Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-07-16

.r,, C.'loNing letter was addressed to :
l..,m,iee by which the writer wns.nvitcd
o,,,,c,pa,c in the Wing celebration Of !
I : 4, philadelphia
Washington, Jolly 81, 1916 '
..,,,lemen. Your kind invitation on be.
n the committee Of arrangements, for ,
r. celebration Of the coming anniversary
American Independence by the wings
| ,,bc county Of phlladeI phia was duly re.
| ,ved. and ii would be gratefully accepted,
A no, other demands upon me, which are
| imperative character, preclude it. My
nc and attention are absorbed by what is
1 ,.'y occurring here. We seem to be on
10 eve Of communicating tho most destruc.
,vc measures Of the domlnan, party Hav- |
no los, escaped IN the most extraordinary |
n7nner. from the danger Of a mos, desc. |
,pnr war with Grea, Britain into which !
~ should inevitably be plunged,bu for the
,erlons and assistance Of the Wings IN
.roortess, we now find ourselves in n war
hyuh Mexico which Is daily attended with
he most enormous expenditure OF the pnh.
&c money, and OF the objcc, and end to be
np1ii'ed by which no one here seems 10
have any disintt idea This is the crisis
selected by our rulers for an attack upon
khc Tariff Of 1912, which, while 1t has Civ.
en- protection 10 our aborers, has yielded
IN abundant revenue TO the government.
have lust returned from visit TO the
Hall of the House Of Representatives,
,yhere amidst the highest excitement, have
seen the friends Of Home Labor arrayed
acainst tho advocates OF free trade, in n con
ties, q fear hopelcss) for the existence Of
that very .ariif Of lsi2, which the demo
Gratis Of Pennsylvania so confiden,ially as
sured US, bu, two years ago, would not be
disturbed by Mr. Polk or his party, in CASE
be should be elected President Of the Uni
ted States. DO you recollcct their party
flags and banners with the famous inscrip
lions of POLK, Dallas and the Tariff c
l8A22" Will YOU suffer them TO forge
their assurances. 'rhnt Mr. Polk was bet
tcr Tariff man than Mr. Claw Woul
tha, every Pennsylvania could have wi
messed VIVA, has been doing here for tn
las, week the violent dcnuncintIons, b
gentlemen in Congress, OF the whole PR
tcctye system, and the mighty caucuses ic
drumming up 'the faithful" and ga,hc
ing in the slrugglcrs from the Democrat
camp.
The representatives the people are
this momeDt voting on the great questl'
whether American labour merits Anne
can protection whether the wages of t
man who earns his bread by the sweat
his brow, shall any longer be maintain
auains, the wishes Of the "Mo dcrn Demo
rncy" The odds against US are fearful. +
influence Of all the patronage and po
or Of the Eyecutivc-of the very Oh
Magistrate Of Pennsylvania own chol
is arraved under the very banner viii
proclaims destruction and ruin 10 Penns
vanias deares, Interests. II she falls IN
/, struggle, who will pity her Will
not be fairly met IN all her complaints,
those dear friends Of tree trade with VIII
she co.oneratcd. to crush herself and
with the incontes,ible truth that she has
len bv her own hands1 The fact that
has sent representatives here, who hi
voted for protection, will avail her nj
ing
q The answer to her lamentations vii
tina, she elected an enemy to her lnter'
y and by doing 50 gave HIM the whole -
p irresistible power of the Executive, TO {
troll the actions OF others upon whose
0 duet and votes the question depended.
le The wings are contestIng; aye CALAMITY
nd eloriousIy every inch Of ground in fave
, protection to the aborcr; but before
III nigh, falls, fear Pennsylvania wall
10 cause bitterly to depore the game she I
y ed IN the late Presidential election w
-. now are those miserable dcmagogues
>. deceived the people in 1914 with the
hood that Mr. Polk was better frlen
: the tariff than Mr. Clny2 Where are It
" They should be the objects ofthe just $
u aud conlemp, of their countrymen, du
y the residue oftheir miserable lives.
The pros,ration oltho protective sy
u which will be the result OF the repeal {
n &C, of 1912, will be followed by the
10 house BILL which will if passed into
n destroy The mercnnliIe,as well as the
ii, featuring interests Of the nation. The
V Treasury bill will follow that, and c
y! the victory which Pennsy wanna gam
h ls44, with the subverslon OF nearly
thing in the power Of this government
n, Pennsylvania has held desirable.
= While | mourn this state of thu
deeply sympa,hisc with the gallant
of Pennsylvania. They nobly cont
for their right in 1874 They will
% Oly contend for It in lS4S.
la WIN great respect your obt serv't
~ JNO NJ. CLAYTt
r5 To the Com OF Cores pondence,