Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-07-27
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1t is known that the protective tariff men, with
whom Messrs. Smith, Gilmer Vance, Wakup and
Leach are acting anxious to swell the expenses
OF government so as to create necessity for high
er rate OF duties. They do not care how much the
planters, farmers, mechanics, and consumers gener
ally of the South taxed, if by such legislation
their peculiar interests can be benefited. For the
same reason-that is because they prefer a strait
ened treasury to full one-they advocate distri-
button OF the land proceeds the squandering of the
lands by agricultural college bills, and enormous
pension bills, to be footed with cash. and strange
to say, their associates in the South go with them in
all these measures. Verify, the bond of union be-
tween the federalists of the North and the federal
lists OF the South, if not so apparent as it was at
one time, is certainly as strong as it ever was.
but while thus extravagant, these federalists,
whenever they appear before the people for their
sufrages very careful not to take the response
bity of their own measures, but endeavor to place
the responsibility on the Democrats. In general
terms they declare, that as the Democrats are in
power they are responsible for the amounts expend-
ed; and when their votes charged upon them,
and when it is shown that the extravaganza COM
planned OF was mainly the result of their joint &C
ton with the black Republicans, they are silent
At the last session of Congress Mr. Crawford in
PRODUCED bill to reduce the salaries of public off
GERS and to retrench generally as far was deemed
expedient. By the rules of the House unanimous
consent was required to receive the bill; and who
do our readers suppose obected?. Why, Mr.. Vance,
of the Eighth District who votes for large expend-
lures at Washington, and dwells before his con-
stituents on the importance of retrenchment and
economy.
Again. it is charged BY "the opposition that the
Democrats responsible for the increase of pay to
members of Congress. What are the facts? The
bill passed by yeas 100, nays 80. But % Demo-
Gratis voted for it. while Al voted against it, where
as, p of "the opposition voted for it. and but 10
Southern Know-Nothings against it. Every Demo-
cratic member of the House from North Carolina
voted against it, while Reade and Paine, the K N
members, lodged and refused to vote
Such is the economy of which our opponents are
Boosting. Give them the government for the space
of four years, and they would involve the country
in hundred million debt, and enact tariff as op-
pressve as that of 1925 in order to raise means to
pay the interest and sustain their extravaganza
They would then establish national bank to reg
ulate the currency" which in the end would de-
stroy our liberties if second Jackson should not
be raised up to strangle the monster Bear in mind
fellow citizens that every vote for an Opposition
candidate for Congress will be vote to undo the
present. to ignore past experience, to put to hazard
our progress and prosperity people, and to re-
vive and restore step by step all those perncious
federal measures which you have so often condemn
ed and rejected at the ballot-box.