Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-24
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG.
More Of the Fraud.


syvanis politician who lent himself to the dishonorsble
purpose OF deeeving that State in the
psign Of 1874 Nor he tho only who has been
wsrded for the activity and real displayed in that sxaor
binary fruud-exusordinsry in the bold means resor.
ted to by its projectors and agents but still in the
success that attended iand perhaps rendered
msrkabc. above all, by the social well the political
distinction Of masy OF the individuals by whose nsu
mentality the voters were induced to for
Chief Magistrate whose public had been marked
by repeated and unsquivocal Of hostility the great
measure in the maintenance Of which they vitality
interested Indeed that the Of their But
for the high character OF these and the universal
fdencc reposed by their political disciples in their integr
impossible that the body OF the people could have
been dapcd the belief that James X Polk "a bet
Tariff than Mr.. Clay" and consequently that the
Tariff Of ls42 would be safer in his hands" The Wings
adopted every proper dsabusc their minds Of this
fatal deluson but their efforts rendered nugaory by
The cool impotence with which their citation OF Mr. Folks
published and declarations affirmed TO be "for-
geries," and with which their assertions, founded upon
those documents, with the comprehensive cpl
thets. "Whig hes and Roerbacks The people OF that
stnte have found out by this time, who the authors
Of these "Roorb,cks" and whom the delicate epthet
20 often coupedwith that term properly sppes.
We have Just met with Of the curious elecopeer-
ing documents put forth by the Of supen-
dous fraud the OF the election II was pub
hshed in the "Pennyly the special champion Of
Mr. Buchanan the 18th of October ls44 abOut
weeks prior the day of the Presidential elecon and
commences in the following strain:
JAMES X. POLK"
"PHoTrcrIoS ANERcAN ISpusrEY AND The ENCOURAGE
NKST OF The MASrFAcTuRE OF lion"
ITO fLs Friends Of AsuerieaR IndHstry."
Fellow citizens; Efforts OF the determined nature
widely and secretly extended-and especially IN
this ealth making the OPT
MONS and conduct Of James h Polk the Democratic
didate for President the subject OF AID AND PRO-
lection To AMERICAN INDUSTRY. The recent
triumph Of Democracy Pennsylvania causes these efforts
10 be redoubled. We you against them. To K
pose them nothing needed but the diffusion OF truth"
weI-wha, the TRUTH" which the signers Of this
Address anxious diffse among the friends Of
American Industry" in Pennsylvania We wish had
for whole Address the following sample Of
it, character must suffice:
"SOou after his very FIRST entry into public e Ten
nes.ee james X. Polk devoted himself efficiently the
support Of American Industry Tar his legislative Is
bors in thar State enabled him do He especially
the PROTECTOR and promoter o: the MANuFAC-
TURE OF IRON, branch OF industry in which Tsnnes-
see, like Pennsylvania, has WIDE interest. We have
collected from the official records OF the Legislature OF
Tennessee, the proof on this subject We submit it 10
you. Ii shows that hi. sentiments IN FAVOR OF
AMERICAN INDUSTRY, as now declared, ARE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH HIS ACTIONS, as thus exhi-
bited and OFFICIALLY PROVED"
"Those, fellow chzens the recorded evidences OF
the early strenuous and udicous effort. of James H. Polk
30 OF the most important of branches
Of American lndusuy-and the most vital Pennsyva-
mia and New York, and other States. We submit them
10 you just commentary his declared opinions
the best REPUTATION Of the misrepresentation thai
made in regard TO them"
ThisAddress signed by CHARLES JARED ISsEKsoLI
who had served Mr. Polk Congress- and who could
but have known that he grossly incorporating
his opnions-by RICHARD RusH who has yet received
his reward, but who is anXiousy awaiting vacancy
the Cabinet in the Diplomatic Corps-by HESRY Horn
who received from Mr.. Polk the appointment Of Collector
of The Port of Philadelphia bis reward but whose
minsticn has been rejected by the ssnate-by JANIS
PLsE appointed Post Master in PhiIadelphs and
Mr. Horns rejection transferred the Office Of Collector
of the Cusoms-by CALVIN BLYTHE, the gentleman
who presided the "Democratc Panic meeting in PHI
ladepha last Saturday protest against the overthrow Of
the existing tariff system by the man, who consequence
of this deception upon the people Of Pennsylvania,
which Mr. Blythe contributed possesses the power to de-
sroy it-by HRSRY GnPIN formerly If Office.
holder-by GEORGE PLTrr, holding lucrative posi-
non in the State Dspartment-aDd by many other leading
but less generally known members of the party.
But for the OF this deliberately concerted fraud
in which Mr. Poke lettor Kane the first step that
gentleman instead Of sitting in the Presidential Chair
welding the scepro OF power and rewarding his friends
and furnishing his enemies" would have been in station
for which he is better matchmaking Duck River
and chewing the cud Of bitter fancy the defeat which
awaits 'tho best concerted schemes OF mice and men," IL
be but that although this criminal fraud succeeded
there in Just and terrible Tetrbuuon for its
guilty authors. IL doubt the ultimate triumph Of
truth and right imagine that these great cups al
together escape "unwhipt Of justice"