f 1 ' m w ii i r i in i ii ii ii i ii ii ii ii . ::. i , l r 1 1 1 1 in n i i i . 11.141 ' ' ' .... - : : ' - ui-ila litis tfjiatio.-'? b'ogi The whole art ok Government consists in the art of being noNEST.Jefibrson. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1842. UiJ. o. THEODORE SCHOCH. quarter, half yearly, and if not paid bctore the end of papers (lisconiiuucu umu .111 tuiMi aiu jtaiu, c.ucpi Op IH "I UI UIU UUIWl. II Ka mulA tA vrlir n I t-n rf iCrn-c ... .... 1.1 -.1 n V.n T.l.trtw ..t l.A .sr nni.l John Qtiiiicy Adams. U 1 ti-w. " . - o ir Alton mn i niiw ;iiir;icieii 111 a niv 111 iimii nliiters on tho apex of a bold and noblo tint urnniloriiil mnn w in in hiq npr. combines the agitator, poet, philosopher, i'siiijiii. 1.1 iiiu. unit 111 iiLiii iiiniii i iuiiiiik.il 1 mil 11.1 .-i:r:ii 111111 niniiiv iiijiiiiiLiu iiiii iii of the hall, with tho rays of light cathor- and clancing aboot his singularly polished (f hut has liknned him to one of the lumin- nuiuiiL 111 111U IJIUUII. 1 uuiu itu Olio IIUUI . r .i . it n 1 1. :. f v . ec. novcr ausuui iiuhi 1110 dv-ui, nuui nuni; an adjournment, vigilant as the most zeal- member of tho House, his ear vcr on the rt, himself always prepared to go at onco into nrofoundest questions ofotale; or tho minu- t noints of order. What must bo his thoughts, ho nnndnrs unon the nast. in which ho has , w I X mark Ins cold and tearful eye, his stern ana 1 1 : 1 1 .. j.t er scenes. Wo sec him amid his festive splendid halls years back, standing stiff . . .11- .11 I I- awkward, and stiaKing a tan mimary iook- man by the hand, in whose honor the gala given to commemorate the most splendid -America's rictorics. We seo him afterwards bitter foe of the samo ,l military chieftain," tho competitor with him for tho highest of a free people. We look upon a more kinjr, who has filled every department ot lor m his native land, still at his posfuho 19 was President of millions, now the Reprc- illative ot torty odd thousand, quarreuing ul trifles or advocating hih principles. To- ity growling and sneering at tho Flouse with abolition petition in his trembling hand; and Ron Wording it over the passions, and lashing le members inio the wildest state of cnthusi-- sm by his indignant and emphatic eloquence. Llone, -unspoken to, unconsulled, never consult- tr wim others, ho sits apart, wrapped in his jveries; and with his fingers resting on his Rose, fee permits his mind to move like a gi- mUc pendulum, stirring up the hours ot tho st, and disturbing those of the hidden luturo; probably ko is writing his almost perpetual inloyment but what? who can guess? Pcr- aps someoeiry in a young girl's album! He oks enfeebled, but yet he is never tired; worn BHit, but ever ready lor combat; melancholy, but t a witty thing fall from any member; and that Id man's face is wreathed in smiles; he ap- sears passive, but woe to ttio uniortunaic mem jer that hazards an arrow at him; tho oaglo is ot swifter in flight than Mr. Adams; with his ntaled finger quivering in sarcastic gesticula- inn. 110 seizes unon his iuc. aim auim uiu ninsRmp.iu 01 inu uuuu. iiu ia.iuiv ij.ua iu mtiu . r .1. it 1 i r : 1 His stores of special knowledge on every Ul Ulb CAiluUIUIUUI V III iliu uu-duaujuu f 1 . ? ir .1 11 1 ' . U. n ItihlMll e Ok III nAITAI" In have permitted a single lact to escape 11 gives him a great advantago over all comers in en counters of this kind. He is a wonderfully ec centric genius. He belongs to no party, nor Joes any party belong to him. Ilo is of too cold a nature to be lonir a parly leader. He ia original- of very peculiar ideas, and perfectly fearless and independent in expressing and mentioning them. He is remarkable for his affabilities to young persons; and, surrounded by them at his own table, he can be as hilarous and happy as Hie gayest ol them, ror one service at least, his country owes him a debt of gratitude, L refer to the fine illustration which he offered of the true character of our insiitu lions when he passed from the presidential pal ace to his present post on the floor of the House of Representatives. Though the position which he has there made his own, may not be that which his friends might wish to see him occu py in that body, yet in every point of view the e xample was a fine one. nil's manner of speaking is peculiar; he rises "ibruptly, his faco reddens, and, in a moment, throwing- himself into the attitude of a veteran gladiator, he prepares for the attack; then he becomes full of gcsiiculation, his body sways to and fro; self command seems lost; his head i uem lorward in his earnestness till it some- j . 