Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
HONESTY is THE BEST POLICY,
IRON TUE PBrI.prLpnrA xonrn AmrnrcAs.

IRON THE PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMEnIcAs.
The good old maximthe most familiar yet the most true
OF adage-Was never mpresvely illustrated than by
the result OF the election in this State Tuesday week.
and place for the day, the head Of columns that
il may be read and pondered by polcansby among
them who had forgotten existence brought themselves
TO believe that it had application tie affairs Of parties
the interests of the individuals who direct them There
has been too much disposition in the United States, and par
tcuary in Pennsylvania, with such people, bring politics
under the infamous rule which is supposed Justify
all the frauds and crueltes Of Every thing how
ever, is nal fair in and the Pennsylvania dele
ton has shown that parties cannot depart from the obl
cations Of honesty without preparing for themselves thereby
their inevitable overthrow. There fact certain
who will dare deny , than that the great Wing victory Of
Tuesday weekand great II is in every view, involving the
most important results both to The State and the naons
direct consequence Of the memorable Locooco fraud of 1884,
" Polk Dallas and the Tariff of ls42." The people of
Pennsylvania neither fools slaves they have simply
risen against insult and oppresson and with buff
fe have dismissed in disgrace the faiihess politicians to
whom they had long entrus ed the rens OF They
have been deceived they have been grossly wrongd and
ragged The mistake The Buchanans and Daases and the
multitude Of smaller officials and advenurers who assisted
them in their nefarious work. in supposng that people
who had allowed themselves be easily med, were
without the intelligence detect the spirit The in
jury. great mistake ndeed-may its correction be
forgotten!
In fac the history of parties presents no instance OF po-
ca deception impudsnty wicked and ruinous that
pac,sed upon Pensy by her Lococo leaders in 1874
No State in the Union has mighty interest at stake as
she in the protective policy Her coal and iron peculiarly
depend upon tariff system discriminating in favor of the
labor which forms seven-eghhs of its Every man in
Pennsylvania was in 1874, wise enough understand that
and every man, too, at least suspected that the mechanical
and manufacturing industry Of the Stateo nothing Of
the agricultural which has really risk than any
oherhad deep interest in the preservation of the protec
tive tariff Of ls42 which, in less than years operation
had proved itself to be the best tariff law that had been
enacted To the people of Pennsylvania, thus interested in
the protective policy, and devoted they to the tariff
of ls42, presented, Presidential candidates. Henry
Clay and James K Pok-the the notorious tried friend,
the very father speak, of the whole protective system
tie other known only persons familiar with the political
history OF the country-for he obscure person
be the acquaintance of the Southern trader
of the Calhoun and McDus school, old and proved
my Of every thing the shape of the protective policy
WE'LL these two gentlemen were PreseDedto Pennsylvania
as competitors MI. Polks recommendation his "de-
mocscy " his free trade difficulty, and il first
supposed to be very serious difficulty in his way. Not SO
appeared that the leaders, the othe Loco
ioco party in Pennsylvania those who sit ao n offices
Of honor and profit and power the rewards of their political
dishonesty ready to declare that he friend pro-
ectonas good friend, nay, better friend than Hem
ry Clay The Democrats Of Pennsylvania listened and be-
lieved. Their creduly at the time deemed unnatural
But had been the base policy OF Locoocoisn enlist the
passions of the party against the Whgs-who all to be
consdt red as ederas asccra dainty lich the
mics oe he poor man and the working man-and against
Wing testimony Of all kinds which (he very naked proved
truth sel to he rejected Wing falsehood" "Pok,
mia ocoocoism under which Pennsylvania Democrats with
songs, and reocngs, and gasnds of vctoryhey proved
to be those Of sacrGcehrust Henry Clay the friend Of pro-
tscon aside and elected James T. Polk its enemy, to the
Chief Magistracy Of the United States. We know the
suit The Tariff Of AZ repealed abolished by the cast
ing of Of Mr. Poks Pennsylvania sponsors while
another sat he Premier, in The office of Stael smiling,
suppose or nobody accused him OF weeping
al the ruin at to be brought upon Pennsylvania On
sudden these worthy officials ard their followers threw off the
mask European famine and the Irish potao-rot to
their aid In the midst Of the large trade and golden profits
this accidental market the Tariff Of 42 denounced
wrong and absudiy, ssbll OF abominations and free
Trade and the Tariff OF 46 commended the
of Pennsylvania prosperity The people of the State
astounded confused, uncertain. But truth mighty and
alsehood mpotcr The rains fell and the shone in
Euore England needed Pennsylvania beadstuifs ;
but she had abundance of ronand manufactures cheap
dog cheap, because produced by labor barely fed Instead
being actually paid-o force upon under the facilities Of
the tariff 46 with the inevitable effect of breaking down
tie great ineress-in other words the great ndusesof
Pennsylvania The scales fell from the eyes Of the people Of
Pennsylvania They knew they had been deceived they
perceived the nmy OF the transaction which had robbed
them Of their prosperity only that Mr. Polk might be Presi-
dent ard their deceves roll in the purple and emne o high
office. They knew all this they perceived all this length
and their beayers who calculated upon their fancied
stclty the last ia the dust over,hrown by the
jes;y Of their Indignation. II the indignation Of the
Pennsylvania working menof both pares toc-the miners,
the furnace men, the manufacturers mechanics, famerso
which the State her deverance and the downfall Of her
i wrsnges.
What lesson to be found in the Pennsylvania election
change of tie marvellous characie-an entire party
revoluon-cicced in moment, by stroke OF cnchant-
ment, WITH to the superficial examiner, manifestation Of
the ard agencies by which the surprising result has
been accomplished II not the effect Of any popular pas
sion enthusiasm. There ezcement-every body
remarked that Il the boast Of Locooco and e
tors the last that the Wings could not nspir insme
their cIwcrs that the people, and in especial the people
Pennsylvania coming up the polls cojy Asd cold
y, in fact they did come-coldy, calmly, bot serny
anger, but much resolution iumu agitation; ev
dence Of any huuah split all the grave serenity Of
determined people, conscious Of wrong but equally
scous Of the power TO revenge That calmncss of the
pie Of Pennsylvania, the 10th Of October, in the Of
degrading the politicians who had wronsed them,
esc spectacle the bravest and best evidence Of their fitness
| for any emergency OF self government.
Tie creduli.y Of "A folly the revenge Of 4s is,
apart from its immense political interest," great moral lesson,
which demogogues may study warning and the country
will remember with profit The election, by Pennsylvania
VOTE Of James X Polk the eetrader and gncant party
POLITICIAN Henry Clay, the friend Of American industry,
the great and patriot seemed at the time, and
amented the victory Of cunning talent of nsg
ncance merit Of vice virtue, Of fa!sehood over
truth and shocked the belief that hereafter
biion seek the Of rising in low political icke
ries in useful bors and long pubc services The fear
IS end The Pennsylvania election has replaced
intelligence her pedestal and virtue her throne and
from this time forth will be believed, has always been
by best and the be days Of the republic that in
Pcnnsy and every State of the Union for politicians
\ all. & hutc