The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16

"hich proposed TO repeal the prohibition OF
Exports. These arguments, he said, were
Ineligible to his mind. When he was told
that the embargo locks up our exports, pa
raves the industry of the country that
under 1t our citizens cannot even move their
property from one sectiLn OF the com
~ To another that even a few loads of lime
tor building cannot be carried from one part
OF a state TO another, nor can a vessel be re
moved which is caught by the embargo e.
ven though il is evidently exposed to destruc-
ton BY the enemy and that such a measure.
operating so severely, ought not to be con
tinued without the greatest necessity, or un-
less some correspondent benefit results from
these things were said, Mr.. M
Kim could see the full force of this reason
ing, ard admit that such a state of things
ought not to be continued ; and therefore,
although he could see advantages resulting
from the embargo, be believed he could
make up his mind 10 vote for the repeal of
that measure. The embargo, however,
was q H1eaau!s which prohibited cR TX
port: the non-importation was of a differ
ent character prohibiting the impor alton
OF goods the growth and manufacture of
the enemy only. Excepting thesc, our
ports were now open TO the admissiC on # the
produce OF the whole world. What extra
ordinary necessity was there to repeal the
proh,oltion OF imports OF British gods ? d.
we experience any suffering from the pro
hioieion We can obtain every thing we
want from the ports of the other nations of the
world, end he saw no necessity for calling
n the products of the enemy to our aid
lie telt unwilling TO make the acbSaRwletg
ment TO the enemy that we cannot exist
without her products. SEEING no reason why
this restriction should be removed, and MT
believing any solid reason could be given. ne
SAID he would advert 10 some Of the evils
which he believed would result from it.
rom the restrictions on conn imposed
by The sggressions of the enemy, and by the
acts OF our government, many of our citi-
zens had been obliged to seek support from
new means of employing their industry to
advantage. Much Of the capital and INDUS
try OF our citizens, usually emplo ed N com
merce, hid from the operation of these cir
c1mStances been diverted to manufactures.
A tnCugh in his opinion, Mr.. M Kim said,
the duties now imposed On imports were &
bnndantiy sufficient in all ordinary times for
he protection CT manufactures, he doubted
whether they were sufficient to support
hat interest against the shock which would
be felt by letting in upon them, WITHOUT re.
%straiBt, a f1cOd OF British manufactures
The manufactures of G. Britain have b en-.
metaphoIically speaking, damned up, for
several years past. Ii they were let ilcse
upon our infant establish ments with their
superior capital and and strength, he fear
ed ur manufacturing institutions would be
much d sturbcd, if not overthrown. He did
not believe the double du, les would be sufi.
cient 10 guard them, though he admitted hey
were sufficient * more than sufi cient in ord
nary tipaes for that purpose. If there were
any Necessity, however, for the proposed re
peal OF the existing prohibitions of importa-
ton. ne might vote for it bus he should be
glad to know what was the necessity which
called forth THU provision of the bill. What
was the necessity, he repeated. Are we suf r
ing Tor clothing or for any articles which
W. have been in the habit of obtaiti1p from
iGreat Britain He believed not, and th-re-
fore conceived it unwise to run the hazard
which would result from this experiment..
lie admitted, that, If necessary to u - syCh
a provision, the interest OF the m nufactu
rers% was a consideration suborCin tie 10 the
geDerf tg0od though he must rema k that
It was proved by the r turns Of the marshals
n 1910, which however inaccurate were
the best data we could resort to, that the do
mestic manufacture Of the United s atss
am mounted to about two hund ed mill
lions of dollars. The exports from the
United States in domestic prodEce in
the most favorable years had not exceeded
sixty millions OF dollars. 1t hence resulted
that the manufacturing was more i'm portant
IN amount vi its productive Industry than
the ag icuitural interTs.. At least an hun
dred %n,l'Ons of our manufactures had found
a market at our own door. a market no,
liable 10 spoliations or vcxat; ms 10y any en-
envy. This statement o. the value If our
internal manufactures ought to induce tbs
ag icultural interest in this House and in the
nation, which must derive so important a
benz H. from them, to reflect well on the ex-
pedienty OF any measure which might ha re
a tendency to injure our growing manufac
lures. These considerations induced him
10 believe that an enlightened policy did not
require the government at this time To- re
move the r strictions on the importation Of
British manufactures
Mr.. Calhoun oFS. C.. said he hored the
motion would not prevail. He thought tn
gentleman was mistaken in supposing that
our infant manufa curing institutions would
be embarrassed by this measure. What
was the encouragement which they now re
ceIVed from the government 2 The nd "a
toTfW duties now averaged about SO ID per
cent. Most of the imp t%rtations being i'm
neutral bottoms, the discriminating duty Of
10 per cent. on such importatiuns in foreign
vessels would make il 43 per cent. and when
were added to this the freight and 9th sr ex.
penses Incident 10 a state Of war, the ac(u
al duty OF foreign and premium to domestic
manufactures could not be less than Fl
| TeT cent. Was it wise to extend 70 ms