1 . .1 1 ' c wiujs aunosi touches the uosk; in voico irc qucuily shakes, but he pursues his subject thro' all iis bearings; noihiny daunts him: the House (flay ring with the cries of order order! un loved contemptuous- he stands amid the tempest, and like an oak that knows its gnarled and knotted strength, stretches his arms forth jtid defies the blast. Democratic Rc?icwt THE TARIFF LAW. The following is a copy of tho Tariff Law, as nassed bv Conrrrcss. ahd approved by the President: AN AdT- To providc revvntie from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imnorts. and for other nurnoscs. Passed the two Houses oj Congress, and approved, Au gust 29th. Bo it enacted bv the Senatb and Housb of Representatives of tho United States of Ameri ca in Congress assembled, 1 hat from and after the passago of this act in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles here inafter mentioned, and on such as may now be exompt from duly, there shall be leviedj collect ed, and paid the following duties, that is to say: First. On coarse wool unmanufactured, the value whereof, at the last port or place whence exported to the U. States shall be seven cents or under per pound, thero shall be levied a duty of fivo per centum ad valorem; and on all other unmanufactured wool, there shall be levied a duty of three cents per pound, and thirty per centum ad valorem ; Provided, That when wool of different qualities of tho same kind or sorts is imported in tho same balo, bag, or pack- Tagc, and inc aggregate vaiue oi me coiuums ui the bale, bag, or package, shall be appraised by tho appraisers, at a rate exceeding seven cents per pound, it shall bo charged with a duly in conformity to such appraisal: Provided farther, That when wool of different qualities, and dif ferent kinds or sorts, is imported in the samo bale, bag, or package, the contents ol the bale, bag, or package, shall be appraised at the val- uoxjf the finest or most valuable -kind or sort, and a duty charged thereon accordingly: Pro vided further, That if bales of different quali ties arc Embraced in the same invoice, at the . S II till same price, Ihts value ol the whole shall oe ap praised according to tho value of ihe bale of the best quality: Provided further, That if anv wool be imported having in it dirt, or any material or impuriuos ether than those naturally belonging to the fleeco, and thus be reduced in value to seven cents per pound or under, the appraisers shall appraise said wool al such prico as, in their opinion, it would have cost had it not been so mixed with such dirt or impurities, and a duty shall be charged thereon in conformity to such appraisal: Provided also, That wool im ported on the skin shall be estimated as to weight and value, as other wool. 2d. On all manufactures of wool, or of which wool shall be a component part, except carpet ings, flannels, Lockings and baizes, blankets, worsted stuff good3, ready-made clothing, ho siery, mits, gloves, capsj and bindings, a duty of forty per centum. 3d. On Wihon carpets and carpciings, treble ingrain, Saxony, and Abusson carpets and car peting, a duty of sixty-five cents per square yard; on Brussels and Turkey carpels and car peting, fifty-fivo cents per square yard; on all Venetian and ingrain carpeting, thirty cents per square yard; on all other kinds of carpets and carpeting, of wool, hemp, flax or cotton, or parts of either, or other material not otherwise spe cified, a duly of thirty per cenlum ad valorem: Provided, That besides, and other portions of carpets or carpeting, shall pay the rale of duly herein imposed on carpets or carpeting of sim ilar character. 4th. On woollen blankets, the actual value of which at tho nlaco whence imported shall not' exceed seventy-five cents each, and of tho di- racnsion3 not exceeding seventy-two by fifty two inches each, nor less than sixty-five by sixty inches eachj a duty of fifteen por cenlum ad valorem; and on all other woollen blankets, a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 5th. On all manufactures, nol otherwise spe cified, of combed wool or worsted and manu factures of worsted and silk combined, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem; on all hearth rugs, an ad valorem duty forty per cenlum. 