Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-02
IEWTSBIRG CHRONICLE WEST BRANCH FARMEROCT g. 1857
Judge Wilmot on the Tariff.

Judge Wilmot on the Tariff:
In endeavoring to divert attention from
State Politics and the great issue Of Lib
erty sgaiust Slavery now working out be-
fore the American people, the Straights
and tho Packeritcs mako joint outcry
against Wilmot as tho only Pennsylvania
Congressman who opposed the Tariff Of
~. In SO doing, be reflected the views
of his constituents. Parts Of that act he
honestly deemed wrong in principle, and
openly and msufully opposed. lie did
labor to protect tho Iron and Coal interests
Of this State, and, had his efforts been
seconded BY tho other Democratic Mem
bers, be would have succeeded. That he
took the lead Of his party on this question,
and was not whipped in, by the South, as
they were,-on both the Tariff and the
Proviso-is to his credit as a man, and
proves him to be statesman of nerve and
Of principle.
psa.Another thing must be said, much
in Judge Wilmot's favor. He nerer, like
Gen. Packer and other leading Locos, pre-
tended to favor that Tariff, while trying to
elect men they knew were hostile to it.
The writer of this article resided in Brad
ford county, and heard Judge Wilmot
speak, in that memorable campaign and
however erroneous be then thought and
still thinks Wilmot was ON some points of
Tariff policy, be can not recall an instance
when Wilmot professed friendship for the
act of AZ as whole. He frankly announ.
ced bis opposition to some Of its features,
for the reason that be thought they we're
injurious to the interests of the laboring
man, and be declared that if elected he
should vote for certain notifications; but
he disclaimed being Free Trader as
charged BY some Of our party. The Tariff
is not the great question of the day, iu our
State election but, if it we're, an honest,
straig BIT forward man like Judge Wi.mot
is safer than twistable and uncertain man
like Gen. Packer. We have reason to be-
lieve that the experience of the past has
not been without its effect 10 correcting
Judge Wilmot's views on this as on other
subjects; and are certain that his sup.
porters are more reliable Tariff men than
the National Democracy or the handful
Of Straight Americans, many if not most
of whom were avowed Free Traders.
DASince writing the above, We find in
the Telegraph report eff Judge Wilmot's
speech at Harrisburg, from which We ex-
tract the following:
"On the question Of the tariff, he avowed
himself in favor of affording adequate prottc-
fiOn TO all the great indysfriaI interests of the
AND ESPECIALLY THE sREAr IRON AND
COAL INTERESTS OF PsNxsrLvAHIA, declaring
himself in favor OF specific duties upon these
articles. He exposed the free trade doctrines
and principles of Gen. Packer, his opponent.
and the whole Democratic party. He alluded
To Gov BisIer's speech at Clarion, in which
he had beeu assailed. He literally dis.ected
the Ex-Governor ard Senator. and showed how
he had At the lass s....-. ~T Oo"s'ess, oaseiy
betrayed the interests of the people of Penn
sylvania by ri, sub,erviency to the South, in
agreeing TO the reduction of the duties on
Iron ; and by his shifting and turning on the
question Of slavery extension"