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FOR GANA]. eiMilrliz , ;(lNln:,
WILLIAM IL FOSTEi?..
=9
c( mirrEE. , OF v)(3l,%xci: . mr
undersigiiel.s.andi•iv
cd bs• a Deinocranc Co:iveui,..,
teinher, 19.16. have piir‘on
to their respective town:hini, a: a r.tnin'tte7 of
vigilance, who , e iluiy n i , • to call ineenii7c of the
Democratic Elector, of ea ch on Saturday
the Sth day of Ziepteintier nett, to chict tlyn4elr-zale,
from each township to the Democratic. County Con
vention. to be held on Tuesday evening, the Smh
day of September. at the Court Hon .e in Towanda,
for the purpose of placinz in no amation a ticl;et to
be supported at the generhl cirri ion.
The Standing Committee woutd resreetfutly urge
upon the Committees of Vigilance, the itnp.llanrr
of the duties they are requested to rerlurtn. The
success of the cause depends in a great measure,
in a cordial and hearty support of ta. 11cl:et fo.ttned
at the County Convention. arid to de , erve and se
cure this support fair and Unto!) , notice Mould he
given of the place and hour of holdmg the pomace
meetings, that every democrat who tvisnes ; may he
present.
The meeting, should be called at s.. .w ronven ient
place, and kept open until ever,- one he• had an
opportunity pivoting,.
They would also urge upon D-moct at. the im
portance of a punctual ;men 'lance upon the rt una
ry meetings, and the hC.ectton of the in ' r . _ateo tutu
will be prompt in their attendance upo l the Con
vention. and faithful in the di , eharee of the din)
assigned them. It is to h' hoped that every di , -
trim will be fully represent.l. b 'illy elected
dele
gates, as thereby much rontu , i,m and di,,nti s lar.
tam will be avoikl, which ever like.: t,r , uceeed
when vacancies are supplied b). sul,,ututiun.
E. O'MEARA GOODIZICH,
ET RC. V: A RD.
'EDP-t0; ASPENW
FREDERICK: ORWAN.
CH RI.Es STOOK WELL,
JOHN B %MIN,
JOHN WATKINS.
( . m717,1,71:1. .
July 25, 1816
Athens tp.—Levi Weitbru,k, I 'ort -t nt Ma , t'lews. n
Athens boro.—C. H. Herrick, J. :
Asylum—Elinor Horton, John F. D
Albany—Peter Sterigere, Jo, Menardi :
Armenia—John Kilf, Lane Wdhams :
Burlington—Bent. Ross, Morgan Dewitt:
.Canton—Asa Pratt, 0. P. Wilson :
Columbia—Myrrn Ballard. Jas. Sherwood
Dtirell—Jo.hila Kilmer, Benj.
Franklin—Elijah Blake, 'es'ainuel Stool]:
Granville—Stephen Vroinan, D. B. Bio,s
Herrick—Wm. C. Knapp. Richard Hillis:
Leroy—E. A. Bailey. Judson Hunt :
Litchfield—D. B. C. ton, El:pdx Wolcott:
Monroe—Chas. Holland, I. M. Knapp
Orwell—Julitts Gorham. Sheld , n
Pike—Geo. W. Northrop, Joshua S. Roberts:
Rome—D. M. Wattle , , Hiram
Ridgebery—John Burt, Geo. Cooper:
Standing Stone—lVm. R. Storrs, Wm. Chris :
Smithfield—P. P. Sweet, Laertus
South Creek—John Reed, John Thompson:
Springfield—Norman Cooley, S. P. Mattock
Shesheouin—P. G. Van Ostrand. John Horton
Springhill—Judson Stevens, D. D. Black:
Towanda born.—ll. 1.. Shaw, Jeremiah Collins:
Towanda tp.—J. W. Decker, Edward Patterson :
Troy boro.—J. A. Paine Ballard, Deloss Herrick:
Troy tp.—John Porter, 1.. P. Williams:
Ulster—John Bowman, James F. Laziy
Wya'usimz—saml. Gre•sory. E. Beeman:
Wysoz—D.t. Martin. Wio. D. Strope
Wells—E. A. Aire,, S. Rowley :
Windham—Win. B. Dunham. D. M. Brainard :
Warren—Rufus Buflin ,, ton, David 11:1;.ht:
The Mexican 'Da:
It ia mortifying and humiliating to witness the oppo
sition manifested by a portion of the Federal fires,.
against the efforts made by the President and the citizens
of this Republic, to defend the nation ag4i nut the aggres
sions of Mexico. Some of the leiading organs of. federal-
ism Mist, denounced the pre-ent war, as " unholy, on-
rightemia and damnable;" and some of the les3 knowing
sines, attribute it altogether to President Pulk. It appears
to be the sealed policy of the leaders of that party, to
,assume, as they did in the late war with England, hos.
tile attitude towards their own government, and if possi
ble, 'embarmss the President in his efforts to bring the
war to a speedy termination. And when we hear the
war with Mexico denounced as the President's war;"
and the President charged with stea!ingfrom a neighbor.
ing nation a portion of her territory—we cannot but
thick that curb American citizens (if they deserve the
name) are but seeking a pretence on which to justify
their recreancy to their country.
