The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-31
SCENE AT PITrsBURG.

| To the Editor efAs Uaioai
STA have seen the published proceedings Of q
tariff meeting at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, held on
Saturday, the 25th instant--( VIM. Wilkins, the
brother-in-aw Of George M. Dallas, in the ehair(-
and II the meeting had been composed Of the far
| iners and laborlng men Of the community in which
the meeting was held, more definite expression OF
the sentiments Of the hard fstsd and san-b1nt dem
oerats OF the manufacturing county Of Allegheny
could not be listened 10. Let me inquire, how many
manufacturers were the prominent actors in this
meeting'-viz; Gen. J. X. Moorhead, who is ex-
lensiyey engaged In manufacturing cotton and cotton
yarns Jno Anderson, esq, who is in the metal and
foundry business; p. Muyany, who is the principal
proprietor OF extensive glass manufacturing estab-
lishments; Messrs. Gazzam and Shaler, who are
interested in coal lands Messrs. w. II. Lowrie and
Robert Porter, members of the committee which re-
ported the resolutions, are attoneys-a-aw, and no
doubt earn their bread by hard toll and the sweat of
their brows You will see thatMr. Moorhead was
one OF the vice presidents Of the meetingj also of
The committee that reported the series Of panic-ma-
king resolutions. Mr.. Bger, The editor Of the
Morning Post" was secretary Of this tariff meet
ing.
will not waste time by noticing the barefaced
inconsistency ola number Of our prominent demo-
Gratis Their thirst for large profits on their manu-
factared articles leads them astray into the wing
ranks; and instead Of manfully contendng for prp-
eiple, the rights and the interests Of the working
and producing classes they contributing all their
influence to raise clamor against the present adj
THE DOCTOR.
We take the liberty Of appending remark to the
preceding communication from a citizen Of Penn
sylyania. We are unwilling to mix up our own
matters with this great public question. But the
meeting at Pittsburg has been polite enough to intro
duce our name into the two following resolutions
"l2ssOlued, That to the vote Of Pennsylvania cast
for Francis r. Skunk, and subsequently for James
X. Polk, the democratic party is mainly indebted
FOR the success OF their cause IN 1874, the demo-
cratic administration for the Offices they now hold,
and the editor Of the Union newspaper (the reputed
organ of Mr.. Polk for the influential and lucrative
position in which he now is.
"Rs,olred, That the uneeasing and nsensate OPP
position ofhe editor Of the Union to the interests
and feelings Of the democracy Of the Keystone State
is a manifestation Of ingratitude which could be ex-
pected only from selfish senility."
We have no doubt, that the influence which is as
crbed to the "Union" has been much exaggerated
and the wings have taken very good care to cut
down the profits Of the Office. But we cannot sub
scribe to the correctness Of the og ic which would
attach the detestable charge OF "ngrattude" our
name. lngratitude what would the wings of Pitts
burg expect OF u.s. For more than thirty years we
have taken an active part against the protective sys
tenn. The columns Of the old "EnquiJer" are strewn
over with articles against il thick the autumn
nal leaves Of Vallembrosa. We did not desire at
best to come to Washington to occupy our present
position; nor would we consent to come until we had
thoroughly understood the views Of the President in
relation to the revenue standard. We declared in
our prospectus our mistaken devotion to the cause
We have accumulated article after article in support
Of it. Our opposition to the tariff Of l642 has been
"unceasing," we admit. Whether it be "insen-
safe, the people can judge better than ourselves.
Had we sacrificed these principles for the purpose
ard Of winning their patronage, what would the |
south, and the west and the north have said of our
gratitude, since to them also "Mr. Polk is indebt-
ed" for his chair, and to our irksome and labo.
rious Office What would they have said of our |
selfish and absurd and shameless sacrifice of our |
own principles and those Of the administration TO
the tariff views of our friends in Pennsylvania As |
to "senility," we must leave that issue to the
Judgment Of those who know US better than Mr..
Gazzam of Pitsburg, who are acquainted with the |
amount of labor which we have to sustain in our
influential and lucrative Office" and WHO will |
Judge our energies by the columns of the "Union."
We make no retort upon the authors of the reso. |
lutions 1t is painful enough to make our own de- |
fence against their charges.