6th. On woollen and worsted yarn, a duly of 30 per cenlum ad valorem. 7th. On woolen and worsted mitts, gloves, caps, and bindings, and on woollen or worsted hoisery, that is to say stockings, socks, draw ers, shirts, and all other similar manufactures made on frames, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem. Sih. On flannels, of whatever material com posed, except collon, a duty of fourteen cents per square yard; on bockings and baizes, four teen cents per square yard; on coach laces, thirty-live per centum ad valorem; on Thibet, Angora, and all other goats' hair or mohair un manufactured, one cent per pound; on camlets, blaukcts, coalings, and all other manufactures of goals' hair or mohair, twenty per centum ad valorem. 9th. On ready made clothing, of whatever materials composed, worn by men, women, or chifdren, except gloves, mils, stockings, socks, wove shirts and drawers, and all other simitar manufactures made on frames, hats, bor.nets, snoqsj boots, and booioes, imported in a stale ready io bo used as clothing by men, women, of children-! made up either by tho tailor, man t . ufacturer, or seamstress, an ad valorem juty ofj&uty of 0 ccnts pe'r square yard; on .sail fifty per centum; on all articles worn by men women or children, other lhan as above speci fied or excepted, of whatever materials com posed, made up wholly or in part by hand, a duty of forty per cent urn ad valorem; on all thread laces and inscrtings, fifteen per centum ad valorem; on collon laces, quillings and in sertings, usually known as trimming laces, and on bobbinct laces of cotion, twenty per centum advalorem; on laces, galloons, tresses, tassels, knotsj and stars of gold or silver, fino or half fine, fifteen per centum ad valorem; on all arti cles embroidered in gold or silver, fine or half fine, when finished, oilier lhan clothing, twen ty per centum ad valorem; nd on clothing fin ished in whole or in part, embroidered in gold or silver, fifty per centum ad valorem. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That,, from ahd after the day and year before mentioned, there shall be lovied, collected, and paid, on ihe importation of the articles hereinafter mention ed, the following duties, that, is to say: 1st. On cotion unmanufactured, a duty of 3 cents per pound. 2nd. On all mahurdclUres of cotton, or of which cotton shall be a component part, not otherwise specified, a duty of 30 per centum ad valorem, excepting such cotton twist, yarn, and thread, and such oiher articles as are here in provided for: Provided, That all manufac tures of cotion. or of which cotton shall be a component part, ndt dyed, "colored, printed, or stained, not exceeding in value 20 ccnls per square yard, shall be valued al 20 cents per square yard; and if dyed, colored, printed, or stained, in wholo or in part, hot exceeding in value 30 cents the square yard, shall be valued at 30 cents per square yard, excepting velvets, cords, moleskins, fustians, buffalo cloths, or goods manufactured by napping or raising, cul ling, or shearing, not exceeding in value 35 cents the square yard, which shall be valued at 35 cents per square yard, and duty bo paid thereon accordingly. 3d, All cotton twist, yarn, and thread, Un bleached and uncolorcd, the true value of which at the place whence imported shall bo less lhan sixty cents per pound, shall bo valued at sixty cents per pound, and shall be charged with a duty of 25 per cenlum ad valorem; all bleached or colored cotton twist, yarn and thread, tho true value of which at the place whence im ported shall be loss lhan 75 cents per pound, shall be valued at 75 cents per pound, and pay a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem; all other cotton twist, yarn, and thread, on spools or otherwise, shall pay a duly of 30 per centum ad valorem. Sec. 3. And he ii further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the im portation of the articles hereinafter mentioned, tho following duties; thai is to say: 1st. On all manufactures of silk ndtoiherwiso specified, exccpl bolting cloths, two dollars and 50 cents per pound of sixteen ounces: on silk boiling cloihs, 20 per ceilt ad valorem: Provi ded, That if any silk manufacture shall be mixed with gold or silver, or other metal it shall pay a duty of 30 per centum ad valorem. 