The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-18

lailhiul anu able Judges.
| Fortunately for the Legislature anr
The people, The subject of The public
lpriniing, for long time a topic of JUS
Icomplslnt, on account of the unTessona
lble Mount depending fol that purpose,
was put TO rest during the last session,
10y aIlolting il 10 The lowest bidders, al.
er the just precaulion of exac,ing securi.
l'y for lls faithful execution. The par
ties TO whom II was gwen, fixed lheiI
own rates Of compensation, and have
40 doubt made ample provision agains'
III haz zrd of loss; aud we may, therefor,
hope that this item of the public expen-
dture Will mol be sweled 10 its usual
alarming amount by demands for ex
ira compensation.
Before / conclude this communication
| will call your attention to q subject in
which, ,lbelIeve, the State Of Pennsy ylvsni9
has deeper stake Than in any other now
pending, or lIkely ~ to be brought, either
before her own Legislature Or The Leg
stature Of The Uuion ] refer TO the
maintenance, IN all substantial points, OF
l,he existing revenue laws OF the Union,
more generally known as the tariff laws.
The great variefty aud complexly ol
interests in the different quarters Of the
Union, reuder The adjustment OF any
arf sys,em,an extremely difficult and
delicate undertaking. Could the people
Of every section OF the Union, SUI vey
The entire circle OF national interests, with
perfectly cool and unpre udlced eye,
thls difficulty aud dellcacy would al
most entirely vanish. But while certain
sections OF The Union are welded 10 ceI
ain notions, without regard 10 their
foundation in reason and in truth, i'll
will be almost impossible 10 expect from
any body Of men, ,asse mbled in Congress
perfectly rec g. unprejudIced exdmln-
alton of this exciting question. We
must deal with men and things, as W.
|fnd them, aud not IS we would desire
10 have them. 10 conflict where pre-
udce and self finlerest bias the judg.
men, it behoves the representatives. OF
every section, while they yield a due
regard 10 The claims of others, to Stano
|irmly by their own. | have, from
year TO year, in addressing communica-
ions to the Legislature, referred TO this
subject, not so nnch for The purpose OF
Inducing action in The National Legisla-
ure, as 10 keep it before the citizens o.
his Com on wealth, TO familiarIze il il
their minds, and 10 prepare them 10 un
lie in maintaining their own Interests,
whenever those interests might be en-
ldangered. was assalled when irsi
took this high ground in defencs Of the
welfare Of Pennsylvania, from various
lauarters, and denounced for advocating
doctrines 10 which The m,jorty Of tn,
people Of this Stale were asserted to b.
opposed, but regardless of these idle anu
utle asssulls,l have reiterated The sam,
sennments; and have the satisfaction OF
knowing that, in the recent Presidential
Ieeclion, ia which the tariff was believed
o be involved, both political parties,
nearly loo man, assumed lie same posi-
lions had taken, and advocated Ih,
same doctrines which had endeavoIe,
0 enforce upon The consideration Ut the |
Legislature | advert 10 this matter |
now,n no, SO much 10 Justify mySelt,aS I,
prove, whatever has been alleged 10 III |
contrary, that there Is but one party on
this question, in Pennsylvania, and lha
party IS nearly the entire mass OF hel
citizens. hazard nothing in asserting
that neither Of The Presidential candl
dates could have hoped, for moment, ,,ol
get majority of The votes in this State,
had mol his claims been based upon the
assurance that he was friendly 10 the
|continnance of the present tariff laws,
substantially as they stand.
The iron and coal interests in this
State great as they have been considered
O be, are yet in their infancy. Deposits
Of these minerals, scattered throughout
,lmost every hill and valley in the Com
monweaIlh, are exhauSlIess, and are So
peculiarly distributed; in all quarlers,aS
o create a direct interest on The part OF
nearly ever cilizen,in the Development
md encouragement of every system ol
policy which can render Them available.
rhe owners OF the lands in which they
IRE embedded, the agrlcullurist who
furnish the workmen with their sup
plies the merchants, mechanics and ar
zans Of all descriptions look 10 these
esources ultimate y, as the great foun
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