Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-08-06
From the New York Tribune July 3ah
POlking Fun at PennSyivaafia.

POlkfng Fun at PennSyivaifia.
| Mr.. Cameron of Pa. having submitted 10 The
Senate on Thursday strong remonslrauces a
gains, McKay's Tariff bill from Counties which
uniredy gave a majority Of l4.6G5 for Polk.
aud mosed their printing, Mr.. Sewer Of Atk4n-
sas opposed The motion, denounced 'paut-ma'
king and continued
"'These petition. are mere joke.--a sort OF
funeral diige Of these nanofaclurers---.these
pensioners.a, the taking away Of the houn,y
we have allowed them for a few years past.
II was all joke, and The Senator from Penn
sylyania could mol bu, smile when he presented
them. Was there man who could read, and
who did read for the last twenty years, tch0 did
not kaouD that James X Polk ,cds free trade
man. Not one---and Pennsylvania, ,o-morrow,
outstanding all these petitions and all thi.
fuss about the Tariff, would vote the Dsmocra-
ic ticke, again. She never would vote for the
Wing party under any circumstances. Nav
lhis joke of the panic makers had been borne
with grea. deaf OF good humor on hi, side OF
The chamber, and he hoped il would not be car
ried farther. bul that they would allow the
morning hour for other business and then they
might lake from one O'clock until the adjourn :
menl 10 speak about the Tariff to their hearts
content
"Mr. Cameron replied ,ha, he always smiled
when his friend from Arkansas had any thing
TO say, his wi. was SO irresistible"
A very jocular business this seems 10 be, but
no, exactly so to the pensioners, the panic
makers Pennsylvanians. II is the old case Of
the boys and the frogs, where the spor is all
on one side. A funeral dirge' for the Penu-
sylranians. but love Of joke for the lace'lous
gent from Rackansaw. He monopoIizes all
The fun of it to himself, bu, consoles his bre,h.
rem with the assurance tha, they alrays kaev
Polk uds q Free Trade man. and that .hey too
were joking when they said he wasn't, and that
they would gladly cut the practical joke Of vo-
ling for Polk again, or his lineal successor. on
The very first opportunity Wha, merry old
codger! Wha, jocuar State, notwi,hsrsud.
ing her momen,ary fit Of the blues! She ough,
10 gratitude 10 erect statute TO Mitth, sur.
mounted with head Of Senator Sewer grin.
ming from ear to ear. Nothing like merry
es, when things look hopelessly solemn. Cal
lows wi,,cisms, for instance. have long been
abundan, in the archives Of Mr.. Jos: Miller.
---Bu, we happen to have before US the Har-
risburg Democratic Union,' the Loco-Foco State
organ in Pennsylvania, of the date of June 5,h.
just after Polk and Dallas were nominated, and
when the dull dunderheads of the Iron State
were no, a, all up to the joke which SO amuses
the Arkansaw jester. This paper bears the
names of Polk, Dallas and Muhenberg at it's
masthead, and in prominent Editorial cracks
on as follows;
Col Polk AND THE TARIFF-.-A VILE WHls
FALsEHoop.- perceive that the Harrisburg
Intelligencer, with the mendacity so ernnenty
tho characteristic Of the coon papers, denOuD-
ces Col Polk in advance as " an open and
avowed Free Trade TheoriSt" The authority
for this gra,ui,ous assertion is, Of course, not
furnished by The Inlelligenecr, as it is the poll
cy of the Wing press to deal in habiua! mis-
representation both of The men and measures Of
the Democratic party. Now we happen to know
and state upon tho authority Of a Tsnnesseean
w,th uhom we conperSed at Baliimore.--a near
neighbor of Col. Pok.--THAT HE HOLDS
THE DOCTRINE OF FREE-TRADE IN uN-
QUALIFIED ABHokxENcE. He NEVER HAS
ADVOCATED IT, AND NEVER WILL.
He is is in favor Of judicious resenue Iarlf.
afording the ampless incidental PROTEC-
TION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRY. He
is THE ESPECIAL FRIEND AND ADVOCATE OF
THE COAL AND IRON INTEREST,", those
tuo great objects of sohcitude NTH IennsyIua-
mans, and believing PERMANENCE In our
laws 10 be of incalulable value, Is OPPOSED
TO THE DISTURBANCE OF THE EN-
listing TARIFF. These facts we state
upon the very best authority. and caution the
Democracy Of this great Stale against listening
10 the misrepresentation Of the coons The
truth is, the strong names Of Polk and DALLAS
have struck our enemies with such deep con-
s,ernalion as 10 make them desperate III feel.
ing and unscrupulous in the use OF means.
There was once poor loafer on irial on
charge OF stealing pair Of boots Of which he
stood greatly in need, who. when asked wba,
he had to say FOR himself, replied shat hs took