Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-12
TOE THE MARK, Mr.. BUCHANAN.

A very ill-natured communication from "A
Virginia Democrat is published in the last Is
sue of the Southern Press, in which strict
inauistien is made into Mr.. Buchanans articles
of faith as set forth in his Baltimore letter. The
writer remarks upon the fact that the SUBJECT
of the Tariff has been altogether pretermitted in
his last political annunciation by that Federalist
..of the olden time," and calls upon him for a
confession of faith on that point. He thinks,
THE omission of Mr.. B. to alude, at all, to the
question of the tariff may be NATURAL but it is
rather ominouS.'
Ominous-of. what Why we suppose of
the fact that the Hon. Jas. Buchanan will at
tempt in all probability to play the same trick
upon the Pennsylvanians in respect to that ques-
ton, that was played by that Machiavellian dis
ciple, Jas. X. Polk But that deception cannot
be practised a second time with success. 70 be
twice duped by the same trick, and we may add
bg the same man, flor Mr.. B. contributed to pro
pagate the idea that Mr.. Polk was friend Of
the Protective principle) is, we are prepared to
believe, too much even for the credulous farmers
of Pennsylvania. We are glad to see one OF
his own party take the matter in hand Make
him toe the mark Make him tell the people
of PENNSYLVANIA that he is in favour ofthe Tariff
of 1916, or announce to the free-trade Demo-
Gratis of the Southland West, that he will, if cleo
ted, exert his influence to have protective tea-
lures engrafted on the present customs laws, even
if he does not go the length of remodding the
entire system. His jesuitical politics have placed
Mr.. B. in this dilemma.
How can he expect to combine in an harmo-
NOUS platform, the heterogeneous elements OF
which Democratic opinions are constituted
The Pennsylvania Democracy and the South
ern Democracy entertain opposite opinions and
they cannot unite upon the same political repre-
sentative, without one or the other shall sacri-
fee their principles. Mr.. Buchanan finds his
party divided, upon question of pecuniary val
ne, they are at different ends of the see-sa,o
and this candidate for national honours is unfor-
tunate in not being able, like the slippery Polk
TO mount up with both parties at the same time
If he goes up with Pennsylvania, he must &C
down with her political us eis.
We trust most sincerely that his party will sc
torture Mr. Buchanan with interrogations, as tt
compel an answer to the question propounded BY
the correspondent of the Press.
Virginia and Pennsylvania are identified IL
their interests the difference being that the lat
ter State has progressed further in the develop
ment of those peculiar interests that come Il
direct competition with imported articles
When the majority of our people, or at least a
sufficient number to command a political inf1u.
ence, shall become interested in the sale OF oul
mineral productions they will promptly enough
take their place by the side of Pennsylvania OIL
this issue. But until that hour shall arrive, w
must confde to the Pennsylvania Democrat.
the important interests of iron, coal and agricul
ture. That they have every desire to betrien
their own pockets, we entertain no doubt, but W
cannot forget that they were made to believe b.
Dallas, and this same James Buchanan, that Pol
qcas better Tariff man than Clay!!!