Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-23


OF PENNSYLVANIA. ON INTER.
NAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
THE TARIFF
Differed il ne HssR Of RsprruniaiirtI
Of he taif>d Siafti, Mavek IL, lsid.
We have received n copy Of the above
Speech, and although we are aware
TINT cur paper has been OF late some
what overrun with long discussions Of
political matters, We cannot refrain IRON
giving 10 our readers the concluding
portion Of Mr. SIS remarks which re
late to the tariff question, feeling that
his views and sentiments will meet with
a hearty response from every true Yer
non,er.
As thorough going, Woodworking
practical man, there is not on the floor
s6 Ossgvs~ ans VINO hoids 4 fSixfeY'
stand than Andrew Stewart His
speeches are ever marked with that
plain and open hearted ftankness which
never fails To render hls remarks ctfcc-
tlvc--and in the present instance he
shows, by his practical and business
like manner his entire familiarity with
the subject of which hc speaks. All
can understand HIM and we beg our
readers to give the following portion
of his speech an attentive pcrusaL
THE TARIFF AND FARMERS.
had not intended said Mr. s. To say
one word about the Tariff but nm
strongly tempted to state n fac, or two
IN reply to the gentleman from Virgin
Ia. That gentleman dwclt entirely on
the benefits of foreign trade He went
altogether in favor of importing foreign
goods, and creating a market for the
benefit OF foreigners. Would our own
agriculture 'bc benefited by process
like tins Nothing could more effect.
ually divert the benefit from our own
people and pour il III II constant stream
upon foreign labor, No American IN
terest was SO much benefited by pro-
tectlve system ns that Of agriculture.
The foreign market was nothing, the
home market was everything 10 them
II was as one hundred TO one. The
/ Tariff gave us the great home market,
while the gentleman's scheme was TO
secure us, at best, but the chance Of a
market abroad while il aiTectualIy de-
stroyed CIR secure and invaluable mar
ket at home, The gentleman says he
is very anxious TO compete with the
paupcr labor Of Europe. | will tell him
one fact With all the protection we
now ENJOY, Great Britain sends into
this country eight dollars worth Of her
agricultural productions to one dollar
worth ofalI our agricultural production,
Save cation and tobacco) that she take,
/ from us.
Mr. BtyLY. Does the gentleman
assert that
Mr. STEWART. | do-and will
prove It.
Mr.. BAyLy. Then you will prov,
theretuns false which are made by oui
own Government,
No. SIT Il will prove it by the returns
furnished by Mr. Walker himself II
support of the bill which he has IaC
before the Committee Of WAYS anC
Means Now, assert, and can prove
that more than half the value OF all TIT
British goodslmpor,ed into tins countr,
consist of agricultural products, chan
ged IN form, converted and manufac
turcd into goods And | invite thor
ough analysis Of the fact 1challcng,
the gentleman TO the scrutiny. TAX
down all the articles IN u store, one al
ter another-eStimale the value of TIA
raw material, the bread and meat, ant
other agricultural products which hav
entered into their fabrication, and
will be found that one-half and more q
their value consists Of the production
of the soil-agrlcultural produce IN 1t
strlctest sense
Now BY reference TO Mr. Walker
report, 1t will be seen that, for twelv
years back, we have imported fror
Great Britain and her dependencies at
nually 81 l-2 millions of dollars wort
Of goods, but call il so molIions, Will
she took of all our agricultural product
, save Dtton and tobscco, less than Nv
, and a halt millions OF dollars worth
Tins, then assuming one-half the valu
OF her good to be agricultural il give
, us2i millions OF her agricultural pr
duce u two and onc-hMf millions
ours takculy her. which IS Just ten
one 10 AVOID cayIl, put 1t at eight
one. To test the truth OF his position