Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-12

the bill, in favur OF aanitling South Anlsii
can and SmI roa wool, wiliapply equally to
admitting Scottish grey pig ir,-h. Both are
articles which cannot be- raised in TINS cOun-
try. and Yet are essential Ia very ,aiiIabi,
branches of iis manufactures and every arsu-
men, against She one goes equally against III"
Other. The New Jersey iS IRON is no sub
titut, heaven defend the merchants who
aave had one cous snmrnt ofu, from ever
receiving anoiter--"sprciaiiy if thsy have the
Scotch pig al 5ihe sam. time for SALE. II
you prevent the importation of the Scotch
metal ia pigs, W" will Gully have il import
ed in "a manufactured tDin, which world b.
worse, Ou the principles al those who would
lay this duty. Surely, il the manufacturers
OF Massachusetts can olord Ia "a 400 miles ltr
the raw ore from New Jersey, and make il
into pis iron al their own furnaces, the uhnu.
tacturers of New Jersey cannot need thr duy
NOW proposed, who have the ore at th-ii door
The foreign pig iron is used in our ioundci,s
III cannon.
Ii WAS rrjoined, that ho quality of th.
Scotch pig iron did not depend on any thing
peculiar in the ore, but in the manner ri PIE
Earring il; and that the iron of this c"uulry
could he 50 mixed as TO br made. either Inlu
what Is called grey iron, or tohite, at the will f
The iron master, land details of the process
were Given.) There was IL difference b.. ween
rock ore and hog ore the Latter was Of il flu
er texture, shrank in cooIug, and made /,
firm and brittle hretal, fit for machinery the
former swe!led in coolng, was of cvars,r
and tougher texture aud was tit for bar IRON
one is called red shear, The other, cold shear.
The argument that this article was needed
because il was imported, ifurged against far
,her duty, applied equally To every farthe,
duty, and superseded not only the whole bill,
but all reYisons of the tariff ut any future time.
by proving too much, il proved nothing It's
importation interfered, to the whole extent,
with cur own native products and hume in.
dustry. Admitting the duty IN England on
pig iron imported there, to be only lis I'd.
when compared with the price of the articl,
ID England, it was, if not absolutely proiiibi-
tory, at least very nearly so. The qua ,ii v
of iron that sweed the amount imported 10
10 England, from Russia and Sweden, wer.
chiefly bar iron. The foreign pig iron can
not he needlu in making cannon. Dmipg
the war we got none oft. The metal, both
of the cannon and men employed in iha,
contest, was genuine American. So far is it
from being necessary for cannon, that even
Sun-locks and musket barrels are made OF our
own iron.
Many statistical details were Given in In,
course of the debate. The policy uf Eng
land was discussed and quoted example
especiaHy IN the present Oil, the whole pro-
tec,ing policy "f which was insisted on as be-
Ing borrowed from Great Britain.
Much occasional pleasantly arose, and
agreeahly relieved the dryness Of the debat,,
alr. Tod compared himself to the man repre-
sentrd in the title pagr Of The Almanac,
stuck through on every side, aud in every
part OF his body; and, in reply to an intima-
ton that, as Chairman of the Committee he
ought IN have been acquainted with certain
facts OF statistical and geographical kind,
with which he did not seem familiar. replied.
that to fight an enemy, and beat them too, it
was not neediul TO know all the names of his
captains, and culonels, and of the rank and
lille that made up his army.
The question being put on Mr.. Tod's
amendment, laying duty on pig iron, it was
decided in the negative, Ayes 10, Noes i'll.
o. motion OF Mr.. Tod, the duty of 25 p.r
cent ad vaorem, " on printing types" was
stricken out.
He ia. ther proposed duty of 80 per cent,
ad valorem son oil-cloih carpciing, and oil
cloth of every description" but, on an intima-
ton from Mr.. Camhrelrng, that specific du-
~ would be- preferred by the manufacturers,
agreed To withdraw his motion tor the present.
The Committee then rose-and
The House adjourned.