Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09

of some talents and experience will we think give
gen, raj sa,isfation.
The Tariff.
Our ncighbors of the Sunbury Gazette seem to
think that our opinion ia relation to Protective
Tdrif are incorrect
As we freely express our opinions whatever they
msy be, so we are always ready to defend them
and we think in this instance We can show the Ga.
zctte, til lis conclusions are as erroneous its
premises arc unsound. While the election was
pending it was well enough to sssert th,t LOG
Cab:rs," Hard & der" "koon Skins" were the
principal agum;nts used by our opponents in de-
fence of their candidate ard while we freely admit
that such was the fact, yet, we arc unwilling 10 Of
fer s'gfoss an insult 10 the understanding and feel
inyS of some 100000 democrats, TO assert tina, in
voting fl Gen Harrison, they were acuated bv
motives so degrading to their character, and so un.
worthy the name Of freemen. We have before
st''cd that the mes-the extraordinary ievulsions
IN the mon,tnry world, produced these r,sus. The
people fit the effects Of this pressure, and were
will ng - try tie effects of a charge, without i'm
Van Buren. And now what was the mos, eliicien,
cause in producing h Sc tncsl We answer u. he.
sl'argly the excessive imporiarinns that fol,ved
the reduction of The tariff. In 1856, directly af er
this reduction took place, cur imports exceeded the
exports by sixtyone million, or in o;hcr words we
ran in debt to treign countries tina, am ,unt, be-
cause many foreign goods we're imported cheaper
than uSu l.
The editor Of the Gazette ak, US show We un-
dcrstand the voice Of The Soutlern States. which
arc opposed 10 tar II and went as UNANIMOUSLY in
favor OF lianfson did the Northern Sta.s," We
deny his being a fact, and if LIE would refresh his
memory ly referring to the election returr.s he
would fluid that Mr.. Van Duren received but seren
soli a'y electoral votes in the Northern States, and
that his wh lie support, with the exception of these
Souih and South w,sten iae>; ard if these states.
Is be Observes, opposed to n tariff it only
To strengthen our arguments that the grr.t COM
moTcial and maj u'aoturins states were in favor of
tim. The editor Of the Gazette furth,r state. that
a high tariff is not ecrs.ary lccause, as he says,
sury Here sgain we must ask II editor TO refresh
his mcmcry Ivy referring t, the Documents.
Tie report Of the S cretary e the Treasury states
that the government obliged t. is. Tie upwards
OF 80 1000 600 in treasury notes, instead If others
edoemed. Does this show a surplus! Mr.. WuoL-
bury iuriher advises Congress TO adopt some mca-
sur,s to make up the ficiency of the revenuc, in
consr qucrcc Of the reduction of duties, and stat
that by July. 1912, fuulcr reduction of al out
$4,000, ,000 will take place. wticl must bc trovi.
ded fr So much for thi, f.c'.
The Gazette further sta,,s that a hishcr tariir
would be "a tax upon the many fJr the henef, Of
the few in other words, for the benefit of the
rich' Let - ste how that f.ct is ,stah shed. For
the last few yeas VIC have imported our silks,
champagne aud q her WINS, amounting to abou,
ihHty mlions per annum, { ce of duty. Now, We
VIII leave it for the Gazette to de, ije, wh ,hcr these
articles OF luxury are for The poor cr The rich. On the
other hand tic article of salt wh ch enters into the
ofevey poor mans family, is III ject to
q duty. Can any Thing be more UNJUST The ed. |
IL " ould be an anlidemocra,ic measure. We can
isure him, ho" ever, II some of the strongest dem
ocrats in the Union are aud olw ,ys have been, in |
'.vor of a tariff We have heard Mr.. Benton him. |
sell IN the Senate dtnoun ing he pr sent ,ariT as
unjust IN lis operations, in repy 10 the 81 eech of
NJ, DAVIS Massachusetts,, upon tie salt and boun.
y question.