The American System
Subtitle: Speeches on the Tariff Question and on Internal Improvements
By: Andrew Stewart
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge Library Editions: International Trade Policy -- 2; Routledge Library Editions: International Trade Policy -- Volume 2
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780203730737
Subjects: Tariff; History; Protectionism; Public works; Protectionnisme; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Exports & Imports; International; General; Marketing; POLITICAL SCIENCE; International Relations; Trade & Tariffs
Description: "Andrew Stewart (1791-1872) advocated protectionist policies for nearly two decades in the House of Representatives, gaining national renown as Chairman of the House Committees on the Tariff and Internal Improvements in the 1820s. Many of Stewart's congressional speeches on economic doctrine were reproduced in full by newspapers, and he himself collected into one volume, reproduced here, all his speeches relating to tariffs. They demonstrate his belief in protectionism, in the necessity in his eyes of protective tariffs so as to enable American capitalists catch up with their British counterparts."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Half Title Page; title: Title Page; title: Copyright Page; title: Original Title Page; title: Original Coyright Page; title: Introduction; title: A Biographical Sketch; title: Contents; title: First Divisionâ#x80;#x94;the tariff; title: Speech I; title: In defence of the protective policy; title: Comments and opinions of the press; title: Letters; title: Speech II; title: On that portion of President Polk's message and Secretary Walker's report relating to the tariff; title: Comments and opinions of the press; title: Speech III; title: In defence of the tariff and distribution; title: Comments and opinions of the press; title: Speech IV; title: Protection of wool and woolen manufacturesSpeech V; title: On the tariff; title: Speech VI; title: Contrasting the republican protective tariff of 1842, with the demoÂƯCratic free-trade tariff of 1846, and showing the effects of the policy of the two parties generally upon the revenue and prosperity of the country; title: Comments and opinions of the press; title: Speech VII; title: In favor of western improvements and the tariff; title: Speech VIII; title: In favor of the tariff of 1824; title: Speech IX; title: Extracts from speech in opposition to the proposed repeal of the tariff of 1828, and in reply to Mr. M'duffie of s. c., who reported the bill, and others.Comments and opinions of the press; title: Letter to the Hon. James G. Blaine, speaker of the house of representatives, on the tariff; title: Second Divisionâ#x80;#x94;internal improvements; title: Speech I; title: Extracts from a speech on internal improvements; title: Speech II; title: Internal improvements; title: Speech III; title: Internal improvements; title: Speech IV; title: Remarks in opposition to the motion of James k. Polk to defeat the cumberland road; title: Speech VExtract from report of 112 pages, made by committee appointed on the sixth of deceliber, 1826, by the chesapeake and ohio canal convention, held in the capitol, washingÂƯ ton city.; title: Speech VI; title: Extracts from a report of 122 pages on the chesapeake and ohio canal; title: Speech VII; title: Chesapeake and ohio canal; title: Speech VIII; title: Breaking ground of the chesapeake and ohio canal, 1828; title: Speech IX; title: Connellsville railroad; title: Letters