Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-10-30

fiDENIE anu NOtCS WSiC llOt ullWDTluHN glNHIl.
| [NorE.-ITere now, is exhibited one of the
most beautiful specimens Of political truth, can
dor, honor, and consistency, that can be found on
record. Those rare beauties more particularly
that democratic gem denominated consistency
senting them logically thus .-' The Tariff of
42-"wll be safe in the hands of Mr. Polk"
sid Dallas Mr.. Polk eagerly signed the bill
for its destruction therefore the toast commit
tee,' together with the democracy at d,ge' are
in perfect ecstacy at this laudabe instance of
Mr.. Dallas tyuth and honesty Again" am
nhexibe, SIR" said Mr. Dallas in expressing his
adherence to the Tariff Of ~. "The RESPONSE
bity is great, but it must be met" said Mr. Dali
las, when about giving his vote to destroy this
same Tariff Of AZ; and the toast commte,
can scarcely find words t. ev--ess this unboun-
dei adnS alton y Mr.. Dallas frnnc. in adher-
ing to his ''principles" But agan-"T never
c1n abaaao 1.-THE Tariff of 'i2--"without a
violation Of pledges and shameless breach of
sacred trust and confd ,qce"-said Mr.. Dallas-
but Mr.. Dallas did abandon the Ia if of 49,
committed the very act which he had said would
be shameless breach of sacred trust and conf
dence' and the toast committee, and OF ours
all the democracy applaud Mr.. Dallas to the
'thrd heaven" for his "hithful adherence to his
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'proud' in having bestowed upon one so ''wor-
thly" entitled to their confidence so ''high and
honorable trust"
Once more-'The Tariff of 'i2-'is demo-
cratic measure'-will not be rcpealed-but we
will, if necessary, make it higher said Mr..
Dallas. The democrats with the assistance
of Mr.. Dallas, did repeal it, Notwithstanding
Mr. Dallas assurance to the contrary, and his
solemn pledge never to abandon it, and the
toast committee and all the harmonious de-
lnocracy cry ont with loud voice" Wei done
good and FAITHFUL serramt1
From the Washington Examiner
which chimes in with Mr.. Dallas and the Penn
Svlvanianian thus How rates the vERACITY
of the gentleman who asserted that it was the
de Hberdte design of the 'DemocrdiS' to REPEAL
the EXCELLENT Tariff of 1872 Stand from I'M
der Messrs. M'Kennan, Cow and other
Again from the same paper-'We believe
that every thinking mind is NOW pretty well con-
WINGED that the democratic party advocated the
TRUE TARIFF DOCTRINE,'-tha is, the
excellent Tariff of AZ
NoTE-Mr. Dallas, having so far relaxed his
'inhexiblity,' As to enable him to destroy with
his own hand, Il system which he declared he
could never abandon without treat rour de-
| partnre from duty, q Shameless d're'icfim Qf 81.
cred trust and colfdcace;' the Pennsylvania
follows suit; approves Mr. Dallas 'treacherou,
departure from duty and his shameless dire.
LECTION of sacred trust and confidence; > goes
the whole figure against the doctrine of protec.
ton. and in favor of the British bill of 20 and
the Washington Examiner, again chimes in
with Mr.. Dallas and the Pennsylvania as fol
lows:
The Wing organ here. says that the Liam.
liner is the only democratc plper in the State thai
has come ou. ia J.rOr Of the neic Tariff bill" o
80 (which destroys the Examiners f. cce',en
Tariff of ~, mind ye.)-'we will continues
the Examiner. nail he FOREGOING to The counter
by publishing the list of democratic papers which
occupy precisely the sane position on the Tari'
the Examiner does Well the Examiner then
proceeds to give list OF the democratic pa
pers' which like itself, had advocated the cr-
celleM democratic Tariff of ~ y but which
have since. turned tlil to- AMI gone for the Brit.
ish Tariff of 40; and among this very list with
which the Examiner agrees precisely is this
very same Pennsylvania, and which few
weeks since, used the following longuage:
We GLOVE the Ta~i!i'of 1916. nltwtlstari.
ing it may operate somewhat inuriousv upon
the coal and iron interests of PENNSYLVANIA, is
on the whole much better Bill for the olntry
than that of 40; and SO believing, we shall rem
der il our cordial support
The examiner says il occupies precisely the
same position on the Tariff that the Pcnnsylva
; man does. Here the consistency of the EXami-
ner is most beautifully transparent In 1874
the Examiner goes tooth and nail for the 'eX-
cellent' Tariff of ~, as democratic measure
in 1916, it repudiates the excellent Tariff OF
:, AZ, and goes in with the Pennsylvania, Char
lesion Mercury. Montreal Gazette and Londor
Times, for the British Bill of AZ. and now says
,, (in late number Of that paragon of consistan
cy) we should like to look the coon in the face
who could find any Inconsistencies in the flies o
!, the Washngt n Examiner!
But to return to the Dinner Tdble'-all tht
: regular toa-ts having been gone through with
: enquiries We're made for the obnoxious banne
tia, had Just caused so much aud such serou:
difficulty; and whch-the democrats having
CALAMITY captured it near the beginning of the
conilct-was speedily produced,
A committee. consisting of twenty persons,-
5 thirteen of whom We're from England, four from
France two from Germany, and one from the
!, United .States,-were then appointed to confer
Immediately, and report to the meeting, on the
; best and most etiectual mode of preventing il
r future, the exhibition not merely of the bloody
banner before them, but of all the old democratic
banners of similar characters, which NAV now
unfortunately, be in existence throughout the
country. The committee. after short absence
returned and reported the following preamble
) and resolutions
Whereas, during the presidential campaign
: of 1874 a large number of banners flags trans
parances, &c. inscribed "Polk, DGlilS anil III,
Democratic tarifof '42-We dlrc the EtigS 4
1 Repeat it, were carried in our democratic pro
cesSons, and displayed at our meetings partic
ulary in the State of Pennsylvania and where
as, the sole object 4 o democratic lea l,r>, il
thus paradn. the SAID banners, was to deceive
, gull and humbug the people into the belief tina
Polk was as as good Tariff man as Clay,
which they and we knew at the same time, wa
: an unmitigated falsehood and whereas, that i'm
portant and patriotic object has been accomplish
/ ed in the triumphant election of J. X. Polk anC
George NJ. Dallas, by which the said banners
have now become wholly useless to the demo
cratic party and whereas, many of these ban
: ner> flags and transparences, have unuckly
been found and taken possession of by impolite
: unfeeng, and inconsiderate Wings, who are
taking every occasion to exhibit the same, to the
, great ANNOYANCE and discomfort of the progress
, sive,' unterrfed, and harmonious democracy ,
, therefore,
"Resolred. that our democratic" brethren
, throughout the country, but more especially in
PENNSYLVANIA. not only be earnestly requested
but imploringy beseeched to search for, and seize
upon all banner flags, transparencles, and 'mag-
ir Linterns.' which NAV bear thereon, the old IA
inscription of POLK, Dallas and The Tariff ot
AZ, and cause the same to be forthwith burnt to
ashes. or otherwise destroyed, in some retired
spot. between the hours of II o'clock at night
+ and 4 o'clock in the mornng-the Important GER
h.. nat hui t.a,u