Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-10-06

Extract from the Montgomery and Campbell Debate Of
Friday, Jan. 9, 1857.
HON. J. II. CAMPBELL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PASSAGE or THE TARIrF OF 1857.
Dfr. Monigomery.--Bu my colleague who
last addressed the House Mr.. CAMPBELL has
referred to the election Of Mr.. Banks as
Speaker, by the Republican party. Mr..
Banks, as The gentleman peii knew, ,ros in
favor Of free-trade. When Mr.. Banks was
elected, the manufacturers were in o healthy
and prosperous condition. The saiutary in
fuences Of the tariff of 1876 were felt every.
where throughout the land. The forges and
furnaces OF Pennsylvania were iu active oper.
alton, and were doing thriving and steadily
increasing business. How is it now Busi.
ness is depressed thousands Of men have
been thrown out Of employment our manu-
featured products have greatly declined and
England enjoys the monopoly of our iron
market. What has caused this change p
What has been done to extinguish the fires
OF the furnaces, to paralyze the arm OF Penn.
sylvania's Industry / ask my colleague to
explain the mystery which hangs over this
paralyZiDg aud crushing influence i? l will
answer for them. The Banks Congress, of
which my colleague (Mr. CampbelD was a
member, repealed the tariff o. 1916, and
passed the odious e.trade tariff of 1851
this fell like witheriDg blight on our pros.
perity. Many Of our iron men we're ruined
others, who had more capital and energy,
have maintained q sickly and lingering exis-
teDce. That was almost death blow to the
interests Of our good old Common wealth, and
the iron manufactures reelsd and staggered
under its force and it will take the labor Of
years to enable them to recuperste from the
shock yet my colleague comes here to
sing the praises Of that Congress which did
the most to crush aud to destroy US. That
tariff which reduced the duty on iron from
30 to "a per centum was passed here by
Republican Congress, over which presided
Republican Speaker /; and yet my colleague
dares to call the to task, because he says my
vote for Speaker may influence the tariff
Had not my colleague better look to bis own
votes, lest he may find that "a Republican
Speaker shall again sacrifice the interests OF
Pennsylvania as was done by MIR. Banks 7
Mr.. CdmpbeH-l refer my colleague to
the record OF that Congress and does hs not
know that the House bil which did not
make reduction on our great staples, was
sent to the Senate-to a Democratic Senate
where the honorable Senator from Vir.
ginia (Mr. Hunter) was the Chairman of the
Committee on Finance, asd that that Demo.
cratic Senate took the schedules Of the House
tariff bill TO pieces, reducing them from q
protective tarif-which was the essential
feature of the House bill-to those oil a free
trade bill 2 The Senate, assert, made re.
ductions upon iron, and upon all the other
schedules OF the House bill Does my col.
league know, aud refer him to the history
of that legislation, that that bill, as metsmor.
phosed, passed the Senate by Democratic
votes that it was cent back to the House,
and the Ii House rel jected the Senate bill that
Committee OF Conference was appointed
and that, although the Senate bill, by the
report OF the Conference Committee. was in
creased in some of the schedules, yet still it
was q reduction upon the original House bill !?
And now, l refer my colleage to this fact
that every Republican member of this House
from Pennsylvania voted against the report
OF the Committee OF Conference. The Demo.
cratic m ,mbers from Pennsylvania voted for
the present tariff, with the exception Of Hon.
Mr.. Packer. SO the gentleman from Ohio
MIR. Sherman) voted against the present
tariff law, and he is ou- candidate for Speaker
Aud does not my colleague know that every
Republican or American member from Penn.
sylvania voted against that bill
AF. Montgomery -. desire to say, 10 re-.
ply to my colleague, that the committee Of
conference Of the House was appointed by
their Speaker of this House, Mr.. Banks i
that he was instrumental in controlling the
action of that committee Of conference Nth
the Senate and that the majority of that com.
mittee were Republicans. But will proceed
with the line OF argument. When Mr.. Banks
went into the Speakers chair we had the
tariff of 1916 in operation. 1t was perfectly
satisfactory to the manufacturers of Penn.
sylvania. 1t wns perfectly satisfactory to the
manufacturers OF all portions of the Union,
except New England. Lawrence, Stone &
Co.-do my colleagues know them, laugh.
; ter :; are they Democrats !-well Lswren
Stoue & Co, came to this House, and, as our
D records show, expended $4,000 to procure
Congress to pass the tariff of 1857. Zap
plause from the Democratic benches.) My
|, colleagues talk to us of zeal for the protection
I of the great industrial interests of Pennsyl
=, vaIia. yield to 70 man in zeal for the 10
terests Of my native State. i will, therefore
proceed to investigate the claim set up here
j for the Republican party. My colleague hal
referred TO the action Of the Conference Com
mittee. will refer to that matter. Wher
= the conference bill was returned to th
o Honse, what was the resulty II was pdsset
into lac By Republican voies. II stands upo,
t the record to-day, endorsed by a Republica,
g House Let me refer my colleague to tn
e meG who composed that committee. Upoi
Is that Conference Committee, on the part o
e the Senate, was no less q parsonage thai
% Governor William Ii. Seward himself, th
}. great exponent Of Republican principles, al
j. the Republican candidate tor the Presidepc
1T Of the United States.
10 Mr.. Montgomery.-At the time, Mr. Cler
n. that Mr.. Banks was elected Speaker Of tbi
al House, the Tariff Of '46, passed by the Demt
is cratic party, and for which we were denour
IN ced throughout the State of Pennsylvani,
u, and throughout the North generally, was i
,e full operation. 1t was satisfactory to ou
ly people we ask no more But that tari
lg was repealed, and the Republican Tariff &
le 1857 pdSSed And from that day to this "
le have been maniully struggling to regain Ii
r ground we lost, by restoring the Tariff
ur ls46-the good old Democratic Tariff. A
1T the last Session of Congress | introduced q
ou amendment to the Post Office bill for the r.
er storatioa of that Tariff or 1876. Where W,
l." the gentlemsn's candidate for Speaker four
nc voting then Tho Speaker decided z
sr, amendment out Of order. was determine
sll to test the question, and appealed from Il
ds decision OF the Chair. To sustain my sppei
ne | exhibited the precedents Of this Hous
'rl where similar amendments had been sustai
nd ed. But, sir, the gentleman's candidate
TO Speaker voted against nv aDppsl He tpou