Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-02
From the Baltimore American.
The Issues the Canvass.

Notwithstanding the positive language in which
the Pierce platform denies to Congress all power
to lay protective duties for the benefit of do
mestic industry there is very little doubt that
many who profess to adopt that platform not
only Of the opinion that Congress does possess
such power, but they are also desirous that it
should be efficiently exercised. In Pennsylvania
this is known to be the case; yet so long as Penn
sylvania yields herself bindy to the guidance
and control of such political leaders as those who
constructed the Pierce platform, so long may she
expect to see herself made instrumental in bring
ing disaster upon her own most important inter
ests.
A disposition, however, to break away from the
thradom in which she has 50 long allowed her
self to be bound is srikingly manifest in Penn.
sylynnia: and, one decisive step that way. size is
preparing to cast m overwhelming vote for Scott
and Graham. The deception of the Kane letter
in 1874, when banners were displayed bearing
the inscription Of "Polk, Dallas, and the Tarif
of'42, is not forgotten. The industrial interests
Of Pennsylvania have indeed suffered too much
since then to permit her to forget delusion so
fatal TO their prosperity.
The question Of tariff for protection will,
therefore, enter very decidedly into the coming
Presidential election. If the question itself,
separated from all other issues could be pre-
sented fairly to the American people, we have no
doubt at all that large majority would stand up
for protection to home labor, and that the policy
of supplying ourselves with all articles which
own industry could produce out of the raw ma
terials furnished by nature would be the deter
mined and the permanent policy Of this country.
As the question Of protective tariff, however,
is connected with other questions, forming alto
gether one general political issue, it simply re-
mains for those who would see protection estab-
lshed as policy TO sustain the Wing candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency-so that,
under the administration Of General Scott the
country may obtain that discrimiLative system Of
duties which shall combine in the most effective
manner the hest provisions both for revenue and
for proper encouragement to the interests Of
labor
The policy Of extending, with due judgment
and discretion, the aid Of the general govern.
mont to the Improvement Of rivers and harbors,
AMI to such works OF internal Improvement as
arc national in character, and calculated to ia
citate commerce, involves another Of those
questions III reference to which the language OF
the PIERCE platform is nj variance with the
views and wishes Of n large portion of the party.
A Democratic House Of Representatives has Just
passed bill Of land appropriations to the scvc-
ral States with view i'll part to internal i'm
provements, directly in the face Of the platform
and its empty dogmas, Yet the party is called
upon to support Pierce, who is known to enter
tain ardent zeal against the whole policy Of
internal improvements, and whose votes, when
ever that question required his vote in Congress
were always cast in accordance with the extreme
views Of the most ultra opponents Of the policy
Those of our friends on the other side, there
fore, who desire to sec protection % american
labor established on permanent basis aud those
who desire to see liberal and iudcious system
IT internal Improvements couutcnanccd by the
government should make mp their minds to vote
nd - hmm "a Tho hest means of
ring these desired results decisive Presiden-
mi victory, placing Gen. Scott in the Presiden-
tial chnir, would DO much to insure a Whig House
# Representatives, and, along with that, the
cstabIishmcnt # such legislation rs the best in
tcrcst- oi the country require.