Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-26
Celebration Of the Fourth of July nj
Fayette Spings, Pa.

- Caycttc SPAuSSs d.
Tha President Of the day, on behalf of the COM
pany, offered the following toast:
| The Hon. A. Stewart-The champion of Amer
ican Industry. His speeches in behalf ofthe tar
iff more than any thing else contributed to secure
our late Wing victory by securing the vote of the
Keystone State for General Taylor.
After This toast, Mr.. S. being loudly called for,
rose and said
He had promised his physician last fall not to
make another speech for year. He had not yet
broken that pledge, nor would he do it now. But
in returning his thanks for the compliment con-
veyed in the toast just offered, he must be permit
ted to say, that although the vote Of Pennsylvania
had secured the Whig victory last fall, yet it was
not attributable to any humble effort of his 1t
was owing to higher causes. 1t was produced by
the repeal of the tariff Of le42 and the passage of
the tariff of 1916, substituting for the specific du
ties the runous and universally rejected system of
ad calorems, enabling foreign importers, by under
| valuations, to defraud the revenue, and drive out
of their own markets the honest American mer-
chants. But what was still worse, it ruined Amer
ican enterprise and labor by taking away protec-
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it was not wanted at all. If foreign iron, for in
stance, fell to 800 per ton, thereby stopping every
American hammer, then the present duty Of 30
per cent ad valorem fell to Sc per ton, no protec-
tion at all; but if iron abroad rose to $50 when it
could not be imported, then the duty rose to $lo
and became absolutely prohibitory. Besides, the
duty rising and falling with the price, occasioned
A,o forl
at another-just the reverse of the British " slid
ing scale" which raised the duty as the price fell.
and reduced it as it rose, thus keeping the price
in the home market always steady and uniform.
General Taylor, he understood, was for restoring
the specific duties, which, under existing circum-
stances, was perhaps all that could be expected.
Moderation was the true policy; he had no doubt
it would be the true policy. Both parties in their
zeal had doubtless pushed matters to the extremes.
and the true course was now to reject what was
wrong, and adopt what was right, from both
sides.
Internal Improvements of a national character
ought to be promoted as far as the means of the
general government will justify, and the object
first in national importance was the great Central
ject, retrenchment and economy should be studied
and practised. The army and navy alone now
absorb nearly two thirds of the entire revenue
The expenditures of the navy were increased dur
ing the last administration from about three to up
wards Of eleven millions of dollars year. This
cannot and will not be tolerated by taxpaying
people who are always ready and willing to fight
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Let Gen. Taylor carry out the principles and
policy proclaimed in his letters published before
the election and sanctioned by the popular voice,
and he will be triumphantly sustained. Let him
adopt good and moderate measures and appoint
good men and true without regard to party-true
to hin, and true 10 his measures. To appoint or
keep in office men opposed to him and his meas
ures would not be suicidal but violare of the pop
ular will expressed by his election. Itnever was
done and never will be done by any adminlstra-
tion-none but enemies demand, and none but
simpletons expect it.
There never was time when union and har-
mony were more imperiously demanded than at
present, when the influence of our example has
given an impulse to the ball of revolution which
Is 0eStlneQ 10 roll over ana crush every veStlge OIL
arbitrary and despotc power in Europe. Then
shall our eyes be gladdened on beholding free,
Institutions and constitutional liberty, the legti
mate fruits of our own glorious revolution she'd
ding their benefits and blessings over the nations
of the earth. But while the friends of freedom
have every where our sympathies and our pray
ers, the only and the best aid we can give them is
to raise higher and present in its brightest and
most attractive form for their imitation, the glor-
Gus example Of a government and people peace
ful and prosperous, happy and free.
In conclusion allow me to offer sentiment:
Protection and Improvements, Economy and
Retrenchment, Moderation and Justice, Harmony
at home and Peace abroad-The true American
policy; let it be carried out by the present nation
al administration, and Pennsylvania will be among
the foremost to sustain it. -JaI
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LOcOfOcO Abuses Exposed.
A newly appointed Postmaster in an important
town in Indiana, writes to friend at Washing
ton as follows ..@
"When came into office found not less than
500 documents, sent by our late M. c., all laid
carefully aside. Some 100 copies of the life of
Gen. Taylor laid away, and numerous other pub