The daily union., 1846-08-29

wow, SIT, tnlS taDie SHOWS clearly anu lncOnteSta-
bly, that the reduction Of imposts has universally
duced the amount Of duty derived So has also the
increase Of rates increased the amount Of revenue
ceived Is II proper, is II wise, them to reduce the
duties in time Of war, when such Consequence is
inevitable What will be the result il an insufficient
amount Of revenue is produced Do you propose
to lay direct axi Some of the States of the Union
might be in trouble il you have to apply to this
source. Let me advise gentlemen to let the law, as
II exists, stand-stand at least, until the is
Then if you can safely reduce, why the country
will be prepared for it. IT, instead of paying off the
war expenses, in addition to the ordinary wants of
government, we shall fall behind on both accounts,
we shall be in difficulty truly. A national debt
must be the consequence inevitably. You cannot
avoid it, Will this be much desired by the people
| rather think not.
This bill proposes duty of 30 per cent. on coal.
Thirty per cent! Why this is absolutely nothing
at ALL If the foreign valuation be adopted, it would
not amount to more than Is cents per ton. 1t is
now 81 IS per ton! Can our coa-men stand this'
No, sir, 1t be furnished at the Pictou mines,
and others in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, at
the pit for about 40 per ton and on ship-board
it would not cost over 81 50 to 50 per ton. The
transportation is nothing. Sir they will supply us
from abroad with our fuel well as our IRON Over
eighty thousand tons exported annually, now
paying 81 IS per ton, only about forty thousand
tons less than was imported under the most favor
able duty. Now, how much will be imported, if, in
place of 81 rs, il s reduced to Is cents! In place of
eighty thousand TONS we shall have millions intro
duced, TO the complete annihilation of our own
mines We have about fifteen thousand hands en-
gagged in the coal business. They are all to be af-
fected by this bill. What will you do with then'
Make farmers of theml This would not be much in
favor of the farmer The mines in Pennsylvania
send now to market over two millions of tons of
coal, selling believe, at "a to "a so per ton, ma
king productive business of near Sl0,000,00 per
annum. Do you know what the effect on this bus-
ness will be by your proposed bP Destruction
unqualified destruction. beg gentlemen to consid-
er this. Stop and reflect. l appeal to the honorable
chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means to
reflect on these things. We have in Pennsylvania
over one hundred thousand persons employed in
mining and manufacturing. All of them you will
affect less by this tariff bill. You will not
only affect most ruiDousy the interests of the State,
but you endanger her politics. She has ever been
firm and faithful Once only did she yield, and then
it was when prosirated in her energies by runous
compromise bill, she became affected by the uni
versal cry of "Change, change" and cast her vote
against the democratic candidate for President.
SIR, your legislation enabled her TO recover herself
again. and she is true--true as steel. Do not ruin
her, or endanger her fidelity to the principles the ma
jorlty of us embrace and support. small fraction
of the one hundred thousand manufacturers of that
portion who profess your principles, if changed,
might change the complexion of the State politics,
and then, too of the Union. Will you endanger
everything when it can easily be avoided To our
hands--the hands Of the democratic party--is en-
trusted the success of democratic prnciples--their
perpetuation. Don't leopard them. Let no man
suppose that am procaiming that Pennsylvania
will be recreant to her principles, should her
interests be injured Sir, there are great and ele-
waited issues to be contended for; and we shall con
tnue to fight for them, even amidst the disasters
consequent upon your legislation. We shall not
yield, and will only he vanqushed when, super
added TO despair, made to feel the weight Of
your blows. .....
Let me ask, again, who is il that desires the re-
duction Of the tariff to the extent now proposedi
What part of the country is suffering under III A
gentleman from Virginia Mr. BEDINeERl said the
other day that Virginia was dying under the OPP
pressions OF the system. hope not, sir. should be
sorry So, too, has It been said in the south gener-
ally, that it oppressive and injurious ls this
so' II sounds strange to me, when see from the
south--from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, and other southern States--gentemen
elected who supporters Of the tariff Of ls42.
How is thisi Were they elected on the ground
that they were opposed to the interests Of the peo-
ple--their own constituents Did they appeal TO
them and tell them that they were against their in
terests, and for their oppression and runs--a Of
which is said be the fruits of this odous tariff Of
IS42, and upon these issues were they elected and
sent herel Strange, IL true. But this Is not all
In 1874, sir, we had two candidates for the presi
dency--Jsmes X. Polk and Henry Clay. This
fact will not be disputed. The anti-tarif men Of
the south tell that MIR. Polk was run their
candidate and on their principles, and Mr.. Clay as
a protectionist. Was not this so' Voices: YES
"yes.n voice: "How was Mr.. Polk run in
Pennsylvaniai'l | will tell the gentlemen that
presently. Mr.. Clay was the protectionist Did
he receive any votes in the south Let me show
you. Here il is-the votes in this oppressed land,