2d. On sewing silk, silk twist, or twist com posed of silk and mohair, a duty of two dollars per pound of sixteen ounces; on pongees and plain white silks fur printing or coloring, one dollar and fifty cenis per pound of sixteen oun ces; on floss and other similar silks, purified from the gum, dyed and prepared for manufac ture, a duty of 25 per centum ad valorem; on raw silL comprehended all ailks in the gum, whether in hanks, reeled, or otherwise, a duly of fitly cents per pound oi sixteen ounces; on silk umbreijasj parasols, and sun shades, thirty per centum advalorem; on silk or satin shoes and slippers, for women and men, thirty cents per pair; silk or saiin laced boots or bootees, for women or men sevcuty-fivc cents a pair; silk rir satin shoes and slippers, for children, fifteen cents per pair; silk or satin laced boots or bootees, for children, twenty-live cents a pair; on men's silk hats, one dollar each; silk or satin liais or bonnets, for women, two dol lars each; on silk Hiiiris and drawers, whether made up wholly or in part, forty per centum ad valorem; silk caps for women, and lurbanB, or naments for head dress, aprons, collars, caps, cuffs, braids, curls, or frizciics, chemisctts, man tillas, pelerines, and all oihcr articles of silk made up by hand in whole or in part, and not otherwise provided for, a duly of thirty rier cen tum ad valorem. 3d. On unmanufactured hemp, 10 dollars por ton; on Manilla, Sunn, and other hemps o( In dia, on jute, Sisal grass, coir, and othvr vege table substances, not enumerated, lUed for cor dage, 25 dollars per ton; on col) or tow of hemp or flax, 20 dollars per ijn; on tarred ca bles and cordage, 5 cents ,cr pound; on uniar red cordage, yarns, tw5nof and packthread, 6 cents per pound; on 'jcincs, 7 cents per pound; on coiton baggiii" , or any oiher manufacture, nol otherwise specified, snriabie for the uses to which cotto'a bagging is applied, whether com posed ia wholo or in part of hemp or flax, or any oihor material, or imported under tho desig nation of gunny clolh, ot any other appellation, and without regard to tho weight or width, a duck, 7 cents per square yard; Russia and other sheetings, brown and white, 25 per centum ad valorem; and on all other manufactures of homp, or of which hemp shall be a component part, nol specified, 20 por centum ad valorem; on un manufactured flax, 20 dollars per ton; on linens, and all other manufactures of flax, or of which flax shall be a comppnent part, not oiherwisc specified, a duly of 25 per centum 'ad valorem; on grass clothj a duty of 25 per cenlum ad va lorem. 4th. On stamped, printed or painted flodr oil cloth, 35 cchts per square yard; on furniture oil rlrith made on Canton or coiton flannel, 16 cents per square yard; on other furniture oil clolh, 10 cents per square yard; on oil cloth of linen, silk, or other materials,vused for hat cov ers, aprons, coach curtains, or similar purposes, and on medicated oil cloths, a duty of 12 1-2 cents per square yard; on Chinese or other floor mailing, made of flags, jute, or grass, on all floor mailings not otherwise specified, and on mats, of whatever materials composed, 25 per centum ad valorem. Sec. 4. And bo it further enacted, That from and aficr'lheday and year aforesaid, ihere shall be lovied, collected, and paid, on the importa tion of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties, thai is to say: 1st. On iron in bars or bolls, not manufactur ed' in wholo or in pari by rolling, 17 dollars per ton; on bar or bolt iron, made wholly or in part by rolling, 27 1-2 dollars per ton: Provided, That all iron in slabs, blooms, loops, or other form, less finished lhan iron in bars or bolts, and more advanced than pig iron, except east ings, shall be rated as iron in bars or bolls, and pay a duty accordingly: Provided, also, That iron imported prior to the 3d day of March, 1843, in bars or otherwise, for railways or in clined planes, shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of existing laws, exempting it from the payment of duty on proof of iis having been actually laid down on any railway or in clined plane prior to the 3d day of March, 1843, and all such iron imported