Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-11-28


It in sufficient quantity, was very ill-timed
The repeal of this duty had been called
| strange He thought it would have been
more strange, had Congress continued the
duty when the Treasury was not in need of
| the money arising from it. If there was a
| NY thing strange in the business, it was that
there should have been any opposition to the
! repeal. MIR. M. agreed with the remark
made by a gentleman from Massachusetts
some days ago, that taxes to be just ought
ODE equal. Would tax on salt, he asked,
be equal 1t certainly would not People on
the sea-coast would not feel it. Their cat
tie would refuse it, if given to them. The
interior OF. the country, the people from East
to West, would have to bear the weight of
this tax. But the gentleman from Massachu-
sets says the repeating of this duty ruined
his constituents who lived on the sandbanks
OF the country. He would not consent, how
ever, to tax the people of his part of the coun-
try living ON $andhRls, to support that gem
| tleman's Saf7d6Gnk constituents
| But this duty, it is said is to be laid to en-
courage manufactures. Why this great cry
about Domestic Manufacturers He thought
they had already sufficient encouragement
from the present situation of things. The
President had recommended the subject to
| the consideration of the House, and he had
no doubt the committee to whom it had
been referred, would do what is proper on
the subject. Mr.. M. wished to know for
what purpose this additional duty is wanted
II, said he, it be wanted for going to War,
| let us know it. For his part, he had heard
so much about War formerly, that he hard
| ly thought we should get at it now.
Mr.. M. said, on former occasion, when
| the country was in situation something like
the present, a gentleman from Virginia was
| SO alarmed least salt sufficient could not be
| had, that he proposed bounty on its impor-
| tation. What, said Mr.. NJ. will be the effect
OF proposition for taxing salt in the country .
lie had no doubt that, in the Southern states,
1T would Immediately raise the price of the
article at Petersburg and Fayetteville On
this account, he hoped, if the house did not
mean to lay tax on salt, that the PROPOSE
ton would be Immediately discarded. For
himself, he would sooner consent to land
or poll-ta1 than a tax on salt.
Mr.. Smile moved postponement of the
resolution until the first Monday in February
next.
| This motion was debated at some length.
Some who wished to vote for it, wished the
| proposition for tax on salt to be disconnect-
cd with the original proposition.
| Mr.. King withdrew his amendment. But
nc could not help expressing his astonish-
ment at the alarm which had been excited
! by mere proposition TO submit an enquiry
to COMMITTEES. He did nor propose to tax
| salt, but he wished the subject to have been
committed, that a report might have been
had on the subject. He was far from desr-
ing to benefit one part of the country to the
| injury of another, or from offering any disres-
pect to the committee of Commerce and
Manufactures; but he wished to see how far
Congress were disposed to encourage the
manufactures of our country, in preference
to those of foreign nations.
| Mr.. Burwell was of opinion that the pro-
posed postponement would NOT answer the
purpose intended; for when the day arrived
| to which the resolution was referred, the gen.
/ tleman from Tennessee would not fail to call
1t up, perhaps twenty times in the course Of
| the session. He had said he would stick by
| 1t, and no one would doubt his perseverance
to obtain his object. Mr.. B. thought it
would be. the better course, and would save
much trouble in the House, TO refer this, and
| every other resolution of the kind which
might be offered. 1t would be showing res
pect to the movers, would not decide upon
| their merits, and the committee would act
upon them as they thought proper. IF a con-
Tary course bepursued, gentlemen who wish
to call the attention of Congress TO particular
| anus VI VIII nave 10 DC con-
stantly troubling the committee to whom the
subject is referred, which might prove very
unpleasant both to the members of the COM
mittee and the gentleman who felt it
their duty TO apply TO them. He hoped the
House would, therefore, act upon the resolu-
| ton.
The question on postponement was mega
| lived by Yeas & Nays, 81 to 46.
The, resolution came again under eonside-
ration. Successive amendments we're made
1t. The word coarse was struck out, and
the articles of wool & lead were added. Salt
was again proposed by Mr.. Quincy, but ne
gativcd, 50 to ST. IRON wire and files were
proposed to be added but the usual hour of
| adjournment having arrived, motion was
made and carried to adjourn. before the ques-
ton on this proposition was decided.
Nooenlbey a.
Mr.. Poindexter, from the committee to
which the subject was referred, reported a
bill for the relief of Joseph II. Webb, which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Lewis, from committee, reported a
bin for the relief of Anthony Cruise, which
was twice read and committed.
Several petitions Of private nature were
presented and referred
On motion of Mr.. Seybert, it was resolved,
:" that committee Of three members Of the
House ofRepresentatiyes be appointed. who,
with three members Of the Senate, shall have
the ffrrOuff.,r, ,f