The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-17

| '"iie'hueu tndt THIS discriminate
augmentation OF duties upon one class
oil merchandise, many articles of which
We're aiseedy buraeHed with cbar-rs A.
heayy as they could well hear. world
operate very unequaly aud iueqnIt,bly IN.
On different portions of the UnIon: that III.
iinds ought to he raised by specific inpo-
shlons upon specific articles. or by come a.
/ ihef mod OF taxation. The details of the
''atr are not present TO my memory .
but lhis was the substance of the oh
lection In ille tax and Ia the act, and of lie
reason upon which my vote was given.
1hrFe vas another objection To the So
'old section. 1t provided that a distinct
aseoHHt should he kept Of the duties impo.
! sea ny the act The proceeds Of which
should constitute fund. 10 be- deninmoa.
leu TIE .HfiftrreHean fund, which should
/ he applied solclg 10 the purposes DESIGNATED
ny thdt act; and that the sad additional du
" should cease and be discontinued Al tba
expiration of three months after ibe rotif
cation ot Il treaty of peace with Tripoli.
unless We should then be nj war with any
oiher oil The Barbary poWrrs, in which
case, Tue SAID additional daty .hoald cease
and be discontinued at the rxplrafinn Of
three months after the ratification of trra.
" OF peace with such power
! Ii was objected to tbs section that il
contained dcinsise. pIedgc or promise IL
the people, which would never be redeem
ed that II was but swretenlug to the nan-
| seous drug of taxation. unworthy Of the
dignity, a4i discredtable to the sinccrit,
OF the legislature i; that Il was M other
than costly and cumbe rsomc irand thu,
The distinct account Of datir. 10 BIZ apnlird
solely To the purposes of that act. while al
together useless in its"lf would only tend
TO embarrass and complieatc the concerns
ana management oftnr Treasury: and that
when once the tax should be thorough,
and quietly saddled upon the people, the NJ
dlterranean fund, and the distinct account
would be dropped, but the burden would
remain.
How lar these arguments were founded
II Truth, and this foresight " IS justified by
The event, let the records Of YOUR national
legislature decide. The ratification Of the
treaty Of peace with rrlpoi, three months
alter winch, by THIS promise, the Meditcr-
ran ~ 'nad duty was to eea5c md be- dis
continued, took place in April, la06.
oh Inc -. - lr' s1nc month passed
an act, by which hc frsi section Of the aci
further To protect the commerce and sell
men Of the United States o.,iust The Par
barry powers" was cootia,,d IN ,orr,, ,n.
til the end of the tbcnnext sos.ino oft nm
gress, and no i0ngrr. The nearc with
Friouli had been T,tiird "a. were nat At
war win any other of IN, Rarbary n,vcrs.
The Ne i.,eryanenn Gg03. the djsi;nc, oe-
cou,t and s0,r,fc ooDl;c,jion or IFS n,o.
ceeds, were all Suffered silently TO expire !,
but the additional du,v of ny1 and a halr
per cent was continued nn,,I the end of
the uext session Of CONGRESS. ami no lam
ger.
On the 81 of March. 1907. the ,a,pp
frst Sectioo of the act thr d,ny oft,,n aud
n half prr Gem. was r,ntinn,d in lnr,, IN.
Ill the frs, dav of l,nu,r, tI.n o.xt oo9
no ionper.
On The 10Th Ianuarv, le08. it was again
revived and continued in force until the
first day al January, then ucAl; bnl With
out that ha,,rring promise of The words
and no i5nrcr ~ recurring to The iuur-
nals Of tl.c Senate Of 18th January, 1908,
it will ire seen thai il WIS agreed H. eX-
purge these words from thu bill. They
were rKInngrd al my motion. and in the
following manner. The bin was on lis
passage To IA third reading. The ycucra.
blr George Clinton, then in the ,air Of
the Senate, holding the bill in Iii, land,
and about to PM the question on It's pas
SAT- bechonrd To me to come 10 hi II from
ny seat. When | went up, he whispered
~ IlC- I wish vnr \, oIiil u,rNp f.. striI =,