Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-07-09

Mr.. Stewart rose. in reply 10 Mr.. Payne, and
sad that reluctant as he was 10 say another
word upon The Tariff, he could not permit he
remarks of ihe gentleman from Alabama 10 pass
unnouced ARer the violent assault made by
that gentleman on the Tariff and the "Nalional
Fair" The patefniiy of which The gentleman al
rribpled 10 him he could mol resis, the appeals
ol lis friends 10 say something in their defence
and rindicaIion. He thanked The gentleman,
however, for one thing thai, whilst he de-
nouuced The National Fair" as humbug, he
had noI included The fair ladies who graced il
hy their presence, or the beautiful factory girls,
whose modesiy and intelligence, he was sure,
could not have failed 10 exOri smile of ap-
probation, and a word of commendation, too,
from The gentleman hom Alabama himself
In the remarks 1t was now his purpose TO make,
he " uI1 confne himself strictly TO a reply 10
'he arguments and observations made by the
gentleman from Alabama, (lr. Payne And
Ee avaled OF his opportunity Of reply the more
readily, because IL had been given out by gen.
IIemen here, who were authorized 10 speak on
thai subject, that, soon the House should
have gone through with The appropriation bills,
'he bill for the repeal of The rarIf' would be Ia
ken up and passed without debae, under The
previous question, and by The force of appeals
10 party. Mr.. S. did moi say that such would
be The case; bu, anticipating The possibility Of
a course so unfair and dIscredIable, from what
had occurred on other occasions, he should em-
brace the present opportunity to reply to The
arguments (il arguments they might be cailed)
which had been employed by the gentleman
from Alabama. Thai gentleman had repeated
the Southern siereoiyped free,rade doctrines
urged upon all occasions against the protective
policy by gentleman from Thai quarter
The gentleman had opened his speech by
ms as a parry question; In proof OF W hich he
had quoted the Baltimore Convention. and, re-
mlndng those of his own party that reduction
oi ihe lanf had there been resolved upon, he
called upon them TO redeem their pledges BY
carrying out this party resolution
Ny. Payne here interposed TO expa and
tie floor having been yielded him for tha pur
pose, went on 10 say, hat be dsclaimed totally
having appealed TO The Baltimore Convention
or 10 The resolutions there adopted, as control
ling The action Of this House What he had
SAID was this Z: How far convention, called
for one purpose, and acung upon another, ought
TO control the action Of deliberate BODY was
a question he would not discuss; but that, when
convention did approve certain doctrines, and
those doctrines were afterwards taken before
The people, aud the elections Of the country
made 10 Turn upon lhen, the Representatives
who had been elected under such circumstan-
were bound 10 catry oui The pledges thus
gwen
Mr.. Stewart. Very well: the gentleman
said, IN substance, thai ihe Democratic
party had pledged themselves TO repeal the ia
uf Of 1912, and that ninetenlhs of The Demo
crauc members of this House would stand TO
their pledge. We shall see Let the genlle-
ask my Democratic colleagues how this
is They will tell him thai The only dispute
iu Pennsylvania at The last Presidential cleo
non, was whether the Democrats or Wings
were the strongest tanf parry. And they will
lei The gentleman another thing, that, if he were
10 fling this "lIee-lrade" banner 10, Me breeze.
aud march through that good aud glorious old
Common eal,h, with has drum-unaior. Father
Ruchie, of The Union, aud The whole tribe of
lrtle iree-rade fiddlers and fiiers a, his heels.
lie could not gel cofporals guard 10 follow
inm.
Mr.. S, regrened that gentlemen should make
'hese appeals TO parry. This was no party
question II was great Americon ouesron.
vase lu.s.usIc importance soatvd far above