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

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| nestle.
| Mr.. EAToN believed every gentleman had
( made up his mind on this subject, but he
deemed IL his duty Ia express his opinion in
a few words. He admitted the positions ia
ken in regard to certain branches of our trade.
wherein there were very small exports and
increased imports. But, he commended that
the balance of trade with Englsnd bad been
against this country ever since the war. He
pursued his remarks upon the course of trade.
He believed that more had been done for the
commerce Of the country than for all the other
interests put together, and required to the
tonnage duties. and other protecting measures,
to prove il. He thought this one of the most
important items in the bill ; and he should con-
slider it as lost if il was stricken out. When
the hemp was out, the duck would 90, and all
the rest of the bill with it. He contend-d for
such degree OF protection TO the article as
would encourage its domestic growth, with
out amounting to prohibition of the foreign
article. He referred to the price it had borne
during the war, and thought it the duty of the
government to see that the nation was, in
some measure, prepared for state of war
He thought the only question in relation to
The bill was, Whether we were willing to rely
upon foreign nations for the necessaries of
lille, or whether we were TO produce them for
ourselves The only way 10 make the COM
nunity prosper, he believed, was to extend a
general protection TO all the great branches of
employment. He believed commerce was
never more depressed than at present. Our
cities were filled with paupers and yet we
are to go to the workshops OF Europe to
| get the articles we want for consumption.
he conceived the policy Of this measure to be
necessary to protect us against that of other
| nations. IL was not matter appertanng to
one section of the country, but it was sub
Ject of great national concern.
MIR. LLOYD, of Massachusetts, explained in
| regard to the embarrassments of the navigating
| interest of the country: He read, from a letter
on this subject, which he had received from an
eminent merchant. He remarked further up
| on the balance of trade, s. the difference in the
value of specie in England, aud in this coun.
| try.
Mr.. Dickinson believed there was ma
Jority in the Senate in favor of a reduction
ct the duty on hemp, as contained in the hill ::
but he hoped it would not be stricken out
entirely. He had no doubt that it was the in
terest OF the country TO encourage the growth
oil this article, and every article which could
be pr oduced with ease in our own country,
and by our own people, ought 10 be pncou-
ragged. MIR. u. believed this duty was not to
favor Kentucky alone; hut would operate ad-
/ V,
ITS growth need not be confined to Kentucky
aione-other parts of the country were equal
ly well fitted for it. There was no reason in
nature, why 1t could not be grown and fitted
| ior market In this country. Mr.. D. explained,
IN relation to the supposed difficulties 10 water
rott'ns the hemp. He considered this as a
contest between the importer, arising out of
the benefit of freight against the grower of
me article in our own country. He spoke of
The friendship which the gentleman from Ma
/ ryand protested for domestic manufactures :
and presumed that they had arrived at that
point beyond which his protection cosld not
go. Mr.. ID. hoped that all those gentlemen
who were willing 10 take an ntermediat.
point, in regard TO this duty, would vote
against striking out.
Mr.. Smith answered some of the remarks
of MIR. Dickerson, which had personal rela-
ton TO himself
MIR. TAYLOR, of Vir. made a remark in re
ation 10 the long petitions praying for an in
+ crease of this duty, TO which the gentleman
from New Jersey had alluded.
j Mr. DIcKERsON replied to the observations
of Me- ssrs. Smith and Taylor. He said he
should consider the vote to strike out this
item, as destroying the bill.
Mr.. KING. of NewYork, said that the i'm
position of this duty bore hard upon parti-
cular interest Of tho country II gentlemen
wish to encourage the production of hemp
and iron, they ought TO bring in bill to give
bounties Oh these articles. The burthen would
then fall equally upon the community. There
was the same constitutional right to pass an
act granting bounties on these articles, as to
encourage their production in the way pro-
posed by this bill.
The question on Mr.. Lloyd's motion was
then put, and carried in the affirmative, by
Yeas and NaVs, as follows:
For striking out--hIessrs. Barbour, Branch
. Chandler, Clayton, Elliott, GaiIlard Hayne
. Holmes, of Maine, Holmes, Of Miss. II. jobs
SOP, of Lou. J S. Johnston, of Lou. Kelly
King, of Alsb King of n Y. Lloyd, of Md
= Lloyd Of Mass. Macon, Mills, PARROT Smith
/ Taylor. of Va. Van Dyke, Ware, Williams
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Against striking out-Messrs Barton, Bell
Benton Brown, DWolf, DirlIerson, Eaton
Edwards, Findlay, Jackson, Johnson, oil Ken
Knight, Lapman, LOwrie, McIlvaine, Noble
I Palmer, Ruggles, Seymour, Talbot, Taylor
0i Ind Thomas, Van Buren.-93.
!, So the duty on hemp was stricken out BY
B. the Committee of the whole and
\ The Senate adjourned.
t HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The resolution, of Mr. Foot, of Con. calling
: on the President of the United States for Ger
tain information respecting Notifications, was
Un motion of Mr.. Cooke, taken up and con
sidcred
Mr.. Cooke offered an amendment TO strike
out the word established" [by the Board o
Engineers and insert the word recommend
ed, IS hich was agreed to- At the motion o
Mr.. Taylor, the word government wa
stricken out, and the word President" in
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