Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-15
MISUNDERSTANDING.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday, January "a,

Friday, January "a,
Mr.. Moore submitted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on Pub
lie Lands be instructed to inquire into
The expectancy of introducing a bill more
efIectually to prohibit the receivers Of
pubic moneys and registers OF land Of
fees, from purchasing public land,
either directly or indirectly, in their own
land district, al either private or public
sale.
Mr.. NesOton, of Va. reported bill
creating certain collection districts in
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
Missouri, and to modify the act of I'D
March, 1893, regulating the collection
of duties on imports and tonnage. which
was read twic and committed.
49,, Thursday January 80.
On motion OF MIR. Tod, the House re-
solved Itself into committee OF the
whole on the state of the Union, Mr..
TomhnSoa in the chair; and The commit
tee resumed the consideration of the bill
for the more eifecluaI encouragement
and protection of domestic manuiac-
lures.
Mr.. Rotcombe, in maiden speech Of
much length and eloquence, defended
the bill.
Mr.. BayAes rose to offer an amend
meot, but gave way in order TO yield the
floor to
MI. Ti,tt,1U NH bo oh
jet OF the gentleman from Mass. to be to
prevent the free discussion oil the merits
Of the bill. He was adverse TO the bill;
and considered that all which gentlemen
might right and speak in favor of it,
would not prove the policy it. There
vas no desire for it in the Union; no
one asked for it and he thought the
spccul4tions made on the floor on the la
| Dor and industry of the people, is intru-
sive and oi1icious. Ii twas rite maxim,
that every one knew his own business
best; and why should we suppose the
people of the United States ignorant Of
their Own Interests &c. sc. sc.
Mr.. II. SmyM opposed the bill as hos
lie to the public interests, and to the
public liberties. If we we're to become
a manufacturing people, let us become
so naturally. Let it be withou, the in
reference of the government Let US
raise no hot-bed plants, but leave every
thing to pursue lis natural course. He
insisted that the government had receiv-
ed no power to pass bill such as the
present.
Mr. Cam6releng spoke on the same
side, and went into a long ergumem to
sho@ the impolicy and unconstitutionali-
ty of the restrictive system.
Mr.. Barro7DS replied TO the argu-
ments of the gentlemen who had spoken
against the bill Ii had been the policy
OF President Washington to encourage
domestic manufactures. The gentle
man from Georgia, in the course OF his
remarks, had said he would offer en-
enlargement to the Manufacture Of can
noo, &c. And why? Because they were
munitions Of war, and ii war come upon
US, we could not fight without them.-
But could we go 10 war any better With
out clothes than we could without cam
non! He thought no nation could be
called an independent nation which was
Obliged to go 5000 or 1000 miles after
clothing. With respect to the standing
OF the people concerned in IN anufactures,
he would tell the gentleman from
Georgia they were as respectable as the
people in his state, or in any other stale.
!" am an American" said the honora-
Me member IS and have, an merriam
feeling; and ish this bill to pass into
a law s@
On motion of Mr.. Cooks commit.
tee then rose and reporlpe progress.
Friday, January 81.
On motion o! Mr.. Cook, Of IiIinois,
the House resolved itssli iIto Commute
tee OF the whole. on the stat oil The