Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-09
Pennsylvania All Right!


near, the expedients of our fear-stricken oppo-
nents become as desperate as their anticipations
of the result are dark and despairing. There is
not a candid man among them, Wih any knowledge
Of The preDaiting sentiment in this State, Who does
not haow, and vho has not fet that PennsytoaniG
Is destined 10 Uote for GeaerM Scott by an oUer-
wheln,ing ntajority. Even tho New York Herald,
which, next to the London Times--both being
conducted by British subjects-is among the most
active, reckless, and mercenary of the partisan
prints enlisted in behalf Of General Pierce and
British interests, has uniformly made this con-
cession--a concession extorted by the overwhelm-
ing indications Of popular sympathy and the deep
hold which the old hero possesses upon the affec-
tions of all parties in Pennsylvania Yet we are
informed that, within few days past. whether
for the purpose of reviying the dropping energies
of their followers of exciting a temporary
confidence elsewhere, fund has been provided,
through certain managers in this city, and sent to
Washington to be bet on the election in our
State.
Now, we shall not undertake to say how this
money was procured; but we are at liberty to
draw our own inferences from well-vouched facts,
and to reason out just conclusions from reason
able premises. 1t is very well known that the
Hon. Robert j. Walker, ex Secretary of the Trea-
sury, and the author of the tariff of 1846 went
to England, moro than year ago, to negotiate q
loan of fifteen millions of dollars. The public
know with how much distinction he was welcomed
by the loom-lords of England, and by those large
interests whose prosperity depends entirely upon
the prostraton of American industry. And it
not forgotten that the Treasury report of this
same distinguished Democrat, recommending the
destruction of the protective policy received the
unprecedented compliment of being printed by
the House of Lords. Shortly after Mr. Walkers
presence in England, the Free Trade League
raised fund of more than a million of dollars
10 promote its objects and there was much reason
to suspect that portion of that large contribu-
ton found its way into the United States, when
modification of the tariff was proposed during
the 31st Congress.
Within the last two years the British manufac-
turers have become enormously enriched at the
cost of our domestic labor. 1t is estimated that
since 1848 more than hundred millions OF
government, State corporation, and railroad
stocks have been added to the aggregate pre-
viously held by British capitalists. These hun
dred millions are the return profits upon fabrics,
the great bulk Of which w.uld have been manu-
factured in this country under Judiclous ana
moderate system Of encouragement And they
do not disclose the entire profits, because the
vast amount of specie which has been annually
exported to pay balances of trade, does not sp-
pear in this exhibit of stocks. II, then, ft wao
the interest of the British manufacturers to aviah
their money am,ng the lobbies at Washington,
and to subsidize mercenary presses during tho
3lst Congress- how much greater is their interest,"
to employ every resource now, when the election
Of Gen Scott would be the death-knen Of that
British monopoly which is daily COMPRISING tho
energies, and strangling the life-breath OF our
industrial masses .... #.
And it is very easy TO conceive that Mr.. Walker,
who still tenacieusly remains in England, dam
Cling at the heels of her capitalists, and begging
loans on London Change, and who is tho leading
spirit of the Deaocratc Free Trade party in the
United States, might be employed as the medium
of communication and the agent for supplying
the sinews of war, having the assurance OF COM
plinnce with his own demands, in the event OF
success, as the incentive to unusual exerton.
Whether this supposition be well founded or not,
we have the strongest belief that large fund
has been raised in Manchester, Leeds, Birming-
ham and Sheffield, and that heavy contributions
have been made by British houses and British
agents in New York, who plunder our treasury OF
millions annually by false invoices, in order TO
advance the cause of General Pierce aud to Sc
cure the permanence Of the tariff Of lo46. 1t is
qute probable therefore, in the nature OF things,
that somG of this money has been furnished to
the managers in Pennsylvania, and has been
staked on the result here, part Of the politi-
cal game, even with the certainty of defeat star
ing them in the face.
Aside from the immortality Of this practice, we
advise our friends not to bet, as matter OF poll
cy. When stakes are thus raised, the gamblers
distribute them into small shares, and in this
way fifty or al hundred men may be made the
active and interested parties to q single wager.
Il is a desperate mode resorted TO by the enemy,
in the hope of exciting n concern which no feel
ing of duty or prompting of patriotism has yet
succeeded in inspiring, Pennsylvania, at no for
mer Presidential canvass within our recollection,
ever looked so promising in every section and
county. The doom Of Bocofocoism is written.
The leaders see it and tremble. They behold it
in the immense and Spontaneous gatherings OF
the people, who have poured out from the
hills and the valleys, to express their graft
tude for the services of Winfield Scott. They
behold il in the gushing enthusiasm which every
where greets the old hero, as he advances on his
Journey to the capital They feel it in the alb
senoe of all excitement on their own side and the
want of every quality on the part OF their candi-
date, to call out one generous sentiment. And,
worse than all, they are destined to realize 1t In
the verdict of that ballot-box, through which the
heart of the American people will pulsste on the
| I'd Of November
No wonder then. that in the desperation ex-
cited by fear and the certainty Of an approaching
doom, our opponents should follow rash counsels
and adopt extreme expedients. II was the for
tune of Winfield Soett to conquer the BRUSH
with their formidable odds, and with the veterans
of Wellington, in the second war OF lndepeno-
epce And il is soon destined to be his fortune
to triumph over the Locofocos and the BRUSH
tooether who are now banded in a common
cause, and struggling for common end
| North American
Gilbert A. Clark, and a younger brother, OF
Eastbampton Mass, caughta pike, on Wednes-
dor in tho odd bed" of the Connecticut, IN
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