Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-07

auu tue ehect Which the duty imposed by This
bill, would probably have upon the importation,
and upon tue revenue. He alluded to tho La
6ility OF this tax to evasion, by vessels provi-
ding themselves with canvass in foreign ports
tc commented upon the oppressive operation
OF TINS duty, upon the entire commercial inter-
est OF the country; the coasting, as well as the
foreign trade.
MIR. D'Wolf made few remarks in opposi.
tlon to tins amendment, and in reply 10 MIR.
MINIS. lie spoke OF the encouragement which
the government had uniformly extended TO the
shipping interest. He considered the objects
OF tins bill, as being. purely natioual-that ma
ny OF its items imposed heavy taxes unon tl,e
manufactures-that the bill was calculated 40
benefit the whole country, and not for the par
tlcular profit of any one branch of business.
His object, .ur. DIV, said, was to throw the
nation on Its own resources. He considered
the articles we have to carry to market. of a
great deal more Importance, than the wagon wc
carry them IN lie was willing to reduce tl,c
duty on duck, but not to strike il out entirely.
Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, advocated the arrend-
ment. He replied to the argument about1l,e
nat'onot interests TO be promoted by the bill.
lie wished to know what great national interest
was to be bcncf ted by This item. He spoke Of
tic small quantity of duck manufactured in tl,a
country, and remarked that the National inter
est was to be promoted by making the consul
mers III the country pay much higher than they
DO now for the article. The tax was to beor
exclusively upon one class of the com,nunitv
lie warned gentlemen to beware how they ro To
destroy the shipping interest of the country for
the beneht OF few overgrown manufacturers.
This, he said, was all that was meant by encou.
raging home industry, and promoting great nm.
tonaiinterests. He wished to know in what
part Of the country duck was manufacured-to
what extent-and of what quality. He hopcd
The honorable gentleman from Virginia would
reconsider his determination, and not against
this amendment because he had been disap,
pointed in that which he had proposed.
MIR. Barbour made some further remarks. in
which he expressed his uniform attachment Ia
the commerce and to the navy of the country.
out he could not consent that the great agricnl-
tural interests of the nation should be lost sebt
Oh. ihere was not a solitary item in this bill
which would in the least benefit that interest
The cabastic terms home industry, he beliey-
ed were only to be applied for the protection
OF spinning ,Jennies. He was not willing to
submit to a heavy immediate evil in orlerto oh
tam merely possible benefit in prospect. .IIe
was against the whole bill; but, if the tax was
10 be imposed upon the osnaburgs, &c. which
were soimportant TO the South, he must vote
against this amendment, SO as to make that far
In some measure, equal, The one was to one
rate upon the commercial, and the other upon
the agricultural, interest And, as he cnmId
a.
ycns duck were not as fair objects of taxa.
ton as osnaburgs, ticklenbergs, and burlaps. he
should feel compelled tovote against this amend
ment.
Mr. Taylor, of Virginia, spoke on this spb.
lect. He agreed perfectly with the gentleman
from Massachusetts, but yet he found himself
comPeiiedto vote with his colleague. This bill,
he SAID, was to let blood from two of the great
interests of the country, in order to circulate II
IN the veins of the other interest. He feared
they would all die under the operation; the two
first from loss of blood, and the other from bay
ing too much. His object was to make the two
interests which were to suffer bear the IMPOSE
ton equally, and to bind them together by their
community in suffering He commented ppon
the injustice of building up particular class
peculiar arstocracy, by the impeition of heavy
taxes upon the community at large. He spoke
particularly ofthe duty on wool, an article which
could only be produced in small portion of the
ooantr.-, ewing to the circumstances of soil and
climate. 1t this tax was imposed on the south
ern interest by means of duties on then. coarse
linens, he saw no means by which the tax r.ould
be made equal but by levying duty on the
coarse linens used for clothing the ships of The
northern section ofthe country. By this MEANS
the,revenue could be collected equally ffomeacb'
Mr. T. spoke of the mutual connection between
these interests.
MIR. Ruggles opposed the amendment. He
conceived that this duty would operate benefi-
ciaily on the agricultural interest, more than a.
ny other, as itwould go to encourage the growth
OF the raw materials in this country In relation
to commerce, he believed it would i'm some mea-
sure affect the vessels employed in foreirn
trade, but that it would not inure the navy. or
the coashng trade. He thought it the duty of
the Government 10 encourage the use of dornes-
TIC articles TOR the navy, as VIC might be reduced
to great distress, if we were at war with the ma
ton from whom we receive these articles He
alluded to the difficulty experienced during the
last war, for soldiers blankets and clothing. Mr..
II. thought, If we were TO have navy. iand he
had always been The friend of it,l we ought TO
build our ships with American materials. ard
man them with Americans. lie asked what
further protection the commercial interest wish
cd; they had the whole coasting trade of the
country exclusively TO themselves; greater en-
enlargement than lad ever been extended to
manufacturers. He proceeded to remark ,Ipou
the beneficial effects that would be produced to
the nation, by raising its raw materials and man.
ufactiring them, in preference to making use or
the manufactures of foreign countries, and mr.
on the capacity Of the country to do so, 10 a
great extent.
Mr.. Smith had hoped the question On This a.
mendment would have been taken without do
bate but, as that course had not been pfifsued
he felt compelled to submit his views of thc snb-
ject, He combatted the idea of the protet.t;on
given to the navigating interest. He said. iffbat
interest had any advantages, they were the re-
suit OF their own industry and enterprise they
only asked to be left free to depend on these adj.
Vantagcs The coastmg trade, he said. was moi
generally carried onby merchants, but bv n poor
and latoTous class of people. He denied tbat
any protection has been extended By the po-
from f ,t.tl IL