Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-05-10
From the Lexington Gazette.
Ruhlin SnaaEinO

fublic Speaking.
On Monday last Mr.. Goode, the Wing candi-
date for the State Senate, addressed our people
on the issues of the present canvass 10 a frank
clear and forcible speech. The address of Mr.
Goode has shown to his friends in Rockbridgt
the wisdom of the party in having selected
for our standard bearer in the Senatorial contes
gentlemanwho possesses not only the ability an(
political Information to successfully conduct tht
canvass, but those varied qualifications which
are necessary for the position for which he has
been named. And we urge upon the Wings o
Rockbridge to bestr themselves in his behalf
to rally to his support to man, and to use all
fair means and spare no honorable effort to Sc
cure his election.
In his speech on Monday Mr. Goode referred
| to the Importance of the contest in Virginia ii
its influence in giving national and conserva
tive character to the canvass of 1860. He ex
posed the oorruptions of the present Admins
tration, its profigate extravaganza in the ex
penditure of the public money, and laid bare the
frauds OF the navy department. in receiving bids
and giving out contracts as exhibited in the re-
port of the Committee of Investigation over
which Mr.. Bocock of Virginia presided az
Chairman. He took up the Presidents message
| and showed from that document that in two
years Mr.. Buchanan's administration had, ex
clnsive OF payments on the public debt and re-
demption OF treasury notes, expended the enor
nous sum OF one hundred and forty millions Of
dollars. He also referred to Distinguishing and
| unfinished condition of our works of internal
improvement in the State of Virginia, and the
transaction with Selden, Withers 4 Co., BY
which the State had lost thousands of dollars
which loss has to be made up by the taxation
of our citizens. He stated that whilst the Dem.
ocratic Legislature of Virginia was taxing the
people of the State and persistently refusing
to receive any portion OF the public lands in aid
of her works of internal Improvement, the Til.
nois Central Railroad Company had received
immense bodies of the public lands the very
lands which Virginia had ceded to the general
government for the common benefit of all the
State, and that this Company had realized from
the sales of these lands the handsome sum of
ten millions of dollars.
| Mr.. Goode also examined the free trade
policy OF the 100000 party and showed its ru.
inods and wasting effects upon the country
Referring to Mr.. Guthrie's report, he contrasted
the effects of the tariff of 1912 and that of 1s46
on the commercial! interests of the country
Under the tariff of 1912 for the three wears and
nine months during which it was In operation
the gross amount Of imports was 100000 600,
willie the gross amount OF exports for the same
time was $49a, 900, giving a balance Of
trade in favor of this country of twelve millions
of dollars.
Under the free trade tariff, for the seven years
from June 3oth 1850 to June 9Oth 1857, the
gross amount of exports, including specie, was
1885, 100000 and the gross amount of imports
was 1884 100000 making balance of trade
against US of thirty nine millions of dollars.
Under the tariff of 1s42, for the three years
and nine months, commencing the lst of DC.
tober, 1s4a, and ending 30th Of June, 1916, we
imported $40, O6s 962 Of specie into the country,
and exported OF specie $19,466,76S; giving an
excess of $165s2 1914 of specie broug bt into this
country oyer and above what was sent out. 80
Under the free trade policy, for the Z years
commencing 3Oth of June 1850 and ending goth
of June 1867, we exported 1902, 902, 242 ofspecie
out of the country, and imported only 81, 7eQ,.
149; making drain upon the country of $261,-
142,09 of specie.
We invite the attention of our readers to these
facts, However much the locoiopos may in
dulge in nice theories as to the beneficial effects
of free trade and the injurious effects of such a
tariff as Mr., Buchanan has been forced to
recommend under the exigencies Of the times,
the facts as shown in Mr.. Guthrie's report and
by other official documents, prove that tariff
brings specie into the country while low duties
and free trade carry 1t out to enrich foreign
manufacturers at the expense of our whole peo-
pie. The tariff of 1s42 in three years and nine
months added to our specie circulation the snug
sum of $3.50, 1874, while the free trade policy
in seven years diminished our specie circulation
1921, 142,093.
At the conclusion of Mr. Goodies address, Mr..
Dorman came to the stand and waged war upon
Bolts, and entered upon Mr.. Letcher's defence
although Mr. Goode had been careful to avoid
anything like an attack on Mr. 4etcher,
S. Med. Moore replied to Mr.. Dorman in q
speech of about twenty-five minutes, and fayed
him alive.