Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-10-04
Pennsylvania Democracy and the Tariff.

The bald imposition practised upon the Democ-
tacy Of Pennsylvania, in 1914, in regard to the
lam question, appears to be producing its appro
pirate truts-a disgust with and desertion of those
OF their own party by whom the fraud was favored
The Clarion county (Pa.) Register publishes a
card, signed by thirteen names, in which the SIGN
ers declare that although belonging to the party
which has nominated Gen. CAss for the Presidency
they cannot support him, and avow their intention
to vote for TAYLOR and FILLMoRE. sOf the
character and standing of the gentlemen whose
names arc attached to this statement (says the Car
ion, ii is unnecessary for us to speak Many of
them are we'll known 10 the people of this county
and elsewhere, as leading and influential members
or tho so-called democratic party, and their char
acters are such that the honesty Of their motives
cannot be doubted. There are hundreds of others
in the county who hold the same views, and will
support the same men and measures"
Tho manifesto Of these gentlemen SAYS:
we arc the consistent supporters of the Protec-
tive policy, and have batled for that policy before
The Tariff: of '42 was passed-which Tariff wo
have look upon as the best that has been adopt
ed by the American Government. We found both
political parties taking an active course in the con-
summation of that object. We found the Demo
CIatc Legislature OF pennsylvania, at two success
sve sessions, instructng members Of Congress
In Inc L nted States Senate, to go against any al
teratlon in said Tariff and in favor of the Proec-
tive policy and in IA we found nearly all the
Democratic papers of the North-at least of Penn
| sylyania supporting the Tariff of 40 We had
1t on all our banners and we had the assurance OF
those who ought TO know the sentiments of our then
candidates for President and Vice President, that
| they were In favor of the Protective policy. In
fact there was but point in dispute, and that
was, who was the best friend of the Tariff of '42 |?
Both parties claimed the honor we then Of course,
concluded II was the doctrine of the party, and Mr.
Folks Inaugural Address, showed to us, as we
thought that the Protective policy would not be
| disturbed. But the course Of the Administration
in short time proved 10 us that different course
was about to be taken. Mr.. Polk, in his Mesa
ges, thereafter showed his hostility TO all Protec-
ton, and told US that the industry ofthis country
did not need protection-and what protection there
was in his Free Trade Tariff of 40 was not in
tended for that purpose therefore the South would
DO content Then found the Democratic pa
pers OF Pennsylvania changing their course on the
larlH question, and dropping over TO the Free
| Trade Tariff of '46-in fine, going the whole
length for the Free Trade policy And to cap the
climax, the Baltimore Conventions where the prin
cip!es Of the party should be known, and wher,
they were known, passed resolutions in favor o
Free Trade; and Gen. Cass, as the candidate O
the party, endorses these resolutions, and tells us
IT elected, ne will carry them out to the best of hi
| abilities.
We observe that five others of the deluded De
mocracy are out in a similar card, in the Holidays
burg (Pa) Register The signs would indicat
a general waking mp in that State.