The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-04
THE TARIFF--sLaNG OF THE
LOCOFOCOS.

particularly, - addicted to this slang. We
call il slang, because il is false language used
for base purposes OF decciving the people, and
Of putting up one set of men. and putting down
another. II it were Martin Van Buren, and
a high tariff, DC. vs.. Henry Clay and high
tariff, &C., there would be some consistency
in the language, for the reason that high tariff
nations may as well be attributed to the for
mer as to the latter; ana we, perhaps, should
say that Mr. Van Buren, is really more OBJ
noxious on account Of his high tariff princi-
Piles than Mr.. Clay. The tariff question split
all national parties, and divided the country
Into sections. The acts Of 1924 and 1928,
one Of which, at least, has been called the
I" Bill Of denominations" were the work Of
both Adams men and jackson men, though
many Of the most distinguished leaders Of the
locofoco party OF the present moment, had,
perhaps, preponderating influence in getting
them through Congress. Among these dis
tinguished leaders, whose partisans are now
pitting them, as is pretended, against tariff,
but by whose votes and voices an obnoxious la
riff ,cas established. we may mention, An
DREW Jackson, MARTIN VAN buren,, Col.
JOHNSON, Col. BENroN, Mr.. EATON, present
Minister at Madrid, Gov. DIcKERsoS, &c.
All these gentlemen voted for, and many Of
their friends otherwise supported the obnox-
ious tariffs that preceded the modification or
Compromise now in existence, which is the
offspring Of Mr.. Clay. And, strangely as il may
sound to locofoco ears, accustomed as they
nre to hear high tariff; and every thing else
that is evil attributed to the opposition, the
Adams men Of 1921 opposed and voted
against the very thing which the locofocos
now pretend is exclusively federal" in its
associations and support, and about which
they are making great hue and cry for the
purpose thereby Of enti:ny or frightening the
people into the support Of Van Barren.
Federal NJ ,ss ,chise.ts, for instance,
represented in tn Senate by Messrs. NJ Ills
AMI Lloyd, opposed the tariff Of 1924 while
Gen Jack .on AM Mr.. Van Blren supported
1t! Gen. Jack son corroborates this, in reg ,rd
to himself, by his own words, and shows that
his views favorable to a protective tariff were
unchanged! In a letter u Gov. Ka;, OF In
dilna. dated Feb. %, 1923, he said
pray You sir. respectfully state to the Senate
OF Indiana, that my oplnons. at present. precisely
ridt Msy mere ~ 1884, when they
ca;ed. by letter 10 ctor Colensn. Of Indians, aud
,ohsn eo'ed lor the present tarf [ls2sl and appro-
priat,oas Jor internal IMPROVEMENTS"
We have before published the votes on the
Tariff, as given in the Journals Of the Senate.
They exhibit ut once the hypocrisy of the
administration in attempting to make the OPP
position responsible for obnoxious tariffs
These votes will bear repetition US we find
them more in detail in the Nashville Banner!
The struggle between the friends and oppo.
n.n.s oflhe Bill OF 1924 easu,d in the Sc
nate, Immediately on its coming up from the
House.
On the 25ih April, Mr. Mills made motion to strike
ont the duty OF ninety per hundred bars
or bolts not manufactured in whole part, by roll
ing Among the yeas this motion the names of
Barbour, Macon, Holmes Of Maine, King of Ala,
Lloyda Mills OF Mass Cliyton of Delaware, Taylor
of Va, &c.
",
JACKSON and VAN BUREN,
.On the STU OF May, Mr. KIM Of Ala moved to strike
out provso ~ the first secton which declared among
other things that all cotton cloths whatsoever the og
nacos OF which was less than thirty per square
yard, should be taken and deemed have cos, thirty
cents per square v.d aud CHARGED with du,y according
ly. Nays, JACKSON, VAN buren,, &C.
Va the 9th OF May, Mr. Hlyne moved to strike out
IN section |, line II, the words fax hemp" Nays,
JACKSON, VAN buren,, &c
Ga the same day Mr.. Macon moved to strike on, the
duty Of four and half per squire yard on cotton
blggng Nays EATON. JACKSON, &c
On May 7th, Mr.. Lloyd Of Massachusetts, moved 10
strike ont the duty Of three per pound
bes or CHAINS Nays, EATON, JACKSON, &c.
May 10. Mr.. Taylor Of Va, moved TO strike out the
duty OF 20 cents per bnshel whest-od wheat -four
% cents per hundredon potatoes. ten per bush
e. Nays, EATON. VAN BUREN, JACKSON, &c.
ona motion by Mr. Talbot 10 fix the dl,y on iron
tny-seven dollars per ton, Gen Jackson voted in the
affirmative and that motion having failed he voted for
the next highest sun, thirty five follars
Vi motion TO increase the duties already imposed
on all foreign distilled spirits fifteen per centum, Gen
jackson voted IN the affirmative
finay the question being taken the third reading
OF the bill, the vote stood follows:
Yeas-Mr Barton. Bell BENTON, Brown. Chand-
Ter, DWolf DlCKERSON EATON Edwards, Find.
lay, Holmes of Maine, JACKSON. JOHNSON Of
Ky, kuyht. L,nnan, Lowre, M'Ilvaine. Noble,
Palmer, Rnrglcs, Seymour, Talbot Taylor Of Indiana
aud VAN BUREN-2i
Nsys--Mr Blrbour, Branch, Clayton. Elliott, Gail
lard, Hayue, Holmes Of Miss, Henry johnson, J. s.
Johnston, Kelly. King Of Ala. King Of New York.
Lloyd Of Maryland. Llvyd Of Mass. Macon, Mills,
Pafrott, Smith, Taylor Of Va, Van Dyke, Ware, VIII
lams--22. -. 4".
We should think here was sufficient proof
to satisfy even the most obstinate that, the
opposition are not SO obnoxious to the charge
"' h'sh 'arti.lsm as the party now in power
e"ongh to convince any rational being that
the Loco-foco electioneerng cry of tariff,
tarii' against every opposition candidate that
appears, is sheer slang anil hnmhnn Il ,h,,s