Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-06

paeues wou'u nave been proQ! l. base -,
him to Congress. 49,
We begin to hear some talk as n ,,s, e..
to be the next State Senator from m, 4:
trict. Various persons have aIre,iy -.
namei by their friends.
II. L: W heat was, ca the % ult., re.els,..
ed President of the M!IiwoOd ami B.r,r,,,.,
iN'up'A7 COMPANY. u.
lCUMNUSICATg5
A telegraphic dispatch has APPEARED r,
several papers, declaring that the fyieo5. /.
Hon. j. CLANCY Jones were dissaIi.fei :,
the mission to EnglaDd was uvt cEe,.5 p.
bin, instead Of that to Austria. Tai, /.
mistake. The latter aad not TIE former ".
vacant, aud the Executive has o. idea. g..
calling Mr.. Dallas; but should be yoIun.,..
ly withdraw 10 the spring, the mis..,.,
Eugland would, probably, be rendered a
MIR. Jones, as something due 70 him b5,b ,,
account Of his own merits, aud hayD, boz,
defeated in good cause. His integrity AM
commanding talents have long been duly g.,
preoisted by bis old friend, the President
who, as is well known, intended to offer lin
a seat in his Cabioet; but for certain reason.
this intention vas changed, 4ai another yea
tleman from Pennsylvania selected; tut hi.
intention shows the Pses.dea,, c.tIm.te If
Mr.. Jones. Hence hl, doeal ug0n re.c!ec
ton as an Administrator candidate wguI
naturally excite the PresIi-nt's symg4laI.,
towards him, as lt Is well known that 81. ,5g
opposition reused into ectiyn agalDs, aim,
osusieg his defeat was hot against him PEI.
sonally, but against the measures d Tue
Democratic party. Nor had the Kansas.
LscomptOn question, bat a secondary ls..
eDcs in the result. |: was the Tariff, q: vii.
be shown.
1t is we'll known that Pennsylvania is yin..
ly interested in her great iron works. I.;
haps one hundred thousand voters oar4
living for themselves and families thereto
No question, therefore, could be prcscu;Cll
the masses, in which the thousands cJGl!E
80 yitally Interested a. 10 the means o. q,
tanning bread.
The act of 1916 was first resisted by lg,.
| sylyania, but uDGer the lead OF her IalI %
statesmen, il was finally acQuioscei TO- s,
| Democratic measure, aud the following year
| being prosperous anu business Il 'uT:atE
this Tariff became associated in the pJpC.:
mind, with prosperity to PennSy lvauIa Il.a'
ests; and if it had been let alone, NJ ilr-'
agitation, perhaps, would have ensueI. b..
this Tariff was modified by the act u Marc
1857, reducing the rates Of protection u.
iron, and this act took effect July, l>Ji g.
the Revision followed, with Its huaucn. iFs-
sure 10 September. The Tariff, u c5G'-e
bad nothing to do 10 producing TINS re'u'
slon, but the inevitable Consequence We;
that all the great Iron Works IN Pcary,T.-
MIA were more or less inj ured by H. arl
many compelled to suspend or wiod ~, 'Hg'
throwing thousands Of mechanics and ias.i'
srs out of employ, who With their tauii.,'
suffered greatly during the last winter. u
ter the adjournment OF Congress, the oiIr.'
ton combined with the great iron Interests
throughout the State u operate upon the "a
boring classes, aud succeeded III ieadai
the unemployed into the b.ilct that tie ;r
peal of the Tariff act OF 1916, produced n'
revu,sion and financial pressure OF !''r
and their consequent suffering; and that t..
Democratic Congress, ut IT. last se7-l""' a..
jOurned, refusing to remedy It ana rene.
them; and that II would never be feme-.-.
and relief afforded TO them, except " 'o'tE
against the Democratic party, upon rs 80
vital issues, and defeating liz most Prowih.L'
men. Add as j q j Ines was regarded y
various reasons as the must prominent -
ninistration candidate, and his dIstrct' W.
Berks, one of the strongest holds VI Dan
eracy 10 the State, an efsctuaI blow a! Aiu
and in that County was regarded as lLI'.
peDsable. Mr.. Jones was bot CnIy the m,''
prominent Administration candidate, tu' ~
Chairman Of the Committee OF way 81.
Means, and his Congressional D';u;' "''
stood by the Democratic party since Tue '','
of jefferson, and to defeat blm ard rev .f'''s
political position Of Old B3Fks were "'''t
accomplishing. Hence all the appliance u
commanding wealth and vital IoteFe's' W..
reused into action, and used IN many i"s'l'
ces most assidousy to attain the otyeCI -
view, and the wonder is that 81 bad rCt 's'r
done by much larger majority -
these causes did not produce the re'u" 90
Pennsylvania, why was II that Inc A4~'o'
tration lost eleven members 10 that o'"'
aud only FIVE in New York, and Int'. !.
Ohio, two States much more deeFIy ANEW
with aboitiopism than Pennsylvania.
Ii is admitted tina; the SyGth hos "'"'
been in favor Of free trade, bat 10 '@
the recent result 10 Pennsylvania 'C''..'
upon the Tariff, and 10 view, also, '-'
cent Rochester speech Of Senator o'""','
is suggested to Southern statesmen "
slider the propriety OF 60 modii1log Wv
riff as to give satisfaction to fehu-iI'.
the Old Keystone State Of our poIlucaI o..
There can be 40 reasonable o'JecV''
ing this vexed question 90 sett!el Is "
satisfaction to all sections OF The eyo"'
But in any event, tho re-ldoPn' % =, -
Tariff OF 1916 could not DC less Dan '..'
or constitutional ia 1860 tohn il
1876, ID it was then re- 'FdsI a. W.,
proper, but for "reasous Of STATE
eIpedlent; ard If necessary at t'a.
will be indispensable in 1860, as zoe -
struggle that has ever occurreI 10
federacy, will at that time take P''-'
the South vii! need all her trIenIs, p,T
A SOUTHERN DENOohA'
CIOn REWARD!-RaHa"@y '2I
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