Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-25
SPEECH OF MR.. WEBSTER.
Upon The Tariff, dsiirersd in The House of Repres
l.iioes II lhe United States. .Anc,l, la2I

tPo" me !dry, deiirerfd an The House Of Represen-
iatsoes " the United States, .Aprii, 1924.
(Continued)
II sach be the of our commerce and oavua
non, what rs The condition Of our home u,anul,c-
tmrrs How they amidsr the general denres
sion. D. they need further pIotectiou and n any
how much On all these points, we have had n,ucI,
general statement, butne precise information Ia
,he very elaborate speech Of Mr.. Spe aker we are
got supplied with satisfactory grounds Of judging 10
these various particulars. Who can tell, from anv
thing yet beiuIe the Committee, whether lire nro.
posed duiy be too high low, on any one ar,i-
Gle 4! Gentlemen tell us, that li,ty in favor of
protection would /. But ihen all ,ioaesnc in
dusiry IS not confined TO manufactures. The empIoy-
men's oil agriculture, commerce and alton, are
all branches Of the same domestic industry thev
all furnish employment for American. capiiai and
American labor. Aud when the question il, wIeth-
tr new duties shall be laid, for The purpose of civ
ing 'ur'her encouragement 10 particular manuiac-
lures, every reasonable man must ask himself
both, whether the proposed new encouragement lie
necessary, and, whether il can he given wilI,out
injustice TO other branches of industry
IL IS desirable TO know, also, sonewha more dis.
iinciiy, how the proposed means will produce the
intended effect Ohe great object -, opposed, for CIV
ample, IS, the Increase OF The home market for the
consumption oil agricultural products. This certain
iy Is much TO lac desired bur What provisions of The
Bill are expected wholly, pincipaIly 10 prnd,f o
this, IS MOI stated would not Suggest that some in
crease oi the home ma, kei may follow from ,le
adoption Of this bill but all lis provisions have no,
equal tendency To produce this effect Those
manufactures winch eRipioy most Labor, create al
course, most demand Tor articles OF consumption
aud those creaIe least, The production of which
capital and skill enter The chief Ingredient, nj
cost ! cannot, sir, take Ibis Bill, merely because
Committee has recOnme nded IL. I cannot espouse +,
side, and fight under flag ! wholly repeI The idea
that we must take this law, pass no law ON the
subject. What should hinder Il on, exercising ON,
own Judgments upon these provisions sipr ~ and ,e
yeraily Who has The power TO place us mr. vic
should we place ourselves, in a condition where ~
caGnoi give To ever! measure, ihhi is distinct ant
separate ~ nseii, separate and distinct considrra
ration! Sir, presume no member of the Commit
tee viii withhold his assent from what he the k
iig, until others vii yield their assent 10 what the,
think wrong There are many things in this Bill
acceptable probably 10 The general sense OF the
House. Why should not these provisions be passc,
mo law, and others left be cded uuon thc;,
own merits, 80 majority of the House shall see fiji
To some of these provisions, am myseIC der ,dedi,
favorable; 10 Others, have great objections and
should have been very glad Of opportuny Of g,y-
ing my Own vote distinctly on ptopo s,tinns, which
disiInct from QUO asuther. :
But, SIR, before expressing my own opin;on uno,
the several provisions o THE Bill Will advert for a
moment 10 some ohrr general tones W. L.,
heard mUcl, Of the policy If England and hnr 60
ample has been repeatedly u,geJ upon us as ,,,,,n
not only The expedIency OF acknowledgement 4, ,rnsc
ton, bar OF exclusion and direct prn,.s uion Ia
took occasion the Oher day to ieaia,k that more Ia
eraI notions were growing prevalent On this suliect
that The policy Of iesirauis and 10 ilon, wa 90,
uug Ont OF Trpnici ~ the fne mature Of cUmmeree
La
men, those most Distinguished, we've most decided in
tl'eif rcprObUa Of the ~ DAD principle Of exCnsiop
aid prohibition. Upon the ifnb Of lbs representa-
lion, as matter "f i"ci, supposed Ibe,e could not u,
twO opinions among Hose who had observed ~,
progress OF political sentiment ~ Uiher countries "A 10
were acquainted w'ih us present. state ~ inns ies.
peer, however, " would seen, Ii.t | was pieatl,
mistaken We have hciid II again and ,psln de.
Glazed, 'hd' the English GggeTnnenf si;li Sdhefes
WIN imnoVeaiIe h'mnrss, to lis cid Outlines rI
prohihroI Hat "ltl'pugh journalists tIrortsts and
scleusdC wfIcr4, aOvtnCed other ltrtttnes ys ,l,
pa1icdi mcut Tic lestsaufs, The government oS tie
COUNTY, are 100 WISE 10 iOiluw them. 4, has e,en
been must s'g'c'uusy hiuied, that the pronnipafon
Of hberhi opniU"s 90 ilese Subjects il in.endrJ ou
Tor delusl0n upon O'hrr nliiDn. 10 c1ie tl,e,, ,
the iolly 81 liberal 'dens, while England ee,,ius T.,
herse Ill ihe OcHoG uf tl,e ndr,,,nlI. ,J so.,a
oi prOhbH0n. We have heard from, Mr. Sue X or .,
warm cuhnenddipn Ol the ean,pfex n,scL,nisn, 81
this system, Tie BRUSH Empife 10 il sand 49, ;a
the first place, to Ie ~ oieced eins the ,cs, az Ls
world tbcn Inc b nab isles against tb. coj.,oies =.
neNi the Isles respectively against each o,l,e, E,o
hand herself ~ tie heau of The em,,se Ieioo n,o
tected mOsf Of ali, aud against I'll. o F''
Truly, SIR, II appears Ia ne, lla Nj. Snesksf.
imagiusiO'' has seen sysieB, aud order and bean,o
~ fhHf, winch Is much more justly considered as H.
result OF Ienoranre, pafint!Gy, or violence Tins
part OF English legislation has resulted par,Io f,nn
Considering Ireland as a conquered county, uar,Iy
from tbe "dnl Of complete uuOD, even viii Scot.
Land, dnd partly from the narrow views of coIoni,l
reg"iiHon, "hirn ~ eArIv and uninCormeJ ycr;oJs
ina0enCed lhe European STATES