We mentioned last week, that one of the principal oh.
jections raised by these pseudo patriots to the action of .
our government, is the possession and occupancy by our
troops, of the territory between the Neuces and Hio
Grande rivers. We also, in that article, introduced some
of the evidences which not only justify the occupancy,
but establish most unquestionably our nght and title to
that portion of the Texan territory. We now propose
to introduce still further 'proofs on this subject—not that
we expect to convince those who have already raised
their voices against their country ; but we believe the
great mass of the people honest; and that it is only ne
cessary to place the truth before them to induce them to
embrace it. We believe the great mo.st of the Whig
party are laonc.st, and if not deceived by their leaders,
that they would sustain their country and their country's
rights, even though the government should he directed
by a Democratic ?resident and Congress.
But we propmied to say something of the boundary
between Texa4 and Mexico. It is known that Mexico
never acknowledged the independence of,Texas ; con
sequently, Mexico has not specifically agreed to any
boundary,for the western limits of Teiae; and she has
consented to none farther than she has been compelled
to do.
Texas declared herself independent in 183 C, and by
the act of her Congress, which contains the declaration
of her independence, the boundaries of her own territory
axe defined as follows :
"Beginning at the month of the Babine river, and
running west along the Gulf of Mexico three leagues
I . roca land to the mouth of Rio Grande, thence up
the principal stream of said river to its source,
:hence due north to the 49nd degre e of north lati
tude, thence along the boundary line as defined in
the treaty between the treaty and the United States
.and Spain to the beginning."
BAII. HOUSTON, Pre , :dent.
Approved, Dec. 19th 1939.
'Ai. declaration of independence, was immediately
ratified by England, France, and the United States', and
Texas recognized as an independent State. Not any
parOular portion of Te - :.a::, but the whole of Texasas
defined by art of the firet Congress of that patina. of
which the foregoing le art extract. When the nutiona
of the world recagu.sed the independence of :•rya they
recognised me bonridartea a. defined in their drclatabno
id independence.
Ail6..cy„i2 Mrlieu tus io Vll' :nddiGiatadgl•d tdt
I.'"niO:M• at. Trt a., and Fro ioa 10•Vrr 5,4
the U., (.11.,!.. KUIRT .undaq tio
tiverin eaut coltrary and Lor Ir. iin y is e'er tu be es-
aWiqh-d
In Liu. Tiemy 11. - :;.1, bet sees.. .‘nkl
2fzer i4c Lm C.,: 01 .1••• • , 6 ttc
trrir hr 3. The Mexiean troops will vitrate the
Territory Trx" Ea , sint, - to the ut.'ter s:de r f!!ar Rio
Grcadc."
The SN'rvt Trrn p rtnul,
"A 1r I I . IK 4. A in uty of enmrni!ne, amity and limits
wirs be , --i.k!4'•hrd!ts•ern eNit , l onaul'exux. the
hay of the I.,lter extvinl Levmai the Wu C.rlode."
Iv rhi: fr."l . y. I•q n rn,al 00 the port of
Me ',ten to the un•nnpr;ety of nothing t he Rif , Gramlo
the boundary, or as to 'Se cures twin; Coe proper
boundary; , n 1 the other band they have uniramly ae
lhold..dged the rtght of Texas to the w} ole of thei r
country as !ruined by their act of enogret A. to he just
no good sly pout of it. She has :.cknowledged
that the east bank of the nu, Gr a nde is n•, an y
more than oil "1 . ..7:as is Mexico. In attyport of this, we
base the fol'owinu official document srnetioned and die
wed by Mexican nunnway.
On the =ot6 June, 1914, Gen. Comman
der-in-chief of the Moxiean elms, on the northeastern
floritfer—i=-nef, in piirsuanee of ntlecreeof the Mexican
covernin”iit, hearing dare the 17th June, 1943, the
geheral orders
" HCA DO." it-•t:113 Ge Ta a SUM 7 OF MIFF,
June 211,
"I, Adnan ~ eneral Of brigade, &c., made
known :
I. The armist e 7 with the department of Texas
harsh expired, 'aid the war being, in consequence,
ccommenced .ga hist the inhabitants of that depart
ment. all c•im.niinication with it ceases.
1. Ever.' individual, of whatever condition, who
may contr.vi-ne pi iivisions of the preceding article,
shall le eganbal as a traitor, and •hall. receive the
puni<hi ,ens prescribed in article 43, title 10, trea
tise S of the article of war.
tarry m Inetdnal xho may be found at the
di , '.ace of one league firm the left bank of the Rio
Cran,le, will b.• reg., rded a> favorer and accomplice
of the o.orper.. f th..l prat of the national territory,
and as a trailer to hi , . country: and. arier a sum
mary military trial, •liall receive the said punish
ment.
"4. P.v..ry unit i i. 1.11 who may I, cutnpreh , ,,thui
withiu tne ~Cihe pi eff.lllll._: art‘cle. anal
mac Lf• ra'h en , ut-h t., Its at tho Nlttht 01 .i.ty I,ree
beluutt , n; , :pt supputie 2. , yerntnent, shall be pu..
0r put t, death.
'•i. Li enn•efernon of the ,o nation of the town.;
of L irendl and Santa Rira de Arapaho. as well as
of :01 the firm-hones beeotot the Itra Grande. In
•vraell remain all the intere , ts of the inhabirants of
•!I , ' i!ne c..inrmile,l to my elvirge, I have this day
trite the supreme government, orders to
determine the manner hr which those intrreo, a re
to protect-di hum, null the determination of the .at
preme fzovf•rnment he received. I warm all those
%;ho are lie . vend the here proserihcil, to bring
them within the lmue, or to abandon ihern; as tlio.ie
who de,iilier this cider will infalLtily suffer the
ptini.hmt here e,tabli,hei,l.
