Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-30

'equred protection to our manufacturers !,
Establishments, and he hoped it would be |
adopted IN the way proposed by the a
&c.
Mr.. Pitkin said in forming his opinions |
on this subject he would not be influenced
by the statements OF those who had LARGE
manufactures already established.
wished to act on large national scale not
to give monopoly to those now in existence
but 10 enable others to embark in the husi
ness OF manut 'cturing. Under this a.nenC-
ment man could not get his bu dings
erected IN the two years proposed. and
the time offered would he of no use to them
at all. MIR. p. supported MIR. CLAWS
modification and argued at some length
in favour OF the policy of holding cut en-
enlargement to additional establishments.
NV. Webster repeated that his object
was to protect the manufacturers perma-
n,rtly. He asked = ntlemen to reccllect
that even under the duty Of 90 per cent
the minimum Of his proposition, the India
cottous would be forever excluded--thc
India trade, he said, was at an end. He
contended further that manufacturing
establishments could now be erected ct
less than two thirds the cost OF those which
were first commenced in the country,
&c.
Mr.. Clay said the object of protecting
manufac lures WAS, that we might eventu-
ally ct articles of necessity made as
cheap It home as they could be imported,
and thereby to produ an independence
o! foreign countries. In three years, he
said, we could Judge of the ability of our
establishments to furnish those articles as
cheap as they were obtained from abroad,
and could then legislate with the lights Of
experience. He believed that three years
would be sufficient to place our manufac
lures On On desirable footing and others
would not hesitate to enter into the busi-
ness, because they would look to that libe-
raj and enlarged policy which they might
anticipate from the government at future
period.
Mr.. Smith of Md WAS in favor of Mr.
Webst RS amendment, because he be-
eyed 20 ger cent an adequate protection.
and would give an advantage OF nearly so
fifty per cent. over British goods and he
showed by p.rticular statements that ua.
der duty O: 60 per cent India goods
could not come into Compe titiOu with the
domestic fabrics. He said if this was not
efficient. he knew not VIII : would be.
Mr.. Ross believed that 90 per cent. was
an encours cement amply sufiicen.-and
replied It some length TO those who main
tanned that the gov rnment was pledged
TO afford a high protection to m .nufac-
| lures, and against the rage for fasts ring
them to the exclusion of every other pur-
suit. He desired TIE independence of the
people as well as national Independence, *
wished not to see one class of the coUimu-
nitv enslaved by another-to Illustrate
which, he introduced the situation Of Chi
IA, where the government was completely
| independent, and vet the people all slaves.
If the eXtcavagart duties proposed were
! not necessary for revenue, he said he could
| see no strong necessity for them. The
! failure of certain manufacturers was no
| reason for them, he ause, same individuals
! OF all professions were unfortunate in the
! best u mes and no sympathy was felt
| for the merchants who failed. Aivert;ng
| to aremark that so.rc manufactures were
worked in Kentucky by slaves, Mr.. Il.
! said all manufsctoriCs were conducted
with slaves, because the occupation had
| a tendency to degrade and debase the hu-
man mind. 1t was, he argued, vain at
tempt to carry manufactures to such ex-
! tent in this country, while there were so
| many inducements to seek an independent
support by agriculture, and other bsnef-
! cial pursuits. The only kind of manufac
! lures he wished 10 see flourish, were those
| conducted in families; any other would
| prove destructive to the liberties of this
! republic, by combinations efiectlng "A rev.
olution in this House and in the govern
| ment. There was already great necessity
! for strong country party TO withstand the
manufacturing and commercial parties
here, &c.
Mr.. Clay's motion was negativcd, ayes
II, NOES 81 ; and
| Mr.. Webster's amendment was agreed
20, by large majority.
The committee then rose. and obtained
leave to sit again and the House adjourn
ed.
The House ofRepresentatives were on
the TARIFF On Tuesday. They adopt
| ed the following amendment to the clause
fixing the duty of Is per cent. on 7UooL-
lens e" excepting blankets, woollen rugs,
| and woollen stuifs, she'll be levied, collect.
ed and paid until the SOth ofJune, 1919,
and after that day 20 per cent. on the said
| articles. The ad valorcn duty Of 20
per cent. on Russia aud Holland duck,
was changed into a specific duty of ESQ
cents per piece on the former, and IS per
piece on the latter The clause LAYING a
duty of20 per cent. on fyinfed 529ks was
strtk ken out, Ayes 48, Noes Il. The duty
on rcd or white lead ground IN oil was in
creased from 8 to 4 cents per 10. The du-
ty on treas was erfendcd to those which
may be imported from any other place
than China, east Of the Cape Of G God
Hope.