Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-10-21
Correspondence Of The staie Sentinel.


" imaginable
TO Keep themselves from being The wing side in re-
ation 10 the tariff Hearing, they do, vhig politi
cans, IN their speeches and essays assuming the fact
That every individual IN this country male or female
young and old. black white, is joint partner In
great mercantile firm and every individual, in all
tne other parts OF the world is partner in another
and rIva! hrm, they have caught idea that never
would have entered their minds if they had only in
vestigated the subject for themselves in its most
simple and common sense bearing; if they had asked
themselves, after listening TO reading such doc
trInes, three plain hoaely questions
lst- Ii it be true that all Americans are partners
an trade, these wings teach US, how happens it
shat my frugal wing neighbor is so very cautious
about the use he puts his money to :!
I'd. If this yarn be true, why is it that A. b., a
wing merchant ia town that deal with, is precise
IN calculating what the goods that | buy
of hun; and SO precise also in making the change
3D. If it be true, this wing neghbor and thus
wing merchant tell me- that what is their interest
my interest," why DO they act accordingly in their
dea gs with me- snd show their real belief that what
goes If their pockets into mine is merely in the
end taking from the left pocket and putting into the
right
If had no, so repeatedly heard wing Office seekers
In Rdiana, their electIoneering speeches, using
such pamIn0n with the plain honest farmers and
mechanics of the State; and if | were not conscious
of the fact that many of the latter allow themselves
to become little bewidered by such sophistry. in
stead of reasoning with themselves upon the subject
IN the manner | nave alluded to- should not, per-
haps, have written this letter. But within the limits
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Uniontown.
Ito be little particular think is in the county of
Fayette) there resides man, who, in his own esti-
nation, (ald also In the estimation of all other
in this country who study nothing but the science of
amasslng princey fortunes by the labor Of other mems
hands, reserved by his Maker for the great end
of teaching frail morals that Solomon was a fool
HiSn u And Ho has hoo nd for
all know still is. of wealth of which,
If not ALL is invested in manufactures. He had the
honor (much more than his district of seat, for
several years, in Congress.
Not long since, you remember, at democratic
gathering Pittsburgh that pure man. distinguished
statesmen and orthodox Vice President Dallas, made
speech, which for scholarship and mastery logic
was considered Of one might Judge from the great
that all the other big guns of the opposition took
to pass 1t by in silence (unanswerable BY every
except the disintereSted Hon. A. Stewart of Pcnn>y
vania. He forthwith, the signature of s.. ad-
dressed communication through the columns of the
National lntelIgencer, to Mr.. Dallas, taking issue
with the latter gentleman upon the doctrines main
tanned by him in his Pittsburgh address to which
communication the editor of the Union replied and,
IN The of his remarks attributed the article to
the pen of Mr.. Stewart who in a second communi-
CATION published IN the Intelllgencer of the 9Th lns
his proper signature, makes the acknow edmen,
and announces that feI1 Of the
reserve.
This second letter would SEEM 10 all but those who
know Mr. Stewards character BEST perfect curiosity
Instead of being addressed. as his first one Was, to
the Vice President, Mr.. Ritche whose editorial
articles 1t is ia reply to, who do you think is d-
rected to! Why, with all the due form of du, accU-
racy and precision that mark the dongs and sayings
of the ,0eH born. it is dated Unontown. Pa, Oct.
A, 1884," and addressed To the Hon. R. j. Walker,
Secretary of the Treasury &c. &C."
These letters will doubtless be republished by every
wing newspaper in Indiana; for they are as good
specimens of federalism you viii meet with at any
place or from any source; and If none but wings
would read them it would not be necessary to spend
time with review of them; but, usual, they are
filled with immense quantities of love for the pOor
Iaborlng man and at all for the manufacturer
and consequently will be sent post paid fraed to
the abode of every democratic farmer mechanic in
the State, accompanied with the usual request TO
" read them and see how uhigS love you aud study
your interest" Hence do not consider proper To
treat them with contempt pass them by in silence
although shall do with the first for the simple
reason that, notwithstanding Mr.. s. has assumed
nts pareniage. il made lis original appearance
Fictitious dress; therefore shall proceed directly to
he second one the very first paragraph of which will
be found full Justification for my estimate of Mr..
Stewards egotism. His apoogists may say (for the
public writers and speakers Of that party say
things that would stagger Christian wonderfully
tnat ne 0u not Intend 10 OOaSt OF MS own powers
he merely meant TO express the low estimation in
which he held those of Mr.. Dallas come off of
that kind would render Mr.. Stewards friends as RI
diculous in public estimation. as he is himself The
paragraph, however, will show for itself 1t runs
thus:
UsIosrows, (PA) OcroBER 4, fel7
To the Hon. r. J. WALKER,
Secretary Of the Tredsry.
SIR: In the last numbers Of the "Union,' OBJ
that three four columns of its leading editorials
devoted the examination OF letter addressed few
days since the Wee President which any who
read official reports in vndicaon of the tariff
Of 1876 will have proceeded from your pen
And yOu-understandng the subject much better than
the Vice President-have taken the task of answering
of his hands, now address myself to you, and beg your
attention to additional Suggestions which you will
reply to or not, you may think proper
How very liberal (we the rich and The great can
afford TO be lberaD is in Mr.. s. leave the Score
tary at liberty to answer him, not, the latter
may think proper.
His next paragraph is something like this
In my letter to Mr.. DALLAS l stated the fact that in
your report of 1916 you distinctly stated more than
that the object of the tariff Of 1916 to preUent The
substitution Of american manufactures for foreign Tca
fabrics and that must take goods and specie from
Great Britain for breadsufs; Otherwise not having
specie TO spare she would pay much for sour
ton. In other WORDS that your policy was to compe
farmers, mechanics and laborIng to quit work
and send their money England to buy what they
and ought produce home in the hope there
BY inducing Great Britain to pay higher prices for cotton
II would have been, it seems to me, very easy
matter for the gentleman, familiar he Processes
TO be with the Secretarys official reports, to have
quoted the words in which Mr. Walker laws down
such dogmas. Why did be not! Because he could
not. There is not, in any document that has emf
mated from the pen of that watchess political econo
mist either before since he was called tn the heac
II -, To nrlo ~.