The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-01
From he Cincinnati GazeHe.J
The T:ITiG Prophecy Fulfilled

by Mr.. Fillmore and passed, il was OPP
posed by portion Of the manufacturers
as not sufficiently protective, and by The
Locofoco party, of course. So strong
was the opposition of the Locofocos to
this Tariff, that its repeal was one of the
issues on which the Presidential Election
in 1874 was contested The State Of
Pennsylvania had deep interest in the
question of protection, and resort was
had by Mr. Dallas. Mr.. Secretary Wal.
ker. and others, to the celebrated fraud,
PoIk's letter to Kane, to cheat the voters
ftha; State into the support of Polk
Thistrick was followed by another equal,
ly Infamous, that is TO say. the publication
of Mr. Clays speeches favor dfthe Tar,
iff, with the name of Polk substituted as
the speaker, instead Of that of Clay!-
These two frauds succeeded ,and the vote
of Pennsylvania was cast for" Polk and
Dallas. and the Tariff of '42!" After
these reckless politicians had obtained
power, they proceeded to carry out the
purposes of the Baltimore Convention
They enacted the Tariff of 1646, striking
down as far as they dared, the dogma
that no Tarifof duties should be impos-
ed, having other object than the raising
revenue for the support of Governmentl
The leaders of the party, while this bill
was in progress before Congress, were
duly warned of the consequences of the
destruction of the Tariff of 1912, and OF
its injurious effects on the industrial in
interests in Pennsylvania. People of all
classes and of all parties in the State uni,
ted in general remonstrance against
the proposed change, substituting hor
rizontal Tariff, beneficial to European
manufacturers. .or a tariff discriminating
so as to protect and sustain American
labor and industry. These warnings
were not needed. The people crowded
petition after petition into Congress-
Pennsylvania was thoroughly reused up
to sustain her great interest. The warn
ing impaired no wisdom to the leaders OF
Locofocoism.
Some of the petitions were sent to Mr.
Cameron, one of the Senators from that
State. He felt the importance of pro-
lection, the danger to his party, should
the administration persist in treading
down the great working, industrial inter
ests of the country. Mr.. Dallas. one Of
the parties to the Kane letter and other
swindles upon his native State, was Vice
President, enjoying his honors in the
Char of the Senate. At late period OF
the contest, when hope had nearly expir-
ed, the Senator presented to the Senate a
petition against the proposed Tarifffrom
several Democratic counties in his State
signed by about ID 900 of her citizens.-
The danger apprehended from an act to
break down the working classes in his
State, reused his energies-all his efforts
out of doors TO arrest the progress of the
bill had failed, as is said through the de-
termined obstinacy of Mr.. Polk's Secre.
tary Walker. Soroused up, Mr.. Gamer.
on presented the petition, and took occa.
sion to speak-frankly-the trnth-every
word of which the Vice President. Dal.
las, must have felt as burning COAL
Mr.. Cameron said:
II come here the representative of a
State deeply interested in the develope
ment of her resources, and in fostering
and protecting the industry of her citi
zens; State which has expended more
than one hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars in making these resources available
a State which in two wars has expended
more blood and treasure in the common
defence than any State in the Union; a
State which has never asked any favors
from the Union, md which has received
as little benefit from it as any one in ii;
even the fort which was built for the de
fence of her city, with the money of hel
own citizens. has been suffered to go t.
decay by the general government; State
proverbial for the democracy of her sons
so much 81 that no Democratic Presi
dent was ever elected without her vote;
nay, one which never gave vote against
a Democratic candidate for the PresiGen.
cy. until she believed there was settled
design to desert her dearly cherished in
terests. You con, therefore, Mr.. Presi.
dent, imagine my surprise when | find
our time -honOred commonwealth charged
with want of democracy in her opposi
ton to this bill. From one end of hel
wide domain to the other she does oppose
it; and if fail to show that she has a
bundant cause, it will not be for the wanl
of defects in the bill itself. So far as she
is concerned, it can produce evil, and evi
only.
THE support of system of protection
for the labor of her citizens is with hel
not new. 1t is lesson she learned from
the fathers of the Republic, and trus
in God will never prove recreant to the
wholesome lessons of their ancestry. L
is to this practice and TO these lessons
that she owes her present prosperity anc
fame. Go where you will, there is bu
one sentiment now pervading the public
mind on this subject. 1t has grown will
their growth, and strengthened with he
strength; and there is cry coming ~
from all her borders, echoed from ever,
hill and every valley; from her very bow
els, as you saw the other day, by the pc
tition which presented from her hard.
miners, whose habtations are unde
ground; from every village, from ever,
work shop from every farm house is tn,
cry heard. invoking US to interpose be
tween them and ruin. Every Legislator
for years has instructed her representa-
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