF
Pennsylvania and by their duty 10 the people WHO
sent them here, to give tulI. tree and candid eA-
presson OF opinion the Tariff as II Is, out all III
vain. They rejected the amendment and adopted
the resolution in lis vague and indefinite form, thus
giving the next Congress discretionary power u
modify. alter or reduce, "a they see proper.
The Wings made another attempt TO secure an
expression of opinion on the Tariff OF lei2, and
succeeded.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.. Fen
lon, Wing
Resoired That discaimng the purpose OF involving
this nomentous question with subordinate party issues
we pledge ourselves each other and to the Country 70
stand By the Tariff at all hazards 10 discriminate oy our
sutiraccs and support IN favor oil the airy hid
stratua whether OF the state or Union which snail as
sure To US the fair OF protection We demand
and snail refuse 10 notifications OF the existing
Tariff IN its protective textures
4 Loco Foco moved that it be postponed indeii
nitev and on division every Loco Foco sustained
the motion and every Wing opposed 1t. Loco.Fo co'
ism being in the majority. the resolution was thrown
aside and the Democratic Tariff Convention OF
Pennsylvania bids Mcssrs. Polk and Walker God
speed, in their assaults upon the Wing Tarh OF
1921
Mr.. Bidde of Pittsburgh who one OF the Sec
retaries in an eloquent speech declared his with
drayal from tho Convention, and regretted the
course which had been taken on the question, OF all
others, most deeply interesting to Pennsylvania
He said that ne had been sent here TO give an OK
plicit opinion Gu the Tariff Policy. and TO declare
his opposition 10 any modification of tho existing
Tariff; and as the Convention had not done so. he
dared not sign the resolutions which had been adopt
ed He then Withdrew from the Convention, ac
companied by the few Wings who had participated
in lis proceedings.
When the friends of the Tariff throughout the
Union read the milk andwater resolutions adopted
by this Convention aud wonder why Pennsylvania
is sacrificing her interests the shrine OF Pre- slden
tia power let them remember that faithful amid the
fathesst the Wings fought as they had fought before
Tor their tavoitc policy, and that the men who send
these resolutions out the world az the cx2re sslon
of Pennsylvania opinion. also elected Mr.. Polk Us
a better Tariff man than Henry Clay, and us they
defeated us then they have defeated US now. The
Wings are not responsible for the action OF this Con
venton-they wash their hands OF it, and II the Ad
minstration by the permission of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania reduce the Tariff TO the Revenue
standard, on them rest the blame. God grant that
it may come up in Judgment against them.
Very respectfully, III. {.