Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-30

tered into aSenerai investigation ofthe question
OF protection OF manufactures. and his reasons
tor favor'ng decided and eirect,lsl proteciionl
and opposed by Messrs. Lowndes and Tucker !.
when - -
The amendment was agreed to-ayes e6.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, the words on
gram were stricken out of the clause fixing the
'iuty on imported SPIRITS SO as 10 embrace all
spirits, whether male ofgran, molasses or other
s.,erisi, within the highest rate Of duties speci.
he'd in the bill on spirits
Mr.. .ttanor moved after some Introductory
remarks. to strike out the proposed duty ON tin
piates OF l5O ceuts per box of 100 square feet.
Tor The purpose of substituting a lower duty.
MIR. i.oi0ndes offered few arguments in sup.
port OF the duty proposed by the bill, and in o,-
position to the amendmt after which
Inc motion was negatived.
Mr.. .uuuor moved to reduce the duty
on tin. by changing the duty of $50 cents
from boxes of 100 to boxes of 2Is square
feet-which motion was also rejected.
Mr.. Webster then renewed the motion
which he offered and withdrew on Satur-
day, to strike out the duty proposed by the
Dill to be imposed ON imported co,tons. and
to substitute the following: mFor fieo
years next ensuing the s0th day of June
next. duty of so per centum adj yalorem :
TOT tico years to commence at the termina :
ton OF the two years last aforesaid duty
OF 70 per centum ad valorem.
Mr. Gay moved to amend the amend
ment by changing the word too in the FIRST
iine to Three, the word too in the second
instance to one, and to conform the re.
mmnder OF the amendment ACCORDINGLY =
we all know, said Mr.. Clay, that now ia
the time for encouragement. and that ,bs
oomestic manufacturer has to struggle
al tne end OF a.war, and at that moment
the greater aid is necessary, to support him
against foreign competitions. 1.-THE amend
ment ne offered prevailed, 4 years would
still reduce The duty to the minimum pro.
posed by the, original motion, and would
give 70 our own manufactures an adeuuate
protection at the time of the greatest diff
Mr.. Lo'ondes assente1 tn the motion.-
lie rcjoiced te see gentlemen who had ma.
infested the strongest friendship for the
manufacturing interest, the advocates of n
proposition which would in prospect pro-
luce return OF correct principles. Salts.
ned mat % and even 20 per cent. was a
sufficient protection to the manufacturers
IN question, he would, nevertheless sunnort
the proposed motion, though not perfectly
correct IN his opinion, persuaded that Il
would eventually produce that state of
tnings YhIch ne thought most desirable.
Mr.. Root believed the proposition now
under consideration was worse than any
other which had been offered on the sub.
lect. lie was opposed to the graduation.
oy which the manufacturing establishments
would be sustained for two wears. and then
left to their fate. IF 90 per cent. was
suitlcle protection, as had been stated. bv
this amendment bounty of 10 per cent
would be giyen to the manufactures alrea
dy established, and in effect .would he
monopoly to them. He was in favor Of
encouraging the erection of others. which,
could not be effected under the ADVANTAGE
OF the powerful competition which t6ei
amendment would give to the existing es-
tablishments.
Mr.. Hubert said, if the amendment was
Inoulned as proposed by Mr.. Claws mo- |
non, De should be in favor oft. Since the |
amendment was offered on Saturday, ehsd
consulted with gentlemen acquainted win
me subject, and had been informed that
the manufacturers would be satisfied with
tue encouragement which the amendment
would afford to them and if the minimum
was was retained he was decidedly in favor of
the motion.
Mr. We6ster observed that he had con.
versed with those we'll informed on tbs
subject, and had understood that the ma.
Duiacturcrs would be satisfied with duty
OF 50 per cent. for one year but he had |
proposed two years, for the purpose Of meet |
ing the views of those who advocated a |
greater degree of encouragement, &c.
MIR. Hubert said the ipdiy;dusI o,.nlt
ed by the gentleman, tho intelligent and
honorable, was a manufacturer of large ca |
pital, aud could better stand under the ONE
ration otthe amendment, than many others |
whose means were limited, and who had |
not got well established, &c.
MIR. Ward of Mass. wished IL distinctly |
understood, that he was in favor Of encoI-
raging manufactures; and his object was
to give substantial and permanent sun
port to them and not bounty for short
time which would temporarily DISCOURAGE
foreign importation altogether. 1t was said |
by some that foreign goods ought to be ex-
ciuueu' because the country was so COM
pletely stocked with them now a, to contain
enough for two years. consumption. He
asked it this course would not be bounty
on those already imported, by allowing the |
holders OF them to put on 80 per cent
This would be promoting the interest Of the !
merchants, and while he desired 10 nrotect |
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