The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-16

AsroUNpINe AvowAL.-That the Lo-
cofoco party are in favor of Free trade
and direct taxation and desire to reduce
the laborers and artizans of the country (
TO 5eggary and want. we have ever con
tended. The determination If the lead
ers Of that party in the North TO play see
ond fiddle to their brethren If the South
is daily becoming more and more mani
fest la all. The course of that party Ia
Pennsylvania, during the present can
vass. is making this fact more fully aud at
large to appear. The supporters of MI
Bigler for Governor are now loudly al
vucaiing free trade & direct taxation, as
the f,lluwing remarks of Peter Fiibert,
f;Tmerely member Of tho Legislature
frnm Btrks county, and now the most
prominent man in the Lncofnco party in
that section, made at q mass meeting IN
"Old Berks," in tho presence of Bigler
himself. who was also speaker, bear
witness. Mechanics and working men
read--read and reflect over this hfa
nous propositions: ,.e.
He said the protective policy in all
its forms aud bearings was an out aud out
Wing measure, in which and with which
the Democratic party had neither part,
mtnnr sympathy; that tho keen aud far
seeing statesman of the South understood
and comprehended The scence aud tue
pulley Of this government much better
' than the Northern spectators aud capi
= talisls. and consequently fought the qnes
tion Of protection must manful!y Tor up
r wards Of twenty years; aud the heart u
: the Democratic party in the free States
y always had and always would beat in un
y ison with the Democratic free trade party
, of tho South. Of which Calhoun was the
head aud froni;that the greatest difficult,
in the Democratic party Of the fee
States, consisted in the fact that portion
y Of the party (LABORlNG MEN J in
cined slrungly towards the protective
n system. which had heretofore prevente'
!, the party from incorporating the system
f Of free trade as a cardinal principle o
fheir faith, aud which was neither more
nor less than the TOTAL ABOLITION
OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE AMI
REVENUE OFFICERS. AND A RE
= SORT TO DIRECT TAXATION FOL
4 GOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES. s
to that il w0nld aud must sooner or late
y come. and if by il all tho iron works, Goa
! mines and factories would be closed u
- aud abandoned and the labcrers throw
out Of that kind Of employment. stitl tn
Il country would be benefited by it, as
;, would enable the foreign manufacturer
with their cheap labor and skill to fur
;. ish the consumers with the articles al loW
!. erprices. and thereby prevent the acqn
r. sition Of wealth and tho conseqneI
n growth Of hOme arisiocracy--.in olhe
q words it would equalize the people !
pointof property to a greater degree tina
# under the operation of protective pol
icy; in fact, it would make and keep IT,
u people more democratic. He said th
. PRONUNCIATION Of these views might on
d probably would starlle many of his demo
a cratic heaters; nevertheless it was tru'
~ as we'll as sound democratic doctrine. sn
: as such every democrat was bound
v. proclaim aud sustain Il. or identify hin
ic self with the Wing policy"
v het these declar ,tions be kept upc
record, that the slow, unerring finger
u. scorn and le,eslation may bo pointed
ID ths unblnshirg advocates ofsuch pole
III Mt. Vernon Irue Wig.