The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-21
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,d conusts with the foreigne. who ps only tan ~
twelve osntsf viii say ncthng of tn monstrous inus-
oe Of compelling the producer Of rain or cotton or to-
bacco provisions to exchange ais labor or its produc
for the labor Of one New Eplander or PennsyIvana
while he could otherwise pain for il the labor of Ave
Engiishmsn But as you to mark the effect on imm,
grafton lou ree to let me employ the pauper labor Oh
Europe yo" call IT. at its home and the consequence is
that II here TO be employed and your tariff egisa
uon Mites that exodus from the Old World which snnu
ay upon coasts. IL then, you truly wish TO
diminish foreign immigration, the futile talk OF
changes In the naturalization laws which can nave hue
OF no effect in keeping the foreigner away Or IN ensngpg
the great freerade movement no longer offer premium
to foreign immigration to northern towns and
villages and hamets where only at liberty to en-
ploy M labor but rather let 1t work for us abroad where
Il already Il.
have now shown you sir that the taxes are SO levied
as to yield the manufacturers Of small section
nearly quite great as they give 10 the gov
ernment and to complete the case can show that the
section has the benefit of the greater part OF the ex
pcndture of the government share OF the tribute
In 1888 the Secretary Of the Treasury reported that of
hundred and millions Of expenditures in the preceding
Believe h hss nee them
increased than diminished And nearly every branch Of
the public disbursements repeats the same story O!
$b30O0000 expended In collecting the customs por TO
is49 $lao00O0D were the North $lo00ooeo had been
paid in fishing bounties nearly all to Ne Engsnd Fif
teen million two hundred and one thousand two hundred
and twentthree dollars had ben spent upon roads rivers
and harbors Exclusive Of tie Ohio and Mississippi which
common to both secons and of this sum $40 4O7
were At the North have not time to follow the detail
further but WIN such mighty current of taxation and
bountes and expenditures in directionwhen the
northeasfn States receive nearly all its benefits what
wondei in their boosted palaces and cities?
think this injustice and inequality In the action Of our
government ia due In part to the condition OF parties
Whether right wrong the South has had her fixed prn-
the df Ss with but brief
TONS Tho North, from whatever cause has been more
vacating In her views she has shifted from side to side
almost often as she changes the of her represent
alton this oor Thus 1t happened that both parties in
the South bid for northern votes Each offered high boun-
ties on cotons and wooens in exchange for New England
votes but the position of hostility which New England
seems now finally to have assumed towards the exist
ence of the South, and its constitutional equality in the
Union he's taken that customer at least out Of the political
marke.
Tnen there has Pennsylvania BEEN and her large
vote could not be had without bounty on iron
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman must conhne himself
to the question.
Mr.. GARRETT am combining myself to the question
am trying to show how tariffs have been made, and
how they may be reduced. In Pennsylvania sir have
attacked the enemy in his headquarters We have paid
price, once tor all and have selected OF her own
sons as the leader Of democratic forces to make
in this iron rampant and batter down the stronghold of the
restrictive policy Such is the duty to which the President
elect is pledged such is tie work which the democracy Of
the Union expect him TO accomplish and will not
NIT myself to doubt that his friends here will cordially aid
My friend the way Mr. FLoREscE1 sage "Wait" Let
me tell him that the fight before him for the next four
must be of principle if he to succeed
render OF democratic principles for temporary popularity
will be deservedy unayaiing victories purchased are
Mr.. FLORENCE The remark await and reflect was
prompted by the suggestion which the gentleman made
consider myself pretty nearly as sound as any Virginia
flee to explain my position and hence do desire TO in
terrup the gentleman At the proper time if my judgment
uggests necessity of it will take the opportunity Of
Mr.. GARNETT The recent presidential election either
meant something, it meant nothing If it meant any
thing meant that we had determined for the next four
years to administer the government on democratic prn
cple and Of the rst of these democratic principles
free trade; another the reduction of the expenditures of
the government to an economical Standard and the
rangement Of the SO that they shall fall equally on
ALI every duty being imposed with single eye
nue. alone, not an iota for protection.
Sr the presidential election but barren victory
unless it be means Of carrying principles. do not
consider It was the object of that great to de-
termne who should hold office and who should get the fat
contracts do not think that its only purpose put
ademocratc general at the head of army Of hun
dred thousand ocehoder with the control Of the expen-
diture of $70000000 II intended inaugurate and
carry out the democratic poIicy-peace with all the
world our rights and honor projected abroad the rights
OF all the States regarded at home free and ample
opportunity for southern energy and southern enterprise
expand and strengthen southern institutions and mean
time TO bring back the government to the old republican
standard when the federal Union regarded nothing
more than alliance offensive and defensive betwec
sovereign States, with customs Union superaddu We
must have economy in expenditures and ariF on free
aae Pnacpies 90 that THIS great ccederacy Of Anglo
American Commemorative me- take its rightul place in
the van q public opinion and lead the trade move
ment winch Gradually enrolling all nations under its
- "-ai Imperial france and despotic Austria as
S, there ever was people to whose energy and
Sscty the direction of their industry and capital
be safely trusted it is the American He has ine
TIED the rowing adventurous disposition Of the old Nor
with all his eagerness and shrewdness the pursuit
OF gam VINO went through Europe tooars gaagnan ever
STRIVING and winning. Kingdoms the rewards of his
for ours have undertaken the conquest of
and her elements become attendant ministers
ana slaves her lightning conveys will her fire and
water watt us with almost equal speed from cline to Cline
DER land and The mission of our generation to sub
due the material universe and in the rivalry all nations
% ulhi this work. demand for American genius and in
dustry ttat the shackes shall be stricken from hands
tnat this absurd Chinese policy of restrictions these
out relics OF barbarism which you cal protective tariffs
snail De abandoned and American labor left free choose
M own pursuits and to seek its rewards throughout
the WIDE circle of the earth Let the people of the North
follow the pent OF their genius amazing the world by the
feas OF mechanical s and covering the remotes seas
with the agosies their free as the winds and
poundles IS the waves that bear it. We South pre-
ier the most ancient of human pursnitshe tng of the
nelds and furnish the great staples Of the worlds
changes 1.-THE bread that strengthen mans heart and the
heocy cotton that clothes him. Our tobacco supplies
OF the necessities OF mans physical nature and it
TOO much to say that cotton controls the desnes OF
Chrisendom We ask no peculiar privileges, special
benefits; we only demand that You shall not tax in
dustry to support yours that shall be left free to sell
and buy wherever interest leads us And If we think
that we understand TIA philosophy and OF
best-f we believe in system which relies chiefly on in
dividua enterprise and wisdom and confines government
70 out iew and simple functions in protecting life and lib
er-if We prefer social organization which guards
M against the storms Of anarchy and the Of
ism yet perfectly content that you shall maintain
Mt home your system, and that you should esteem it
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