The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-08-15
The Divorce of PennsyiVansH
from MassaChusetts.

One Ct the most inpotlant features OF
he Rmercsn y stem I've use This ex-
preston io it's correc, sense, )--is, lh'
entire separation Of lhs Government
from religious establishments. The
state and the church ste wisely sepdrB-
ed from each other; aud lhis t,c,, w
know, was suhjrc,, Of re eioicjus 20 on
,sthefs. The s,crs into which r.ng,uu,
sentiment in The Union IS ranged. attu'
divorced, from the Governments; ,hrJ
,ske, as such, no part in conducliUG il,
oor are they specially The recipIen's o.
is lavJrs any more ih1n ST. q - i,s
conrrol. May this divorce ol Chutct
,nd STATE, be enduring
oume years before the chaler o! lh'
= cond Bank Of HE Uniled States explr
ed, struggle, fsrce and ProlFsclet
com mmcnced between it snd ,he admin
isIrslion of The Government 10 which
owed is creation. The character an,
r. tsulis OF that Struggle are know0 TO all.
II was then; with that LolI and sagac
Gus patriotism that distinguished PteN
dent Jackson and his immediate SUE.
cessor, that an entiIe dlvote ol the Gov
ernmenl from Bsnk,, was proclaimed.
That jnsl measure Of policy has since
been Upheld, through good soh lhrougf
evil report, by IN party Of progress and
principle, aud the reccnl passage Of ar
act establishing a constitutional Trrssu
Yy, affords cause for conGratnlaton
and pride. Substantially, SO fsr as The
General Government is concerned, q
sound and unanclusting currency is Sc
cured The divorce OF BAGk snd5a,e;
! measure that has struggled with Gtrce
oppo'iIion md unmerled Cbloqny, j.
established, we lyust, sa ptrmanent
'ss'ure Of our national policy.
We now, propose another Diyorce;more
humble in It's character, anC local 10 lis ap-
jicslion' but We 'hink, equally impornni
with either of The foregoing, in iis inau-
'nce upon the interest and destiny Of our
'wn State. We propose, THE Divorce OF
Pennsylvania FROM MASSACHUSETTS the
elesse Of The land Of Penn from me
thrsIdom Of Puritan politics aud the
curse Of Puritan friendship. What nave
We ever !eaped from ihis unnatural con.
leclion, ous injury and Insult The re-.
'u' OF our foolish parlneteAip with Mas
'achusei.S on 'he Tariff. may DO eummed
hp' IN HE lac', that We are smiusn with
'hniy per cent dudes on iron and coal; and
are berelt Of sympathy from a5toai unde,
tAe 'DhlcHon! in the recent adjustment Of
the Tariff, NO were offered ten TO lRenty
per cenl higher duties upon our slate pro.
nucuons ihsn we're giver. and even epecfe
tuuoe, on condition Of agreeing 10 the
modification of other portions Of me acl Of
AZ not specially affecting u.s. But, no!
ven me increase of duties pcu harisS-
Ipon vince, jeweIrY, and s,lSs,-musl be
pposrd, 5ecsuse hIasss,huseue 80 Lecreed
I The .aTA' as il is,' wiih all its sdmi,-
sd lmperlec'ions, was Ih5 watch hwurl of
'eiishness on The one hand aud rolly on
he o'heT- Massarhusstts chanled our
ieaih-song and we danced il with rustic and
needless simplicity Does any one i'm
igne thai # Massachusetts had been offer,
ID retention of duties upon cotton and
Soolen goods. that she would have sacri6,
ced herself for The coal aud iron inlei,sls
IT Pennsylvania! For our part, we pro,es,
'gs'nsI any further cOnnecuon Of this S,ale
with the ee,Iishness and federalism Of tie
East. h is connection that can only
breed pure unmi2sd, mischief 10 10. Il has
already smi'Isn down he duties uron our
predictions, and can only hereafter Geleal
'uf Efforts 10 increase them.
THE WARE HOUSING BILL.
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