Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-10
PENNSYLVANIA.


Tariff is the subject of much discussion. II is not
denied that the new Tariff Act is highly injurious
to the prominent interests of Pennsy lvana il is not
denied that the supporters of Mr.. Polk in that State
who believed him to be friend to protection were
mserably deceived in him. Yet they are now told
TO put confidence i'll him again; they are told thai
their only hope of obtaining favorable modification
of the obnoxious act is to trust once more the man
and the party of whose treachery they are COM
planning.
The Polk men OF Pittsburg, who have nominated
for Congress Mr.. McCANDLEss, the author OF the
Clarion Letter. which declared Mr.. Polk better
protectionst than Mr. CLAY, have issued an address
TO the people of Allegheny county in which the
following passage occurs:
"Who will be likely to succeed in gratifying our
wishes the subject OF the amendment Of the Tariff those
who political fellowship with the party which holds the
fate of the in lis hands, those who in constant
hostility to them, and wha weak, trembling minority
We are prepared to say cowcitzens that Inc amendment
ofe Tariff Of 1916, so as to meet tie concurrence Of Penn
syania, wW depend entirely upon tie election Of Demo
crahc delegation 10 Congress- If she adhees her ancient
faith, and does send Washington guardians of her nte
rests who stand high in the confidence of the Democra
cy, The Whoie party, the Administrations, ,oW 10 The
rescue, md with gcful a6ecton protect The stach old
Slate On the other hand should she throw herself into the
Of Whgey and send to Congress known only by
their bitter hostility to Democratic principles, men, and
sures she will thereby disown the powerful friends who
able her and become the victim of misplaced confidence
in those who have not the power had they the will and
capacity, TO sustain her cause
OF like tenor is the language of Mr.. G. j. NIGER
SOIL in his letter accepting denomination to Con-
gress. "At the approaching session of Congress"
says this parsonage, Mr.. Polk, the avowed advo-
cate of that protection of public interests which is
the first duty of any Government, and without the
performance of which duty Government would be a
mockery, Mr.. Polk, trust, will give the influence
of his Administration for amendments, if then prov
ed necessary, to do that justice to Pennsylvania
which ii is the interest of this whole Union TO
render"
Such are the fororn hopes held out to the people
of Pennsylvania. But even these hopes, forlorn as
they are, cannot be permitted to remain with them.
The New York Globe, leading Administration
paper, aludes to this subject in the following decid-
ed manner:
We have made up mind to plainly to those who
wish to hold out inducements to portion OF the people of
Pennsylvania that Tie ner Congress toH increase The duty
coal and iron, tat such thing piH We say to
Pennsylvania that the change in the duty iron and
coal will be made in the descending instead of the ascending
scale. You have protection of near fifty per cent
make the most of while lasts The of high duties is
past again II is at least doubtful whether
the people Of Pennsylvania would ask higher duty iron
and coal than the tariff gives them. We do not believe
that the majority of the people of Pennsylvania would prefer
| the present tariff TO the
" But, if mistaken in this respect, say, lei
the 'oishescf The maioriy Of The peoph Of Pennsylvania be
degdrded and the wishes Of majority of the people of the
Union be respected We hod ont inducements 70 Penn
sylrana that she ,cW hare any greater protection than the
ne,o tariff iucs Nay, tell her distinctly that she wiH
not be able 10 hod the adrantage Of this protection many
gears. We do think she will require it long, if she
quires all Give Pennsylvania sound currency, and,
with her industry, enterprise and nexhaustbe mines of iron
and COAL she may defy the competition of the world Hon
great question of taxation decidedly the best
/ The NJ To
thing gained by holding ont inducements that Democratic
Congress cH increase the duties iron and COAL The
great objection the tariff is that it is too high The
friends of honest system of taxation will consent to III
and talk of increasing the duties is calculated
hasten the time when they will be still further reduced"
| Pennsylvania has the alternative the one hand
of completing her humiliation by servile subms-
sion to the power that chastises her, or the manly
course on the other of resistance demanded by self
respect and due regard for her great interests,
She must join the Wings, whose policy is her po-
licy or follow like mental in the train of her OPP
pressors, respected by none, and utterly incapable
of procuring by supplication the boon which she
will not have the spirit to vindicate for herself.
Baltimore american
LOOKING BAcK.-The Harrisburg Telegraph re-
copies song from the Democratic Union, publish
ed two years since, which in part goes thus:
"PoLK, DALLAS, AND THE TARIFF OF ls42."
"The Democrats Coming"
"The Democrats coming,
The Democrats coming,
The Democrats coming,
To their ancient pledge.
We band of POLK MEN,
We are a band of POLK MEN,
To-, We a band of POLK MEN,
Well sound it through the land.
We're the noble TARIFF BAND
We're the noble TARIFF BAND,
We're the noble TARIFF BAND,
TaArs THE DEMOCRATIC PLEDGE
We are a band, &c.
Then join in hearty chorus,
Our banners waving DER us,
Wen carry all before US,
That's the Democratic pledge,
We are a band, &c"
FROM HAYTI.--By the arrival of the brig Hayti