Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-16

Locofocos have carried the Legislature by a
very small majority Although the Whig State
officers had plurality of the votes, yet Lo
cofoco Legislature would have power TO elec.
their opponents.-Bel. Apollo.
Huzza for American Manufactures!
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Pa,rioi, under date Of Wednesday, says:
-"Quite an interesting scene occurred to-day
in the room OF the Pos, Office and Post Roads
Committee Of the House Of Representatives.
This is the room in which Mr.. HOMER, the
Agen, Of the British Manufacturers, has been
located for nearly month past, wi,hspecimens
of Manchester goods, with prices attached, to
aid in the grea, work of breaking down the
American Tariff! This morning Mr.. STEW
ART, of The House, with four gentlemen from
Boston, Messrs. Page, LIyermore, Fay, and
Hovey, whom he and other tariff members had
invited TO come TO Washington with specimens
of their American goods, ,ha, The same nigh.
be compared with the specimens of British
goods already exhibited here, visited the CON-
miIiee room in question. No sooner had The
party entered, than Mr.. Homer commenced
rolling up his British specimens. for the pur-
pose of leaving. But Mr.. Stewart begged him
not TO 60. He said it would mol be fair thus TO
leave without allowing comparison OF the two
kinds of goods to be made. Mr.. Homer still
persisted, and said he would rather no, remain
the gentlemen from Boston might have the
ROOM Mr. Stewart still insisted ,ha. he mus,
rot go, but mus, remain and aid in the invesli-
CATION. Finally, Mr.. Homer consented to do so.
By comparison j, appeared, that prints Of The
same quality and stamp Of those of Manchester,
worth 10 cents per yard, are furnished by the
Boston and Lowell manufacturers al IL cents
with this dderence-and il is wide one in
favor OF the American side Of The ques,ion-.he
British articles are Job Goods" and but "a
inches in width, while the American are of the
first quality, equivalent TO 10 per cenum better
than the Job Goods" Of the same article, and
are 81 inches in width
The difference in the width gives to the pur-
chaser los square inches in the yard, or "a, 90
square inches in piece Of % yards.
Mr.. Homer could not get over this fixed
fact" 1t was stumper! There were the A
merican and the British goods, and there were
the prices of each. Every one could see and
judge for himself. The Boston gentlemen ex
hibiled very large variety of cotton, worsted
and silk goods. ltwas truly astonishing to be-
hold 10 what perfection, competition fos,ered by
wise and judicious American Tariff, had
brought the manufacture of this description Of
goods, as well as TO what low prices they had
been brought. Some very thick, dark and
checked cotton cloth, suitable for gentIemen's
summer dresses, and SO firm that one could not
tear j, with his hands in any way, was priced
al only ten cents yard. A suit coat, vest
and pan's-costIng only 60 cents. Some hand.
some, durable vestings, finely figured, at ten
cents each, were exhibited Coarse cotton
cloths, white, and Of substantial quality, at
cents, were also 10 be seen. Il is charming
idea truly, that we mus, break down our Tariff,
IN order 10 get those goods cheaper than we
can now obtain them! Permanency in the
Tariff System is what our manufacturers want,
in order that they may feel secure in embarking
in The manufacture OF the finer kinds of goods,
such as those manufactured by France Lee,
Mr.. Polk succeed in breaking down our Amer.
ican Tariff, TO crafty the British and those who
sympa,hise with the British on this subject,
and our capital will be cramped and unable 10
go on in their rraisewonhy enterprise. This
matter demands the serious aud earnest a,ten-
ton Of The whole American people,"
There has been recently an eruption Of Mt
Nesuvius, the first since 1889. The streams
of lava, however, ran in the old course, and did
no injury.