from and after the date aforesaid, shall be subject to arid pay the duty on rolled iron. 2d. On iron in pigs, 10 dollars per ton; on vessels of cast iron, not otherwise specified, 1 cent and a half per pound; on all other cast ings of iron, not otherwise specified, 1 cent per pound; on glazed or tin hollow ware and cast ings, sad irons or smoothing irons, hatters' and tailors' pressing irons, and cast iron butts or hinge3, 2 1-2 cents per pound; on iron or steel wire, nol exceeding No. 14, 5 cents per pound; and over No. 14, and not exceeding No. 25, 8 cents per pound; over No. 25, 11 cents per pound; silvered or plated ware, 30 per centum ad valorem; brass or copper wire, 25 per contum ad valorem; cap or bonnet wire, covered with silk, 12 cents per pound; when coverod with coiton thread or other material, 8 cents pier pound; on round or square iron, or braziers' rddsj of 3-lGlhs to 10-16ihs of an inch in dia meter, inclusive, and on iron in nail or spike rods, or nail plates, slit, rolled, or hammered, and on iron in sheets, except taggers' iron, and on hoop iron, and on iron, slit, rolled, or ham mered, foi band iron, scroll iron, or casement rods, irdn cables or chains, or parts I hereof, manufactured in whole or in part, of whatever diameter, the links being of tho form peculiar to chains for cables, 2 1-2 cents per pound; on all oiher chains of iron, not otherwise specified, the links being either twisted or straight, and, when straight, of greater length than those used in chains for cables, 30 per centum ad valorem; on anchors or parts of anchors, manufactured in whole or in part, anvils, blacksmiths' hammers and sledges, 2 1-2 cents per pound; on cut or wrought iron spikes, 3 cents per pound; and on cut iron nails, 3 cents per pound; and on wrought iron nails, on axlctrees, or parts thoreof, mill irons and mill cranks or wrought iron, or wrought iron for ships, locomotives and sleam engines, or iron chains other than chain cables, and on malleable iron3 or castings, 4 cents per pound; ( on steam, gas or water tubes or pipes, made of band or rolled iron, 5 cenis per pound; on mill saws, cross-cui saws, and pit saws, $1 each; on tacks, brads and sprigs, not exceeding 1G ounces to the thousand, 5 cents per thousand; exceeding 16 ounces to the thousa nd, 5 conts per pound; on taggers' iron 5 y,or centum ad valorem: Provided, That alt articles partially manufactured, not otherwise provided for shall pay ','tio same rate of di'ty as if wholly manufac tured: And provided also, That no articles man ufactured from steel, sheet, rod, hoop or other kinds of iron, shall pay a less rate of duty than is chargeable on the material of which it is com posed, in whole or in part, paying tho highest rate of duty cither by weight or value, and a duty of 15 per centum ad valorem on tho cost of the article addod thereto. 3d. On all old or scrap iron, $10 por ton: Providod, That nothing shall be deemed old iron that has not been in actual use and fit only to be manufactured; and all pieces of iron, ex cept old, of more than G inches in length, or of sufficient Icngih to bo made into spikes and bolts, shall be rated as bar, bolt, rod or hoop iron, as the caso may be, and pay duty accord ingly: Provided, also, That all vessels of cast iron, and all casiings of iron not rough as from the mould, but partially manufactured after tho casting, or with handles, rings, hoops or other additions of wrought iron, shall pay iho same rates of duty herein imposed on all other manu factures of wrought iron hot herein enumerated, if that shall amount to more than ihe duly on casiings. 4ih. On muskets, one dollar and fifty ccnia . per stand; rifles, two dollars and 50 cents each; on axes, adzes, hatchets, plane irons, sock;i chisels and vices, drawing knives, cutting" knives, sickchj or repairing hooks, sythns, shov els, spades, squares of iron or steel, plated ot polished steel saddlery and brass saddlery, coach and harness furniture of all descriptions, steel yards and scale beams, and all fire arm other than muskets and rifles and all side arms, thirty per centum ad valorem; on square wire, used for the manufacture of stretches for urn brollas, when cut m pieces not exceeding the length suitablo therefor, iwclvc and a half pef centum advalorem. 