The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-04
Mr.. DALLAS.

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bine with the wings to pour all sorts Of ab,.
upon his head. But this system Of per.,,,
ron will only bind the more closely the fusDl
of the country to Mr. Dallas. We are ham.
to see the republicans rushing TO his defence; AZ
from the large collection of tributes which have h.,
paid to his frmness by the press we select the q.
lowing specimens;
From the Savannah Georgian
THE VICE PRESIDENT
This distinguished gentleman, who was not sl,,.
ed to the vice presidency by the democratic I'd
leges to represent merely the iron and coal intsr,
Of his own Pennsylvania, but 10 look abroad oy,
the country, welgh the interests Of ALL consider n,
obligations to ALL whether Of the north or the souI
the east or the west, and then TO cast his vote 4
called on, Us patriot as an American, has been a.
sailed by wing paper In Philadelphia as hsyi,.
"sold himself TO the south and TO free trade
Now passing by the imputation Of having base,
| sold himself which would not have been used ~
wards Mr.. Dallas had he been a whig, Mr.. Dallas,
reproach in the eyes Of Pennsylvania whigs. n =,
seems, that he goes for the south and for n.
trade.
Free trade, then, and the south, are identical =,
the opinion Of the northern whlg press and yet =,
find southern wings opposing any tariff which 40
proaches the principles Of free trade, and advoean,
as MIR. I. Butler King is known to do, the bill ~
lS4Z, 30 hat certain CIdh5cb OF TIE industry
country may be protected at the expense Of Other
industrial interests, under the speeous cry Of prO
lection TO domestic industry.
How can Mr.. Clay's cry, in 1912, that "thers .
necessity Of protection for prolecton-a questoD
which he hoped had been put to resI"-chlne viii
the following admission from the editorial column,
Of the Philadelphia North American an uncomn,o-
missing wing paper sis there an IDIOT in the lad
that does not NOW that Mr.. Clay has been 6r
twenty Year, Jfered the father Of the Americ.O
SYSTEM author and champion Of the proIset,,
policy} He has ever been as such sssaied and a,
such d ended; he has ever had the support and con-
6dens Of the tariff party his friends are It's friend,
hs5 ,es its foes, the lands length over As wei
pro that the sun gives light as that Clay "a he
fris Of the tariff IL is an insult to him, TO ha
rie ds and to the intelligence Of the country 10 yp
dicate him, at this day, from such an absnrdlty
Those who make the charge with mock grari,y
laugh AT the weakness Of those who can by so SIN.
pie a device, be drawn from the issue which th,y
dread"
From the n. Y. Morning NswL
THE VICE PRESIDENT
II is not often that the incumbent Of this station
OF high sound, but small trust, has an opportunity
do act Of vital importance to the welfare Of h.
country, which at once gives him proud name on
the page Of its history. Mr.. Dallas has had the
good fortune be placed in that position. Probably
no Vice President ever called upon to vote IN.
der circumstances Of such a peculiar character a.
those which marked his position in relation 10 III.
tariff On the one side the path Of duty, and on
the other that Of interest The prosperity OF the
whole country was hostile to system falsely, but
generally esteemed TO be peculiarly essential TO his
own Pennsy wanna. The triumph of principle was
only to be secured by large reductions in the gains
Of many personal friends. To take one course was
to earn the appreciation Of honest men, naturally
quiet and modest in the expression Of applause, but
he ina IN hFtpa datx Ma haad IL.
yelling maedictions Of large band Of interested
hobs, with their hordes of paid decsimers and de-
pendants; the other secured the favorable shouts Of
all this mercenary and imposing band, would have
been fayorably received by the great number who
have acquired the habit Of thinking we'll Of high
minds, generally charitable well honest. To
the everlasting credt.of Mr.. Dallas, in he did not
shrink. Placed in the gap-commercial freedom
and the good of the masses trembling in the bal.
ance before him, with restriction and private Gu.
pidity-the anxious gaze all the nation fixed up
on him-ho met the crisis with the nobleness Of 4
whole-hearted man. thes soundnsss ola thorough
democrat, and the wisdom Of a true statesman, and
threw the decisive weight Of his vote into the sea le
of the right. Long will the memory ofthat deed Of
honor live in the minds Of the American people;
and strong shall be their regard for him who thus
faithfully fulfilled their trust For our part in the
performance of our duty as democratic journalists
we have felt called upon to express thus decidedly
our qualification at this casting vote of Mr. DALAI,
which gave so emphatic victory to sound principles
and equal justice.
From the N. Y Globe.
GEORGE NJ. DALLAS.
1t rarely falls to the lot of any public man to
stand in situation more trying or responsible than
that in which Mr.. Dallas was placed by the vote
which he was called to give upon the tariff The
success or defeat of the most important measure un-
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was to affect the interests Of the working classes the
toiling millions in this country, was to be deter
mined-a policy which, in some Of its features it
was supposed, would operate dsastrously upon the
great iron interest Of the immediate constituents Of
Mr.. Dallas, upon the citizens of his own State, who
SO often, in various ways, had bestowed upon him
the marks of their favor and confidence.
He stood sin the imminent deadly breach" with
Roman hrmness, determined to do his duty, let the
consequences be what they might; and had he
wavered-had he yielded TO the opportunities Of the
interested-had he followed in the wake of the
ators from his own State, the tariff Of lS42, in all
human probability, would have been fastened on
the country for years. The wing press throughout
the country would have proclaimed it triump phi Of
their own darling policy They would have sung
hosannahs to the man to whom they would have
been indebted for the confirmation of a measure
fraught with such pleasing consequences to them;
but now Mr.. Dallas must expect 10 receive the full
"easufe Vi their strongest uenunclauOnS. lie noeu
not fear the worst they do for the democracy Of
the country will do HIM ample justice. They never
forget those public servants who, martyr. like, stand
ready to sacrifice themselves for their country's
good.
10 the instance now before US, Mr. Dallas thor
oughly illustrates those sterling traits of character
which they who know him best were well assured
he would display whenever the occasion called for
their exercise. The great principles of democracy
which adorned the character of his distinguished
father are no less conspicuous in the son.
| The position Of MIR. Dallas, and the impression
which the wings have endeav ored to incucate, that
Pennsylvania and her democracy were welded to
the tariff of lS42 has given to his vote unusual in.
erest; and even if that democracy was in favor Of
the wing tariff, which is by means the case, still
the views of duty entertained by Mr.. Dallas were
OF oircumscribed to the limits of his own State
Democracy taught him that his duty was to his
whole country. Nobly has he performed it. HIS
vote on this memorable occasion can never be for
gotten, nor will the service he has rendered to the
cause OF free trade 60 unrewarded.
FROM THE CAMP.
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