The foregoing, document proves most conclusively that
Mexico did consider all the territory east of the Rio
Grande to be Texas. Had it been otheawise ; had she
considered it as not coming within the boundaries of
Texas. and not included in the declaration of Texan in
dependenee, she would of course counted the inhabitants
as Mexican c:tizeno ; and instead of proclaiming a war
of extermination agaiiiM them, she would have taken
measures to defend and protect them. She evidently
considered it a port of Texas, and resolved to make it
the theatre of war against that revolted province, anti to
chastise her into submitsian. But in this she failed.—
Telas maintainedlier independence until it was, accord
ing to the usages of nations, acknowledged by a great
portion of the civilized world, and she. took her position
as a nation with the boundaries established by her own
Congress—and admitted by all other nations who had
recognised her irolependebre.
Having become an independent nation, she proposes
an alliance with the United States, which is accepted—
and Texas is received into the Union so a member of
the confederacy—by the almost unanimous consent of
tL•e people of both countries. By this act Of annexation,
Texas relinquishes her power as a nation, assumes the
attitude of a State, and confides her interests to the care
and protection of the general government. Shall she
not be protected? We believe every American heart
will respond YES; and that none will be found to de
nounce the defence of that portion of our territory as
murder, and rubbery, and ar, , ,jression upon the soil of
Mexico, but thorn whose hearts sympathise with the
enemies of America, and whose patriotism is skin to the
toryism of '76.
Polk and the Tariff.
We observe that in some sections of the State, great
exertions are being made to bring into slisrepute, the
President, and those members of Congress Who voted for
the new tarid ft is more with feelings of contempt than
pity, that we notice' also, that several professing to be
democrats, are joining the Whigs in this crusade.—
Without exception, however, these democrats are such
as have always been found, in all the great struggles be
tween corporate wealth and power, and individual enter
prise, to be arrayed on the side of the former. They
tuned their voices to those of the Whigs in denouncing
General Jackson for his United States flank seat done
store to defeat us in this state in 1844, than the whigs
themselves. 11 is rule or ruin with them; the history
of the State scarcely presents an instance of any great
contest, involving a cardinal doct•ine of Democracy with
federalism, but they have faltered, They failed with
their Bank hobby—they hope to succeed with the tariff
of 1942 hobby—or the one term hobby ; and rely on the
gullibility of the people to sustain them ; if they get into
posses by it, all is right; if they fail, not one of them
cad be found but will deny that he was ever in favor of
the. tariff of 1912, or the one term principle. We were
saying that such were the clans of men who were assist
ing the wings to denounce the President—and believe
it ;—these men have the shame and hardihood to say that
th'w state gave its vote fur Polk In 1844, on the assur
ance that he was in favor of the tariff of 1842, atid that
without this assurance, he would have lost the state, A
baser falsehood could not be uttered; and if these men
gave any such assurances themselves in 1814, they gave
thern.ivithout authority. Let them, if they choose, de
sert the banner of Democracy, but leave it to wave an
rent—undue-crated ; they may wish to flee again, as they
have done befoie, to its broad folds. These men
intimate that we have lost by the election of Polk, what
would have been gained by the election of Clay ! How
do they know this ! There is a majority in Congresa
opposed to the tariff of 1842, and in favor (ff the new bill ;
how could Mr. Clay have helped himse' 1 He could
not exercise the veto power; because both and the
wing party were pledged to a revision of the Constitu
tion, to expunge , this power; it was a measure out of
which much capital was expected to be made. ,Henry
Clay bad said and written as many volumes against the
principles of the tariff of '1842, as he had ever said words
in its favor. It was not until the very eve of the elec
lion, when he suppred his destiny was suspended on the
;) , t, th.it he avowed li.nnelf in favor of the tariff
of ti,l2; thereby giving the lie to all he had ever before
ron:titute the principles of a tariff. Ibis
ta,-; twin• to defeat him, than 3lty other one
C,.".•. I it,ti are b, be found vale Lave tile 14,1 d.
fr..-1 to ,BV t'.-at Polk we.. Ocelot us t ht. friend of the
t.I It+
TEC' nave tariff of is If, differs in principle from the
actoflSl in tliia. that it aboli,,hes the slictific and niitA.
Ilium dune, and sulimitutrs the vd valor, ; the former
aic iutti!tit;ilYor protection merely, nitheet regard W i 6
onerous eil:Tts on the consumer; the Litter prin; iple is
the Fame as that which regulates the levying of ta,es for
tt ‘ c support of government, where earl), roan is taxed in
proportion to his property. Th 1.14 nailer the wi rata-rn.
vrinciple, they who are :tide to dress in fine rlotha pay
more tax thou those wila eon ritforil only the cheaper
cludis ; ad valorem duties urr.ning nothing more than
a duty or taxio proportion to aalue. la, : rea,a, specific
thanes are so much urn both, without regard to value;
as for example, so much upon a ton of iron, coal, Ste:—
The new tariff, we say, abolishes the latter and adopts
the frmer, or ad rota-em principle—a 'principle which
Mr. Clay has more strenuously advocated, than ally
man in the country. We insert here an extract from u
speech made by him just before he left the Senate. Mr.
