Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-28

part OF hts own state, spoken On any but one
side Of this question. He contended that the
duty was not paid NY the consumer, but by
the grover Ofcotton---and it gentlemen meant
tn lay duty on the cotton-growers of tn.
South, let them come out and say SO at once
Was the cotton trade an Improbable one TO
the United States On the contrary, there was
no branch of its trade more profitable. Yet,
he was not oppOsed To the whole bill. Some
at its features hr highly approved. But he
WAS decided enemy to this duty en- cotton
bagging.
Mr. Burton said, that from the account
given by the honorable Speaker, of the manu-
iacture of this article in the West, il appeared
that little or nh capital WAS needed 70 carry it
on. Much of il isperfornied Ivy children, and
living is low. Yet the Scotch article is cheaper
than the American. The reason Mr. B. stated
tn be in the dense population nf Scotland,
where every branch Of labor was fully oc-
cupied, and its price diminished to about SIX
pence ur shilling day-whe in the Wes,
of our country it was 10 or so cents. Sir.
Burton asked if it was just that all the rest OF
the Uninn should be taxed to make up this
difference inihe price of labor between Scut-
land and Kentucky? He knew that state was
under great embarrassments at present, but
she would soon get relief She began tn ex-
port much tobacco, in addition to her hogs
aud horses Yet the restless spirit 10 which
the Speaker had with truth alluded urged
them 10 seek tn bring new article into the
market-and they say To the people oil the
South, "Do you be SD good as to be at the
whole expense Of our bringing this new article
into market" Instead fthis, they would do
better to attend TO the raising ofpeople. Juds-
'nS from the specimens on this 1oor, they
would excel IN that branch OF domestic manu-
IA, r.o
North Carolina, used to be pork and bacon,
which they carried into Virginia; but Ken.
lucky Had, In 4. great measure, superseded
this trade. by undrrsellinS Carolina. She
had lost the market, and was driven to
the growing of cotton. How would the West
like it, il Carolina should ask Congress To
make up to her the difference between the
Sterile and WORKOUT soil Of Carolina, and the
fresh and fertile fields ofKentucky? Yet such
a request would be as reasonable az that now
urged by Kentucky.
Mr.. Owen, in reply TO Mr.. Trimble's re-
mark, some days since, upon the weight of
Banging being included in that of the bale of
cotton, and sold as cotton, produced calcutta
ton to sii.w that, in Liverpool, (the ultimate
market, by which the price Of cotton was re-.
gulated,) a deduction IN weight was made for
| the basslng aud the balerope, of three per cent.
on uplands by which a bale of $50 lbs lost
IL lbs Louisiana cotton lost 10 I-s lbs,
and Havre de Grace, 25 lbs.-much more than
twice the price ofthe bagging.
| Mr.. Trimble, in reply, said that this loss fell
| ON the foreign consumer, the various charges
heing eventually added 70 the price of the ar.
iicle SD that, in the end, the bagging and cot
ton going IN together to make up that price,
the bagging did sell as cotton. If it cost the
planter less than cotton, he gained by it if
more, he lost. Mr.. II. illustrated his position
by comparing the tare and transportation on
cotton With Those 0n tobacco, and concluded
by inqnirins whether the gentleman from New
York Mr.. Hogehoom) meant to advocate such
form Of the tariff as would compel the peo-
pile of Kentucky to work like beasts of burden
! 6 hours day Was this the equality he
spoke Of? He said he would protect iron and
wool, hut not bagging. Let the iron forgers
work 10 hours day, and let the sheep eat I6
hours day, and they would need 90 more
protection than the manufacturers Of baggng
Surely, seven large states could raise hemp
| enough, and manufacture il too, tn supply Ave
comparatively small states. He protested
against making the people Of the United States
beasts of harden.
MIR. Hoseboom, in reply. said that acc srding
TO the gentleman's own illustration from to-
bacco, the question resolved itself into this
whether II was better to go to a market where,
on a.hogshead Of tobacco worth s $50, tare
was deducted, than to take it TO another mar
ket where the same hOgshead brought $50
without any tare being deducted mt all.
Oh HiUton of Mr.. Livingston, the Commit
tee then rose. And the House adjourned.