Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-10-07
To Your Tents!


As the election day approaches, every pairi-
OF who has watched The shadows iha. are gath
ering around our country. must look with ia.
creased anxiety 10 the issue that will deepen or
disnel them. To those who think al all, and
in the spir. Of patriotism, word Of admonlion
is perhaps needless, for they will recognise the
solemn duty before them, and perform it and
TO those who do not think or care-what avails
il 10 speak Ye, we, too, have duiy--ilis to
warn our fellow citizens of the crisis before and
round abou, them; and 10 invoke them in the
hame of society and of self. Of their interests
aud those of their children, 10 arrest aud main
tain The right.
Every citizen is the repository Of sacred
heritage, The trustee of an invaluable estate for
posterity. |, will no, do TO say +" we are weary
of the trust, we are no politicians 5" if they be
not prepared and willing TO &C, al the polls in
maintenance Of the estate entrusted with them
they are unworthy stewards of the glorious
pas, they fling scorn upon the labors Of Wash
ing,on aud his compa'rots; and claiming TO be
freemen, are duller than The slave, for he al
leas, loves freedom. Friends of Industry, friends
of Freedom, friends of Peace, will you permit
The sacred interests for which you profess a
love, 10 perish because of your indifference
If you do, and British Free Trade beggars the
land, war demoralzes, and slavery governs /,
can you murmur except against yourselves
|, will no, be denied that Pennsylvania is a
Tariff State; all her interests, all her princi-
plies are in favor of projection. Can the lash
of party drive her people into opposition TO j. !!
The fraud of IA, the pledge upon which the
vote was given, the treachery which followed,
when James Buchanan who had promised sta
biliy 10 the tariff of 40 from the election OF
Polk. intrigued for its repeal, and Dallas--ihe
Tariff candidate-voted for it, are they forgot
tent The people of Pennsylvania. however
divided. are not subdued to SO degraded a tame
ness They signally rebuked the fraud al the
last election ; and they will not now embrace
those whom they then denounced and dis
claimed as traitors to their pledge and TO the
people.
The Tariff of '46 was recognized by the ma
zion as war agains. Pennsylvania interests ;
and so il was and is. Those interests have sur
vived the blow but the end is no, yet. The Bri-
lish Free Trade men promised unbounded mar
ke,s and inordinate prices for our produce; Eu-
ropean famine seemed for time their ally; but
where are those promises now! We know
the evils, but where are the blessings Of this
war against our coal, iron and industry. They
have brought prices below those under the Tar
iff of 40 ; they have induced excessive impor.
taiions that have flooded our country with for
eign manufactures ; and not only distressed the
domestic manufacturer, bu. laid the land under
heavy and ruinous obligations to Great Britain.
By inviting the goods Of England to this coun-
Try a. low duties, they have encouraged ex,rav-
agance and luxury, debt and ruin. Alresdy we
hear The first crumoling Of the unreal fabric /;
and yet its worst consequences have had no
time 10 mature. And this is inevitable upon the
British and Walker system: We must import
TO excess, and SO ruin ourselves, or, to make up
the revenue, we mus, resort TO direct taxation.
The people of Pennsylvania will submit 10
neither of these results.
Will The Tariff Democrats sustain this policy,
as they mus, do, in supporting Mr. Skunk E
Has the ireachery of Buchanan, Dallas and
Skunk been obreraied from their memories, OF
aloned for by any subsequeu, penitence? Are
they the same men, and are youl And if so,
can you cast censure upon your past course. by
tuuIuctCHCC tO TIC uutlCS uUW USiOIo yOu
We cannot imagine that there is a Whig in
the Commonwealth who will be careless of an
issue so vital Pennsylvania may, if sound
principles triumph now, save the system of pro.
lection surely no Wing will. upon such an &C.
cason, prove recreant--for between the open
enemy and The careless friend there is not a
discernibls shade of difference.
Blu. interests more profound than those Of the
present generation depend upon this issue. We
appeal to all parties in the keystone on the
subject Of the presen. war You sustain the
prosecution of the war-so DO We you go fol
The coun,ry--so do we; you rejoice over her
yictories-...o do we. But are you in favor oil
The kingly power ia the President of commen-
cing without the assen, Of Congress oil
the country! Are you in favor Of an Invasion
by The President, of disputed territory, in pos.
session Of sister republic And when wal
exists are you in favor Of proIonging il, for po.
ihical purposes. by denying The men and muni
.ions necessary for its prosecution Can you
sanction the persecution and disgrace of the
gallant Scott by this Administration Are
you prepared 10 support Polk in his bitter wal