Cloy said :
"What are the other principles of the act? First.
there is the principle, that a fixed ad valorem duty
shall prevail and be in force at all times. For one,
lam to abide by that principle. There arc certain
vague notions afloat as to the utilit y and nece s sity
of spec , fied ditties and fliscrunin ions, which lam
persmuied, arise front a want of a right understand.
to: of the subject. We hare had the ad valorem
principle practically tti force ever since the cont.
prollll‘e act was passed, and there has be-n no
difficulty in administering the duties of the treasury
on that principle.
'• Compare the difference between the specific and
the ad valorem system of duties, and I maintain that
the latter is Justly entitled to the preference."
"The one principle declares that the duty paid
shall be upon the real value of the ankles taxed ;
the specific principle imposes an unequal in value."
"I say that, in theory. and accurdirie to even•
sound principle of justice, the ad valorem mode of
taxation is entitled to the prcle rence."
No man could more forcibly illustrate and vindicate
the principles of the new milli of 1846, than by using
the language of llenry Clay in the foregoing extract.—
What right then, have whigs 4, say, he would have ap
proved another course, if elected ! We ie-k for nothing
more or bent than . the taritri of Henry Clay, eapresscd
above.
The doleful nmanings of the Whigs, on the aileptian
of hl Key's Tariff Bill, is but a revival of the old dirge,
Si pathetically rung by the Caine party, when the knell
of the Critied States Bank was heard. Den. Jackson
and the whole Democratic party of Pennsylvania, were
threst'•ned with annihilation. Proscription and denun
ciation eti:b.out measure, were poured like vials of wrath,
on the heads of those who dared to expose the corruptions
of this monster of iniquity. Pennsylvania, it was said,
was for the lank; and rio democrat would be sustained,
that refused to yupport it. The whole Penney lyania
delegation in Congress, with nor exception, voted fur
its re-charter; and ultimately, a charter was granted by
our State Legislature. Here was indeed a triumph ; a
triumph of the monted power in the halls of legislation.
But mark the result! When the people rallied, and
ADRIAN W 01,1.."
resolved to exercise their legitimate sovereignty, they
hurled from power the money changers; pronounced
their course a bare imposition, and forever dissolved the
State and Bank partnership.
The Whigs were not less wild, frantic, and furious
then, than now, on the subject of the tariff of 1812.
Poor Pennsylvania, say they, deceived and betrayed—
her interest sacrificed—her manufactures - paralysed.—
And by whom? No one will expose his unpardonable
stupidity so much as to say, that he was induced to be
lieve Mr. Polk was in favor of the tariff of 1812. Every
letter written by bin, declared him in favor of a
catiUn of that act. This was the position taken joy his
friends, and asserted in every speech made by them;
and we venture to say, that not a single vote was cast
in Pennsylvania in 1841, for the democratic electors, on
a conviction, that James K. Polk would recommend
continuance of the tariff of 1842. We heed not eager
tiers to the contrary, by some democrats in the lower
di-tricti of this State. It is folly, not to say an erhibi-
Aims of ili.honesty, for them to assert it. They may now
cowardly cover their heads, while the storm of whig
wrath is passing by ; hut we opine, they will recur with
hitter shame and mortification to their recreant truckling
to their enemies—honest wings will ultimately turn from
such men in diagust, though for the present, they make
common cause. The time is at hand, when the Hon.
Devon Witmer —the faithful and eloquent member
from this district, will peer as fir above and beyond the
truckling politicians, as they now hope to crush bun be
neath them. He has obeyed literally the instructions of
his' constituency ; they would have held him responsible,
ha t , Ic voted otherwise than ho did. We would pro
pound 1 :m inquiry to the delegates from the other &am
erotic dist. of this State; Have they obeyed the in
structions of their constituents, by their vote ou the
tariff? We do,,bt it; and believe if they will turn aside
from those whose power is their wealth ; who are ever
infesting our legislative halls, with the cry of protection
for capital, and go at once to the people, to the " toiling
millions," they will hear ant.'her verdict. We protest
against the attempt, so often atal too successfully made
by capitalists and their pensioned 'law, to crowd back
the people, and arrogate the right to dt:'ate to them their
duty in the legislation of the state or natl. n. Who but
those, whose big dividends were in danger, th:engec i the
Capitol, when the new tariff was about to pass! Were
the truly industrious and laboring classes there, asking
for protection? No. But in army o' stockholders;
the aristocracy of wealth was there; those who are as
ready to take from the profits of labor to enhance their
own, as to clamor for protection to capital. Pennsylva
nia is poor indeed, if her hardy sons upon a thousand
hits, and in as many valleys, have no longer the privi
lege el:deciding in this great contest between capital and
labor. In this district, as free perhaps as any other from
the dictation and control of a,sociao.,l wealth, the poo
-1
ple are unawed by it. They labor and toil, and ask for
no other protection than that which will secure to them
their lives and property—their liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. Never was a district more proud to own its
Representative its Congress. He has fully and fahbfuily
spoke the sentimentm of his constituents. Ho him; ad
hered honestly and tearlessly to those great principles of
democratic truth, which endeared him to the people, and
secured their confidence. No distnet in this or any
other state, has more unbounded confidence in, and at
tachment to their member, than has this, at this mordent,
for the Hon. David -Wilmot. Again will his name be
borne aloft; again will the people, with delight and en
thusiaam, opprove and sustain his course.
