New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-23


joe her ato voting Tor the deadly enemies Of both.
This was 10 easy task. for that Tariff not only a.
corded with her convictions bat rnaniiestly aul
sgnsIy promoted her interests This resolution
was intended TO satisfy the ultra Cotton Interest
while II only mystifed her Before It appeared.
one Of your Representatives, Mr. Bdiack, repre-
sentnga District q, once strongly Iron and strong
IS Democratic. procured copies Of TIE Giobe Pro
spect9s 70 circulate in his District. fr't striking
out Of q oH that portioa aroriag deadly h0ftafy
10 Protection and me Tar'F Of A.. Comment
were needless
James X. Pola was nominated At Bsltmore-
He was known 20 the intelligent as Uniform
enbittered inveterate enemy Of Protection But
this was strongly denied BY the journals and
speakers Of the party supporting hm ia Penn
sylvania They insisted that be was as iavorao.e
70 the Protective Policy as Henry Clay There
were some among them brszen enough 70 nam
tain this in public controversies on the stomp
SciuvLtiH County was the thester o. one Of these
debatcs-t gave iarge majority that Fal. for the
sham Protectionists il has usi detected the fraud
and riyena Ike ma ority Tor the other sofi' Juase
Christian Myers Of Clarion was Poik bieo'of
and iron master. be christened bis new "orKs
Polk Furnace 20 testify his aith ia the Protective
orthodoxy Of bis candidate he s no" opposing
Csss and the party which deceived him. Wi
.op II Candless Of Pittsburgh was another Polk
Elector and wrote letter certifying that Mr.
Polk was quite As good a Protectionist as Mr.
CLAY. have not yet heard Of bis repentance, but
though lawyer think he cannot much longer
withhold il. He ought to lament in dust and ash
es the deception he practIced the mischief be has
wrought.
But there were those among you hon these
assurances did not satisiy-they feared Their cher
ished policy was 10 be sacnhced-they would not
rest on anything short Of the word Of Mr.. Polk
himself the value of whose word was not 50 we'll
known then as it now IT, Accordingly. letter
was dispatched 70 Mr Polk by John X. Kane,
whom Polk has since appointed Judge, and
who obtained the following answer
COLUMBIA Tenn June ia, l-ii
DEAR srR have received recently. several letters
in reference 70 my opinions the subject Of the Tar
ill., and among others. yours Of the loth ulumo. Ny
opinions on this subject have been often given 20 the
public. They are 20 be found 10 my p4Dc hcl- ai1 20
the public discussions 10 which have participated
/ am In favor Of Tsrf for Revenue such oue A.
will Weld sufficient amount % the Treasury 10 deiray
the expenses Of Government cconomlchly hlhlulr
tered 10 adiustng the details Of Revenue Iaur,
have heretofore sanctioned such moderate dscrimina
ting duties a. would produce the amount OF revenue
needed and AZ the same time aord reasonable inclden
tai Protection Home Industry. ] am opposed %
Tariff for Protection merclY and not for Revenue
Acting upon these principles. It IS welsnown that
gave my support TO the policy Of General Jackson
Administrator this subject / voted against Inc
Tariff act Of ls2s voted for the act OF lr32 which
contained notifications Of some Of the Objectionable
provisions Of the act Of ISIS As member OF the
Committee Of Ways and Means OF the House OF rep.
resentAtves gave my assent 10 bill reported ~ that
Committee In December 1872 making farther modhca-
tons Of the act Of s2 aud making also determinations
in the imposition OF the duties which proposed Ihat
bill did not pass but superseded BY the phi com
monty called the Compro Mise bill, for which voted
In my Judgment it Is the duty Of the Government 10
extend far il may be practicable 10 90 so oy ~
revenue laws and all other means within its power iar
and lust Protection all the great Interests OF the whole
Union embracing Agriculture, Manufactures, ana the
Mechanic Arts Commerce and Navigation. heartily
approve the resolutions upou this subject passed by the
Democratic National Convention lately assembled at
Baltimore. am, with great respect dear SIT your
obcdieni servant JAMES X. POLK.
joins X. KANE, ESQ. Philadelphia.
There is no need of dwelling on the terms Of
this letter. Though ar,fully drawn, the intent to
deceive isobvious throughout Mr.. Polk had made
dozens Of Speeches, in Congress and on the stump
in Tennessee, against the policy OF Protection
not against this or that mode or measure but
broadly against the idea Of Protection at all He
knew as well as you do that the question had but
two sides, OF which he was on one and Pennsyl
vania on the other Yet knowing this foil WELL
he wrote that letter to confuse and beiog the sub
iect so that psrisans less critically crcumstanced
might proclaim him as good Protectionist as
Henry Clay
cannot doubt that deliberate infeHt 10 de-
ceve was the impulse 10 this letter. After Mr.
Folks election aud lust before his Inauguration,
was in Washington watching the contamination
of the Texas lniquity, aud was there introduced
to Mr. John X. Kane. After some unimportaut
conversation said TO him, Mr.. Kane, the letter
ON the subject Of the Tariff which you received
from Mr. Polk and published, has been the theme
of much comment, and has received contradictory
Interpretations. think ITS true meaning might
be settled by reading in connection yonr letter ~
M P0lk 10 vhici has ras hc onsrer. VIII you
be good enough - let me see that letter Mr.
Zane said he had no copy OF tat least none 100
Washington Nay, but Mr. Polk is here board
inc at the same house with us, and he surely can
produce your letter d you both think proper
AID was vsn-iho letter OF Kane to Polk, which
drew out the famous Kane letter. was never made
public. and ] presume never val be. But the
practical commentary came soon enough iu the ap-
r.o.rt-aent " Walker as Secretary of the Treas
u.s. tte bitter attacks oa the Protective Policy Of
~ mater and msl n their various Messages
a Hs1orts AID the passage Of the anti Protec.
.1s TsrT n g. b, che influence of Poik and
Wsts- ttl aa-k-sad-fnin support of Cas- and
80 ,s4.-g We ot Dslss That last vote filed