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this year ie for Chester county" Laughief) So
coal ana clay, he had seen uanner that day-and
that thatruh He trusted that the
had taken place had eaiignenei that State. Mr. then
dwsit - Iehsa on the important influence which the
election 10 Pensy iyanis would have all the Union
and xloe nis audience activity and jealous exertion
in securing the election OF General Markle


The meeting got very impatlent during the de-
livery OF the latter portion OF Mr. Sargeanls Speech
and the cries for Mr.. Webster becoming general
and loud,


Mr.. WEBsrsR stepped forward 10 address the
vast assemblage, and he was greeted with three
loud cheers. He then spoke as follows;


am very happy fellow citizens OF Pennsy lvana TO be
amonsstyo III thus assembling OF yourselves together TO
manifest the interest take in the cause that has convened
this vast multitude and the deep concern iee Tor the
re uit IN those great elections which now pending
oetore the country But, fellow citizens have come
here with expectation OF adding any tning OF In
or argument side OF the controversy
whca y GU ana espouse The great question has been
discussed before the country by sDe men on all sies IA
voice e..none abler than yourself Danienlsugater aud
cheers Most reajing men the country have had a
full opportunity oil examining these questonsthe think
ing OF the community have had reflect upon
them and mature their judgment But the hour Of deer
&C ion approaches. We feel cheeTei in such mo-
ment and ierl cheered by the gladdened and excl ed
counenances many friends bound purpose to pro
duce the result and all united in
shlp OF devotion their assembly
gentlemen, shall have the effect of doing away any re-
IN aiming remlssness nattention-f shaft nuke the
conviction Of DUTY sink deeper into mems
what the crisis OF public affairs, and their obga
tons TO the community call spon them do and PERFORM
then our assembling viii have been for good, and
shall retire from his occasion with the Consciousness
tha W. have served the pubic IN its greatest interests


q ntlemcn, attn 1ugh questions which divide
great parties OF the country have have said been
discusse ID ng little peculiar In
dition oil things in this great Common wealth oil Penn
sylvana, aud | Will ask your permission to hestow
word or two upon tina, singular condition of things -
the counry divided nave said, into two great par
ties great prominent topic of national interest
Those Two great parties generally speaking, entirely
fditAa and Nnn nd a.
refer to the protection" question As general truth
Is Certain that the great OF the whs party Tor
protection to American industry labor and interests II
Just certain that the great majority OF the party
the opponents opposed TO what called the proec
trade opposed tariff protection This the general
truth, and this ID not coDfaed to iocaes-to points OF
Thus although IN the part Of the country where live,
the Of the majority OF the people IS for protective
policy yet when the general politics OF the other party
prevail shey prevail III this we'll in other RESPECTS
aad oven in New England you find
jorities in favor of free trade, That is the Case
IA New Hampshire and IN Name, and when
you go Sonts beyond the Potomac river, don't
know hardly exception to the rule that every body o


posed the general policy of the wings and the whg
party opposed the general policy o protection We
might say therefore, with considerable truth and proprie


4, that the great neston involved in the pending eec.
ton-the grea. question wnch most of all dvides the
two great parties that oil protection protection


Tar or no tar Bus here, gentomen arises the pecu
lar;.y OF tha condition OF things W hich exits amongst
you. Penasy lvania Ii known to be a tariff State -
The protective policy to such extent removed par





parties in Pennsy vsnia, in favor OF hv tariff Well
then, what the course OF thesewhat is the OF
party policy adopted by those who, being antitarif
people themselves, desire nevertheless to obtain
the of anial Why do they come amongst
Us gentlemen argue sgans; your received opinions?
Do they sail under your atg Do they show themselves
to b. what they are-antitaiit men-and endeavor to
convince you that ought be anti tariff alsol Not
at all But tney come hithsr under false colors and
you say that you ars tai they tariff also Why,
gentlemen, however respectful this may be inte


g-nce oi Pennsy ylvania, will say at least that it vefy
bad str ke OF 2ocy-that ii IL somewhat pres puous
at al svents IN those states where the antarlf pocy
pres as all know that Mr. Polk urged upon the al
tenu and support and conf ence the people
ne IS sntstirf they say, up to the hub '-<aughte)


