Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-07
REMARKS
MIR. A. Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
ON THE TARIFF.

ON THE TARIFF.
had not intended, said Mr.. s. to say one
word about the Tariff; bul | am slrongl " tempt
ed 10 state fact or two in reply 10 the gem
ileman from Virginia. Tha, gentleman dwell
entirely on the benefits of foreign trade. He
went altogether in favor of importing foreign
goods, and creating market for the benefit OF
foreigners. Would our own agriculture be
benefited by a process like this Nothing
could more effectuay divert the benefit from
our own people and pour ii in constant stream
upon foreign labor No American interest was
so much benefued by protective system as
that of agriculture. The foreign market was
nothing, The home market was every thing, TO
Them; 1t was as one hundred TO one. The Ta-
uf gave us The great home market, while the
gen,leman's scheme was 10 secure us, at best,
but the chance Of market abroad, while it ei-
lecluaIly destroyed our secure aud invaluable
market al home. The gentleman says he is
very anxious TO compete with the pauper labor
Of Europe | will tell him oae fact: With
all The protection we now enjoy. Great Braie
sends INTO this country eight dollars woglh OF
her agricultural productions 10 one dollars
worth Of all our agricultural productions save
cotton and tobaccol that she takes from US
Mr. BAYLY. Does HE gentleman assert
that!
Mr. STEWART ao-and will prove il!
Mr. BAYLY. Then you will prove the re.
turns false which are made by car own Gov
ernment.
No, sir; will prove ii by The returns fur
nished by Mr.. Walker himself in support OF The
bill which he has laid before The Committee ol
WAYS and Means. Now, | assert, and can
prove, that more than half The value Of all the
British goods imported iRlo this country con-
sIsl Of agricultural products, changed in form,
converted and manufactured into goods And
invite a thorough analysis of The facts.
challenge The gentleman e The scrutiny. Take
down all the articles in Store, one after anOth'
er--esIima,e the value of the material the
bread and meat, and other agricultural products
which have entered into their fsbrlcalon, and
II will be found that one-half and more Of their
value consists of the productions OF The soil
agricultural produce ln its slrictest sense.
Now nv reference 10 Mr.. Walkers report, il
will be seen that, for Twelve years back, we
have imported from Great Britain and her de
tendencies annually 81 2 millions Of dollars
worth of goods, but call il so millions, while
she took Of all our agricultural products. save
cotton and tobacco, less than TWO and hal
millions of dollars worth. Thus, then, assu
ming One-half The value of her goods TO be agr
cultural, il gives US 25 millions of her agrlcul
1uTal produce, TO 2 millions of ours laker
by her, which is just ten 10 one; TO avoid cavll
put it al eight 10 one. To Test the truth o
his position, he was prepared, if time permitted
10 refer 10 numerous facts. But for The infor
malion of the gentleman from Virginia, who i:
L.
farmers, will tell him that We have imported
yearly, for tweniy-slx yeas, (so says Mr.
Walkers report) more than Ten millions O
dollars worth of roOoIlen goods. Last year W.
imported $l0,666,l76 worth. Now. one-hal
and more OF the value of This cloth was made
up Of wool, the subsistence of labor and oihe
agricultural productions. The general esti
male is. thai the wool alone is half. The uni
yersal custom among farmers when they hat
their wool manufactured on the shares, was Il
give the manufacturer half The cloth. Thus W.
import, and our farmers have 10 pay, for fU
millions of dollars worth oil foreign wool ever,
year in The form of cloth, mostly The produc
non Of sheep feeding on the grass and gram q
Great Britain, while our own wool Is worthless
ior want Of market; aud ihis Is the policy th
gentleman recommends 10 American farmers
Yes, sir; and The genilemanls noi sanhed wit
fec millions, bul wishes 10 Increase II TO te
millions year for foreign wool. VIII The gen
lleman deny this? He dare not. He has de
clared for Mr. Walkers bill, reducing the du
lies on woolens nearly onehali, with view
to increase the revenue; OF course, The import
must be doubled, making the import ol clo'l
twenty millions instead OF ten, and OF wool 'ei
instead of FIVE millions OF dollars per annum.
This was the eenlIeman's Ian 10 favor tn
farmers, British farmers, by giving Them IN
American market. Has plan was to buy every
thing. sell nothing. aud GEL rich. "A laugh.
What was iGue as 10 cloth was equally 'rue d
lotee,y,hlng else Take ha', Paif Of shoes