The Caledonian

"FOOD FOR REFLECTION"
The "Coos County Democrat," published at Lancaster, N. H. is considered, we believe, a true exponent of the principles of the locofoco party generally. It bears at its head the name of James K. Polk, for President. In that paper of May 29, 1844, we find the following comments upon the vote of Paul Dillingham and others upon the question of laying McKay's tariff bill upon the table. The reader will see how the Democrat must view Paul Dillingham's course in asserting that the Polk party of the Country are in favor of Protection. If any Polkite doubts the source or the correctness of the article let him get a copy of the Democrat, and satisfy himself, and no longer charge the Whigs with misrepresentation, when they aver that Mr. Dillingham is only "pulling the wool over people's eyes" when he pretends that Polk is as good a Tariff man as Mr. Clay. It should be remarked that the Democrat thinks the present is a high tariff.
"So, we regret to say, all hopes of any material amendment of the present tariff, are lost so far as the present session is concerned. It has been lost too by professed friends—Whigs in fact, but democrats in name, Dillingham of Vermont, Parmenter, and Williams of Massachusetts, and Richard D. Davis and nine others of New York were among the number. We sincerely hope, that at the next election, every one of these gentlemen will be left at home. A high tariff' democrat is a monster we cannot endure the sight of, the sooner all such politicians, either abandon their errors on that subject, or unite with the Whigs openly, the better it will be for the country. We had rather, much rather, have an open Whig in Congress, than such a democrat, as always professing attachment to our cause, is always opposing our principles.
That they have done more to injure the democratic cause, more to dishearten its friends, and encourage its enemies, than the same number of Whigs could have done in their places, they must admit themselves. And it is their private misfortune, that they have pursued such a course, that they could in no other way do the democracy so much service, as by abandoning it, and publicly declaring a determination to vote for Henry Clay.
They hang dead weights upon the cause, they profess to befriend, and the true supporters of that cause must cut them loose, unless they are willing to see it borne down by them forever.
They may plead that they obey the will of their constituents in the course they are taking. Then their constituents are Whigs, and they are bound in honor to resign and let them have whig representatives.
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES. It should not be forgotten that a Senator to Congress is to be chosen by the next Legislature of this State; and this fact should inspire harmony, union, and all honorable efforts on the part of the friends of Protection and the opponents of Annexation, to secure in every case possible, a sound Whig Representative. Do not forget this. Let all be for harmony and united action!
A late Vermont Patriot says, that Consul Jarvis wrote to Washington expressing the opinion that wool costing 8 cents and even 10 cents a pound ought to be admitted free of duty. Well, the Whigs in Congress did not think just so in 1842; but Consul Jarvis is the largest wool grower in New England, and ought to know what would affect his interest.