Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-14
DEBATE ON TIE TARIFF
SPEECH OF MIR. LowNDEs.

Delivered in tie House OF Representatives. Of the
United States. Aprjt ~. 1870.
CONTINUED.
The, praciicabifiiy of lis object. foo
although the Speaker had appeared to
doubt it, had been proved By ihe slate
menis'whicli lie had made in respect 10
two northern manufactures. IL the house
we're determined 10 give adequate protec-
lion 10 any branch Of manufactures, the
same kind of information possessed by
the Speaker, as to the manufactures Of
which he had spoken, II eX;eus;rd tn Is
or 20 others IN dl3ere4i parts oil the couu.
try, would enall us 10 know what boun-
~ was necessary and adequate 10 their
suppoT. That bounty ought not TO be
increased 10 maintain the unski!iui and
inprovideni and he admilied that &c
granted at ally ii ought not 10 be con-
iracied so as 10 afford support only 10
an establishment which had peculiar
advantages beyond The reach OF ini,a-
lion. He did not know, however, of anv
such IN the United States. In examining
lie degree OF encouragement which il was
proposed in this bill TO give TO American
manufactures, we were naturally remind
ed OF Tie view which had been taken Of
the Subject by Mr.. Hamilton, whose
principles are considered as sound, even
by The friends OF this tariff. He, at least,
was able 10 elevate his view 10 tile Just
importance OF manufacturing industry
Let US see the price which he proposed
10 pay for IFS support. The gene raj tenor
OF his argument, and indeed the paIlcu-
lar quotation which had been made,
sufficiently prove Mr.. Hamilion's opinion
10 have been, that whatever bouniirs were
given TO domestic manufactures should be
highest al first. The duties, therefore,
which he proposed in his celebrated re-
port on manufactures, were such as he
thought sufficient then, and snch as, &C
cordIhg 10 his principles, ought TO be suf-
hcleni now. In forming his opinion. he
did not overlook Tie advantages which
the risk and expense of Importation from
abroad give TO the American manufacture
er. This protection Of distance he esii-
mates al from ID TO 30 per cent. Mr..
Lowndes said he would stale. without d
iermal comparison, q few OF the dulles
which MIR. Hamilton proposed for the
encouragement Of manufactures. On
manufactures of leather ne proposed q
| duty OF u per cent. lie was wiling that
| cotton goods should I've raised 10 ~ PEI
cent" On glass, he considered The duty
| Of l29 per cent. as considerable en-
enlargement, and thought that, il any
thing further were given. il ought 10 BIZ
| by direct bounty 0ut OF the public trca-
sury. Ten per cent. on paper and gun.
powder he thought competent prOtec-
ton and he proposed the same duty
Oh manufactures Of iron and brass. His
| principles were best explained by the
| application which he had him self made
| OF them and The enOTmiiy OF the bounty
which il was now proposed 10 give 10 The
manufactures could mol be more strong
| ly exhibited Than by comparing il will
That which was considered as adequate
| Ly so jealous aud able all advocate %
manufacturing industry as Mr.. Hamilton
| Duties four times ~ great as he recon-
mended were now levied upon many o
The most important articles, and WeT,
discovered 10 be insufficient and nugato
ryl
What I've regretted, Mr.. l.. said. most
IN the course pursued by the COMMITTEE
of manufactures, was, that they suggest
ed no standard Ivy wbicbthe sufticieuc,
Of Tie encouragement which they pro
posed could he tested, and pTSmlsed
therefore, no limitation 10 the burdei
whiClI might be imposed upon The cum
try. The chairman OF that commute
bad indeed, more than once, directed on
attention TO the duties imposed by III
laws Of Russia, France, and England
models which we had not yet learned Il
initiate. II was not extraordinary tina
governments which were obliged 10 drai
every resource OF revenue should lay les
vier duties upon importation than we la
done. There was 10 part, however, {
their sysiem Of eAaction in which we ap
preached so near them AZ IN our duiit
upon commerce. liz attempting an
comparison between heir duties al
hose Of The United States, il VAS obv
0usIy necessary TO consider the diiiegeuC
OF our circumstances.
in estimating he protection afforde
10 national manufactures by duties upo
] importation, IL vas not the absoluI