It is contemptiole in those who yelp constantly about
the tariff of 1842, and Mr. Wilmot's vote, while they
know as little about one tanff as another, and nothing
about any. We doubt whether one in twenty of them,
knows of any difference between any tariff laws, which
have ever existed. They have no higher duty to per
form ; no more judgment to exercise—than to join in any
wholesale denunciations, which has the countenance of
leaders. We advise them to examine more, and in the
meantime say 11,S; far we doubt whether many of them
have ever seen the tariff laws or '4: or '4C.
Q ]l:7 Congre , et bee resolved to a.ljourn on the 10th of
Angegt. The To.rill hill will pr.tb tbly Ir acted upon in
;me for us to give our readers information as to its kite
next week
\Vc arc oblige,] to defer many articles this week,
nd arc, cotnequently bchind hand in the way of news.
Mr. Viiltuo: and the Tariff':
Pennsylvania and 12n
11'Maul's ftantixdaleza.
MM. is to become of Pennsylvania? way the Whigs;
how is her ilelA to be paid, or her manufactures t ustain
ed, deceived and deserted as she is say they. We
will tell them how. Let the Whigs be honest and sin
cere in their pretensiims; let them act in good faith to
ward the people, and forever repudiate the despicable
means adopted by them, to get into power. Lel them
resolve to go for the best interests of their country, rather
than the success of their party, and Penneylvani.i will
do well enough. What reason hays the people to be
lieve that they cherish more love for Pennsylvania, than
they do for their party?• We doubt whether any tariff
bill, had its provisions been ever so favorable to the-in
terests of this State, would have received the support of
the Whigs, for the reason that it received the sanction
of a democratic Congress and - Administration. As proof
of this, we refer to the attempt made by Mr. Wilmot to
effect an amendment of the'iluties in the new tariff on
Coal and Iron ; by which these articles could have had
all the advantages given by the tariff of 18-12. What
support did his amendment receive? EvEtir wino
111:3IDER DP TIII3 STATE. VoTED Atill ., cT IT.
Again. The delegation from this State had it in:th it
power to secure almost any duties they could reasonably
ask for by the new tariff; but they refused, and with the
exception of Mr. Wilmot, voted against the bill ; for the
seine reason we presume, that a similar delegation on a
former occasion, except one, voted to re-charter the Uni
ted States Bank; assuming it for granted that the peo-,
ple were too gullible to understand their rights, or accept
of any explanation. If Pennsylvania has nut all the
advantages under the ttriff of .1616, that she had under
that of 1842, it is her own fault. Mr. Wilmot endeavor
ed to secure it for her; it was in her power to have it;
but it was rejected. Why I Becau.lo it was not the
tariff of 1842. This is the beginning, conclusion, and
the whole argument
This District :mil Mr. Wilmot.
We publish behiw, front the Democratic press of the
other two Counties of this Cougressioui t i district, its
opinion of the course of Mr. Wilmot. We are pleased
to notice the frankness with which the Tioga Eagle
speaks on the subject. A labored etTort has been made
by some disaffected factionists in this county. to place
the Eagle in a false po,ition. It has been tmught up
by the Whigs and bandied about the district and state,
with the hope of injuring Mr. Wilmot. We cannot l o pe
these men van be as ready to do justice,as they were to
pervert it.
In addition, we ako give an extract un the rpland
Union, Delaware coulity,Lotthe same subject. It :peaks
the truth fearlebidy, and put- to shame the raniaking
policy of tho.o who have hat the courage to abide the
[Froni the E.tgle.]
Tor, Small of lion. I). Wilmot on the
Ta
rillqueation is highly spoken of by butt whips
land democrats. It slab be given to our readers
at the earliest moment. Mr. Wilmot may be
blamed by sonic of lire codsinuency or acting
the part he has done nn the tariff vet non, but
we cannot see how he could have done other
wise and he consistent with his public. deelara
thins, and what he behe'ved to be just and debt.
1 1)f late years, looking one way and rowing
another, has been the order of the, day woe.
protnimmt politicians of both parties . in Tint, so
much so, that little rcli owe is now 'dared in pro
fessed patriots, be they democrats or Wln:.l
Their assertions anti promises are looked upon
with distrust. and only where their broken protn
ises and violated Inendship are not known, cm
such men carry any sway in public matters.—
' Mr. Wilmot has proved:in exception to this rule.
Ile has not to our k now:edge broken his faith
in a single inStance, but has had the moral cour
age to net in accordance with his publicly de
clared opthions as regards the ?arid: Durimi
the canvass of 1844 'M r. Wilmot was denounced
as free trade" candidate and in consequence
of such assertions, which his oopo,pents
were false, his public speeches during the can.-
panm were more in, tint tariff subject than any
other. tie covered up nothlng whatever, but
candidly and readily answered all questions pro
pounded. Mr. W. 's opponent was Cot. Bull
of Towanda, a gentleman for w hum we have the
highest respect. The Colonel took the field as
the tariff candidate—pledged himself to sustain
the act of 42, and the well known result was
7ilr. Wilmot's triumphant election hysome
3000 majority. We cannot sec, therefore, how
a constituency can attar!' any Mame to a Repre
sentative doing in good faith what he professed
before his election, and what they ought to har
understood, as Mr. W. canvassed the district in
person. .
[nom the Northern (Susquehanna) Democrat.]
