Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-07

among themselves, hy the same men who have
deceived them before, and will deceive them
again, proving he literally true in their case,
that
"The pleasure is as great
In being cheated as to cheat"
The Democratic Senate of Pennsy lvania, as
our readers advised, have unanimously passed
resolutions declaring that the Tario IL, is hare.
ly sufficient for the purpos of revenue and Incl.
cdenta protection, and nstlucting the Pennsyl.
vania Senators ia Congress To oppose any atcr IL
ton OF modification of that Act The same sub. !
sct is now unde going discussion in the ponnSy |
wanna House OF Representatives aud. II is stated /
by the Harrisburg Correspondent of the Philadcl- |
Pima North American, will pass that House by .
every vote except three members from some poor,
barren counties ON the New York border. prolific |
IN nothing but demagogues, who, every body |
knows, can get along very well without protection
or encouragement of any kind. The same wri. |
ter presents some statistics, which exhibit ia a |
very forcble ght the deep interest which Penn.
syvania has in the Tariff, and the great benefits |
she has already derived from that law. We re- |
greet that have not space for their insertion in
our journal. 1t is shown that the home market
has increased and with It. the value and produc-
tiveness of lands that the iron Manufacture and
the mining and shipping of coal have more tian
doubled, and that cotton and other manufactures
have proportlunably advanced The amount Of
coal which has passed the State works this
year, although but one fourth of the quantity mi
ned in the whole State, is nearly equal TO the
entire trade in 1886. 1t is predicted that the
toll upon coal and iron alone if the Tariff remain
unds,u bed, will pay the interest upon the State
debt. The trade, in anthracite coal, it is alleged
has peOpled the mountains of +. nnsylvania with
industrious and thrifty population, caused
towns and villages 10 spring up every where, in.
Iroduced large coasting trade, annually brings
SSO0.0O0 into Pennsy lvanIa, and supplies a bet.
ter market for lis farmers than the whole British
Empire
This, however, is but one branch of those int.
rests of the Keystone State which are involved IN
the fate Of the Tariff AcI of 1912. We present
upon this head the following extract from the
Harrisburg writer, in regard 10 the Iron Manufac-
tnrc of his State:
In 1882 Pennsylvania about one third the
made IN the whole Union Sac manuiac tuIes
thHn half.
Ia 1889, the manufacture was 1896 tons
la 1912, ll3 237
La 1915. not less than 25U,OOO
The transported overihe State works has cons-
deuby than doubled passage OF the Tariff Of
1912, as the following will show;
Ia lS43, Carried the State works, 81. 0O2 tons
In isi5, s6,2sI :.
1t is probable that the carried every other
avenue market has proporionally increased.
The anthracite iron manufacture did exist IN 1889
There about 81 furnaces making with anhra
cite COAL some OF which are yielding 1000 per
estimated tibet they will average 5000 each or an az
grcgste u lOj,O0Ot This exceeds the whole
manufacture OF the State previous to 1870.
There Is one anthracite furnace, located Harrisburg
owned by Porter. which consumes IL UOO
Of Anbrscite cOnl from the Wyoming valley; COG
tons iron from Columba and the Cumberland valley
aud 4OOL tons limestone from the quarres the canal
The canal tolls the coal, ore, limestone, iron man.
ufocured, and goods and provision for the wokmen
coed SlO,UUU annually, aud equal to the whole Stat,
paid 10y the anti tanh County OF Bradford, and
than three times much as paid BY the pole county
Uf TOga!
According n estimate made IN 1912, by Commute,
Of tue Ponnsy Iron Convention, the furnaces oge
bloOmenes and rolling mills Of the State afforded mar
ket for S6UOO,OUO worth OF Pennsylvania agriculture
produce. II the esiimao correct, tiFUrds mar
ket for SI2,OOO,OOO aud worth much Il
the farmer as the Whole European market"
We present these facts to show the deep and
transcendant concern watch Pennsylvania has ia
the Protective Policy, and to express our won.
der, that State, with such interests at hazard
should ever have exposed herself to the horrible
-hipwreck, the utter and recoverable ruin Of her
prosperity, which seems just impending over her
head. For, are these Legislators of Ponasylva.
mia 90 blinded by The dolusiDns Of hope and self.
love TO believe, for a moment, that their Te,O-
lutions will change the unalicrablc determination
OF the Polk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS their paper bar
rers can resist the strong current of that "free
trade" policy which the Southern supporters OF
the Administration demand az its hand, Do
they still cling 10 the receptions which were prac
Used upon them in 1871 Have they not learn.
ed wisdom from the past IL j.. hard indeed to
awake to sense Of the treachcry Of protested
itiends,--to believe that tlc creature whom YOU
have cherished In our bosom, is ap ADDER, lm1-
big tho warmth from your heart only TO return it
with the sting Of DEATH Vet whom have the
people Of Pcnnsy iyania 10 blame bu, themselves,
Were they no, warned Of their dlracrf We're
they not put on their guard again, the plot which
was formed Tor their destruction We're thry not
assured Of tho double policy Of Mr.. Polk turning
10 the North a face of Protection. ana TO tno South
q lace Of Ffcc Trade Set they chung to hi.
banner; they hailed hin os the High Priest Of thci,
political faith aud silvaiion. they Frustrated them.
selves before his throne, aud now, that thrr eyes
ore opened, now that the NrI,ed Prophet remove.
bis disrUse, aud garcs upon them iu the blight
ing aspect al be- native political tsiormity, they
need not shuddrr 10 hear from his lips upe scorn,
bal satire, biung from iis very truth.
"Nc would bc dup,s aud victims, and yc arc"
The day 81 PconsJ isania's redemption is gone.
Her harvest j. past, hor summer - ended She
nsed Dot press bee resoluiiuns. She cast away
her golden opportunity IN lsit She cast away
THE MAN "T'cr, Is o. tide Ia tbr affairs oi
non." ct States e. vel as ind,, iduals. "wh'cb,