Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-04-06
Tariff Meeting.

Notwithstanding the threatening of storm
yesterday afternoon, large number OF ciilz9ns
assembled in Independence Square, In pursu-
ance of call for the friends Of "home industry"
and of the protection of it by judicious tariff.
The mass of them was evidently of men who
knew practically the meaning of industry, and
who had left the factories and workshops TO
lend their aid to the object proposed In The
meeting The meeting was organized by cal
ling Col Smith TO the Chair, and appointing
several Vice Presidents, and Secretaries.
After announcing the purpose for which they
met together, Col Smith addressed his fellow
citizens for about half an hour. His remarks,
besides earnest appeals to their patriotic feel
ngs, embraced various facts Illustrative OF the
influences of a protective tariff upon The labor
and production of the country. He particular
ly conlras,ed the excess of exports over imports
between the years 1920 and 1880, with the ex-
cess of imports over exports, between the years
1880 and l840 The favorable course of trade
III the former ten years, he attributed to the high
tariff then in operation, and the outward events
of the latter term 10 the reduction of duties un-
der the Compromise Act. The Chairman fur
ther urged the necessity of returning to the old
policy; by referring to the exclusive policy
steadlas,v maintained by Great Britain, Of for
bidding the import into her markets of nearly
all the staple products of agricultural labor IN
this country On our Indian corn she places
duty of 200 per cent, barley, rye and buck
wheat, 200 per cent, oats 800 per cent, and to-
bacco 900 per cent He might have added to
the list hay, on which the English duty is so
per cent, potatoes ! so per cent, beef and pork
$50 per cent, sugar $50 per cent, fruits 200 per
cent, besides the total prohibition of all the pro-
ducts of American fisheries. From the facts
which the Chairman adduced, he urged that
the course of England with regard 10 this coun-
try, forbids that in Justice to ourselves, we
should keep open free ports for her manufactu-
rers. We pretend not 10 give sketch OF Col.
Smiths remarks, having taken no notes--but
merely to point out the spirit in which he pre-
sented the cause, for the promotion of which
the meeting had assembled.
The Chairman was followed by other citizens,
who offered resolutions and addressed the meeting
The resolutions were both general, as regards the
tariff policy, ana particularly as showing how es
pAcially 1t is allied with the interests OF this State
In offering resolution exhibiting the condition of
iron manufactures in this State, Charles j. Jack
spoke twenty OF thirty minutes in a very ardent
strain. H embraced in his, remarks, several facts
indicative OF Tue Necessity Ol CHdiSe III tle tdI4
as equally advantageous to all classes of the COM
munty
Col. Leslie Combs, Of Kentucky, being recog-
nized on the ground, was called forward by the
meeting, and accordingly ascended the platform.
He announced himself unprepared to address such
an assembly-but took the occasion to utter few
patriotic sentiments which were loudly appfauded
by the crowd. On account of indispositlon, he
excused himself from an extended speech.
Iba adi IN MI a
Broad streets, on Saturday next. 1t may, on the
whole, be considered very favorable demonstra-
tion in favor of the protective system. North
American