The attempts of some prints. to disparage our
present worthy representative, while they excite
our surprise for their effrontery, merit only the
contempt of honest men of every party. It is
rcell known, ai we have before stated, that Mr.
IVdmot's district is strongly in favor of a change
in the present Tariff syStem, not approaching
Free Trade, however, but affording, both reven
ue for Government. and incidental protection to.
MI branches of American Industry. according to
their importance. Mr. Wilmot carried out those
views according, to the express wishes and pray
ers of ids constituents ; and no reproach that
corrupt and monied • croakers' can concoct, will
in the least diminish their confidence in him, or
impair their regard for the principles he hhs so
ably vindicated. Tlv.ri know their wants—he
knows them, and in doclrirging a consequent
duty, has won for himself i.operishahle honors,
which will shine but the brighter ac they hunt
Min with their virulence and obloquy,
[Ftom the Upland Union.]
110N...pa vie IV otor.—The eloquent, talent
ed, end we may add orthodol: democratic Repre
sentative stands a conspictmas target for the
shafts of federalism and its aruckhti allies for
voting with the democracy of the Union on a
question of revenue to supply the public trea
sury, and liquidate the txpec , ses of the govern
ment. In the memorable campaign of 1844,
Mr. Wilmot, then a candidate for Congress, took
the field in support of the nominees of the Balti
more democratic convention. ]tut as a linteserv
ing. trimming politician, but as an honest ad
vocate of the principles avowed by that conven
tion, and in his public addressee and contrasted
exposition of democracy and federalism. openly
adverted to the injustice of the tariff of 1842,and
the unequitable bearing of its provisions on the
agricultural anti commercial interests of the
country, which constitute eleven-twelfths of its
productive industry. and urged what the intelli
gent and honest of all parties i.ad declared front !
the day of its p.ilsaae, that modification most
and would take
.p uce. With these views, and
under these eireliaistanres lie was e1,n 4 1 br n
twijority of :1&00, and in strict e lnfiliini , V to Ili; i
expressed nPntitinviits, and the known vt i,l of Si,
constituents, lie vute.d with the phithLix (.1
tic
mnerney for such minittieintunii ot the
bill of ISt?. as local and eotillictitia sectional isi
wrests enabled the majority to oloatii. It is al-
Icged that he has v1°1,111.1.1 the 111JaUtlion ut the
legislature of the State—his Constituents bad the
right to instruct hon. Our political experience
has taught us to distrust both the propriety and
validity of legislative instructions. I%e remem
ber when men professing democracy offered at
democratic meetings, resolutions in favor rd the
United States Bank, and we also remember that
a democratic legitslature passed resolutions in fa
vor of the re-charter of that bank. and that every
federal paper and bank vassal predicted eternal
ruin to the country, if that, then insolvent and
swindling institution- was not re-chartered.—
We never believed that the resolutions above al
luded to spoke the sentiments of the people of
Pennsylvania, neither do we now believe that
the democracy of Pennsylvania will make the
tariff of 1842, or any other tariff ever yet passed,
or hereafter to be passed, the test of their politi
cal faith. A tariff is a question of expediency
as well as principle, depending on existing cir
cumstances at the time of its passage, and has
under the increased momentum of the protecting
principle, which Clay's Compromise Bill had
for a while stifled, become with many a mere
scramb'e for dollars and cents. The great and
fundamental principle of democracy so far as we
are informed, is, first, to levy on the people the
least possible amour)t of revenue or taxes, and
in its assessment to Discriminatein favor of pro=
tection to all the great interests of the country,
and io distribute the burdens of taxation with
greatest possible equality. Such are the views
of Mr. Wilmot, and we shall take great pleasure
in laying his speech before the public, which is
said to ke one of the ablest made on the subject
during the late debate.
Mr. Wilmot and the Democratic- Press.
It will afford great pleasure to the democrats of this
Congressional district, to notice the just estimation of
the talent and ability of its member, and of his course in
Congress. There are some here envious of his fame
and reputation, and who would crush him, if they could.
But it is of no use. There is a too deep settled and
fixed attachment lie hits. lot such shafts to reach. He
is winning the laurels wh:ch it was ever believed were
in store for hint. May they cluster more and mole, by
the devotion of his talents to the cause of the poi le;
[From the We•Miel.l6mn.lartl.]
Ilan. DAVID WILmoT, of the Bradford coun
ty district, .was the only member from ['eon
sylvania. who had the moral courage to vote
for a reduction of the 'Tariff to a revenue stand
ard. He deserves the thanks of Di inocrats,
everywhere, 19r his firmness of purpo4..•-la
Zliue Udheriug to the principles of democracy,
so shamefully deserted by his collemgates.—
That lie will be smdtined by his own constit
uents we have - not a doubt. for be it rentemi,er
esl that it is the nit-restsrd dema4ogmo. an I the
weak and cowardly piny lea , ler, toil not the
hardy yetimaiiary of Pennsylvania, that are dis
posed to.make 00annon cause with whigery
upon the taritiquestion.
[From the Chester County Democrat.]
Every member from this State voted in the
negative, except :11r. Wilmot from Bradford
and 'Susquehanna counties, an a , rricultural
district. Mr. Wiltmd is a high-needed an7 l
honorable man, and we doubt not truly repre:c
scuts the views of tits cmistutients on this sub
jert. When he was a candidate for the seat
he now-so he took open and derided
ground against tne Tariff of •42. and was elect
ed by a ai,,j 'illy exceeding 3000.
