The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-11-29
The Pennsylvania Tariff Com
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correspondence OF me ltlDuHe.
HoLLIpAYsBURe, Pa. Nov 18th lsI5.
The Loco .Foco Tariff Convention which met at
this place. adjourned last night, and n sketch Of its
proceedings nny not be embarrassing your readers.
The Democracy OF Pennsylvania have at last to
definite conclusion upon The Tariff Policy, and that
conclusion should be generally known.
The attendance was small, as the faithful seemed
to think iewns dangerous subject TO NEEDLE with,
and indeed Of those who called the Convention
were present except few Of inferior calibro.
slight sprnking Of Wings served to give the meeting
a no.party cast, the most prominent OF whom
r. NJ. Riddle, Esq and Col. Robinson Of Pittsburgh.
Gov. PoRTER mnde President and the list OF
Vce-P Presidents incud ali the prominent Loco-Fo-
cos ia the house, Committee appointed TO
report Resolutions. composed, with exception, OF
Loco Focus and in the evening made their report
The resolutions repetition orthe slang which
las, summer humbugged Pennsylvania, commencing
with the famous declaration Of Mr Polk in his Kane
letter A discussion sPrang up on a motion 10 amend
one Of the resolutions by striking out the words Rer
snue Tariff and inserting Protective Tariff, which
was advocated by the Wigs and violently opposed
by the Loco Focos, who seemed 20 have great hor-
OF the wsrd Protection. The vote was taken on
the amendment which Gov. Porter decided 10 be re-
jected, although the meeting il ue so np-
parent. In fact his cS.Excellency exhibited read
mess in sustaining his Loco Foco friends which fully
entities him to their support for the Vice Presidential
charihe object OF his his highest aspirations The
only re, oluion which alluded to the Tariff Of 1912
declared that "ihe convention opposed To any
material alteration Of the present Tariff, lo1g it
provides sufficient defray the expenses OF
the Government and affords adequate Protection 10
all the Interests Of American Industry" Mr. Magellan
OF Cambria (Whig moved to strike the word ina
teral' and all after the words 'presenl Tariff (which
brought the question fary before the Convention.
The Wings earnestly and elo4uen,ly advocated the
amendment, and appealed to the Loco Focos by their
professions in the last Presidential campaign by the
interests Of Pennsy vania and by their duty to the
people vino seat them here give full, free and
candid expression of opinion on the Tariff as il bot
all in vain. They rejected the amendment and adopt,
ed the resolution nuts vague and indefinite form thus
giving the next Congress discretionary power TO mod
fy, alter reduce, they proper.
The Wings made another at,nmp, to secure an ex.
preston Of opinion on the Tariff of 1872, and sue
ceeded
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Fen,cn
(Whig):
Resolved, That discaiming the purpose Of involv-
ing this molncntous question with subordinate party
issues, pledge ourselves to each other and the
Country TO stand by tho Tariff at all hazards; 20 dis
eliminate by our surages and support in favor Of the
Party and Administration, whether OF the State or
Cnioh, which shall the fair measure OF
protection demand, and shall refuse to assent TO
notifications Of the existing Tariff in its protective
featnres.''
Loco Foco moved that it be postponed Indefinite
ly, and on division, every LocoFoco sustained the
motion and every Wing opposed it. Loco Focoism
being in the majority, the resolution was thrown a.
side, and the Democratic Tariff Convention of Penn
sylvania, bids Messrs. Polk and Walker God speed
in their assaults upon The Wing Tariff Of 1912
Mr. Bidde Of Pittsburgh, who was one Of the Sec
retares, in eloquent speech declared his Withdraw
al from the Convention, and regretted the course
which had been taken the question. of all others
most deeply interesting to Pennsylvania. He said
that he lad been sent here give explicit opinion
the Tariff Policy, and 10 declare his opposition tc
| any modification of the existing Tariff; and the
Convention had not done so, he dared not sign the
resolutions which had been adopted. He then with
drew from the Convention. accompanied by the few
Wings who had participated in its proceedings.
When tho friends of the Tariff throughout the U
MON read the milk and water resolutions adopted b,
this Convention, and wonder why Pennsylvania il
sacrificing her interests the shrine of Presidential
power, let them remember that faithful amid tn,
fathless, the Wings fought they had fought be
fore for their favore policy, and that the men WHIT
send these resolutions to the world rs the expires
sion of Pennsylvan:as opinion, also eiocted MIR Poll
as better Tariff man than Henry Clay, and they
defeated US then, they have defeated now. Th
Wings are not responsible for the action of this Con