Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-09

Mr.. Guar. bat added that that gentleman b,t
been very careful 10 withhold the letters osNr
Gar, In which he declared himself in layo,
Of the mrif Of 42 and opposed to its repeal
Mr. p. said that he did not mention these
things with any view to cast injurious impu.
tafions on the Democratic party. but only !,
show how perfectly il was understood thai ms
people OF Pennsylvania were in favor OF a mn
iective tariff, and that this was not confined 4
the Wing party. On the electioneerinc ban.
ners of the Democratic party were inscriheA
these words, ssPolk and the Tariff Of '42.
An others were OF these WOODSTOCK. Dal.
las, Texas, Oregon and the Tariff Of 'i2r A
strange medley indeed, and what did we see
now; Oregon, which at that day extended n
$40 40N, had now shrunk 10 49,; Texas was
in the Union Mr.. Polk was President; Mr.
DALLAS was Vice President, and the tariff AZ
AZ was on the eve Of being repealed. IA
much for notices ON the Democratic banners
And, in proof that IT was not the Wings only
who were in favor Of protection. MIR. p. wen,
on to state that in procession formed BY the
Democrats on n great political occasion. The
banner borne before them contained these
words, "JAMEs X. Polk and the Tariff Of 20
we dare the Wings to repeal IT," A laugh 4
And now he would submit the question 10 his
Democratic friends whether they considered
the Tariff Of '42 in danger Of being repealed by
Wing votes2
In all their expressions, written on Their
banners, the people Of Pennsylvania were hon.
est their banners told what they believed 10 bs
the truth, for they received the doctrine which
was proclaimed 10 them by their Democratic
leaders. They were confding people. And
from the Democracy Of the country That
very Democracy, with JAMES X. Polk at IFS
head, was now in hot haste TO blot the tariff Of
1912 from the statue book. and Danish the We.
ry doctrine OF protection from our land. Where
were at this day the interests Of Pennsylvania
Where was the Democrat to be found, out Of
the State, who at this hour stood up for her
cause? After giving three hundred and fifty
thousand votes all for the tariff of 1912; and
after having aided, BY her weighty vote, 10
elect Mr.. Polk to the Presidency this was thc
manner in which she was rewarded. In Mr.
P.'s apprehension she might justly complain
of being wounded in the house of her friends
But he would say to those who had reaped
the fruits OF the vote she gave, "pass this bill
and you will be sowing the wind and willr reap
the whirlwind." Above the Democracy stood
the State. She was true to her party she ey.
er had been, but she would be truer to herself
He told the Democracy, here in his place,
that if they pass this bill they blotted out De-
mocracy from Pennsylvania. To that pary
the State was gone. Yet, without the vote Of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. P. did not go too far in say.
ing that JAMES X. Polk never would have
been President Of the United States. Ii was
she that lead off in the contest II was her
vote which caused the Wing party, that had
been SO confident Of victory, TO begin TO doubt
She rushed blindfold into the snare that hadbeen
laid for her. She threw her preponderatng
weight into the scale Of the Democratic cand.
date. New York followed on the same side
New York, that was equally interested with
herself in the tariff of 1912, and whose tremeu-
dons vote cast the die and sealed the victory.