[From the Washington Union.)
From Pennsylvania. so distinguished in sup
port of the war of '7G, anti 1812. and so ever
ready to pour out the life-blood of her sons to
defence of the country—so dm:otcd to the
Union—so true to the democratic faith on all
other que, , tlonA but the tariff. there was but a
so ;,-le vote for this great measure—and that
came from the hold and fearless, the truly able
and eloquent Wilmot. Let him wait but a
sear to_ see t h e operation in this hill defeat all
the predictions of his opponents, and his vote,
thOugh now alone, will be the vote of Penneyl.
vania.
[From the Clrlmnalle Democrat.]
As our readers will perceive, we are able this
week to lay before them the important intelli
gence of the triumphant passage of the Reform
Tariff Bill thro' the House. It has been only
from the peculiar -urgency of our Foreign Re
lations, that the measure has been so long de
layed. It has been anxiously waited for by
the Iriends of the Administration, and its suc
cess will be hailed with joy by every true Dem
ocrat. To Mr. w ii.moT, belongs the honor
of correctly representing not only his own con
stituency, but a large portion of the Pennsylva
nia Democracy. An integrity, an honesty.
rendered so conspicuous by the surrounding
defection is worthy of all praise. All eyes
are now 'turned anxiously to the Senate. We
predict its success. though it will not be with
out a tierce struggle;
IFrom the Clinton Democrat.]
In the discussion of the bill in the House
several of the Pennsylvania delegation gave
their views at large, and among, others Mr.
Wilmot of Bradford. I deeply regret that I
did not hear him, for it is universally conceded
that he made a most brilliant effort. I was
told by a prominent Whig, that he made the
hest speech upon the subject. Mr. W. is quite
a young man—amiable in manners, and mod
est in deportment: and tho' the architect of
his own fortune, already stands prominent
among the most - prominent men ot Congress
Talents of so high an order, controlled, as they
are, in his rase, by unswerving integrity, and
genuine democratic principle, cannot fail to he
roine the property of the great and glorious
old Keystone.
[From the Elmira Gazette.l
lion. DAVID IV ti.moT. of Bradford Con'tiv
is the only member of Congress front Pennsyl
vania., that voted for the new tariff hill. He
not only voted for it but made one of the ablevt
speeches in the House for it. It is really grat
ifying to find one pure democrat among the
members from that state. One that has not
• been influenced by the iron-masters and
owners of ore lands, hut who feels' it his duty
to legislate (or the interest of the masses instead
of the aggrandizing few. That vote of his ele
vated him far above his colleagues with the
democrats of that slate, who bold principles as
paramount ito interest. His star is in the as
cendant and the time will come when the de
mocracy of the state will point with pride to
that vote, and exult that they had such a man
in the councils or the nation. Thousands of
them now spook hie name in prai.e. ‘Ve pre
tend to know somothine 0 1 the view.; of is ile
itiocrev, and eau the friends of the
proteent , ,sy%trni that the iiroplr art' nut SO
o'.ananoosln fivrir of a protective will' as the '
vote of it: members of emigres: indicate.
The vow of Penn:vivanta on this questioi.
is siundir to tilt) Ono given on the re-chartering
of the 11. ti, Bank by coneress, previous to its
hi tug vetoed by Gen. Jactizon. Every mem-
b ee but win voted for its re-charter The tea.
son of their cluing so was, heraii.e'it was lar a :
et! in that state, and they conceived it to be RI
interest to have it re-chartered. Bin never treN
men more mistaken, uidess, it is those who .
voted against remodelling the tarilT. er ,„
as out people got Melt' ry es Open a rbaroe
came et e: their d re ams, they raw their Urn,'
a nd soon were found arrayed against it. li ss
it will be with the tariff. The fienO t , 111
soon discover that:a protective tariff is an n.
democratic and ruinous• to the laborer, en d
therefor.- set their fares against it. It cannot
be possible that the democrats of that st ele
will cling to a measure that even Great Britain
feels is i to illiberal .a policy for her, a n d s ,
about to repeal their retrictive laws. tv,i i
they contend for a restriction upon commerce.
and thus attempt to place our governme nt .
which should keep in advance -of the monarch':
al governments. in all that constitutes the true
principles of equality and liberty ?
The vote of Mr. Wilmot is the (fawnin g (d i
day when the democracy of that old demcwrat.
is state will rise above the narrow and seltiilt
feeling that now actuates a portion of it, anti
come out boldly against fostering one intere g
to the detriment of all others, and aeainneeury
a position which was elevated in principl e 211,1
ennobling in character, as any state in the
Union.
(From the American Sentinel—a firm and zealous ult 3.
care of the Tariff of 1842.}
I may be permitted to say in regard to one
gentleman, from Pennsylvania, (I mean the
llon. 31r. llrtz.moT) that his entire cont.,
Congress—his vole on the Tariff as it
pa.sed the House of Representatives, earl be
fully vindicated, triumphantly Histained, b y
an intelligent and patriotic constituency.
;Or. Wl!mot, in his vole, has acted rn p „.
feet harmony with the past character. theretn,
showing, to the world that his derotinn to p r ;,.
frssed prnriples and inea,..ures were not
ed for the occasion. but sincere, an I of ti
loliv and pure rharaeter whirli
this abl, an•l elopioni defender of
i, ou to fore. l o peroopl ioterest, for ere 1.1.4er
and par,loo.iiiit interest of the country
duct—so worthr and palrinin• ( . 311 rOl Li;, ,„
the end. to bring. with it the re5pv e t,,,,,,;i],,,,, e
and the credit so eminently der.
