The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-15
CHARLOTTE. N. C. MAY 1916.
REMARKS OF
Mr.. A. Stewart, of Penn,
ON THE TARIFF.
Differed il the House Of Representatives. Of u

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had nol intended, said Mr.. Stewart, tc
say oue word about the Tariff; but ! au
strongly tempted TO state fact or lvo il
reply 10 the gentleman from Virginia. Thai
gentleman dwell; entirely on the benefits o.
foreign trade. lie went altogether IN 70
vor OF importing foreign goods, aud cres
ting matke, for the benefit Of foreigners
Would our own agriculture be benefited by
a process like this Nothing could more
eifaclunlly diver, tho benefit from our owr
people aud pour II III constan, stream up
on foreign labor. No american interest
was so much benefited by protective sys
TEN os that Of agriculture. The foreign
market was nothing, the home marke, wac
everything, to them it vas as one hundred
TO one. The Tariff gave Us the great hone
market, while the genllemau's scheme aus
TO secure US, az best, but the chance of a
market abroad, while il etfoclually destroy
cd our secure aud invaluable market at
home. The gentleman says he is very
aoxlous TO compete with the pauper labor
Of Europe. l will tell him one fact: With
aln sends into this country eight dollars
worth OF her agricultural productions TO one
dollars worth Of all our agricultural pro.
dnctions (sa,e cotton and iobacco) that she
takes from US.
MIR. BAYLY. Does the gentleman as.
ser, lhsll
MIR. STEWART. | do--and will prove IT,
Mr.. BAYLY. Then YOU vii prove the
teturus false which are made b. our own
Government.
No, sir will prove II by the returns
furnished by Mr.. Walker himself in sup.
port Of the bill which he has laid before the
COMMITTEE of Ways and Means. Now,
assert, and eau prove, that more than hull
The value Of all the British goods imported
INTO THE country consists Of agricultural
products, changed 10 form, converted and
into goods. And invite 8
anal els Of The tacts. chsleoge
tho gentleman 10 the scrutiny. Take down
oil the articles 10 store, Que alter another
estimate tho value Of the raw material
The broad and meat, and other agricultural
products which have entered toto their "a.
IRRIGATION, and 1t will be found that Quo halt
AMI more Of shoir value consists Of the pro.
ductioas OF the soll-agriculiursl produce
10 is si,icicst sense.
Now, b. reference 10 Mr.. Walkers re-,
port, It will be seen that, for twelve years
buck, We have imported from Great Britain
md hor dependencies annually J24 millions |
If dollars worth Of goods, bu, call Il fifty |
while she took Of ell our agrlcul. |
ural products, save cotton and tobacco, less
hantwo aud half millions OF dollars worth.
| bus, Thea, assuming one.halt the value OF |
lcf goods 10 be agricultural, il gives US 20
Millions OF her agricultural produce 10 u
billions Of ours taken by her, which is just
co 10 one; 10 avoid caVi, pu, il al eight
Q ono. To test the truth OF tie position,
le vas prepared if limo permitted, to refer
o numerous facts, But for the information /
II the gentleman from Virginia, who is go
great friend TO !he poor aud oppressed
sfmets, | will tell him that We have i'm.
ported yearly, for twenty ak years, $50 says
dr. Walkers repou,) more than ten mil. /
ions Of dollars worth Of voollea goods.
INST year we imported sl0, 666,l76 worth.
Vow, e,haIf aud more Of tho value Of this
10th was nude up OF wool, the subsistence
t Isbor aud Other agricultural productions.
The general estimate ls, that the WOOL alone
; half The universal custom among far.
nets, when they had their wool mRnulac.
ufed 90 the shares, was TO give the man.
Ilocluror hnh the cloth. Thus we import,
Ind our farmers have TO pay, fos 6ye mil. I
ions Of dollars worth Of foreign wool svsry
rear IN the form OF cloth. mostly the pro.
iuctioG OF sheep feeding on the grass and
gtalD Of Great Britain, while our ovD WOOL
$ worthless, for want Of market and this
: the policy the gentleman recommends 10
American farmers. Yes, sir eDd the gen.
leman IS DOT satisfied with FIVE millions,
,ut wishes to increase II 10 SEQ millions q
ear for foreign wool. VIII the geuile.
nan deny this He dare not. lie has Dc.
Jared for Mir. Walkers bill, reducing tho
uties on woolens nearly one-half, with q
lew TO increase the revenue Of course,
he imports must be doubled, making the
import of cloth twenty millions instead OF
en-, aud Of wool ten instead Of Eve millions
# dollars per aunum,
This was the gsuleman's plau 10 favor
be farmers, British farmers, by giving
hem the Aneucaa market. HIS plsn was
D buy everything, cell nothing and get
ich. A laugh) What vas true as 20
10th was equally true as TO everything else.
Take u hat, pair Of shoes, yard of silk :
r lace, analyz9 it, resolve il toto its con. ;
tilucut elements, aud you will find tina, the ,
aw material, and the substance Of labor,
nd other agricultural products, constituted ,
more thun one half lis entire value. The
auper labor OF Europe employed IN manu-.
ic,urlng silk aud lace got what il eat, no
moro; and this 10 what you pay for when a.,
GU purchase their goods. Break up your
ONE manufactures and home markets, im
ort everything you eat and drink aud wear,
IT the benefit Of the turner's. Oh, what
-iends these gentlemen are TO The farmers
nd mechanics and labourers of this coun.
ry-no, sir, ! AN wrong, Of Great Britain.
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