Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-17

s. motion, for al enquiry into The o1pediency
oil adopting prospective prohibition upon
the importation of sundry enumerated arli-
Giles, which were believed TO come most in
competition with the products of domestic in
dustry. That after it had repos,d some days
upon the table, 1 gave notice that owing 10
the extraordinary pressure of other indispen-
sable business, l should not, during that SEES
SION, ask Tor the further consideration of the
subject: Assuring the Hottse, however, that,
should it be made my duty, To be here at this
session, and my sentiments should not in the
mean time, have underground material change,
the proposition would certainly I've renewed.
Having found no cause for change ri the
opinions formerly entertained upon this sub
Ject, hut, on the contrary become more con-
'irmed IN the belief OF their correctness,
should have deemed il Il fortunate circum-
stance if the late report of the Committee of
Manufactures had been such as would have
justified me in emitting 10 renew the propo-
sltion. But, have learned with regret, that
a myOrity that committee, To which was
referred $50 much ofthe message of the Pre-
sldent as relates To manufactures and the pro-
motion of national industry" have " Resoired,
that 1t IS ane3pedient AT this time to lesislatt
on that subject" | hope, however, that a
resolution of the committee, by cxpunging
the first syllable from the word " inerpedient.'
Leaving that subject, at least for the present,
will proceed to fulfil, not exactly in form,
but substantially, the engagement To which
nave alluded. IL viii be ascertained from the
resolution which am about TO offer, that, in
stead OF Jormdt prospective prohibition up
on imports, as was suggested al the last scs.
SION, now propose I" instruct the committee
ot Ways and Means To prepare and report a
bill providing for moderate annual increase
ol duties for n term of wears upon the impor-
taton OF such commodities as can, with tn.
protection common in other countries, and
with convenient application of the means
III our citizens, be produced in abundance
from domestic materials and an excise upon
SImllar domestic commodities, to comnrnc,
at convenient period, and be made progress
sire annually till it shall have reached an a
mount deemed proper for permanent duty
That AN increased supply ofrevenuc is indis
pcnsablc appears on all hands TO have beer
| admitted; and but little doubt, apprehend
exists that, at NO distant period, the process.
| by winch ii Is derived must, at least, be par
tally changed. Hence, have endcavorcd 81
to frame the proposition that by giving effec
to II an immediate and future supply of reve.
nue. for all ordinary purposes will be render
| Ed certain, " and IN a manner to aid our ma.
huiaclures. TO the extent to which the pro.
posed measures shall be carried, the prospe-
rity OF the revenue will be the effect of the
prosperity %! manufacturing industry, dircctI,
the reverse of which is known TO result from
the present system.
1t has been very justly said by the Prcsi
dent, that sit cannot be doubted that the NOR,
| complete our internal resources, and the les
dependant we are on foreign powers, for eve
| ry national, as well as domestic purpose, iii,
greater and more stable Will be the public le
Icity. BY All Increase of domestic inanufac-
lures, will the demand for rude materials al
| home b. Increased and thus will the Deepen
dehce OF the several points the Union on
each other, and the strength of the Union it.
self, be proportonably augmented" And
agaIn = Ii domestic manufactures shall be
raised by duties on the foreign, the fund ne
cessary Tor public purposes should be- supplied
by duties on The latter" And although he
has said that g this process" which is admitted
TO be very desirable, inevitable under exist
ing dutles,' he has no where, tony under.
| standing, n,imatcd belief that any inconye
| ncnce would be felt should measures be i'm
mediatcIy adopted to accelerate The process
But, ON the contrary, he says, 1t is thought
mat the revenue may receive an augmenta-
tlon from existing sources, and in IA manner TO
aid our manufactures" Az unqualified belief
is expressed in another part of The message,
that such is the skill of the citizens, * in the
mechanic arts, and in every improvement cal
cuated TO lessen the demand for, and the price
ot labor )" and such the facilities presented
by the vast amount OF raw materials" 90 and
alntnt OF every kind, always dttainable on ea
sy terms " that, under the protection given
by existing laws, we shall become at 10 dis
liant period manufacturing country, on an
extensive scale" And i'm the parts from which
first quoted, il is admitted, in the most ex-
plIcitternis, thathlGhly important national adj
vanlages would be derived from an increase of
manufactures that the revenue may receive
an immediate augmentation in manner to aid
them, and that any deficiency resulting even
tually from such aid, should be supplied by
duties on the domestic fabrics These, sir, are
The great points at which aim by The rcsoIu-
ton which hold in my hand, and shall es-
tccm 1t fortunate for the country, if we shall
be able 10 reach them, through process which
viii relieve us from the Inconvenience of a
sudden change, or u necessity for further
loans.
The language employed on this subject by
the Secretary ,of the Treasury, is equally ex-
pliclt with that quoted from the NIessagc.-
He says, " A correction of existing duties. with
Wv u an increase Oh Inc pubic revenue,
could hardly fail to effect that object, to the
extent of nearly one million of dollars annual
~. 1t IS highly probable, however, that, an
increase of duties on some OF those articles
might eventually cause a reduction in the re-
venue but this could only take place where
similar articles arc manufactured in the coun-
hy. In that event, manufactures will have
been fostcrcd, and the general ability Of the
community, ~ contribute TO the public ext
senclcs, VIII have been prOpurtionahl. incrcas-
ed" Yes, Sir, the general ability of the
community" increased, in the same proper
ton that domestic manufactures are f,sfcred
And where, permit Inc TO ask, can language