The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-09-27


Mr.. Douglas is now candidate for the
Presidency, and bis friends will attempt
to make the people believe that be is the
friend of Northern interests But the
followiDg extracts from the official re-.
cords Of Congress will show that the ''pe-
culiar institutions" of Pepnsylvania-tbe
iron mines and mauufactories--have had
no more steady. implacabe, and perse.
vering enemy, from South Carolina to
Texas, than STEPHEN a. DOUGLAS.
Whatever movement the free traders of
South CarOlins, Georgia. and Mississippi,
have made during the last sixteen years,
for reducing the duties on iron, Mr..
Douglas has promptly sustained and vo-
ted for. He 6r-t entered the United
States House of Representative in De-
csmber, ls43, and from that day to this
he has been the co-laborer Of the Rhetts
and Boyces in the work of breaking down
the iron miners aud manufacturers of the
keystone State.
Mr. Douglas was hardly warm in bis
seat before be seized an occasion to testi-
fy his devotion to the South, by striking
at the manufacturing interests of the free
States.
10 the pited States House of Repre-
sentatives, Dece mber 18th, 1913, Mr.
Rhett, of South Carolina, moved sus-
pension Of the Rules, that he might get
in bi. resolution, which is as follows:
"RcsolUe,I, That the Committee of
Ways and Means do inquire, as soon as
practicable. into the expediency of re-
porting bill repeating tie tariff act Of
1912. ana 10 lieu thereof imposing a max
imum rate OF duty Of 20 per cent. Gd Ua5o
rc'n on Imports. discriminating below this
maximum in the duties imposed, on the
principle OF producing revenue only"
Mr Rhett called for the yeas and nays
on his motion TO suspend the rules, and
they were ordered; and being taken. re-
sulted-yeas "a, nays 108-STEPHEN
~ DOUGLAS voting in the afirma ative,
with toe free traders of the South See
Congressional 9 lohe, FIRST session Twenty
eighth Congress, page IA; aud see Journ-
al Of the House of Representatives, first.
session Twenty eighth Congress, page 67.
Mr. Rhett offered the same resolution
again on january Sd lS44, on which he
moved the previous question. The previ
Gus question was sustained by the House;
and on the question to pass the resolution.
The yeas .were 81, nays l2-StepheD A,
Douglas voting in the affirm ative. with the
free traders Of the South. See Congression
oil Globe, 6rst session Twenty eighth Con-
gress. page 90; and Journal of the House
of Representatives, FIRST session Twenty
eighth Congress. page ISL.
January Sd, 1s44. Dir. E. j. Black. of
Georgia. submitted the following resolu-
ton, aud called for the previous question
on it:
"ReSoIUed, That the Committee of
Ways and Means be Instructed TO report
a bill. as soon as practicable, revising
tie present tariff. and imposing duties on
Imports on the principle of revenue on
Iy' /.
The question being taken on the pas
sage of the resolution, ii resulted-yeas
So. pays s4-STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
voting in the aft irmative, with the free
traders of the South. Congressional
Globe. FIRST session Twenty eighth Con-
eress, page 80; Journal of the House OF
Representatives, first session Twenty
eighth Congress, page l53.
The following passage in the Congress
sionsl career of Mr. Douglas is espeeisl-
ly worthy OF attention. 1t will be seen
that be voted for resolution declaring
in favor of Discriminating for resenue,
and against protection to American inter
ests. A tariff based on the priaelple of
this resolution would lay the highest du'
ties on those articles of daily consump-
ton that are not produced in this coun-
try-such as tea and coffee; and the va.
rious articles of raw material imported
from abroad for purposes Of manufacture
ing, articles which csDnot be grown here
but must be had, will bear the highest
duties; while high duties upon articles
similar to those produced or manufactur'
ed here soon raise American competition
With the foreign manufacture so high a:
to diminish importation. Here, then, Mr.
Douglas voted to protect the foreign man
ufacturer. By taxing the articles which
enter into American manufactures. In
stead OF levying duties mainly upon for
eigu articles which come in competition
with American productions, be would le
vy the highest duties upon foreign arti
cles which we cannot produce, because
they yield the most revenue. This doc
tripe is ten.fold worse than absolute fre,
trade. Better abolish the custom-houset
at once. than use them for the protection
OF foreign manufactures.
January 4th, ls44. Mr.. Saunders, o
North Carolina, moved the previous
question on the resolution of Mr.. MeDo
well, of Ohio. The resolution was in th'
following words:
"Resol0ed, That the Committee o
Ways and Means be instructed to repor
bill so modifying the present tarih o
to provide revenue sufficient for tn
wants of the Government, economicaiil
administered. and with such discrimiua