Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

the exports of aud tobacco The ayno,, nc cotton
under this model tariff Of model President has been less
by four millions OF dollars than the average exports Of ten
s years past, from 1885 to ls45.
What did this What produced this falling or under Ibis
beautiful freerade policy Was that too the fruit AZ the
tariff of 1916 Why has there been no increased exno,, &c
cotton Southern gentlemen cotton growers how i this
And We tobacco growers, how comes that under Mr.
Walkers patent machine to increase exports the export Of TO-
bacco has fallen off million ard half What saw YOU 10
that Was this the happy effect Of The tariff Of 1916 The
Secretary tells that the starvation in Europe has had little
or nothing do with the consumption there our breadstu
nothing whatever Well, the starvation has ceased bread
stufs are down, and the redoubtabe Mr. Secretary
Walker is like to be caught in his trap YOU that
IN few weeks the corn laws in England, sliding
scale and all, will be in full operation They merely sus
pended not repealed, during the famine and now, when the
famine is over and Mr. Walker is caught Sir Robert Pees
trap the coraws go into full effect the first day Of March
next and then exports the revenue falls off, and Mr.
Walker will have 10 appeal restore the tariff of 1872
repensh his empty suteasury and feed the starving
armies, civil and military, at home and abroad
lie next tells with infinite satisfaction thai ks report in
favor or free trade and Brish goods le45 reprinted in
England that stSir Robert Peel raised his eyes the Rg
ouA" No wonder Sir Robert raised his eyes aston
shment No wonder that he suspended the dues bread
stu and lt them in to feed Ireland that Starving But
when that t Of starvation is relieved the protection to British
agriculture well manufactures at restored
The Secretary asserts that under high tariffs the export of
breadstus has always fallen off, The whole experience of
the past he says establishes this general fae and he
farmers to look at the fact Now, that for four
years under the highest tariff hadI mean the bll
of denominations" the tariff Of ls2swe exported Great
Britain England Scotland and eland hundred times
much breastuis did during four years from 1885
1899, under the low tariff or compromise bill of 1888 Yes
repeat during four years of the operation Of the bill of
denominations exports Of breads,us (whea -four CORN
and mea hundred times greater England
than during four years under the compromise bill Yet the
Secretary says the exports Of beadstu have uniformly been
less under high than under low tariff!
Here Mr.. HOLINESS of South Carolina, called for the
proof of Mr.. STEwARTs position.
Mr.. STEWART. The gentleman shall have it, will
give to him. Here il is have got from official reports
carefully revised by officer Of this House Here is the
suit He would give the details in tabular form hereafter
they ready but he had time read them now his
brief hour fast running away and with all the haste he
could make he would be able get half through what he
wished to say But he would furnish the gentleman, from
South Carolina (Mr. HoLNEs with the information he de-
srtd he could only give him the aggregates.
In four years, from 1885 to 1889, under low duties,
imported from Great Britain $685. 600 00v worth Of goods,
equal s63 year, and she took from during this
period of low duties s94 500 worth of breadufs equal
s2s,657 per year Well, for the high tariff Of 1928,
which lasted four years, from 1928 1888 During this time
took from Great Britain Sl42 900 worth of goods
equal S35 000 600 year and she took from under
this enormously high tariff So al worth Of CIR bread
su equal TO s., 376 060 per year. We under the high
tariff taking about half much Of her goods and she taking
hundred times much of beadstus Yet the Sc
and that duties always have and always
will the expectation of hreadsus Yet the Secre
ay that we do not take British goods in pay for
Our beadstuf, England will have to pay specie for
broadstu, and not having to spare she will take less or
pay less for cotton"
Yes let the gentleman from South Carolina (sr HoLmEsl
put these amounts down and dispove them if he Let
him take Mr.. Walker he does not viii send it TO
him. aud call upon vindcaie hmselffrom th. charge
Of having given his official sanction and the weight OF his
high station TO these gross msstatemenis, calculated If
intended deceive the people. He has stuff every page
almost Of his report full Of breadstuis But am mistaken
he will be sick of his breads;us before all is IA
laugh In 1886 imported eghty-six millions worth Of
British goods, and she took from ia breadsius the heavy
amount Of 81, 6S4 that is, take $500 from her IN her
form of beasta And let it not be forgotten that Of
those very manufactures than eighth part Of the
whole value is made up of British lreadsufs consumed in
the making of the goods when say Britain, ! mean
England Ireland, and Scotland, not her dependencies
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. MccLEnNASD) con-
graduates himself very highly the repeal Ct the tariff OF
1912 Now, he probably foges that his own district con-
sumed in 1885, S3739l3 worth OF British goods TO every
S732 she took of its agricultural Notwithstanding that his
district in proportion to all others Yet we are
congratulated the greatnceae in the export oeadsufs
under low duties
What have here stated hold myself bound maintain.
The be successfully conadiced. They
will not be coniradctd doubt whether it will be attempt
ed. They may reply, but they and will not attempt
dsprove these They afraid deny and ashamed
TO Init them voice II will be answered, probably by
personal attack Well, be il. am used 10 personal
attacks but they have and cannot deter from the fear
less discharge o: my duty on this hoor.
Again the Secretary says another thing. He says that
by The tariff Of 1916 duties have been reduced from 100 and
200 per cent down 30 and 30 per that three-ihs
OF the duty has been taken OIL more
half the duty of Of coal and yet he the price OF iron
higher than il before, and Of coal too Wep SIR II
the fact so, who then is benefited by the reduction Of the
duty The foreigner, clearly and the foreigner alone
American consumers pay their iron than they did be-
fore. The amount OF the change this that The foreigner
brings his iron into our market and the Treasury ses three
ffhs Of the former duty On such state OF things this
model of Secretary congauaes Pcnnsy vanio, and audes
the result of the late elections speaking her approval OF
his inancierng
will tell YOU one way in which he lowers duties He
takes of onoha the duty brandy and puts upon tea and
coffee He relieves the rich mans brandy and burdens with
heavy hand The tea and coffee Of % the oing millions
And for this he got the votes Of Pennsylvania He takes
nearly one-ha the duty of Of hats and 6y and thirty per
cent of of cloths and SHOES What for To increase
nue. How will this increase BY increasing imports.
He saws he has reduced the duties third that he
must Import bundled and fifty millions worth Of goods
get the that hundred millions gave under
The tariff Of 1912, and he must send fifty millions Of dollars 10
pay Tor them So the foreigner sells fifty millions to dis
place fty millions made at home without paying
Treasury revenueforeigncs have all the bene
lit and Americans bear ell the loss That is the beautiful
policy Of our model President and bis model Secretary, and
pretty pair Of models they are laugh Bat, lhee :
shadow them Old Rough and Ready coming to cor.
all this anti American policy and justice done to the
American people Under this precious doctrine OF Mr. Walker
we must import six millions Of foreign iron to get the
duties did, and leave much Of iron under the
ground Why must take - mach more OF British IRON
while England will not take any Of our cotton
Once this Secretary tells that The uniform effect
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