Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-08-06
Terrible News from Washington.

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Passage of the Free Trade Tariff BM-Penn-
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| We have 10 communicate TO our readers the
lamen,abe intelligence from Washington. that
Polk and Walkers Free Trade Tariff Bill, has
passed the Senate by a vote OF 81 to %, by
means Of the casting vote Of Vice President
Dallas! On Monday las. the bill was referred
to the Committee on Finance with instructions
10 discriminate in favor Of The raw material, and
against British Manufacture, and a, the same
time to increase The revenue so as TO provide
more adequately for the support Of the govern
ment, by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Berrien,
Cameron, Clley, J. NJ Clayton, Thos Clayton,
Corwin, Criuenden, Davis. Dayton, Evans,
Greene, Huntingdon, Jarnagin, Johnson, of La,
Johnson, of Md, Mangum, Miller, Morehead,
Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon,
Upham, Webster, Woodbridge
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, A,chison,
Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Cal
houn, Cass, Chalmers, Colquitt, Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Lewis,
McDufie, Pennebacker, Rusk, Sempe, Sewer,
Speight, Turney, Wes,cott, YuIee--97.
The opponents Of the Bill considered this a
favorable system, and entertained strong hopes
Of its final defeat. But yesterday morning the
Finance Committee reported back the bill with
ou, amendment, and were discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Webster, the 9Th section
of the bill which authorizes the Custom House
officers 10 pay FIVE per cent premium on fraud
utent invoices, was stricken out by vote of %
10 26-Messrs. Benton and Jarnagin voting yea
An amendment was offered by Mr. Reverdy
Johnson for recommitment to select commit
tee, with instructions 10 amend by inserting a
clause, making discrimination in favor of raw
materials, which was rejected By the casting vOte
of the VICE PRESIDENT--lhe vote being
27 10 q, Mr. Jarnagin being absent
Some further amendments were offered by
Mr.. Cameron and rejected, discriminating in
favor of iron and coal.
The question being then taken on ordering
the bill to be engrossed for third reading, il
was decided in the AFFIRMATIVE BY
THE CASTING VOTE OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT-the vote of the Senate being
again % TO 81, and Mr.. Jarnagn being absent,
Mr.. Dallas gave his reasons at length. He
had he said, great responsibility 10 assume
bu, after calling to his aid the bes, ights with
in his control, he was prepared to meet the
emergency and the hazard.
To his mind ample proof had been furnished
that The majority Of the people are in favor of a
change in the mode of assessing the duties on
foreign imports. Six States are equally divided
OF this question; eleven States are in favor of
The bill, and eleven are against it; and of those
opposed to the bill, Pennsylvania is the only
Democratic State.
He spoke for nearly half an hour, and con-
cuded with the remark that he would prefer
the greatest obscuriy Of private life to political
elevation, acquired by the preparation of an ac
which bis conscience would not approve.
Thus has Pennsylvania been deceived, be.
lrayed and sold by an unworthy son-a man
who often received but never deserved the leas
favor at her hands. He has fully proven whar
he is, wre,ched demagogue--a base trucker
TO power--a small intellect encased in bust o.
pompous clay--and man "of principle in pro-
portion 10 his interest" The South have fiat
tered him with the hope of being elevated ,c
the Presidency, and he has basely bowed the
knee, and sold Pennsylvania 10 secure his owr
elevation. He well knew the consequence
that will follow-hut he has no sympathy fo
the State or her interests, and he disdains the
rough hands of her manufacturers and laborer.
who have called upon him TO stand by them il
the hour of trial He is, however, politically
dead, as he should have been long ago. and The
next state will Immediately follow when hi.
traI,orous spirit quits the miserable clay lene
men, that i, occupies. Telegraph
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