The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-08
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.
PEW YAM, IN. Y.,l August 4, |!

PENN YAM, On. 1.,) August 4, l64b.
DEAR SIR: The passage of Mr.. McKay's tariff
hin il received with general favor by the democracy
of this section of the Union. The wings, with all
their efforts will not be able to mslead the masses
on this subject. They will groan and cry ruin, and
continue unceasing in their efforts TO create panic
and distress, but all will prove of little avail The
people have not been idle and careless spectators of
the course of events for the last few years. and they
know that protective tariff is, after all, but spe-
cies of legalIzed plumber, robbing labor of its re-
ward, and building up a most odlous aristocracy,
The federal party may put IN requisltlon all their
clap-raps; may--as they most surely wlll-seek to
create embarrassment and arrangement to the busl-
interests of the country; and yet they will fail,
signalIy fail of bringing the great body of the people
to unite with them.
So far as can Judge, from mngling freely with
the people, including all interests and classes, and
fl ON listening their expressions Of opinion on the
subject, they are satisfied perfectly with the new
bill. They regard it as an act of justice, demanded
by the great consuming classes of the country The
people generally much better understand this system
of taxation for the benefit of few at the expense OF
the many than the monopolists dream of and they
will find, when they raise the cry Of repeal, and
seek to take issue at the ballot-boxes on the sub
ect, that the ready to express their de-
testaton of the unequal system of lS42, and their
appreciation of the better and more democratic law
of 1896 The bold and manly course and tone Of
the Union this subject meets with general appro-
val; and the strong efforts mado by those who have
been unable, for their selfish purposes, to bend
it to their views-to cripple and injure twill be
unava ling
The administration of President Polk is popu-
lar with the peopey and 80 1t will continue to be,
it, in the future, in the past, he continues to stand
as the representative Of the whole democratic party
and not of cliques factions Of the party. He was
elected after notable struggle, in which the CHIEF
element of victory was "Unlon of all the parts OF
the democratic family and long pull, strong pull
and pull altogether" So let it be in the future.
The course of the Union, thus far, has been emf
nently conciliatory, and greatly conducive to har-
| mony. Continue in the same course, and, in the
end YOU will have your reward in the thanks Of the
good and honest and true men OF the party all over
| the country.
| The weather is excessively hot. The harvests
are ALL or nearly all secured and in fair condition
Plenty is in store for use for the year to come.
am yours, truly, v.
Our correspondent does us more than justice.
We have sought to do our duty firmly, but in as
| conciliatory a manner as We could display. We
pledged ourselves in our original prospectus to
"spare no honorable effort to keep our own
party united" 1--WE go, of course, 10 Washington,
| 1--WE said with the firm determination to avoid
all premature contests for the succession. Pledged
to no candidate, committed to no clique preju-
diced against no portion Of our party, anxious TO-
extend the right hand of fellowship to every section
and to every honest republican, we go to our post OF
duty, not to disturb, but to unite-not to offend,
but to concilae; yet in every case to discharge our
duty taking for our best guides the principles OF the
constitution, and the interests of our country"
1 In making this effort we are free to confess, that
we have met with a few more difficulties than we
had expected. We came to Washington with none
| of the heart burnings Of 1884, We had felt very