Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-11-10
Gen. \. Camernn'S Letter.

Gen. !. Camer0n'S Letter.
We give below, as political curiosity,
the lcltcr of Simon Cameron to Judge
Shalcr, in which he continues to advocate
the doctrine of Protection and Specific
Duties, both of which have been long since
abjured by the party with which Mf.
Cameron and his friends, with strange
inconsistency, still act:
MIDDLETON Sept 10Th, lS49.
Ny DEAR SIR: Very cordially thank you
for your friendly attention IN the TRANSMISSION
or the p;UsBurGh Mercury. wherein some nc
tice is taken Of Pennsylvania interests, con-
nected with my name, while member Of the
q 5. Senate.
avail myself of the occasion TO express the
hope, that as the signs of the times'' portend
discussion OF the tariff, during the approach
ing session OF Congress, there may be no ex-
element, no party prejudices, or other false
issues raised to influence the legislative mind
of The country towards the adoption Of mea-
surcS adverse to the general interest
The tariff policy is of momentous Importance
to all the great industrial pursuits Of our coun
Try. The public good is the rule by which
we should be guided in the performance of re-
latlve duties and to this central point the le-
glslature should invariably direct all its deli
beratlons At an early day, | took lessons in
the school CT Simon Snyder on this very ques-
ton Of protection to the infant manufactures
of the Union; and time has had no effect to
change my views and wishes, which have been
expressed in the Senate, in favor 9th per-
manent establishment of home market, as the
only solid basis Of national prosperity: And
here ! may add, it is very remarkable that all
the Democratic governors of this Common
wealth, down TO Governor Skunk, have main
tanned ground in favor Of protection 10 home
labor. Nine consecutive messages of Governor
Snyder are text books to sustain and cheer the
sound portion of our Democratic friends, who
will not surrender to the free trade doctrines
of British capitalists.
:" We must command our own consumption
and the means Of our defence" has been the
sentiment Of Pennsy lvania from the dawn Of
independence. And as a freeman, born upon
the soil, | may be permitted to regard, with 10
ordinary sociiude, the onward prosperity OF
the iron, coal and agricultural interests uf this
State.
The new settlements being opened up IN the
far West, embracing the Territories of Texas,
California and Oregon, must OF necessity H.
crease the surplus produce OF the soil. Upon
foreign countries our farmers can never depend
with certainty for a permanent profitable mar
ket. 1t is therefore the safest and wisest poll
cy TO create home market for the farmer, by
encouraging domestic manufactures, under
such revenue laws as ehall secure to the Amer
ican mechanic the rewards of his labor in his
own market. Let the panper lab, o. H'roga
continue but few years 10 il0oc country
with the productions Of foreign workshops, and
If the past history Of the world furnish facts by
which we may be guided In our deliberations
on this subject, then | venture 10 predict that
all the leading interests Of Pennsylvania and OF
the Unon-the iron. the coal, the salt, the
wool, the flax, the hemp, the paper, the hat,
tie sugar, and the gunpOwder manufactures,
with others 10 tedious too mention, will be en-
tirely ruined through the length and breadth
of the land
The doctrine Of 3" let trade regulate ITSELF"
is beautifully illustrated, if it were not de-
structivs in its effects, by the present condi-
tIon Of the country importing immense guam
titles Of Briti< iron, although we have at home,
the raw material in abundance, industrious
and skiiful mechanics, and ample capital 10
command our own consumption in this re-
spect With these facts staring US in the face,
. is 1t any thing short Of an insane policy TO
! pfedCn up nee Taue 10 Oenelt the OEeTgrO"n n
money changers Of Great Britain, thereby
/ working injury to American labor. | fee a
lively sensIbliitY on this subject, and whether
| am in error or not, freely state to you, that
| look upon the permanent and prosperous es-
tabishment OF free labor. in this country, as the
most effectual means in the mysterious opera
tions of political events, TO subyert the thrones
of heirarchies and despots upon the continent oi
/ Europe, and 10 elevate the masses of equal
/ rights and rational liberty, the destiny OF man.
( kind.
( These views incline me to hope, that every
man who is anxious for the welfare of our good
/ old Commonwealth and for the integrity Of the
union, will stand up for protection Of Ameri-
can industry, on grounds of patriotism. We
must be wholly independent of foreign sup
plies; American labor must not be sacrificed
to feed the squahd operatives of Great Britain.
Accept assurances Of my sincere regards
Your friend, &c. SIMON CAMERON
/ Hon. Charles ShaIer, Pittsburgh
! COLLISION ON THE COLUMBIA RAILROAD
/ About o'clock on Thursday afternoon, a seri-
! xgitb pF life and