Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-01-04
The Tariff Clocks, &c.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. IS, lS43.


LIVERPOOL, Nov IS, lS43.
Sir The most prominen, subjects tina. en-
gage The public attention at the present time
arc The Irish Repeal The Anti Corn Law
League and The Rebecca Riots in Wales.-
Of the frs, know not what 10 say. The &C
iion and interference of the Government have
mes, certainly checked the Repealers in their
public demonstrations, but that The excitement
has subsidized, only TO break forth afresh, is be-
lieved by more than one. The trial of 'OCon.
nel' will soon come on, the result of which
will be an acquitia!. |, is reported to-day tha,
he has summoned three millions of Witnesses
all of which will appear for The defence. lfiIis
true he will never live 10 see his sentence, even
| if he be convicted He is an old Fox and viii
worry his MqyeSty'S Hounds ere the race is
over.
! Tho .An,i-Con Law League are making
tremendous efforts 10 disseminate their princi.
pies, and with grea, success. They, however
use some arguments which think might with
propriely, be questioned. For instance. III
Lancashire Yorkshire, and oiher manuac-
turing districts, they tel! the people The Amer
icau Tariff was passed only as a retaliation for
the English Corn Laws, and repeal the Corn
Laws and The Americans will repeal their Ia
riff' These being districts almost wholly de-
pendent on America Marke, for their goods
the result is as would be anticipated.
Did our own countrymen know all must
who have visiIed England and The continent,
the benefits which Jesuit 10 our country from
the present tariff, cannot believe there would
be Free Trade men enough in the States to
say We. ii il astonishing TO me that In " New
England" and " Connecticut" my native State
there should be Free Trade men enough &c
make show Of party Open our porls for
the admission Of the pauper laborers Of this
country, and our wheels would stop and The
machinery would rust in their gudgeons And
can The farmers of our country be made 10 be-
lieve that The Tariff is in opposition TO their in
ierest
The different, ships which arrive from New
| York are loaded with cotton, Iurpen,ine cheese
lard clocks, &c. &C. Ths idea of our Con
neclicut folks furnishing John Buii' will
;ime- keepers, is net less singular than true
and as am from the Clock State, and acquainl
ed with The particulars OF this enterprise, will
as briefly as possible, give them 10 you. The
| first importation of clocks into this country wa
/ in the year lS42, and by Mr.. c. Jerome, Bris
turer in the t. s. The clocks were accompa
MED Ivy Mr.. {. Jerome, jun, chip Of the ol'
block, an open. decided, genuine Henry Clay
Wing, who can calculate well on The working
Of The Free Trade System, and makes :" N
bones" IN telling John BulI'' that " DroIhe
! jonathan" knows his own interests 100 well, Il
receive their goods free, and be tared 10 dcira,
The expenses Of the Government.
The first movement OF Mr. J., after his arri
val here, was to open store in tho Broadwa,
of Liverpool, which was done more 10 ShoU m
article than efiec, sales The first clock soft
was 10 one of Her Majesiy's Custom HOUSE
Officers" for the moderate sum OF S25. Th
ney, tn all 'EagiiSh Officer for The same price
Raiher !" tall start" thought the Yankee. Al
ter supplying The natives Tor a few weeks
proposition was made 10 buy the stock, if h.
would quit The premises, and retail no more
II was agreed upon, and Mr.. Jerome direcie,
his attention TO the wholesale houses in Lon
don Abou, this lime i, was " reclaimed" anon
The clock spectators in Connecticut, that til
business in England was better even than
was cracked up lo be, aud others engaged IN II
The re suit is as would be expected, by ever,
one ercrpt Connection, Yankee, VIZ: Ihe mar
ker Is euued, and clocks are bough, here eveI
cheaper than they can be IN New York. l'h
original cost is abou, 50 so freight 81 SO pc
ton, measurement, duty 90 per cent, and ad
di,ional, or about 81 per clock, and they ar
,uld here for 81 so and s4 IS, and these
good bras. clock think il quite wrong rha
The clock manufacturers IN New York and Con
necrieul should msrepresent the Stale of III
marke, as Ihev do !, only act, an induce
m-ni for parties TO engage IN and loose, WA
Cannon afford il. trust, slrs, that regard 10
The interests OF every American will lnduc
you 10 give publicity 10 these statements, who
/. made by one WHO Knows