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


,lustrv, in = moment. He advsrted TO the
policy Of other natious--of England particu
iarly--in the encouragement they had extend
ed 10 their manufactures. He spoke Of the
amount Of our importations from Russia, as
far exceeding our exports to that country.
and he thought this was che of the first branch
es Of our trade that ought to be Topped of, as
il presented SO large a balance against us. The
great embarrassment which prevail among
The agrculturists Of the South owing to the
depression Of their products, might be re,ne-
died, he believed, by turning the attention of
"A part of the population TO manufactures. The
mercantile distresses might be, also, remedied
bv the same means. He would ask the hon
orable gentleman from Massachusetts, who
had displayed such zeal against the encour-
ageinent of domestic industry, if they had not
derived soma advantage from manufactures OF
cotton? He believed they had-and that
these advantages had been produced by the
protection of the government. He believed
the rivers flowed in much the same manner
in Kentucky rs in Russia, and if the process OF
dew-rotting were found net to answer the pur-
pose, that they had the means of -water-rot-
ting their hemp-and he believed that Nature
had lavished as many bouniics upon the peo-
pie ofKentucky, rs upon those of the Ukraine.
They were only in want of moderate en-
enlargement from the government, to pro-
dnce this article in great quantities.
Mr.. SMITH said, that stranger would sup
pose, from the argument of the gentleman
from Kentucky, that no encouragement, what
ever, had been extended to our manufactures.
He. himself, had always advocated such du-
tie. rs would extend them reasonable en-
enlargement. He proceeded to show what
had been the course Of the Government on
this point. The Tariff of 1916, he said, had
been bottomed on this principle. That tariff
increased the duty on hernp-but the growth
had diminished since that time nor did he
believe IL would be grown, even with the en-
enlargement proposed ia this bill. Mt a ton
less of foreign hemp would he imported. This
bill was intended, not for revenue, but rxclu-
sveiy for the protection of manufactures
The shipping interest was embarrassed, but il
asked no aid from the Government; it only
wished not To be still further depressed. Eve
ry article of consumption, he said, had risen
SO per cent. since the Rev olutioD principally
in consequence of duties levied by the Govern
ment. Ii had raised the prices of articles ut
necessity, and nflahor.-He spoke Of the duty
on manufactured iobacco--it did no guod, be
said, to the growers of that article-it was in
tended for the manufacturers. The object OF
the duty on sugar was reyenue--it was one OF
the best articles to produce revenue. He al
luded TO the ideas of balances of tradr-ii
the aggregate. He thought the balance OF
trade was not generally understood gentle
men had said the balance must he paid in mo-
Rey- Was there any money exported from
che country Not much. he believed, except
in the Indian trade; and that found IFS way
into the country again. Mr.. S spoke ofsome
parts of our trade which produced valuable
cargoes of imports, for very small ones Of eX-
ports. He referred tn the course of European
nations on this subject, and to the policy oil
the retaiiatOry systems of protection, which
had been adopted by those nations, one a
gainst the other. Thoy were abandoning those
systems as fast as possible it was more diff.
cult To get rid of them, than TO adopt them
and, at the very moment they were reliu.
gushing the system, we were about 10 take
itup. He explained the embarrassments which
had taken place from want of knowledge anC
capital, in carrying on the business Of manufac
turing, and alluded TO some of those which
had aOurished, which were in possession o
those advantages. rational encouragement
10 manufactures, Mr. S. said, he was away
willing to advocate, but he believed, that nei
Their Hamilton, at the time he submitted hi
celehrated report, nor any other man, at tina
time, had dreamed Of extending such grea
encouragement TO manufactures, as had alrea
rdy been extended to them. He believed tn,
present duties were sufficiently high; ant
quite as high as the people ought 90 be bur
theoed with. Mr.. 6 replied To Mr.. Talbot
remark about the Notifications of the Atlantic
frontier, and 10 that respecting the protection
of cotton; he knew of none that il had receiV
ed from the Government. The cotton grow
ers only wished TO be let alone. He explain
ed the heavy operation which the bill woulC
have upon the Southern states.
MIR. HOLMES, of Maine, wished all mankin'
was afflicted with the same distresses us tn
people Of Kentucky. They have a fine climat
and sOil-and a great surplus of the produc
tons of the earth-not so, he said, with tn
people of Maine--they have 10 work hard, ant
get but little produce for it. Add now the
are to be taxed, by this bill, TO find marks
for the Kentucky hemp--he explained tn
country. A great deal had been said of domeS
tic industry-he believed the industry of sea
men and fishermen was domestic industry
The gentleman from Kentucky had said, tia
the duty was not prohbitory they are wi
ling not quite, but almost, to prohibit an article
scarcely ton OF which do they now produce
He denied all the positions which had bee
taken, i'm relation To the balance of trade
nobody, he said, could understand it.
had been millions against us, ever since h
could recollect. The property had Away
been going out of the cou9try-and what
the proof Of this doctrine He asked, fifth
proof was 10 be sought in the growing pros
perity Of the country, and the absolute accu
mutation Of millions every year He asked,
the Navy, of which the gentleman from Ken
lucky had spoken, was peculiarly the pro
perty of the East Ifthe West had no pro
lection to seek from il ? As to the fort6ca
tons, almost all that had been made since b