Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-04

Ia snow the unjust aud pattisl operation upnp
certa'n classes of the community, and replied
To the arguments made use fby Mr.. DECKER
son.
Mr.: Mills made some further remarks in re-
ply to MIR. Dickerson.
Mr.. Lloyd of Massachusetts, also addressed
the Senate In support OF the motion Of his
colleague, and in answer to some uf The posi-
tons taken by Mr.. Dickerson. He alluded to
the advantages which the home manufactu-
rers already possess over the importer OF this
article He assigned the gratifying prosperity
oil our country AS the principal reason that
operated against the domestic production of
IRON. That reason was to be found in the ad
vanced price our labor bears over that of the
degraded population of the part of Europe,
where this article is produced and the price
of labor, he said, was test of national pros
perity. He remarked upon the encourage
ment which had been said, by the gentleman
from n. Jersey, tn have been extended to the
shipping interest Of the country, aud upon the
retributive policy that would, probably, be
adopte by foreign nations, il this hill were
passed. MIR. l.. conceived il to be the duty
of the governmental was the principle in
which the Republic was founded-to encour-
age, as far as ii could be DONE the inter ests of
the whole people-and, where there were d.
visions of interest, TO look to the claims Of the
largest and most important part-he compar-
ed the relative Importance, to the country, of
the shipping and commercial interests, and
the great class of mechanics dependent on
them. with the miners and makers of Iron
He spoke of the endorsements which the
shipping interest already abored under, and
proceeded 10 shew that this BILL if passed,
would gu TO impose additional, and far heavier
burtheps upon them. He thought the bill
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agricultural, 10 crush The commercial, and eren
taauy to inJure the manufacturing interests Of
The country for the reaction of the bill would
probably be the most tremendous effect of it,.
The agricultural interest was the great and
controlling interest, and when they once real
ised it's effect, they would repeal il, and also
PROSTATE every thing that had grown up un
der it
Mr.. L. spoke of the Russian trade, as one
Of the most advantageous which this country
ever pursued. He denied, altogether, that
there was balance against us, in this trade,
and proceeded to explain the course which
had generally been pursued, in relation to it.
Ii called up again, upon the bill now before
The Senate, MIR. L. said, he should endeavor
more fully To explain his reasons for believing
that all the ideas Of balances of trade against
this country founded an the Custom House
returns, were the vain and visionary hallucina-
lions ofthe minds of mere theorists.
Mr.. Dickinson replied to the arguments
that had been adduced against him. He re-
Cured to the policy of England, in the pro.
lection of articles Of her domestic production.
He denied that this duty on iron was ma,eri
ally to affect the commercial interest of the
country; and proceeded 10 Comment upon
the nature of our trade with Russia. He de-
MED that 1t was so beneficial TO this country
as had been contended by the gentleman from
massachusetts,. lie did not deny the benefits
OF commerce to the country but he thought
that commerce would not be injured, to any
cons'derable extent, by this duty. He believ-
ed England was not insensble to the value OF
her commerce and yet she encouraged her
own manufactures. Mr.. d. spoke of the
bOuntivs that had been paid, in this country.
for the encouragement of the fisheries. He
did not complain of this-he only wished gen.
temen to recollect, that some encouragement
had been extended TO the commercial interest.
he called the attention of the Senate to the
great number of petitions then on the table,
both from the agricultursts and manufactu-
rers, Pra wing the imnnsiiion of higher duties
Mr.. D'NYolf spoke in favor of retaining this
item in the bill. He required to the general
features of the bill, as intended for the encou
ragement OF our domestic industry, and lead
ing the people TO do for themselves what they
want done. This article was one great branch
of the whole system included in the bill, and
he thought the arguments of the gentlemen
opposed to the duty only went to shew its
proprieiy. The home market Mr.. DIV. con
sdered as the most important to every nation
The balance of trade, he said, ought certainly
to be taken in the aggregate. If we sell to
other nations more than we buy from them
he. ks.In r.E, r. m
MED that other nations bought Of us, because
we bought of them: each nation bought what
they wanted, and no more. He compared the
business Of nation to that Of an individual
1t was alike necessary for both to keep an ac-
count of what was coming in and going out
He knew that the commercial interests were
laoguishing, and other interests were in the
same situation. The facilities extended TO the
importation and use of foreign articles in this
country were very great He believed the
interests of every state in the Union would
eventually be promoted by the passage ofthis
bill, as encouraging the industry of the coun-
Try. The bill was intended to save the labor
Of the country, and throw it upon lite own re-
sources. AS to the effect on the revenue, he
considered il a mere bugbear, as the people,
IN some shape or other, must pay the revenue
The means they possess L. pay it are of much
more importance than the manner in which IL
is paid.
MIR. Holmes of Maine denied altogether that
any encouragement bad been extended by the
government to the fisheries Of the country
The bounty, lie commended, was merely draw
back Of the duty on salt.
The question on Mr. Mills motion was then
put, and decided in the affirmative, by yeas and
nays, as follows
fEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Branch, Clayton
Edwards, Elliott, GaiIlard, HaYne, Holmes OF