Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-04-13
Home Leagues.

We have inserted in another column the Con-
stition, and some of the Resolutions adopted by
She Home League of Northampton County, in or
der to give our readers more practical idea OF
those Societies which are working such wonders
in favor of the depressed and disprited operations
of the United States The object Of the Home
Leagues, as there expressed, is to bring about
proper protection for American Industry, and to
secure reciprocal Commerce. This is to be eff
fected by arousing the people to sense of their
present PROSTATE condition, and thus awakening
spirit throughout the land which will be felt IN
the Halls of Congress, and indnce that body to
enact laws to give protection to manufacturers
and laborers, by means of a good and sufficient
Tariff
According to the existing Tariff, our ports are
open 10 the ships of every nation. whilst theirs
are closed 10 US by heavy and oncrocs duties.
The productions Of France, and other countries,
where The price of labour is but 10 cents per day.
are imported here, and our honest and hard-work-
ingmen un6ersold, because they cannot afford to
labor for the same low wages. This is wrong;
and we called upon by every sense of right, to
give full protection TO our own industry.
TO show how we are affected by foreign labor,
for want of sufficient Tariff, we will state one
fact in illustration of our position. 1t is this. A
few days ago a vessel arrived at Boston, from
Havre, having on board, among other things, 600O
pair of Boots These Boots, on account of the
low rate of duty, be sold for 50 less, per pair
than those of the same quality made in this Coun-
try. This is but one of many similar importations,
ard the consequence will be that many hundreds
of our Boot and Shoe makers will be thrown out
of employment, whilst we are affording market
for French 10 cent day labor. 1t is pretty much
the same with nearly every other article of Amer
ican production.-the same ruihous policy is pur-
sued in relation to ii, and our industry is left
10 anguish.
On the other hand, those countries, who thus
fatten upon our proStraton, keep up the duties on
articles of our production, so as effectually to ex-
clude them from their ports. England, for in |
stance, although she pays but nominal duty on
all her imports to the United States, charges US
So for every barrel of -four, and the same price |
for every barrel of sugar, export to that coun-
try, We owe it to ourselves, and our people, to
put stop To these evils. If other countries will
not receive our sugar. -four, rice iron, coal, &C.,
in return for their productions, without charging
US more duty than we charge them, we should ex-
clude them by such restrictions as will fully pro-
iect our own industry. In order to effect this,
union is necessary; and therefore these Home
Leagues are formed. We are emphatcally la
boring community in this County, and therefore
lave deep interest in the protection of American
Industry. Let US then join together in an associ
alton, and lend our aid in securing those bene6-
cial results. Who then, in Stroudsburg, will de-
serve the thanks OF his fellow citizens by moving
first in this natter, and organizing Home League
for Monroe county!