The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-22
The Pennsylvania Programme. democratic
Duties.

claiming their rewards for achieving that glo-
rious victory" in the shape of an increased duty
on iron. The full proceedings of the Berks
county meeting, demanding That protection on
their domestic industry as right, appears in the
Pennsylvania, unaccompanied by one word of
comment. Pennsylvania, it is Well known, has a
pet son of hers as candidate for the Presi-
dency. Mr. FoRNEY, the editor of the Pennsyl-
panian, was a candidate for the profitable post
of clerk of the House Of Representatives last
session, and repeats the experiment again with
this House and Mr. GLossBRENNER, we believe
aspires to the post of doorkeeper to the same
body. So it seems that the well known maxim
"To the vctors belong the spoils of victory" is
will get the places to which her sons periodically
aspire, or the protection" for iron she so pa
theticaly pleads for, as corallary to the .tri
umph of the free trade party there, time will
show. We invite the special attention of the
Washington Union to this Pennsylvania pro-
gramme, and call on the free trade Democrats OF
the South to read mark, and inwardly digest it,
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING.-Ag reeably
to the call of the. standing committee, an un'
usually large meeting of the Democrats of
Berks county, was held in the Courthouse at
Reading, on Monday, November 18th. 1851, at
O'Clock, D. m, " for the purpose Of taking such
action upon the question of modifying the tariff
upon iron, as they may deem expedient." The
meeting was organized by the appointment Of
the following officers. viz 49,. .. 49,.
President-Dr. H II. Muhlenberg, Reading.
Vice Presidems-William Loblch, Pike
George DengIer, Alsace; David FISHER, Kutz
town Daniel K. IIottenstine Maxataway; Isaac
Ely, Reading; John Miller, Hamburg; Johr
MCGOWAN, Union; Da lei Woolf Hamburg
Daniel Young, Reading; Peter Kline, Green
Wch; Philip Gougler, Cumru; Henry Mergel
Cernarvon; Joserh Mcdonnell, Reading; Levi
P. Knerr, Rea ling David kutz, Maxatawny
DR.. Peter +. Nagle, Reading; Henry A. M. Fill,
bert, Reading; Jacob Madeira, Muhlenberg
Samuel Shearer, Heidelberg. .......
Secretaries-Dr. John Soldering, Hamburg
Edward NJ. Clymer, Charles Kessler, J. Law.
renee Getz, James X. McKenty, and George f
Spayd, Reading. .,"
When the officers had taken their seats, E.
NJ. Clymer. esq, announced that Francis w
Hughes, esq, of Schuylkill county, was now in
| this city, and moved that a committee of three
be appointed to wait upon Mr.. Hughes, and
invite him to address his Democratic fellow.cit
liens of Berks upon the subject they had assem-
bled to consider, which was unanimously agree
to; whereupon the president appointed Messrs
f. M. Clymer, A. l.. Hennershotz and John l.
| Rightmyer, said committee.
On melton of Joel B. Wanner esq, it was
Resolved, That a committee of twenty-five
persons be appointed by the president, to report
resolutions expressive of the sentiments of this
meeting.
In pursuance of this resolution, the president
appointed the following commit ee.
Joel B. Wanner, Reading; William Shaffner
Tulpehoccon; John Grett. Maidencreek Petcl
Fister, Greenwich; Edward C.. Ruggles, Read
ing; s. f. Ancona, Reading; Jacob Coleman
Amity, Adam Hickman, Alsa, e; Richard Her.
bert, Reading; E. Penn Smith, Womelsdorf
Daniel Keller, Greenwich; Thomas Shaner
Colebrookdale, Henry Riegel, Reading; J. Y
Bechtel, Union; Daniel B. Kutz, Kutztown
George Shenk, Hamburg; David A. Stout
Reading; Joseph Specht, Rockland; George
Smith, Reading Benjami" Nunemacher, Upper.
Bern; willianl NJ. Sallade, Lower. Heidelberg
Jacob Becker, Robson; J. Daniel Wanner
Kutztown; John Fisher, Maxatawnv; John
In the absence of the committee, the meeting
was addressed with much force and eIoquence
by Francis w. Hughes, esq of Schuylkill coun.
ty, Hon. William Strong, and Senator ii. A.
Muhlenberg. The speeches of these gentle.
men went over the entire tariff question, exhib.
ted its bearing upon the leading j. dustrial in.
terests of the nation, and conclusyely demon
strated the justice and propriety of such q
in ha tor act O.,
the recommendation of its author, the Hon
Robert ]. Walker, and other Democratic au.
thority, as will enhance the revenue. and afford
more adequate incidental protection to TIE great
staple of Pennsylvania.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Hughes speech, the
following resolution was offered by Samuel
Soh, and unanimously adopted
RESOLVED. That this meeting hereby tender
their best thanks to Francis W. Hughes, ESQ.
for his able, sound and eloquent democrai c
speech in favor Of modification 0f the revenue
law Of 1876 upon the article of iron.
The committee on resolutions through their
chairman, Joel b. Wanner, esq, reported the
following, which were unanimously adopted,
with loud accamations:
ResaiUed That we hereby renew our pledges
10 stand by the principles Of the tariff Of 1876,
regarding them "a Pcqniesced in by the Demo.
cratic party Of the Union rs permanent adjust.
ment Of the tariff question.
Resolred, That while We have sustained the
principles Of the act Of 1876 NJ final dspo.i-
tinn, re have Looked forward with earnest sole
itude tn the period when Congress woud he able
and Milling 10 HHis upon psrmansnt basis, me
details Of The Act and particularly The duty upon
iron.
ResolUsd, That tho crisis has now come when
Congress should finally settle this question. BY
Advancing The duty upon iron up to the revenue
standard; and by so regulating the mode Of az.
sessing duties upon that article as 10 secure il
~ far a. practicable from fraud and fluctuations.
The DsmOcr0cu are noW IN porer in hs national
legislature, md 10 hem PeansyIrania Looks -
Time and experience has proved to her that a
revenue tariff may afford ample incidental protec.
ton TO iron. She has the pledges Of the South.
ern and Western Democracy in their votes on
the Hon. Mr.. McKay's bill Of 1914, and nf the
Hon. X. j. Walker, the author Of the bill Of
ls45, in his report To Congress in 1s47. that an
increased duty on iron would not only be per.
fectly consistent with the principles Of the act
Of 1916. but that II would add 10 the revenue.
Resolved, That Pennsylvania is now prepared