The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-29
from the Cumberland Civilian.
WILL PENNSYLVANIA BE De
CEIVED!

! the hardwood so soon 10 DesCi hlc PcOPi|
of Pennsylvania with promises of modi-
fving and better suiting the free trade bill
j Of '4G TO the interests Of the Siate-pro-
vided they will give them their support at
! the approaching election for members oil
/ Congress. The oft-repeated promise
made them in 1874, that MIR. Polk should
defend the Tariff of '42, and thus guard
their interests, having been violated, they
now volunteer a new one to the effect,
that whatever is contained in the present
! bill inimical to their welfare, shall be re-
moved, and where additions are requisite,
they shall be made. We have before gl-
ven specimens of their mode Of proce-
dure, and now add another TO the nnnl-
/ ber, from the Uni0af0rn Genius Of Ia
BERG, setting forth the principles and IN
tended course of DANIEL NEYAND, the
Democratic candidate for Congress IN op-
position to Hon. ASDREw STEWART
Here il is;
ale T Mr.. WEyAND would advocate
the Tariff law Of 1916, which dlscrlnl-
mates in favor Of American industry, and
particularly in favor of Pennsylvania IL
] terests. Where ii is not sufficient TO pro-
tect the American products, he would
have il increased He would not, like
Mr. Stewart, throw the IA; in the fire by
an indiscriminale war upon the whole
bill, and effect nothing at last.
Very fair indeed; but we are disposed
10 doubt whether Pennsylvania will ac-
cept Mr.. WEYAND's valuable services in
adapting the free trade bill Of '46 TO the
use Of her people. We think they are
satisfied with Mr. STEWART, and perfect
ly willing to let swell enough" alone
They are aware of his high order Of ia
lent, and consummate ability in handling
the tariff subject; and ought TO be fully
convinced that, were they 10 hunt the
State over for the purpose Of making
selection, they could not place upon the
floor Of Congress an abier defender CT u
Just revenue law, or a stauncher friend 10
! Pennsylvania interests.
That State wants, and, in fact, needs,
the Tariff of ~. 10 this measure the
Democracy are opposed, and ii is useless
TO suppose that the leaders of that party
will uphold it. They look upon the tariff
question as a sectional policy, while they
! oacht. as the Wings all over the Union
do, to regard il as d great national mea-
sure. This is plainly shown by the pro-
mise made in the above extract, that where
! the duties are not sufficiently high in the
new bill $40 protect american products,
! he Mr.. WEYAND) oCoUid hare then, IN.
! creGsedf' But how is it possible for
/ him 10 accomplish this, when his brother
! Democrats, in OTHER States, oppose higher
duties on coal and iron, and, like himself;
desire that all the protection afforded by
( the bill, be given 10 the products oil their
| own respective sections Of country
While in Pennsylvania protection is only
sought for Coal and Iron. in Louisiana 1t
is opposed on every article of produce
save Sugar and MoIasses. In Vermont
Wool is the favorite. whilst in New \ ork,
if Salt be not protected, the Democratic
party viii support no revenue measure
| whatever. The same party in Maine
care for nothing bat the Fishing Bounty
the drawback on fish cured for expor-
tation with foreign salt. So goes the
! North: but in the South the whole policy
of protection. except in Louisiana, is re-
garded by the Democracy, as system oil
fraud and oppression. Go TO the West
and we find the same confliciion of senti-
ment. Missouri is strenuous for the pro-
lection of Lead, and so are Illinois, Iowa
and WIsconsin; but the Democrats of
Ohio and Indiana think this very protec-
ton a gross outrage upon their rights
Kentucky Democracy is very fond of
protection to Hemp, Cordage and Cotton
Bagging, which South Carolina and Ala
bama depIore as one of the severest evils
of the times. Now, could the Democra-
tic members of Congress, from the sew
eral States mentioned, hit upon compro-
. mise in framing a new tariff bill-each
one entering upon the list the rate Of du-
ties which he desired to be paid upon the
products of the section from which he
hailed, doubtless Mr.. WEYAND's idea)
we imagine the country would soon boast
6iH of prohibitions, instead of just
revenue measure, such as the Tariff oi
1912. But these protection Democrats
form but corporal's guard Of their party.
and can consequently do nothing. So
the people must look to the great Wing
party of the country, for relief from the
free trade experiments of the present Ad-
ministration, without the aid of which il
is fallacious even TO think of prosperity
OF this tact Pennsylvania, if no other
State, ought TO be fully convinced. II
she permits herself to be deceived sec
G ond time, she viii justly merit the whole
catalogue of eyile, which such conduc