Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-01-14
The Governors Message.

hC WOFcFNOES MGSSSScs
The Importance OF the subjects upon which Gov.
Skunk treats, in his annual Message to the Legs-
aure, has induced US to publish it entire in this
weeks paper, so that our readers may have it be-
fore them at once. Although not so short as it
might have been; yet its length is moderate, and
we trust will not prevent single friend of the
commonwealth from reading it from beginning to
end.
AS is usual on such occasions, the friends oft
Governor pronounce the Message to be a non-
such and many others, who have either not taken
the trouble to read it all, or have done so in su-
perhcial manner, and without reflection, Join in its
praise. We are not Of this class. We have Civ
en- the document careful and attentive perusal.
and are satisfied that it is far from being such a
State paper, as the exgency of the occasion called
for. Of the three absorbing topics introduced in
10 the Message, viz: the Mexican War, the State
finances, and the Tariff, he speaks of but one IN
truly becoming manner. His observations on the
State credit, are clear explicit, appropriate and
well-timed, and wehope his favourable anticipa-
tions, on this head, may be realized to the letter.
They are eminently deserving the attention of the
Legislature. But his remarks on the War, and
the Tariff, not such as we looked for from the
Chief Magistrate of Pennsylvania
Had he contented himself with alludirp to the
acquisitions made upon him by the President, for
troops, and eulogzing the patriotism of our citi-
zens for the promptness with which they respond
ed to those acquisitions as we'll as urging upon
the Representatives of the people the proprlety of
taking the proper action to secure the repayment
to the volunteers, of the expenses they necessarS
incurred in preparing themselves and marching to
Plttsburg, we would heartily have approved of his
suggestions. But, when, for the purpose of court
ing the smiles and appreciation of the President.
he discusses the origin Of the War; and endorses
the one sided argument made use of bv Mr.. Polk.
in his late Message to Congress, he descends from
his lofty position, and humbles the State. bv assu
ming the attitude of a fawning partisan The or
lgn this War with Mexico is so ably set forth,
and the sophstry of Mr.. Folks arguments so
clearly exposed, in the article which we copied
last week from the National InteIligencer. that we
need do nothing more than refer our readers to
that as complete reutaton of the whole argn-
ment. We deeply regret, therefore, that the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania had not discretion enough
to remain silent on subject which he could not
approve, without incurring the severest censure.
We have no relish for such dish as the Gov
ernor has served up on the Tariff. 1t is bet re-
hash of the stale doctrines of the " Kane Letter."
abouhdlng in expressions about "incidental pro-
lection, manufacturing, agricultural and COM
merclal interests" ultra protection" and bori-
zontal duties" He knows that the Tariff Act Of
1916, has not even the remotest feature of "ioci
dental protection about it, and that instead of pro-
tecting home industry, 1t actually discriminates
against it; yet he has not the maniness or COURAGE
to stand up for Pennsylvania interest and de-
nounce it, Mr. Skunk, like Mr. Polk. Gn view of
his being candidate for reelection next fall) is
willing to entertain the people of the keystone.
with unmeaning talk about protection but he has
not one word to say against the fraud of 1874, by
which we were betrayed and had the advocates of
Free Trade imposed upon US. His love of the
protection OF which he speaks is moreover so light,