The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-16


necessarily have greatly increased, because Eng.
and could not furnish sufficient quantity for the
consumption Of both countries. And yet almost
every speaker from a certain quarter of the Union
nas something to say against Pennsylvania about
thls doty on coal and iron. Good iron ore is 20 be
found IN nearly every State Of this Union; and il
| there is so much money to he made in its manufac-
'ure why is IL that other States do not initiate our
| example, Tie iron establishments which have been
erected IN Pennsylvania since 1912, pay near
sl5OOO0 per annum in the shape OF tolls 10 that
stats. Those erected in the county in which have
e honor TO reside paid The State for the ranspora-
non CT the manufactured a. tee alone the last year
over seven thousand dollars, as | am informed /
| say hotnins OF the grain they consume, the labor
| they employ, and the money they circulate Thia
great increase in the iron business has injured M
class OF people, and yet would really seem that il
Is 10 be made the subject Of conplaint against nv
| native State Sir, II is now become an axiom. that
The degree OF civilization attained by any nation or
people may be testeD by the quantity Of iron they
manufacture and consume. Ii 10 one Of the great
necessares OF hfe and is the great article with which
we defend ourselves In time ofwar aud therefore we
ought 10 do as all other civilized nations have dnna
protect its manufac IL is more valuable than
mines Of gold or silver, which only serve 10 CRAFTY
iyariee and Danish industry IL has been beautiful
" said, that IL accommodates itself 10 all our
wants, our desires, and even our caprices; il In
equally seryicesble to the arts the sciences 10 agr-
culture, and war; the ore furnishes the sword
me plowshare, the seythe, the pruning hook, tho
needle, the spring OF the watch, or carriage the
chlsel, the chain the anchor the comp S. the can
non, and the bomb Il is medicine OF much virtue
and the only metal friendly 10 the human frame
also deny that our commerce has been lniur, q; tho
commercial tables do not show it, But even though
foreign trade should fall of lule, our internal
and coasiing trade has greatly increased which is
'aueh more probable, and employs more of our
people. Gentlemen ought not 90 eoInRlbin thai Ger.
'ain portions OF the Union Engaged In manufac-
ures, are enterprising, and thereby prosper rec
ommend them TO 20 and do likewise; 20 do ~ We
ITO ignoble ease and live laborious daysp
But, Il is said that we must reduce the duties in
order to induce larger imporsIions and thus obtain
more revenue to carry on the war with Mexico |
DO not think that this little matter Of war that we
have got on hand with that feeble and distracted
nation, should cause change IN our revenue sys-
ten; but even II 1t did, a reduction of the duties
experience proves, reduces the revenue. At the
commencement Of the last war the duties were
doubled, in order increase the revenue; and now
1t IL proposed 10 reduce them. During the last year
our exports were about ninety Millions and the I'M
ports shout the same. IL imports are greatly in
creased, what will we pay for them WITH Accord
| ing to my calculation, under the reduced scale of
duties proposed by the bill under consideration
we would have to import from fifty to eighty mil
lions more than we did last year in order 10 get
| revenue enough 10 carry on the government, lf we
nld no war expenses. That would cause too
neayy drain upon our specie. | am willing to
impose duties upon articles that are now in the free
list. to borrow money, issue treasury notes, in
order to push this war TO a successful termination;
out do not believe 1t will be protraCted as to cali
for any great change in our revenue laws. | would
| never consent to make it war of conquest. 4
would make II a vigorous war, TO force peace and
obtain our just rights; but would be very careful
how annex territory won by the sword, or incor-
poraie conquered people, uDscquainted with our
institutions into our Union. Neither republican
nor religious principles to he propagated at tbs
point Of the bayonent. believe it is part Of the
destiny Of this nation TO give free institutions this
whole continent; but il must be done by degrses
and by moral suasion. Christianity and repubi-
| cansm must 90 hand in hand.
In conclusion, Mr.. Chairman. ! desire to make a
'ew observations in reply to the unkind illusions
which have been made to my native State. Sir
nearly every speaker has had something sneeringy
TO say about the position which the democracy of
hat State has always heretofore, and occupies
Upon thus question of the tariff That good old
Commonwealth seems to be, in this debate, a little
ike the man in the fronspiece of the aImanac--all
are pointing at him.
The honorable gentleman from Tennessee [Mr
JOHNSON gravey asked to come upon the dem
ocratc platform. Sir, would like to know when
Pennsylvania has been of that platform, ard with
what propricty gentleman calling himself a demo-
crat, from Tennessee, which WIS whig ia 1896,
wing IN 1910, and wing in the great contest of 1914,
can give such an invitation! Charity begins at
home; and therefore suggest to him the propriety
Of getting his own State into democratic line, in
of the great contests for political power and
then we will listen to him with some degree Of at
tention. Why, sir, these States of Tennessee and
North Carolina, from whence the distinguished
chairman Of the Committee of Ways and Means,
Mr. MckAY,l who has submitted the bill up
on the table, comes, are only in our way when we
come TO elect democratic President. And yet
these gentlemen now claim to lay down the plat
form which the democracy of other States must oc-
cupy But it is said do not, in Pennsylvania,
belong to the progressive democracy. ! do not know
what kind Of progress is meant, without 1t is the
kind which witness in Tennessee, which is sure
to get on the wing side kind of crab democracy.
that learns "downward to climb and backward 10
advance" Sir, Pennsylvania is always moderate
in pretence, but greatly in demand about election
times: then, there is great deal of lip service: her
democracy is not questioned then: but az soon
the smoke of the conflict has evaporated, see
these democrats from wing States about Washing
ton, thick backberies, to claim the spoils of vic
tory. would like TO ask these gentlemen, who
get wise beyond what is written, and claim to be-
long to the progressive democracy, whether they
prepared to do without the old fashioned, Jefer
sonan, stonc-fence, Decline democracy of Pennsyl
vani@ "Can the eye say to the hand, have no
need of thee'" ..t..s.
Sir, we occupy the same position upon this ques-
ton of the tariff which was occupied by Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, and Jackson; the same position
which we have occupied since the organization of
the government, and we not now to be driven
from it; and advise those who desire to obtain or
retain political power, TO take heed how they trhe
with the industrial pursuits of the people Of that
great State. But we hear great deal about mo-
nopoies, and it is said that we plumber the people
of the south under these revenue laws. The only
kind of monopoly that !. know OF is in the public
Offices under the general government We very
seldom get President, Speaker Of tbs House Of
Representatives, or chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means, or any other officer, from ofthe
great northern States. And yet we do nearly all the
voting, and consume three fourhs Of the goods cub
ject to duty and therefore pay hree-fourths of The
taxes, ifgentlemen please to call custom house du-
ties taxes Look at this House now organized:
the chairman ofthe Committee Of Ways and Means
from federal State, New York. with thirty four
representatives, has three chairmen Of unmportant
committees; and illinois, with six representa-
has four charmen Of important committees. ivrs
sylvana is treated with the same neglect porn-
sir there has not been great debate, even WIN
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the in the