Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-04-25

this measure, will not abandon it, Even It's
enemies are now disposed TO give it fair and
full trial, and condemn i, only when it fals.-.
Then why mol, sir. wait ill The people have an
opportunityao pass upon this question at the
approaching elections? They will then settle
il one way or the other If the. enemies of the
Tariff policy prevail, they can and will repeal
it, but i, you repeal i, now and its friends are
successful, j, will be Immediately restored.-.-
Then why mol lie, i, abide this result, Let go
to the people, lie, them decide ii, and, for one,
sir, am prepared to acquesce in. their decision.
But sir, if more revenue is wanted, why not
increase The duties on luxuries consumed by
the rich rather than thus strike down the poor
mans labor and take The bread from The mouth
of his children, to make room for the imporia-
ton of fifty millions Of dollars worth of foreign
goods Is this, sir, an American measure,
can it receive the support of an American Con-
gress, or the representatives OF the American
people call on the authors Of this ru nous
measure 10 come forth in its defence. | call
on them 10 assign some reason Tor lis adoption.
can readily discover reason, enough why
England should desire its adoption, but they
are the very reasons why we should reject 1t /:
just so far as i, benefits them it Injuries US this
is a conies, between foreign and American me-
chanics, farmers, and manufacturers, for the
American market, and the question is, which
side shall we take ? The tarif of 1912 shuts
out the foreigner and gives the Americans the
market; this bill proposes 10 repeal the tariff OF
lS42, and give it to the foreigner; to open our
ports and again flood our country with foreign
h,ye tO
for Them; and why | again ask The commit
lee upon what principle Of national policy this
measure is sustained
The TARIFF DEXocRATIc--FREE TRADE
MoNARcHIAL.
MIR. Dromgoo!e replied to enable bare-headed
people 10 buy cheap hats
To enable bare-headed people TO buy cheap
hats Sir, lei me tell The gentleman il he car
ries this measure, the poor people Of this coun-
Try would not only 60 bare-headed bu, bare
backed; they would be doomed, like the pau
The tariff, sir is '.the poor mans law" il Is this
and this alone that gives him employment, and
wages. Just as the Tariff goes down, the wa
ges of labor will 90 down with it. Repeal the
tarifT---adopt the gen,leman's favori,e plan of
"free trade" and you will bring down the la
borcr here, in every department of Industry, TO
the level of The seris and paupers of Europe.
This is certain---ii is inevitable. AS certain as
the laws of gravilaion-as inevitable as that
The remoral ol an obstruction between two un-
equal bodies of walter, will reduce the one TO
the level of the other. Repeal the tariff, and
wha. is there 10 prevent our country from being
instantly Inundated with the productions Of the
low priced labour of Europe. When hatlers,
shoemakers. blacksmiIhs. and all must come
down and work as cheap as they do, or give up
the market! With the present facilities of in
tercourse by steamships, YOU nigh, as well at
tempt 10 establish higher wages aud higher prl-
ces on one side Of stree, than on the other.
as 10 establish and sustain higher prices and
wages here than in Europe, under ;he delusire
and EUROPEAN scheme of "lree-trade." But, sir,
this scheme would bring in its train other and
more fearful consequences. Adopi this scheme,
and you will soon bring down and degrade the
now free and prosperous laborer Of this coun-
Try, not only 10 The moral, but 10 the political
condition of the slaves and serls of Europe.
By reducing their wages, you deprive the poor
man of The means OF educating his children and
fitting them to be free. BY thus depressing
one class of your people, you necessarily ele
vale another. You divide socey horizontally
into upper and lower classes. distinctions and
titles supervene---j jcalousies and finally hostl-
lilies follow and liberty itself is in the end swaI-
lowed up in monarchy. Such are The political
and moral tendencies Of every step in the di-
recion of free trade. The protective policy is
therefore democratic in its character and Ten
denotes, il is policy which promotes equality,
not by depressing one class. bu, by elsvatlng
abby elevaiing, sustaining, and protecting the
labor of your own country against the rulnous
and degrading effects OF 100 free composition
with the low priced and depressed labor Of Eu
rope. These are views which belong TO this
subject, and should moi be overlooked or dsre-
garded by those who represent the free labor ol
this country, and especially by those who make
professions Of democracy and loue Of the people
Now is the time, and this is the question, TO
lest their sincerity. Those who represent
slaues may be excused. but those representing
freemen will be held TO strict accountability.
THE DUTIES ADDED TO THE PRICE, NOT TREE!
Fhe grea, and leading objection to The pro-
,ecilYe policy is. that the du.iss are added TO
the prce and maid by The consumers This