Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-06
GEORGE nj. DALLAS.


The Country is indebted to Mr.. DALLAS for two
votes on the question of the Tariff, for which he
will receive no doubt, the thanks of his friends in
every portion of our country. We give below two
extracts from Pennsylvania papers, in which he is
highly complmented for his Independence and
frmncss." The first is from the Philadelphia
Times, a Democratic4aper:
"IREAsoN TO PENNsyLvAHIA! The iniamy has
been consummated and by the vote of George
Nliillin Dallas of Pennsylvania The Old Kew
stone has been blasted by the Migrate hand of u
treacherous son. Like that of him who fired the
Ephesian dome, the fame of Geo. Nj. Dallas shall
be immortal-mmorta to execration immortal to
inEamy. The Commonwealth that had given him
birth, life, favor, wealth, station and power called
upon him TO stretch forth his arm and save her he
has answered the call as the assassin responds IN
the mercy cry Of the helpless. Alas! poor Penn
sylvana! An empire within herself, possessing
more Of the real elements of wealth and greatness
than the entire Union besides. she has been sacri-
feed to the dogmas of the South-prostra,ed and
trodden down 10 earth by those who were pledged
orally and in writing, TO stand by her. The fraud
must be Wi ped out--REpEAL is the word and we
set the ball in motion, even though we stand ssso-
tary and alone" But we shall not he alone. The
rough stout arms of sixteen thousand workers
and miners, will roll on the ball, nor will it stop
till justice has been done to Pennsylvania"
The second is from the ''Chronicle," which
takes no part in politics:
"Snce the above was in type, we have learned
by the Magnetic Telegraph that the last raw of
hope for the Tariff of '42, has been extnguished
The fraud upon Pennsylvania and the country at
large, has beeen consummated and the hypocrisy
and trckery Of the Democratic leaders in the cam
paign of '44, are now fully exposed. Out upon
such hypocrisy--vengeance for such treachery-
such are the sentiments and such will be the action
OF an insulted, deceived, and outraged people"
GG- We had supposed that the history of the
Compromise Act of 1882 was well understood by
every one, but we find that some of the Democratic
presses, since the agitation Of the Tariff question
are complaining that they never could sec the poll
cy in disturbing it, and assert that the Wings were
under an obligation to adhere to its provisions. 1t
is not our purpose at this time to give them any
light upon the subject, but merely to allude to the
chorus which rs usual accompanies the sold song )"
that ''the Tariff of AZ was adopted by the Wings,
for the purpose of raising revenue beyond the ex-
penses of the Government to enable them to shower
favors on the few"
This charge against the Wings sounds strangely
at this time coming from the quarter it does, as it
contains an admission Of fact which ought to have
been Oft the strongest for continuing the
Tariff of AZ. The expenses of the Government
have been enormously increased, and instead of
permitting this law to stand, which, during its ex-
isence produced revenue sufficient to defray the an
nual expenses of Government, and to pay off ten
millions of the National debt, they have adopted
system of low duties Is revenue at this time no
object with them? How are the vast expenditures
the Government to be met? They answer YOU
eve have reduced that Wing Tariff "adopaed
for the purpose Of raising revenue beyond the
expenses of Governments The confusion of ideas
on this subject is not to be wondered at The new
doctrine of reducing duties 10 increase the revenue
advanced by Mr.. Walker, is such strange ONE
never before having been taught in the Democratic
School,-and the contrary so long asserted and be-
eved by them, that it would be folly in any one to
expect any thing else.
MEXICAN WAR.
A correspondent of the National Intelligencer