Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-07

ol ner goous, nearly my mllIlOns Oi uoIiafs
These official facts, yet The Secretary OF the
Treasury who communicates them says, if we
don't reduce our tariff, and take more British
goods, England will have to pay us specie for
our breadstufS. What an absurdly She takes
one-lourh of million of our breadsluffs, and
we take fifty millions of her goods yet she
must pay specie for our breadstutf!! But Great
Britain took in the same year S35, ,675, $50
worth of cotton, yet this cotton grOwing Secre-
,ary is not satisfied We of The West must
break up our markets, send our specie to Eng
land 10 purchase wool aud oher agricultural
produce, converted into goods, aud support la
hor, fed by British bread aud meat SO that
England may have plenty of specie 10 pay high
prices for Mr.. Walkers colton--farmers mus,
be slaves TO Southern negroes. Farmers of the
West, what say you to this Will you sub
init If you do, you are slaves, aud you de-
serve it, But another fact. Our exports of man.
ufacluies last year, including those Of wood
amounted to Sl3,429,l ,l66. Assuming, as in
the case of British manufactures, that one. half
their value is made up of American agricultur-
al produce, then we export nearly Secea mll-
lions of dollars worth of agricultural produce 10
the form of manufactures, which does not gut
or injure the foreign markets. for our flour and
grain, in its original form To use familiar
illustration Western farmers send their corn,
hay and oats, thousands of dollars WORTH every
year 10 the Eastern market, not In lis rude and
original form, but in the form of hogs and hor-
ses; they give their hay-sacks life and legs,
and make them irot 10 market with the farmer
Oh their back. A laugh. So the British con-
vened their produce, not into hogs or horses,
bu; into cloth and iron, and send i! here for sale.
And, viewing the subject in this light, he could
demonstrate that there was no, State in the
Union that did not now consume foe dollars
worth of British agricultural produce TO one dol
lars worth she consumes of theirs. Time
would not permit him TO go into details; but he
would furnish The elements from which any one
could make the calculation. Assuming that
consumption and expectation are IN proportion
10 population, then We import SO millions oil
BRUSH goods, and 25 millIons--one-half---is
agricultural produce. We export to England
agricultural produce Excluding cotton and TO-
bacco) 2 10 millions. Divide these sums, %
and 10 millions, by 223, the number OF Rep-
reseniatives, and il gives $ll2, 0S as The a.
noun, of British agricultural produce consumed
in The form Of goods in each Congressional dis
lrict; and 81 ,2l0 as their export To Great BIZ
tain of agricultural produce. This gives the
proportion of ten 10 one. Yet gentlemen are
not satisfied, and wish sill further 10 increase
The import Of British goods, aud still further
PROSTATE and destroy the American farmer and
mechanic aud lahorng man TO favor foreigners
To shew The effect upon currency, as well as
agriculture, suppose the gentleman from VIZ
ginia (Mr. BAYLY) wants new coat; he goes
10 British importer and pays him $50, hard
money, and hard to get. England takes none OF
your rag money. "a laugh) Away 1t goes, IN
Quick time We see no more of it; as far as cir
culation is concerned the gentleman might as well
have thrown it into the fire. want coat. SO
to the American manufacturer and buy $50 worth
of American broadcloth. (fle wears no other
and he would compare coats with gentlemen on
the spot. CA laugh.). Well. the manufacturer,
the next day, gave it to the farmer for wool; he
gave it to the shoemaker, the halter, and black
smith: they gave it back to the farmer for meat
and bread and here it went from one to another.
You might perhaps see his busy and bustling $50
note five or SIX times in the course OF day. mis-
made money plenty. But where was the gentle.
mans hard money Vanished; gone to reward
and enrich the wool-growers and farmers, snoe-
makers, hatters, and blacksmiths of England
Now, 90 for supporting the American farmers
and mechanics, and the gentleman goes tor the
Brtish-that's the difference. Can the gentle
man deny it. There are but two sides in this
matter the British and the American side; and the
simple question is, which side shall we take
The great struggle is between the Brst'Sh and
American farmers and mechanics for the Amerl
can market, and we must decide which shall have
1t.
! Mr. S. would here take occasion to state tdct
that would starte the American people.
The British manufacturers have, at this mo
men, possession of this Capitol. Yes, sir,
tell You and The country-one OF the principal
committee rooms 10 this house is now, and has
been for weeks, occupied by gentleman Tor
merly residing IN Manchester. England, who
has a vast number, perhaps hundreds OF sPec''
mems of goods sent from Manchester lprIced tc
suit the occasion) TO be exhibited 10 members
of Congress to enligh'en their judgements, and
in the language of his leller OF instruction IRON
Mauchesl ofthe Sd January, 46, accompany
ing these specimens. 10 enable them "to arrive
al Jus. conclusions in regard TO The proposed al
,erations in the present tariff" Yes. sir, agents
specimens, and letters from Great Britain In
4 sruc.inp US how 10 make a tariff 10 suit the Brit
lish. Mr. S. here expressed the hope that The
people af the North would send on specimens