snd IN TINS me gentleman is recommended
20 the conf ience ani support the Penns
bee iuse az they say he tariff 'upte the hub -
tRoars OF laughter and cheers) Why, gentlemen
think that MIR. Polk, he find himself
personally in circle of his friends, part Of them
IRON this portion OF the country he would find him.
sei IN condition OF some awkwarkuess and per-
plsxity-A iaugh) Suppose on his right hand a dozen
citizens oi S,utn Carolina his Left citizens of
them the ground upon which he humbIy expects to be
caosen BY Doth Stdtes Pres the United States
what would he-what could he say, Why gentlemen,
he would have no difficulty at all when addressing him
seit TO the antariH men OF Carolina side lie
woiid say, and say truly to tham-""you all know,
gentlemen, that throughout the whole course OF my
political life | have gone hand in hand with you.
have been opposed to protection My speeches show it
Aiy votes show it. My declarations, thousand times
repeated, show it. Aud repeat prove il
again II he we're then to address himself to his Penn
friends would put into his mouth an thing
inconsistent with his character man OF honor as
the direct Of his declarations made his Carolina
friends would not say that he would SO far dishonor
himself directly declare that his had
ways been advers TO those just referred But il he
could ba supposed to speak to his Pennsy friends
other Pennsylvania friends now speak Tor him-t he
could bs posed To utter to them the sentiments that
fad day n the public OF the middle States
favorable to Mr.. Polk, he would ssy-"I don'i know
whether heard what said just to the Carolina
friends but am ,ayfhtr better tariff than Henry
clay Koars o. Laagns1 here me charm
And continued Mr. Webster incidental" in the language
OF that school means transcendenta (Laughter) And


incidental protection over rides all the other protection
in the world Now, gentlemen think that among the
works o the old dram tss there is play called" Who
IL the Duke p Tnat question is TO be answered long
II Mr. Polk he elected President OF the United


The first message, that if elected he shall send Con
grass anu passages of il refer the tariff will
the quesieion Who the Duke 2" your
faction venture to say 10 your dissatisfaction Gen
tlenen nave come here or no purpose OF eloquence
oratory or display If had any SORT OF passion that
OF flourish any time il has passed away desire
II can TO b. useu for wna remains TO OF life and
A. b tue hope OF being useful to aud to the
Ia which you and engaged, that has brought hi
thar tCheersl shall speak TO you, my friends with
out oraorical flourish directly and earnestly,
ought speak who ieels the Importance topics
discusses and al he ought TO SPEAK when he addresses
tensely interested in the subject Of that discussion
Now 1t 10 no tr71ng occasion--it is no bolyday
business. Il is serious business, far any
thing can be serions IN the ofiirs Of Il is
riou tar any thing be serious that respects the
protection OF public indu trythe support OF public in
situtions and the perpetuation Of Union and
Constitution. And a no ornament--I haven flourish
trope aud metaphor for such subjects But hope
speak you honestly and seriously OF the uness
OF heart aud beg of you receive what say
In tn spirit OF candor and charity No wonder gentle
men, wonder that any party who addresses itself to
Pennsylvania ia the hope Of Obtaining its vote represent
itself favorabe TO the tariff policy. No wonder that
Pennsylvania is favorable 10 the tariff policy. She
is much interested in it-perhaps, may say
interested in 1t than my S.ate in the Union n
Sne manufacturers OF all knds-in the artzans shap


all the great cities sll the small cities all the
villages sle has in all the metals, aad workers
IN wool an workers in leather She has thousands and
thouss Of hanoom There are great inter-
es Of every kind pursued 10 the household in the
workshop the Juntsn and in the valley Throug H..
the whole OF the country there is rot an
opsr3tivethere rs not single individual in the
whole circle Of those Interests and pursuits that has
direct and perml nent interest touching his bread
in the tariff protec ion policy OF the country But
there is larger view OF the su5ject-a worthy
statesmen worthy of public TO entertain worthy
ievery intelligent and patriotic citizen to consider -nnd
% be proud Of he IL Pennsy vanisn Now have said
before other occasions and repest that there