American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-20

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land purpose Of excluding altogether III, inv ~'o
ton Of foreign goods of that description 'pfl'
Ilegslate with this view, said Mr.. L. to uh., Fs
Iect can the principle be more fairly applied H ~
TO distilled spirits 1t would, to be sure. ass,, ven
revenue, to exclude foreign spirits altogether p e
he said, there were many other articles Of H.. D
tation, the exclusion of which would more ss';t
y affect the revenue than the total exclusion AIN
titled spirits would. There was no increase ofI'
ty on any article extensively imported, that voI,
so little affect the revenue, as this very one tn.
commercial interest would derive as much bo..r'
from the importation the raw material (moa,,.S
as from the import of the manufacture Grom
But il the duty did affect commerce, il would n"
operate, III this respect, differently or more es,.r
sively than some other provisions of the bill.
Mr. L. said he was opposed, altogether, 10 sri
king out this clause Of the BILL because that p, ;,
the country which was most interested IN NJ
item would derive less benefit from the general
provisions of this bill than any other. The na,;,.
ular district which he himself represented, for q.
ample, had no iron, no wooden manufactures n,
capital, &c. to receive benefit from the pro,i,,n'
of this bill, and would yet have to pay its fun mn.
portion OF the increased cost OF the msnulacture,
of the East, sc. growing out of this bill Wbs
equivalent was offered to them None, unless in A.
clause now proposed TO be stricken out. The d
lection to this particular clause, therefore, Mr.
said, came with an ill grace from any gentleman
from the Eastern States and perhaps, of all IN.
States, there would be no one so much benefited
by this bill, should it pass as the State OF Connect
cut extensively manufacturing State, and baynu
besides, the advantage, not common to other Sea-
tons OF the country, OF possessing an extensive can
ia.
All the friends Of this bill, MIR. L. said must d.
cover the necessity OF not listening, at this time ID
any proposition to amend 1t. Let us, said he a.
certain what is the strength Of the House in regard
to the general principle OF this bill, and then see
what amendments are advisable with view 10 lis
ultimate passage. He hoped the gentleman from
Connecticut, if friendly to this bill, would will
draw his motion to strike out the clause 1.-The was
adverse to theigenera provisions Of the bill he ought
still TO withdraw the motion 10 Try the question on
the principle Of the bill.
MIR. Foot of Connecticut, said he was not hostile
to the principle Of the bill He had believed for a
long time, that there ought TO be revision Of The
Tariff of Duties on Imports; but it must be iu.
1ciouS revision. He could not agree with the gen,
eman from New York, that the question Should
irst be tried on the general principle Of the bill, as
1e expressed it, when in fact every particular lien
,raton. He could not agree, either, with the gen.
eman, that this bill is to be taken as is; that tits
lot susceptible OF amendment that the COMMITTEE
which reported il possesses more intelligence than
he whole House. He believed, on The contrary,
here was in the House great fund OF practical in.
ormation, which debate upon the details oft
Vould elicit. In his opinion, Mr.. 4. said, the n
eicsts Of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures
'ere connected, that they could not without No
'nce, be separated. In the proposition which he
ad made to amend the bill by striking out the clause
ow under consideration, he had been actuated as
1uch by desire TO favor agriculture, as to favor
ommerce. What would be the effect ofiis lie
ught, he said, certainly to have brought into thi,
louise some experience, if nothing else for he had
cen ten years OF his Lille engaged in commerce. and
'r the ten last years. in agricultural pursultsand,
ractlsed in both, he was not hostile to either Of
len. Erery barrel Of ,four exported from ths
jnitcd States, said Mr. Foot, the pi oceeds OF which
re invested in the products of foreign countries, or
nporaion, brings into our Treasury at least fifteen
oRars, in the shape Of duties ON the foreign i'm
ortation. You will, by compelling the consump-
on Of tina; article here, 10y excluding importaons
y high duties,) produce necessity Tor raising lhst
iteen dollars upon the consumption of the article
home. Here, then, is taxation on agriculture,
an enormous extent, The necessity Tor which VIII
produced By your legisaring 10 the extent pro-
osed. II was upon general principles, therefore,
had proposed to strike cut the clause of the bill
ow under consideration. The present rate Of duty
spirits, he said, is vastly higher than the duty
ow proposed in the hill on any article whatever.
1t was increased, Congress would be under the
AcessIty OF making up, by internal taxation, the
efficiency OF fifteen dollars on every barrel Of -four,
le expectation OF which should be virtually forbid
IN, by the excessive taxation OF the articles usual
imported in return for it, sc.
MIR. frim6ie sad he rose not to enter into dis
ission OF the merits and principles of the bill, but
erely to state facts. 1t had been said, repeatedly
the course Of the debate, that, TO impose an ad'
tonal duty, would have an effect to diminish the
evenue. On this subject he had statementto
y before the House, which would shew that the
'eralion Ct the duty would be very different from