Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-28


be satisfied with the encouragement
which the amendment would afford
10 them; and il the minimum was
retained he was decidedly in favor
OF the motion.
Mr.. Webster observed TIA, he
had conysrsed with those we'll in
formed on the subject, and had nm
that the manufacturer.
would be satisfied with a duty or
80 per cent. for one year; but he
had proposed two years, for the pur.
pose of meeting the views of those
Who advocated greater degree of
encouragement, &c.
MIR. Hubert said the indiyidus,
Consulted by the gentleman, though
intelligent and honorable, was a ma
nufaeturer Of large capital, and could
better stand under the operation Of
the amendment, than many others
whose means were limited, and who
had not got well established, &c.
MIR. Ward Of Mass. wished it dis
tioctly understood. that he was 10 ia.
vor of encouraging manufactures
and his object was to give substap.
tial and permanent support TO them:
and not bounty for short tins
which would temporarily discourage
foreign importation altogether. II
was said by some that foreign goods
ought to be excluded, because tho
country was SO completely stocked
with them now as to contain enough
for two years consumption. He ask.
ed if this course would not be boun.
ty on those already imported. by al.
lowing the holders ofthem to pat on
so per cent. This would be promot.
ing the interest of the merchants, &
while he desired to protect them a.
against injury. he wished not to give
one part ofthem bounty, to the
exclusion of the other; and asked if
consequences would not result FROM
the course proposed, which were not
contemplated
Mr.. Webster said. the question
was, how far the country was bound
to support those Institutions. He
was not prepared to say that the 60
vernment was bound to adopt a per:
manent protection, or one which
would exclude those goods already
in the country. From the course
pursued by the government fer some
years back, the community had a
right to expect relief from the dan
ger to which the sudden change OF
circumstances exposed our manufac-
lures, but government had right
to say whether that relief should be
permanent or not. and to reduce the
protecting duties lift thought proper.
But Mr.. w. said. he was opposed to
a changing and fuctuating policy. &
the Object Of the melton was 10 i'm
pose duty SO moderate, as TO Insure
it's permanently, and be still an ade-
quAte one.
Mr.. Calhoun hoped the amend
ment to the amendment would not
prevail. He believed the mode proc
posed by the original motion was cor
rect. and that the permanent duty
of go per ceBt was an ample prOtec-
lion, he believed the policy Of the
country required protection to our
manufacturing establishments, ana
he hoped it would he adopted in the
way proposed by the amendment. &c
Mr.. Pilkin said in forming his o.
inions on this subject he would
not be influenced by the statements
of those who had large manufacto-
ries already established-He wish.
ID to act on large national scale ;
net to give q monopoly to ihose
now lis existence, but TO enable others
Ito embark in the business OF manu-
featuring. Under this Amendments
a man could not get his buildings
erected in the two years Proposea'
and the time offered would be OF no
use TO them at tall. Mr.. P. support
ed MIR. Clay's modification, and ar
gued at some length in favor OF ITO
policy cfhoIding out encouraSemeO''
IN ad,iit;ouat establishments.