Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-04


Buren, Subreasury and all We requested to pass judg
ment against ourselves for decision in 1910.
And now let me ask after experience OF two years. who
is helped by this tariff of s46-what portion Of the country
Pray is South Carolina helped by it Il is in fact, mea
sure dictated by South Carolina III III which hf
South took the nitaoy, and led oil and the North, has
been too much its won't followed. There are men in the
North who see the sun in the South ard they think they
all other light there Now is South Carolina any richer !o
this tariff She is grea, cotton growing State. Now that
the tariff passed. that have free trade, said these
friends Of the tariff shall South Carolina looming
up like one Of the Southern constitutions she will become
rich she is enranchsed and set liberty hereafter she takes
great lead, and her cotton will enrich the people
Pray what has been the result These glowing sentences
were the lips Of her eloquent men, when her cotton
from ten TO eleven cents pound those words had hardly
cooled when under this protection by free trade and under
this admirable tariff Of 1885, which put down all other abomi-
nabe tariffs, her cotton is down TO five and half and six
cents pound.
And Pennsylvania, Here Mr. Webster paused, and put
significant look which caused great laughter Why,
gentlemen il happened to be in Pennsylvania in the
fall Of 1914, before the election took place. | addressed
muttudes OF people in Philadephe, Valley Forge and
Posye in the midst Of the iron and coal and dust of tina,
region, and in other pieces and what did there, all
along the road from Philadelphia, through Pennsylvania
the mines of Pottsvie Flags holding out "PuLK, Dali
Las, TARIFF AZ y aud heard it again and
again said that Mr. Polk greater friend 10 the roduc
tiUe industry Of Pennsylvania than the Wing candidate!
may say that all expectation founded upon this
assurance, has failed now, i'll not little Notifying
regarded then and regard now, false evidence the
OF false signals and false tokens The representations made
then TO thepeope Of Pennsylvania thad been of us
prudence and think my friend here would have
founded indictment on for false tokens for false preences
II is right and fl there should be trial, that the
false evidence is made known; and think the people Of
Pennsy vania ready for trial. II is proper try
the again. when the fraud is discovered
Now gentlemen, passing for moment from this, have
already said that If be the pleasure of the country elect
Wing President and Wing Congress, this existing law
will either be essentially modified altogether repealed and
it is just true that there be election of Wing Pesi
dent it will be continued So, after all gentlemen, the judg
ment which form upon must rest opinion as
TO what will be their measures. Public agents.
One class Of public will do certain things and support
pass class Of public measures and another class Of pub
lie will do other things ard support pass another
class of public measures and hike dislike the
measures must we Judge of the men.
Gentlemen, while say that Gen. Cass will undoubtedly
uphold The bill 10 which he gave efficient support in 1885,
and to which he stands pledged, by his adherence TO the Bal
tmore platform Of June last bound state the same
time, that another gentleman whose name has been
toned in connection with the Presidency s exactly in the
situation have said that if Mr.. Van Buren, is elect
ed President Of tie Ured States he will repudae his
own Subtreasury and say that, if elected President
Of the United States unless be epudates hse he will fol-
low ON with the tariff Of 1916.
Now, gentlemen let how this policy Of the Admins
traiion the united operation Of the subteasu and the ta
TO- has operated the prosperity of the manuac
tuers. Here can only instance few things and, far
as am concerned and this meeting concerned they
take them specimens Of the whole begin with wool and
wooens great Northern interest. The production Of wool
and the manufacture Of wool vast NJrhen ard Middle
Safe interest 1t extends through Virginia, Ohio the West
States Pennsy yana and certain parts OF New York and
New England but the manufacture Of IL Is established pn-
cipay IN the New England States Now, take few in
stances Of this. Here is woolen establishment, in our
neghbohgod at Lowell, called The Middlesex Mills within
very short time, such has been the depression Of that
and such the overwhelming effect Of manufactures from abroad
that eight hunde bands have been discharged and Others If
not ALL will be discharged Wages reduced twenty
per cent aud the pce Of wool is reduced least one.thd
There counisS in Pennsylvania upUn The 18th Of No
reia6er rh0 ciH think a. his-Washngion, Greere and
otter counties in tie part Of Pennsylvania may well
take into consideration, that this tariff and subeasury have
protected them by depressing the price OF their
modify least one-ihrd. may be aiss for neigh
bors Of Maine ana Vermont. wei New Hampshire, 10
notice that aso respectable gentleDsn well known
you this afternoon placed in ny handsa statement according
to which fry t0ooen mills, knoU 10 him, hare fn tie
Int far months all stopped r0iHg from Me pressure Of
s money mar and the influx # eign rnanuiac,ure and
they have discharged nearly three thousand hands, and greatly
reduced the wrgrs Of the remainder
There singular fct connec 81 with the woocn manu-
faciure tie United States, believe not generally known
4 great portion Of the imported artcle is from France and
the continent Now, believe that il Is generally known
that France pays bounty upon tie expectation Of wooen
manufactures The OF fourteen per cent X was
formerly per cent Belgium paid formerly lower duty
but Belgian manufacturers send their gods through
France aud thus III these great imporaons Of wcollens
TO The United States under bounty equal bali the
imposed upon them BY Government 50 that our tariff
upon woOens rendered null one-ha IL full extent nv
bouptes paid upon woons abroad Five siXths and some
say nneenhs, Of all these products come 70 the United
States.
With respec' TO cotton have nothing 10 say excepting
that do understand, and have heard that any
adjustments OF that sort supposed b. working pro.
e.. One other articles oention belonging % US
at the NORTH and Of these hemp and the
hemp. remember when this tadH ubde, considora-
ton the Senals member addressed the Senate particularly
that subject; The tariff the raw material higher
than it manufacture Il direct lis artillery
against American labor, particularly Or the result q r,izn
labor cheap while the material Tor American labor
dear.
have spoken Of labor Of the great elements Of our
society the great substantial inces, which we all stand
euda seryce predial toll the rk some dudgery
BY q" mankind, subjected o. color /, the
c'nrol Of another Of mankind but labor intelligent
manly, independent thinking ADD acting for itsel earning
IT, own wages accumulating those into capital. be-
coming part Of society and Of social SYSTEM educating
childhood, maintaining worship, claiming the right Of the
elective franchise and helping 20 uphold the great fabric Of
the State. TaAT ArERIcAx LAuoR, and confess that
all nv sympathIss with u and my voice, until am dumh
vii be for Il. lGteat applause.
There Il another subject which my attention has been
e turned, exactly professional, and yet no, altogether
remote from The circle OF my hnbts-I the fisheries
Laughter 10 he Of the interest," understand that
the cod snJ ackere fisheries OF New England great
sufferers sny ohe interest under his tariffs because has
reduced the du both, and because there certain al
vantsges belonging the British colonies, who live
the ground and tie result is, il not formerly, that