Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-19
The Tariff.

a. We have not yet been able TO lay hands on
n single article Containing Arguments tending to
prove the advantage OF free trade. John G. Cal
houn aud several of his associates have made some
metapy yhsca speeches in favor of the doctrine, but
even they have not attempted to prove their theory
by fIcts.--ln Pennsy kama, we duuht # single in
divldual of ordinary intelligence can be found, adj
verse TO tariff for the encouragement ofour domes
nc manufactures, unless we excep,a few who are
tammeled by party schemes The following extract
which we copy from the \. Y Tribune, will show
wha, opinions we entertained by che Tammany
Society in N,w Eork, in lisa. The-e same
Tanmsny men, it must be Tecol ecred, profess To he
the simon prreS of the democratic party. Their
arguments in favor OF protective taria, we consid-
er irrefu,alIe and more applicable to the pres
ent times than they then,
The following is correctly extracted from the
printed Tammany Address, beginning page ed
and ending page 23d:
"Another benefit, and not among the least
which would arise from the encouragement Of
domestic manufactures, would be the exclusion
Of all foreign agents, whether Scotch, English,
French OF German. This species Of oRreR-
ANT character holds in his hand the capital Of
some man abroad, who never intends 10 step his
foot upon cur shores, and with tins capital en-
tracts from the country the profit of It's traffic
on a perfect commercial equality, with the A.
mcrican citizen. This is continued until he ac-
cumulates given heap OF riches for himself
and has patron; and then, after opressing all
around him to wind up his affairs, he mcdestly
returns 10 his fore lgn home, and retiring in op-
ulence, contributes 10 the wealth and resourccS
| OF that nation who might next declare war a
! ganst us. This is in fact furnishing the sin
| ews of war to other nations; for IL would be A
| merican profits on which this agent
agent would live in his own country. The
| truth is that We have progressed 50 far that We
want no population, and should receive none,
except those who intend to spend their lives and
increase their posterity among us.
''As the United States are inhabited by more
foreign agents than any na,ron on earth in pro-
portion to their population, it will appear upon
calculation, that this is a very improvident
mode of parting with the national treasure.
Bansh the foreign goods as far as our manu-
faciures, under the magnanlmous care OF Con-
gress, can bansh them, and the visits OF those
vultures would soon cease. In their place
would stand the honest manufacturer, receiving
fair profit for the fabrics of his own hand
Bat the picture of evil arising from these Tor
eipn agents has not been sufficiently extended
These transactions with our citizens are often
nsidious and oppressive. They nave Eot tiit
sympathies of country or national fellow feeling
TO meliorate their cupidity. In their indul gen
ces they are actuated by interest alone, and IN
their enforcement OF debts they are restrained
by no principles. They are at this moment Il
be seen in swarms IN their visits 10 the mteTi