Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-10-12
THE TARIFF AND MIR. WEBSTER.

1bE TARIFF AND MIR. wEBsTER.
Mr.. Webster made speech to the wings Of
Philadelphia, intended for the people of Pennsyl.
vania, about the Tariff in which he forgot, or
Intentionally omitted, to tell the people of Penn
sylvania what he told the wings of Boston, lin
Faneuil Hail. on the 3Oth September 1912.
We therefore publish that portion of Mr.
Webster's Faneuil Hall speech, in reference TO
the Tariff, and as the last speech i, intended to
be extensively circulated it would be proper,
we think, that his Fancul Hall NOTIONS should !
appear side by side with those he disposed of in .
this markrt-Americ0n Sentinel
On Friday, September 80, 1872 a short time
after the adjournment of Congress of that year,
Daniel Webster was invited TO address wing
meeting to be held on that day in Fancuil Hall,
city of Boston. lie accepted the invitation, and
the question then being with him--'Where am |
TO 20 ?'-he defined his position the great Ma
tional question of that day. His speech was
published in all the leading whig papers of the
United States. and if any of our readers have pre-
served files of the coon organs, refer them
for the speech to the papers published during the
first week Of October, 1912. On the subject of
the Tariff that year, Mr.. Webster used the fol-
lowing emphatic language, givinga positive and
uncquivocal contradiction TO the oft-repeatcd
declarations OF the whig papers, that 10 their
party belongs the exclusive credit of having pro-
cured its passage Which of these truth.loving
journals. after testimony thus strong coming
from their chosen New England leader, will
have the hardihood TO persist in asserting what
the whole country knows to be false We ask
Pcnnsy ylvanans, especially, to read and reflect
upon those important paragraphs
Read the testimony OF Daniel webster ns
to who passed the Tariff Bili of 1s12.
Then there the great interests of pro-
lection, as incidental to the revenue, and consc.
quent on it, and TO be maintained by laying du.
ties. Now az to that gentlemen, much also has
been done. (Checrs) hope It may be found
/ that enough has been done and also the wings
/ who concurred in that measure, received as lam
sure they have a right to, your commendation
/ But let MS be just The French rhetoricanS have
maxim, which aiirms that there is nothing
beautiful which is not true And am well as
sured that some of our jureLrnt orators uouM not
,rcH aand the test IF his cannon of criticism
/ CHEERS and laughtcr) IT Is NOT TRUE THAT THE
/ TARIFF system WAS PASSED BY THE WHIGs ALONE.
We all know that more than thirtv-some OF
| them leading and influential wings r0fed against
the Tariff, out and ont, all queyii0,s direct
and Indirect. After all it passed the House OF
| Representatives by single vote And there is
good deal of eclat supposed TO attend, and no
little parade, because somebody came forward
TO rescue, as it is called the question with sin.
gle vote. But had not every other gentleman
that single vote Yonr neighbor who reprc.
scnts the Aliddlesex district Mr. parmentic-
the loco foco1 voted for the tarfT-not coming ID
the rcscue-but steadily out and out supporting
IT from the beginning TO the end (CheersJ Hc
held that single vote was as efficient in hi,
hand as ifhe had the Presidential vote Laugh
ter and cheers. And how was it carried in Tia,
Senate Why, by single vote again Now
we all know that without the votes of the tw,
Senators from Pennsylvania Mr. Williams o
Maine, and Mr. Wright of New York, it could no
have passed. 1t is truth that is more favora
T hle TO the cause that large proportion of ia
opposite party came in To help the tariff throug
5 and to rescue it fIom the instability Of mere par
ty support"