Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-09-17
The Pennsylyanians and the Tariff.

The democrats Of pennsylvania receive
very little sympathy in their troubles
produced by the destruction of the tariff
of 40. All feel that if ever men DESCRIBED
TO suffer the penalty of their blind adhe-
renee TO party, in opposition to the plain
dictates of common sense, il is those
friends of the tariff who voted for James
K. Polk. The Wing press throughout the
Union proclaimed far and wide tho self.
evident truth that the election Of Col. Polk
10 the Presidency would be the sure fore
runner of the repeal of that Tariff. The
more intelligent portion Of the democrat-
ic party knew and acknowledged that
the vital interests Of the country were
inseparably linked with the permanence
ofthat most important measure and in
manufacturing districts especially, the al
most unanimous voice Of the press and
Of political speakers, was, tina, the Tariff
| of AZ must remain untouched. The Wing
party, and their candidate for the Presi-
A,"eJ "c1r KNOWN 10 pe virtually picdg.
ed to its perpetuity; while on the other
hand, Col. Polk was known so far as he
'cas kno,om al all, to be free-trade man
Still, the leaders of the democratic party,
in sections Of the country where the peo-
pie were known to be the special friends
of protective tariff, laboured with con-
sumtte zeal TO convince their bretheren
that J. K Polk was the special friend of
the working man and of the tariff under
whose influence they and the country
were then prospecting. 1t is not, perhaps,
to be wondered at that Jealous and ambi-
tious partiZans should thus belle the teach.
ings of common sense, for the sake oftheir
own. or their party's triumph but it is
passing strange that men could be dup.
ed by thousands into the belief of such alb
surdities So palpable was the fraud prac-
ticed upon The credulity OF the people by
these leaders Of the democracy, that a
Senator from the South could exulinglv
ask, Is there man in the country who
has been able to read fsr the last twenty
years, who did not knosc that james X.
Polk was frde- trade man 4" The DOM
inent party in the Keystone State can
possibly by this time give an intelligent
answer TO the question, " Who is James K.
Polk p A gentleman who has recently
returned from a tour through the mining
districts OF that ancient Commonwealth,
informs us that the mos. indignant and
bitter opponent Of the President, are to be
found in the ranks of those who assisted
in elevat.ng him to power. They fierce
ly denounce what they call his "bare
treaehery" to their interests, and pro-
nounce John Tyler paragon of con-
sistency and honor compared with him!
Now zoe do not think President Polk de-
serves all this abuse. True, he, in his
"kane letter" endeavored to conciIiate
the Pennsylvanians by expressing him
self in favour of a "judicious tariff for
revenue purposes, which would furnish, in.
cidental protection to manufacturers -
but we are not aware that he ever ex
pressed himself friendly to the Tariffof
1912. The blame rests with the leaders
and demagogues of the party, who were
ready 10 sacrifice truth and the public
prosperity on the altar of party, and with
the people themselves who were duped
BY such shallow arguments. ,.,.
The Easton pa Sentinel, a staunch
democratic journal, administers the fol
lowing cutting rebuke TO certain editors
OF the same party who have been making
themselves merry at the grief Of poor
Pennsylvania r1, a as. ~. .,.
"Nero. a Roman Emperor. and the
blacklist monster Of blood and cruelty that
stair the pages OF history. fiddled while
Rome, tho ancient captaiof the Empire,
was burning and tumbling into ruins
There is no cold blooded depravity In
modern times that approximates N near.
~ that OF Nero, az that ofcertain demo-
cratic editors. both IN and cpI " Penn