The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-28
From the Union of Tuesday.
MORE OF THE PANIC

MORE OF THE PANIC.
As the tariff question advances to its final cri-
SIS, the panic struggles of the IntelllSencer
become more and more desperate and audacious
That journal is now, if conscious of the impo-
tency of its efforts make ont anv cases of REM
panic against the new tariff bill attempting Who'll
ly io change its grOund and most absurdlv
charging the administration with an at,pmnt tn
break down the right Of petitinn!'' DEFEATED
and exposed in its attempts to get upa franz
panic. that journal now thrusts forward the rioht
OF petition as shield To protect its etfnrt at de
cePilnn against due chaS,isemrnt But the trick
is tuo transparent. 1t is The old resort of the
rogue detected in his cheat and looking about him
for scapegnat
Our own views on this matter of The riqht of
petition" may he frankly stated in few words
We hold II To he Indispniablp and nndispu,cd
save by the vrriest madness of faction that the
people of the United States have after fun trial
and hearing. pronounced judgment against the ia
ri III 1917, ~ lis principles and in its details and
that they have seni their representatives IN tn the
present Congress IN execute, in due form upon
thai lniqulious law, frced upon the country nn-
der protest, and in The pressure of an irresistible
emergency. This their sul"mn sentence of con-
demna lion. This is the fact of the case IL il
proved by The presidential canvass by the pIesi-
dental election. by the solemn pledges Of the
democratic party al Baltimore by the protests of
and by the recent vote ct eighteen States, as rem
resented in The popular House
Now. II 1t does so happen Notwithstanding all
This. that In particular sections of our conntrv tho
mass of the people are benefited or even if thew
erroneously think themselves 10 be benefited bv
certain "nJnSt and unequal protective provisions of
his same c"ndemned tarIff-Ihen, we saw let the
masses of the people in such sections of the conn
Try be heard through their petitions or throuub
thelr representatives; and let the great democratic
party-ln obedience 10 its principles of equal us-
nee to Ill men and all sections give due cunside
ration to everything that may be thus alleoed -
lhis, as we believe, has been done-so far as snch
a Thing can be doDe--hy the new tariff bill which
we nave already shown In he compromise be
tween The friends of protection and the friends of
free trade.
We put our view of this matter distinctly be-
fore the senator from Connecticut who has chosen
to speak nf us--mPrdly at Ieast-as under
southern Influences. We say in reply that we are
under democratic Influences; that we are laborinp
Tor The harmony and union of The ,rhole democrat
nc party We believe that the presen, tariff bill.
win lis thirty per cent. duties in favor of Ameri-
can manufactures, is Just basis of such harmony
and union. We ask The senator from Connect
cut. stern republican he claims to be- 10, DENY
he can. that the tariff of 1912 is an unjust and
unequal law; TO deny. if he can that il is grossly
partial to particular interests and To favored sec
lions OF comparatively limited population TO de-
ny II he can. that ii pampers great incorpnrati ons
"l capltal at the expense. the enormous expense
OF tree and enierprising people filling up the
gTandest agricultural region in The world We
charge mat the senator cannot deny this that his
speech hatdIy attempts tn deny it--and then we
ask him how he can reconcile, and whether he
ever expects to reconcile his defence of such law.
with that " stern democracy which he adonts 40
his war cry against liberal commercial poIicv 2
" such course he democratic. we surely have
YET 10 learn the sense and the spirit Of democracy.
we hold that this tariff question is now the great
democratic question of the day So we have
treated it, an so shall continue 10 treat il
ORE.-lhe Detroit .9dvertiser chronicles the
arVai az mat city OF quantity Of copper and sill
yer ore from the Lake Superior mines Bv This
arrival there were three large masses of pure con-
per and silver, weighing in the aggregate two
thousand three hundred and epht poupds The
largest OF these masses weighs over 900 pnunds.
IS OF pure native copper, and is nrrr>persrd will,
large hbres of silver running through The conner
there are also some nine barrels of ore said il, he
very rich. in casks. II is said ilta, ihe ore com
pany will ship about 200 tons oi ore per month IN
bos'on until the close Of navigation.
WILL you TAKE 1T IN Com ?-in amusing
scene occurred some time since. IN tie office of a
Justice OF the Peace. at Donaldsonvrlle La A
Kentucky fatboat-man had been committed fra
preach OF Tie peace Shen friend OF his after
the breaking up Of the cOnrt. asked the .Ipstico
what u would cost to give The Frencliman who
had made the complaint good tlrrasbino. Tho
Justice, who is fond of joke. replied about
hliy dollars" The Kenluckian. rhlnLino the
answer serious, inquired, " VIII you take it in
corn2"
TIE MoRMoNs.--The Warsaw Signal saws
that the Mormons intermarrying with the In.
dams, and by their acts have aroused rfe snspcions
OF The Government Agent, who has reported the
mater 10 the department at Washington It is
likewise reported that Mormon who had stnlen
yoke of oxen from settler on the new pur
| chase, was overtaken with the PONDER attached
| TO his wagon, and killed in a contest with the
owner.