Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-09-21
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| The Oregon controversy was equally ludicrous
and disgraceful. The Mexican war was uncallec
for, improvident, Unconstitutional, unwise and un
necessary. But here let me say that the victorie,
achieved by Scott and Taylor, have conferred i'm.
perishable renown to our national flag; and this
Is the only redeeming point in series of admin
lstratlve acts on the part of Mr. Polk and his Ca
binet, resulting in an immense debt, an arrest ol
industrial pursuits, fetrogression in agriculture
commerce and manufactures, which half CEN
iury of peace and prosperity will not suffice 10
atone for; besides desolation of domestic hap
pness, by an effusion of American blood, which
ought to weigh heavy on the conscIences of those
who caused 1t. live, as you know, in an iron
manufacturing district, and have daily and hourly
10 witness the destruction of business-the wide
spread desolaton occasioned by the ruinous and
devastating policy of this administration Dan
vile is comparatively depopuated the families
of hundreds Of our lahorers and operatives are in
state of utter destitution! Instead of the exh-
leratng sounds and brilliant fires of our furnaces,
foundrles and forges silence pervades our streets
and neighborhood. Our stores are deserted. Our
agriculturalists can no longer find in Danvlle or
its vicinity market for their horticultural or agr-
cultural products. Our houses, built by indusir-
Gus men, who hoped TO pay for them by their fu-
ture economy and exertionS, are deserted, and
those who hoped to own them will lose them by in.
ability to discharge their remaining liabilities from
want of employment, occasiOned by the ruinous
tariff of lS46 Our opponents ate endeavoring
10 exclude The tariff question as one of the issues
10 be tried in this campaign. Our endeavors
ought, therefore, to be most strenuously directed
to this all-abSotbing question in this state; in
their speeches they treat II as subject on which
honest differences of opinion may be entertained
without incurring denunciation for departure
from progressive, retrogressive, aggressive Loco
foco party ties and obligatiohs. 1t is for US then
to show conclusively that Lewis Cass is chained
by his own pledges and the platform Of Baltimore
TO the Juggernaut car of free trade. The masses
want information to separate them from the bor-
ders of crihging, creeping, crawling, plodding
knaves and party tooS-Ofce holders, office seek
ers minons Of the renumeratng power, and sy-
cophants and PARISHES of place, those who crook
the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift may
follow fawning." Let this be done, and the peo-
pie are upright and honest. Let us show them In
their true colors. Lewis Cass, an old hackned
politician, whose whole life has illustrated the
character Of I" The Vicar of Bray" and whose
appetite for war is so great, that if elected he
would consider it our manifest destiny to quarrel
with all creation-whu said at Cleveland" that
III
was elected, direct and guide himself and his ad-
ministration. Let the people understand that by
official specuatons, peculations. and an adroit-
ness in fabricailng charges for official services,
he has amassed immense wealth. That, if elect
ed, he will so cohsffue hrs own powers as TO give
them illimiiable extent; and that four years more
of continued usurpations will convert us from a
representative republic to an elective despotisii.
and himself into an elective king like that of Po-
land; who however, unlike ours, had no unquali-
fed veto on acts of Legislation but every separate
meTber of the Polish Diet had the power Of veto
ing any and all bills therein preferred. a,4 tsss
Let Us contrast this selfish, arrogant indisrub-
ber like candidate, with the plain, modest conduct
and good sound sense and judgment Of Zacha-
ry Taylor, Buena Vistas' hero. who a plain re-
publican himself. with thorough understanding
Of the nature of the government he may be called
on to administer, and OF the people who select
him as their ruler. will enable US by restoring our
pristine purity and patriotism, to sing, Hail CO.
lupbia happy Land, under whose rule
Truth will prevail delusion be past,
And wisdom and virioe will triumph at last.
have intruded on you long and unimportant
letter. and inasmuch as YOU had honored me by
your invitation, was DESTROYS that you should.
in some measure, know him whom you were
thus disposed to encourage, and now let me say,
that in this quarter the friends of freedom, Of equal
fights, equal laws. the friends of the countfy's
prosperity and happiness will leave no stone un-
turned to break
g Those fancy formed chains that enslaye the
free mind" M 81 a
and to emancipate our fellow citizens from the
demon and deluson of sophstry and falsehood.
] am compelled, in conclusion. to decline your
imitation my engagement. Combined with the
sickness which afflicts some Of my family at pre-
sent. compel me to forego the qualification which
an opportunity such as you have presented would
have afforded to me. With unbounded respect,
Yours, &c, JOHN COOPER.