Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-23
SPEECH OF MR.. A. STEWART, OF PENN.
ON THE TARIFF,
Delivered m The House Of Representatives Of The u
S., NarCh II, 1916.


had not intended said Mr.. s., TO say one word
about the Tariff but am strongly tempted to state
a fac. or two in reply to the gentleman from Vr-
lginia. That gentleman dwelt entirely on The ben
elits Of foreign trade He went altogether in ia.
Ivor OF importing foreign goods, and creating mar.
ket for the benefit of foreigners. Would our own
agriculture be benefited by process like this p
Nothing could more cfiectually divert the benefit
from our own people and pour it in constant stream
upon foreign labor. No American interest was so
much benefited by protective system as that of
agriculture The foreign market was nothing, the
home market was everything to them; it was as
one hundred to one. The Tariff gave us the great
home market, while the gentlcmen's scheme was
To secure u.s. at best, but the chance of a market
Abroad while 1t efectuay destroyed our secure
and invaluable market at home. The gentleman
says he is very anxious to compete with the pauper
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 agri.
cultural productions to one dollars worth of all
oar agricultural productions (saye cotton and tobac-
COY that she takes from u.s.
Mr.. Bayly. Does the gentleman assert that?
Mr. Stewart. do-and will prove it,
Mr. Bayy. Then you will prove the returns
false which are made by our own Government.
No, sir; will prove it by the returns furnished
by Mr.. Walker himself in support of the bill which
he has laid before the Committee of Ways and
Means Now, assert, and can prove that more
han half the value of all British Goods imported
into this country consist OF agricultural products,
goods And invite Ihorougb nnavs,s of ' ,l,o
facts cbollenoe the oon,amon ~ 10 so,,',;,,,
Take down all ,bo o,,;ci,, H., a t. w. 81 81 10y
other estimate rho ,,nIno 81 ,Lo r o,,u "''e' a.,
bread and meat, and other agricultural products
which have entered into their fabrication, and it
will be found that one-half and more of their value
W NV Pluuu:t'oii' Vi tlle soH-agrlcultur
:" PtOu'I' !" ns SuIctes, sense'
No"' ny reierehcet 10 MT W aikcrs report, 1t will
oe seen that' Tor Twelve years back, we have I'M
Po'teu i'oil ureat DIlt'ih ana hcr dependencies
Hnuaiy % - iilliohs OF dollars worth OF goods,
ou can oo ihlIilohs, "hile she TOOK OF all ourag
Iicuiluui Prouucts, save cotton ana tobacco, less
tnau Two ana nan millions worth mus, then,
ISSUING ohe-haH me value OF her goods to be ag-
ricutura II gives US 20 millions OF her agrcuItur-
a. Npuuce 10 - mlliohS OF ours taken by her,
"'lcn 10 just zen 10 one 10 aVoid caVll, put 1t
~ elSh' 10 ONO Jest tue trutn OF his position,
nc was prepared, u t'me pernitted to refer to nu-
ueiouS ,oclS nut ior inc information OF the gen.
ue'uan rom virginia. VINO Is so great friend to
.e poor anu oppressed farmers VIII tell hun that
"aEe Imported yearly ior t"enty-sM years, (So
90! IL " ulnr' iePo1l nloIe tiuii Ten millions
" uoii'i' "o ~, y. tooo'e" SooaS' Last year we
imported Sioooo'l'o worth Now, one-h half and
mnolI VI 'nc tolue VI tliS cloth was maze up oil
woo ,ne subsistence OF 'aoor ana other agrcuItnr-
al productions, ne general estimate Is, that the
wool alone is halt. The universal custom among
wne' rloy ma ,neir wool manufactured
u' u'e I"o'e si was 10 give the ihahulacturer haf
the cloill. hus we import, and our farmers have
to pay, Tor fus millions Of dollars worth of foreign
WOOL every year IN the form OF cloth, mostly the
production OF sheep feeding on the grass and grain
OF Great britan' wmle our own wool Is worthless,
LOT Wap' 81 m"ke' ana th~ Is 'hc oohcy me
Sir: and the 0cn,lcroon is nor satisfied with fre
SIR una tne seLueih Is not salS'ieu wltn F'e
'n e' ~ II;u 1t " t" hi'Iilo'
~. 0' H. WI w ~ u'o sII'c,idn ueiy
5Si., III, uI'' lnt' li' nus ucCiareu Ior WI.
w "Mo' Iili Ie .eoncinE '.e uulieS on Wooehs
nc ".'i" VIEW 70 "c'G"Se ile revenue
% . ',ic M uo?u'eu, ''leNns
a'lc " oiot ,o,i1 iliSteaG o. iei
unp Vi WOOL zen i''s'eau Vi h'e unions u uollals
per Ir %i'iull. .,,..,.
MS was tne gehlleLllais pan 10 iaNor t"e ia'-
erS' D|uN iuI"eIs ny gm'g .llen tle .lsIcG"