The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-01

were carried in the professions Of her
democracy, pending the election which
resulted in the triumph Of our party
I cannot, and it ought not to be disguis
ed, that. but for these assurances to which
have alluded, that triumph never would
have been obtained. ! remember the
anxiety which pervaded the minds of the
politicians until the publication of The
hane letter, aud cannot forget the pains
that were taken by the leading men Of
The party to convince the people that it
was evidence of an intention to protect
our interest. Her confding citizens gave
their support in good faith, and they ex-
pected good faith in return. The letter
was published in English and German, in
every democratic paper in The state, and
IN pamphlets by thousands. Every demo-
crat pointed to it as a satisfactory tariff
letter. and no democrat doubted il. 1t is
not saying too much to ascribe TO that let
ter, mainly, the democratic majority ofthe
State. Surely, honorable men will not
now, since the battle has been fought
and the honors won by it, evade its re-
sponsiblity, by saying that too liberal a
construction was put upon it. lfit was
wrongly applied, there was time enough
for lis contradiction between the time of
Its publication and the election. The
party majority in this hall may be fairly
attributed to tha! letter; and ] ask honor
able Senators ifthey expect that ajority
Can he retained if this bill shall become
"A lawl warn them now of the sudden
and swift destruction which awaits US.
if Punic faith is to govern the counsels of
he democratic party. 1t is to divert
what | believe would be dire calamity
the prostralion of democratic princi.
pleS-that raise my voice TO arrest the
further progress of this bill"
Mr.. Cameron quoted the messages of
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson,
favorimg protection to American Indus
try. He alluded to the distress which
prevailed in Pennsylvania, before lS42,
which he attributed to the low and ill.ad-
justed Tari. Then, emphaticalIy ad-
dressing the Vice President, as Phila-
delphan, he described the destitution in
Philade phia to be such, that there had
been FIVE hundred applicants for the place
of lip.slah to new Court then lately es-
tabiShed there. "Eealrhy vigorous men,
sought the station to get bread for their
families" Should the Tariff of 1912, be
disturbed, he warned the Senate that sim
liar destitution and distress would follow.
Warming with the occasion he proceeded
thus:
81 have already minated what | be-
lieved would he the effects of this bill. !
hope, for the welfare of my country, that
may be mistaken; but if it be true tina,
the history of the past is but the proph-
ecy of the future. the result is too clearly
foreshadowed to admit of doubt. Pass
this bill, and the Democratic party must
again 6edgeated and our opponents again
triumph, and the policy of the country
will be unsettled for years This, how
ever, may be considered a minor consid-
Grafton compared with its disastrous eff
fects upon every branch of trade and bu-
siness in the country. The lawyers may
flourish and grow rich, for they prosper
by the distresses of other men. They
may build up fortunes upon the ruined
estates of their fellow citizens, and the
hard earned savings ofthe aboring man
No other class of men can derive any ben
eft from this bill of denominations. Now
Mr.. President, allow mo to ask, why shall
this continual interference with the best
interests of the country be pursued7 and
especially, why shall our commonwealth,
which has been so true to the country
and to rhe democratic party, be made the
theatre Of this distress and ruinl What
is there in her trade her business or the
character of her people, that makes these
repeated attacks necessary or proper!
| The history other trade is one Of honest
industry aud humble thrift"
Well would it have been for the coun-
try, had the warning voice of the Penn
sylvanian been needed. His words are
prophetic, and his prophecy has been
almost literally fulfilled. The only good
which has resulted to the country, is the
rejection of her Government councils, of
the locofoc0 rulers through whose reck-
less gambling her best interests had been
prostra,ed. But the Senator did not stop
at the passage quoted above. Continu-
ing to claim the special attention of the
Vice President, he demanded of him to
be true to Pennsylvania, and to her in.
terests, and he solemnly warned him,
that in case he deserted her in her cr-
tremity, "sHE WOULD DESERT HIM IN HIS
HOUR OF NEED" lie proceeded thus:
II wish could induce my southern
friends to pause, while it is yet not too
late, ere they strike blow that must re.
coil upon themselves. They cannot be
prosperous if we are PROSTATE. 1t is a
great mistake 20 think the prosperity oi
the north inflicts an injury upon them
The foundation ofthe evil Of which they
complain will be found in the over pro-
duction of single article. In 1924 cot
ton brought 21 cents per pound. This
produced such an immense profit, thai
men went in debt to buy slaves, and eve
ry southern man became cotton planter
, This increased the amount from l76, 900,
T. 900 pounds in 1924, to 500, ,000,0 900 lbs
, in lS45, and reduced the price to 6 cents
per pound. We are told that there ii
never surplus stock on hand, as an ar
, gument against this fact But that is ac
counted tor, in my mind, by the fact tha
I,k. as thsa tNIn nj