[Frot the Yerk Gazetta.]
F', , r rite i.o.titir•atrori of Mr. tv ihrtot f;.t
course, in relation to the bill. he
ahtir.Wlllt !IL on If,. 11,,„ r
the II Ile rt.-livered durtaF, the l!WO.
Sit)() nl
lie but in 1 . ..m . .1111.1..e of the 1111 , .-
oNE uL LICE ATILLST SPEEt'llEs
affainst the iniustice, the !Iross
the hill..f I d I:nth:Ant as was H. e . .
I ,, rt, on the )re, , zon .ino.tion and hrth
[lie uuri.ert , tal rink a , -1 ,, ,1t•L1 lust I , v
rnnseot on that took ail r.v
NVe,h).•..ilay. when It Let
to the 11.51,e a! , ht) . ,l ht• - r:;11V Irma I:1 ,
strl:ne.s, he oht,ined the fir... - . an
;die swath,. .. , ont".vhat role e 1,1,1. h
tartir Qolne of the hatale.l re•
eeivid run gaarler. 4 sin It a
ropy his sleech, as soon as puhh..he I. Yip
set t r iad that it j.isitties all I I, ~, r, 7
e sae in rektion to it—and inswirs na't
the airolteation of the terms in whaqi
l",tion refers to Mr. IV. 7... -6..
hold :1,1 fearless, the truly able and ria,-,wat
[From the Troy Banner.]
NIT.. :r.noT. in accordance %%oh [he ev,,r,
tations of tits friends. lias proven :
consinteut firm adherent to the r•
plc:, :nil an able supporter of the inc.c.:c-t.
the 1 - korner:ni paty. In all tlo , ,
has done no more th in dm , to hoe , -
In; constituents required, no more '.•
stood pledged ti dn . A Ithmiglt tiro, ar.
Irvin.. occasion he stood alone, s.) fir
Congret,ionol Delegation from tto4
concerned, V. lie tr. m •
he net the icon,, ao,vve lilleW he %void.: uto;
it learles,ly, and by his voice upon the
lion, helped to repeal one of the most nd,,,t
acts of the •• Ilard eider" Conareso of 1‘1 . .!
For this lie deserves and will receive the ilon;r
of his ronstltuems. They will award in him
the praise of, •• done thou good and 1. , r
ful servant."
• [From the Lanca=ter Democrat.:
The entire Pennsylvania didegatioa—tee
one solitary exception—voted against the .11 1 ,
That solitary exception ,is, the lion. l'to
WIL3IOT, of Bradford county. We p e s.ierie,
in consequence of this cote, that Mr. Kamm
will be assailed with nn little bitterness Sy ,
portion of the Democratic presses of dos Rate.
as well as by the united Whit" press: a ndent
not only will his motives and inteffitiYh'"'"
ed to qiiestiott but that he will lie fief& tr.
coned of haying misrepresented the wislon
his constituents.. It is but justice to ‘l l '. ll. ''
lint to state that he has used no di•vii.ie
reference to his hostility to a prntecove Tag
and that the views which lie eatenaO , R nnta
Tariff question, are entertained by a lorzem
jority of the. citizens of Bradford and 'fin: l
counties, the district which he so ably rrpw
cents. When a candidate for the seat tri , r''
he now holds, he. was opposed by Mr. Bal.
an ardent friend of the Tariff of 1542. P"`
tection and anti-protection Was the leadin;.•
stie7inade at the polls. and Mr. Wit:tot '"
=plied as flee candidate of the mai I , ^ l '
:Or. Wilmot would have sacrifice:
his own views of right, and the views ( - tin(
as entertained by his constituents. IP'
roted 1 b'; It is said that \I r. t‘nret.
defined his position on the 'rand queihen;:+
speech of rare ability and eloquence.
I rroni thr fluntinzdr.n
Iloxon To w nom Hostin ts ht I,—Teth r
Ditvin WiLatoT stands alone in die l'elo`
vanta delegation in Congress on that real
tional question, the Tariff. I would aiiitisrbr l
does he stand with the great Democratic jgo
of the nation ? You find him there witkitt,
majority, el:intending for the principle 4. 4,
rionly and justice—the principles WI A‘hictl:
have always understood the Democratic p 3.!
is found—while eleven of the Democratic
dr r
ration from this State are commie/I 'l.or
principles proclaimed by the great leader
pensioned-advocate of the
F.nsTFR, who has declared that It I.;
of the Government 70 take rare ofthe
the rich to take cure of the poor.
[From tho Now York Ny, 3 iu
The only vote from p e ,, nsv h,„„,, fer
.hill was given by Mr. \V 11.310 F. the r!ne
and trimly sound iiepr'esentativet Vow the W I "
I , rl Distrtet. \Vith this excrimon, the O r
her , fr. , in Vennoy Ivan's, who it ere all P resto :
vutest ut soltd phalanx against the bill:
[From the York- Demmt.oic Pres.,l'
Ole democrat from l'elinsylv , nia
the Tarllbill. NVic.nor:of 13r.i.hord'f:
lv. This ,ri:etitle,ittatt deehrcd
s!llun the-tan:l . tit 3 ;Jai'