The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-19

ven 90" ~ charged III proportion.
iscount made TO those who advertise by the year
-.
,,s cu,zens of Sixth Congressional District In
Kentucky.
Il o,r,purS; After absence Of near nine months, |
i ranrned home, and would pay my respects TO you
nerson, II il possible that could do so; but the
, of the district, together with the circumstance that
n;vae affairs have remained unattended to Tor up
lSs al year. prevent me from performing that agree
e duy and enjoying the pleasure should receive in
meeting with my aeds - ado ,b Man of
" Con n brief account of what has been transacted in
y aiona legislature during the past session. The set
ament OF the Oregon question was the first thing that
rnned the attention of Congress, which was OF a ma
a character and had been aquestion of upwards
,%rty Years standing, you will readily conclude that
@smlfes existed, of serious character, or 1t would
ave been adjusted before the present day That portion
the Presidents message in relation to the subject, was
,sd an BY the lower House by passing resolution CIV
notice 10 England to dissolve the treaty OF joint occu
on and leaving the subject asst originally stood prey
10 the ratification OF sd treaty, which would place the
ro movers in position to discuss title and boundary.
oNgr.ss was divided somewhat to the boundary we
houd claim some supposng our title good, to the north
| faras 81 deg 40 minutes, with which party acted
be supposed title good to the 10th parallel OF lat-
de and not beyond The discussion was OF protract-
character and received the consideration due to its i'm
oance which resulted in the lower House by passing
e notice in a simple and unambiguous form; after
h was sent to the Senate for the action of that body,
in its wisdom, thought proper to entirely change the
baracer OF the document, and passed notice leaving it
screonary with the President as to the time OF giving
and couched in such language to leave but little doubt
IN the British government that a settlement could be
Elected on the 10th parallel of latitude 1t is trle that
W government had during previous administrations, Of
red to settle the dispute BY agreeing to that ne' but
ose offers were made i'll the spirit OF concession and
oupIomse and not but what title to more north
n line was least good that OF England but that
iher than involve the two countries in a war; we would
ncede to that power title to the line last mentioned,
d come to an amcabe adjustment OF pending difficult
les As often as that offer made, often did Eng
and refuse and persisted in claiming territory south of
| be proposed limits.
The democrats came into power by the election of Presl-
nt Polk, after declaring their intention to assert and
anan our right TO the territory in dispute, and at the
rat session OF Congress they commenced and carried out
cir intentions BY redeeming the promise previously
ade True it is that we did not succeed in obtaining by
eaiy TO the extent thought were entitled to, but
succeeded in securing title to that boundary which
and would never before agree to, and no advocate OF
e49th parallel should upbraid the 81 dogs 90 minutes
hen with the failure to for that failure was
asioned by the refusal of the forty miners TO unite with
in asserting our title to the whole Of Oregon; and
hen it was ascertaned that portion of coun-
ymen were disposed to yield, it unnecessary for
be remainder to persist, Tor TO war with England
should be united at home. If Congress had pre-
undivided front, and stood up boldly Tor 81 de-
ees 40 minutes, would have succeeded in obtaining
and this have been in peaceable possession OF the
bunry But il is useless to complain, and may con-
ailate ourselves that England for has been made
retreat iron her position, and for the third tune she
Jas discovered that neither Chinese, nor Indians
lnea descendants of land-oving sires, and that dem
ratio administrations are more celebrated tor extending
territory than Looping It Oft Jefterson's admnistra
Ion acquired Louisiana Monroes administration added
be Flordas; Harrisons administration gave portion o.
ane to England, and Folks made up the deficiency BY
nsummatng the annexation OF Texas and settling thu
to Oregon and # more good land can be ADDED to ou
resent limits by fair means, who should object The Allan
washes eastern, and the Pacific our western shores
eween which mighty oceans hundreds OF millions o.
eemen may dwell in peace and plenty and before cen
y passes away such will be the case Il should not be
goten that the proposals made BY England to settle or
49h parallel, sent by the President to the Sen
Tor its approval previous TO the agreement on his par
settle on that line and that the Senate advised settle
tent the terms proposed and all treaties have TO b.
ied by that body, the President could not do other
than accept the terms offered. So, if there i any
anne be attached 10 the parties settling the difficulty
| belongs to the Senate, and more particularly tht
Ting portion OF it.
The next great question OF national importance acet
was the tariff The democrats stood pledged, if they
cceeed in electing their President 10 modify the tariff
S42a tariff doing such gross injustice TO the farmers
nd laborers OF the southern and western States, tina
ply rs of the members from those sections voted for it
hist SO voted against it.. From Kentucky members
bted Tor it, and against il; and among those who cas-
er votes against the tariff OF 1912, my predecessor thu
on Jno. White, stood as one-so my vote to modify i
consistent with his so far as opposition to the tariff o
70 is concerned. When that tariff law was passed, j
las done with the expressed intention to change IT, ant
was forced the country from the fact that some rev
lue measure had to be passed at the moment when
las done The idea of protecting permanently the man
acurers to the extent of from 10 TO $50 per cent Ger
ny never entered the brain OF any politician, and ye
tariff of s2 did that thing Mr. Clay On introducing
be compromise bill in the Senate of the United States
february 18th, 1882 remarked what rs the prnclP'
rher House, After the accumulation OF capital ant
@ the manufacturers will stand alone, unaded by tn
foyemmen in competition with the imported article
om any quarter. Now, give us time; cease all luctua
IONS and artatlOnS to and the
acturers in every branch will sustain themselve
kamst foreign competition.'-2d rof Ciays Life, pub
%sd N 1913 By Greedy 8 AcEtrath. page 1l7.
Thirteen years have passed away since that period
pad you still hear the howl of protection; manufactu
s have accumulated millions of money, and proud
boast Of mechanical skill superior to any in the world
ying exported their goods and thrown them into for
gn markets, where the world was their competitors
Pr still they want all foreign goods kept out OF ou
takets here so that they will be able to have the HON
farket of their goods TO themselves, and actually sell
americans higher than they do to foreigners If the
Pm compete with Europe in the China and India mar
.es why do they fear the same competition at home
then Europeans have to pay costs OF transportation,
her changes to reach our seaports Surely they shout
ot complain of the tariff Of 1916, which gives to tn
oolen manufacturers protection of 80 per cent? to tn
Manufacturer OF cotton goods, 30 per cent to the man
lacture Of iron, 30 per cent and to the most Of
cres OF all kinds, protection OF 30 per cent al vao
pm, which, to take into consideration the charges
transportation and other expenses actually operates
Bo'tCuoh w uc AMOUNT vi SUCH CHdTSeS, &C, gives
Past so per cent, in most instances, to the America
Manufacturers and yet they say the democrats are or
EIosed to American industry Such is not the fact b,
y do not wish the agricultural interests taxed 10 deaf
r. p support few owners of cotton and woollen mill
That the tariff of lsl2 has been nous to the west an
ouh in the same ratio that the north has been benete
lou need only refer to the census document of 1874
where You will find that the aggregate product of Ma
achusets is placed at S75470,297. In lsi5, there WI
\ similar document made out by the authority OF q
ae, in which the amount is stated by ihe Secretary
Ii Sae TO be for that year SHOP, 6is-showng an il