Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-10

Istrictly to guard against anJ u'"o'
tin the revenue. lie thought the rea
sons for postponement were lmpe'1
I0us.
Mr.. Smith of Md opposed the mo
!iion for pcstpoRement. Amongst O.
lther arguments. in reply TO Mr.
Randolph, he said il was extremely
necessary to adopt at once some per
manent system on which commercial
linen, as well as others, might rely
with cenfideDca. IL the tariff were
rot passed, the commercial COMM
Unity would have to lock to the nex'
session. without knowing how {,
shape their conduct, or form them
calculsiions, uncertain of the policy
which might be then adopted.
Mr.. l.owndes also offered some
remarks in reply to Mr.. Randolph,
and against postpoping the bill. lie
denied the charge of precipitation
in The secretary Of the treasury ia
making his report /; and referred to
the circular letters. long since Sent
TO various quarters in search of H.
formation. TO shew that the secreta
~ had not acted prematnrely, and
that measures were long ago taken
to obtain all possible light on the
subject. MIR l.. admitted tina. there
we're particular features in the bill
about the passage Of which be was
not anxious /; but in system so ex,
tensive there must be particular
parts On which members could moi
agree. AS a whole, however. he
/ had no doubt it would be beneficial
to the revenue, &c. and TO the gene
raj interest Of the country.
/ Mr.. Calhoun had no intention OF
entering into q discussion of the mo
Itien but wished merely 10 reply to
the insinuation Of a m, sterions con
tneetion between this bill and that to
Establish the bank. He denied any
Improper or unfair understanding, &
icoMld challenge the house TO support
the charge. In fact, Mr.. c. said,
the most zeaIons friends Of the bank
we're general, unfriend!y TO this Ia
| riff; and the warmest friends Of eli
lfiier could not he found 90 the same
side
| After some further conversation
between Mr. Randolph and Mr.. Cal.
ihouD, the question was taken BY yeas
and nays, on the pestnonemsnt. and
decided in the negatives as follows !:
For postponement ~
Agaiust it %
The question then REQUIRED On the
passage Of the bill !; when
Mr.. Randolph rose and spoke near
lily three hours in opposition to the
bill, and genera !, against the poll
cy Of encouraging manufacturing es-
Establishments at all. especially against
1.-THE propriety Of aEortiiog q high
bounty, by taxing the comnuni
lty; SO.
Mr. Wright also spoke some time
against the bill !; as also did
Mr.. Telfair. who opposed the bill
lin speech Of half an hour. when
The question on the passage of the
bill. was taken AID decided in the
affirmative as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander,
Archer, Atherton, Bake Barbour, Bas.
sett, Bateman, Eaylies, Rennett, Belts,
Birdsall, Boss, Brooks. Brown, Cady,
Caldwell, Calhoun, Cannon, Chapman,
Clendennin, Comstock, Crawford.
Creighton, Crocheron, Cuthbert, Ear.
ington, Davenport, Desha, Glasgow,
Sold, Grosyenor, Hahn. Hall, Hammond,
Halves, Henderson, Hopkinson, Inghanl.
Irwin, Pa. JeNett, Johnson. Ky. Kent,
I4angdon, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Lyle, Ma
clay, Marsh, Mason, Mayrant, M'CoS
MIean, K. MiIncr, Newton, Noyes,
Ormsby, Paris, Piper, Pi:kin, Peasants,
Powell. Rueglcs, Sergeant, Savage,
schenck, Sharpe, Smith, Pa. Smith, Nd.
soathard, Strong, Iaggart, Taul 1hrodr,
Townsend, tucker, Wallace, Ward, n.
Y. Ward, N. ]. Wendoycr, Wheaton,
Whifeside, Wilkiu, WilIoughby, Thos.
Wilson, VIM. Wilson, " oodwaul,1
yates-S8.
NAYs-MeEsrs. Baer, Bradbury
Breckenridge, Bryan, Burnside, Clam
pion, Cha Ike, N. c. Clopton. Culpepper,|
Edwards, Forney, Forsyth, Gaston,
peterborough, GOODWIN, bale, Hardin,|