5th. On screws made of iron called wood screws, twelve cents per pound; and on all other" screws of iron, not specified, thirty per centum ad valorem4, on brass screws thirty cents per pound; on sheet and rolled brass, a duly of 30 per cenlum ad valorem; on brass battery, o hammered kettles, twelve cents per pound. Gth. On cast, shear, and Gorman steel in bars one dollar.and fifty cents per one hundred and twelve pounds, and on all other steel in bars, two dollars and fifty cents per one hundred and twelve pounds; on solid headed pins, and all other package pins, not exceeding five thousand to the pack of twelve papers, forty cents per pack, and in the same proportion for a greater or less quantity; on pound pins, twenty cents per pound; on sewing, tambouring, darning, netting, and knitting, and all other kinds of needles, a duly of twenty per centum ad valo rem; on common, tinned and japanned saddle ry, of all description, twelve per centum ad valorem. 7th. On japanned ware of all kinds, or papier macho, and plated and gilt wares of all kinds, and on cutlery of all kinds, and all other man ufactures, not otherwise specified, made of brass, iron, steel, lead, copper, pewter or tin, or of which either of these metals is a component material, thirty per contum ad valoremi Provi ded, That all manufactures of iron and steel, or other metal3, partly finished, shall pay the same rates of duly as if entirely finished. 8th. On lead, in pigs and bar3, three cents per pound; on old scrap lead, one cent and a half per pound; leaden pipes, leaden shot, and lead in sheets, or in any other form nol herein specified, four cents per pound; on type metal and stereotype plates, twenty-five per cenlum ad valorem; types, whether new or old, twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on copper bot toms cut round, rmd copper bottoms raised at the edge, and still bottoms cut round and turned up on the edgo, and parts thereof, and on cop per plates or sheets weighing more than 31 ounces per square foot, commonly called Bra ziers' copper, thirty per centum ad valorem; on copper rods and bolts, nails and spikes, 4 cents per pound; and on patent sheathing metal com posed in part of copper, two cents por pound. 9th. On tin, in pigs, bars, or blocks, one per centum ad valorem; tin in plates or sheets, tcrnc plates, taggers' tin and tin foil, two and a half per centum ad valorem; on silver plated metal in sheets, and on argentine alabata, or German silver, in sheets or otherwise unman ufactured, 30 per centum ad valorem; on man ufactures of German silver, bell metal, zinc, and bronze, thirty per centum ad valorem: on zinc in sheets 10 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That old bells or part thereof, fit only to be re manufaetured, shall nol be considered manufac tures of bell metal, but shall be admitted freo of duty; on bro'ozc powder, bronzo liquor, iron li quor, red liquor, and seppia, 20 per centum ad valorem.. lOtfi. On coal, ono dollar and seventy-five ccftts per ton; on coke, or culm of coal, 5 conta per bushel. Sec. 5. And bo it further enacted, That from and after the passago of this act, there shall bo levied, collected, and paid, on tho importation of the arliclc3 hereinafter montioncd, the fol lowing duties; that is to say: 1st. On all vessels or wares, and manufac tures, of cut glass, when the cntting on the ar ticle doc3 not exceed ono third of the height or length thereof, a duty of twenty-five cents per pound; when the cutting exceeds one third the hci"hi or length, but docs nol exceed ono half iho same, a duty of thirty-five cents por pound, when the cutting extends to or exceeds ono half the height or length thereof, a duly of forty-fivu cents per pound; on cut glass chandeliers, can dlesticks, lustres, lensos, lamps, prisms, andpartu of tho same; and on all drops, icicles; spangles, and ornaments, used for mountings, a duty of forty-five cents per pound; on articles of plain, moulded, or pressed glass, weighing over eight ounces, a duty of ten conts per pound; on arti cles of plain, moulded, or spread glass, weigh ing eight ounces or under, except tumblers, a duly of twelve cent3 per pound; on plain, moul ded, or pressed tumblers, ten cents per pound; on all plain, moulded, or pressed glass, when stoppered or the bollomsground, or puniied, an . ... . .3 I i t I i k i
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