Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18
The Tariff Question Settled.

We congratulate our readers that this vexcd
question has been settled at least for the present
session of Congress. This news will be received
with sstifaction throughout the country, and
doubt and anxiety will give place to rejoicing and
increased activity in every branch of home in.
dustry The bill to modify the existing Tariff
was laid on the table, yesterday week by vote
of l05 yeas, to 80 nays This gave the bill its
quietus. We are gladto see that the whole Penn
sylvania delegation, both Democrats and Wings,
voted in the affirmative. In this they have obey
ed the voice of their constituents there could
be no mistake about the opinions Of the people.
Of Pennsylvania upon this subject; they have
spoken so plainly, that "he who runs may read"
They have shown that they regard the protection
of the great interests of the country as more inn
portant than mere party considerations, and that
they will not permit those interests to be con-
trolled by party tactics to favor the elevation
of any man to Office. We rejoice exceedingly at
this decision OF the people, unequivocally ex.
pressed. 1t augurs much for the prosperity and
welfare of our common country. ltis time that
party spirit should be restrained within proper
bill was laid on the table
| fFAs.-Alessrs Abbot, Adams, Ashc, b..
| ker, Barringer, Barnard. Bdlack, Jas Back,
| l'rengle, Brodhcad, Mll'on Brown, Jeremiah
Brown, Burlington, J. E. Cary, Carroll, Catin,
| Cansin. Chiffon, Ciinch, Cingman, Cullamcr,
Cranston. Dana, Dirragh, Gtrret, Davis, De.
barry. Del!et. Dickey. Dickinson, Dillingham;
Ellis, Elmer, Faree, Fish, Florence. Foot. Eos.
| ter, French, Giddings, Willis Green, Byrum
! Green. Grnnell, Order, Herdin. Harper, Hub
| bell. Hudson, w. Hunt, c. J. Ingersoll, J. R
| Ingersull, Irwin, jerks, p B. Johnson, J. p
Kennedy. Daniel p King, Kirkpatrick, Nell.
voinc, Mash, f. J. Morris, Morse. Mosley, Nes
Newton, Parmenter, Patterson, Peyton, Pho.
nix, Pollock, f. Il. Potter. Pre- ton. Ramsey
! Raymcr, Ritter, Rockwell, Rogers, Russell
Simple, Schenck, Senter, Severance. u. l. Sev.
mour. Slmons, A bert Smith, J. Il Smith, G. 3
Smith, Spence, Stephen, Stetson, And Stew.
mt, Summers, Sykes Thomasson, Tlden, Ty
Ter, Vance, Vanne'cr, Vinton, Wethered
Wheaton, Whi'c, Williams, Winthrop, w
Wright. and Yost-l05.
NAYS -Mcssrs Anderson. Atkinson. Blylev
Belsrr, Bcnion. james A. Black, Blackwell
Bower, Boyd. w. J. Brown, Burke. Burr, Cad
well, Campbell, S. Cary, Reuben Chapman
Augustus a. Chapman, Chappell, Clinton. Cobh
Coles, Bross, CuI'on, Daniel, John w. Davis
Dawson. Dean, Douglass, Dromgoole, Duncan
Dunlap. Fickln Hale, Ilamlin, llammctt. Har
Alison, Henley. Herrick. Holmes, Hoge IIopkn
Houston, HUBBARD, Hughes, Ilungcriord. J.
Hunt, Cave Johnson, a. Johnson, q. w. Jones
Andrew Kennedy, Preston, King, Iabranche
Leonard, Lucas Lumpkin, Lyon, Mcconnell
Mcdowell. Mckay, Mathews, Joseph Morris
Murphy, Norris. Owen. Payne, Petit E. d
Potter, Pratt. Ra,hbnn, D. S. Red, Reding
Reie. Rhett. Roberts, Robinson, St. John. Saun
ders Thomas II. Seymour, Simpson, Sl,dell
Robert Smith, Strenrod, John Stewart, Stiles
Stone, Strong, Taylor, Jacob Thompson, Tib
bats, Weller, Wentworth, Woodward, and
A. Wright-99.