Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-04


d ,he spirit OF the constitution. On this branch
d !he subject as well as on the question of roads
'nu Ianais, ne recapitulaied the doctrines main.
s'.eo W 'he republican statesmen of the country.
ana applied them with ability to the Questions
under consideration 1
'W. Chapman johnson opposed the motion IN
ne had been opposed to acting on the
subject now; becau ss!he thought the sent;,1.n,. ~
sirsinia were known and felt every where. Bu.
s'heen mas been brought forward, the hoped il
wouiu be acted on. He was prepared TO expres.
an OPINION What he had already said he beiiev
ca mad been misunderstood, and for that reason
ne was the more anxious that the resolution.
should not be postponed; but that he might have
an opportunity OF making himself more di.,;nc,ly
"J
MT. Page then withdrew his motion.
ne nc, hrst resolution being under consideration.
Nir. IN johnson moved to strike it out with ,b.
view OIL substituting another, the principle of
wn,cn was contained in paper which he read and
wnich The reader will find below in the amendment
o 'e se py him to the preamble. The argument
OF MIR. =. he said proved, that his (Nir J's1 opn-
ions and the views he had submitted were not nm
uers'ooo; Tor that argument was based on the very
same grounds with his own There were t,vo IN
'erpreations to the constitution, az TO the powers
Vi 'he general government; the one the renubIi-
cam the other the federal Interpretation. Hean,,
WI. ciopton did not differ, he said, in their gene
I'm
tar, or its words were susceptible of re.n;ua.
which asserted proposition too broad. II ,enisS
" NohgFess the power, In imposing taxes i'm
pos's, &C. 10 discriminate among the objects of
aAa'ion IN such way as to afford protection n,
muse manufactures, that the general welfare re.
lulrea 10 De protected. If the resolution mean.
thir' lie could not vote for it. But if the resoI,
ZION only meant that Congress had no power :.
impose duties solely for the purpose of protrr,;n
uomes'ic manufactures then it had his assent. ami
IL put INTO an ineligible form he would vote fo,.
IT. Mr.. Johnson illustrated his views by various
arguments, and reference to the views of the re-
publican presidents
.". Oode opposed the motion. He consider
Gu .hat part OF the paper read by Mr. J. and n,
which that gentleman most relied, varied YER,
i"ue from the resolution. The other part nj tb.
paper dealt IN general doctrines which he tbo,,b,
had been sufficiently forth in the report of 40
~ was only necessary now to apply those doc
unes 10 particular cases, which the resolution had
done In distinct form.
.ur CG5eu heartily concurred in the doctrine.
OF the preamble and resolution, but considered tho
nrs' resolution liable TO the objection Mr.. Iobnson
had urged, supported the motion TO strike IL ON,
WIN the view mentioned. He read all the nar,s
OF the messages of the three Presidents, Jefferson
madison and Monroe which relatetl<to the tar;,-
~ sho" 'hat they had considered that Congress
mad power, and they recommended its exercise IN
regulating the commercial tariff of the conn,rv -,
make such determinations as should f,yor IT,.
arucies OF manufacture most wor,hy of encou,,o.
ment.
mr.. Dade called for the ayes and noes. NJ,
, , then NOV ed TO recommit the resolutions
ms inouon was opposed by Messrs Clopion and
aneh on the ground that the resolutions were .uf-
ncientiy explicit, and required no amendment,
Inc question was taken by ayes and noes ON Mr..
. Johnson motion and negatived Ayes, Messrs.
IN IN Johnson, Brown ,McCarty, Page, Fry. Thorn.
sharpe and Cabell--s: Noes, Messrs. HoI,
npeaker,) Johnson of Chesterfield, Goodwin
.iopton' Allen Rutlin, Wyatt, Dade, Morgan,
Aimistead' Martin, Carter and Jones' Is.
me question recurring on the motion to strike
OUT Mr.. u johnson called upon the friends of the
resolution to explain their Interpretation OF il. He
again expressed his opinions upon il. and under
took TO point out its ambiguity.
Nr. Dode replied. He did not DEW the rich.
Oh congress, IN imposing duties, TO exercise dis
eH'mhatlon, which should tax one article more ana
-no'ner ieSs' anu that there might be circum stan
would render this discrimination in favor of nar,;
cular manufactures Unsuitable F
=. -'' CfoPton said, that in voting for the resolp
'ioh, ne meant TO affirm, that Congress- had no,
.i power 10 impose duties on foreign goods for
rue purpose OF encouraging domestic manufac-.
Mr.. Johnson said that his obect ,,as - .,,srx
CT 10 Congress 10 make the DISCRIMINATORY .,
mhch Air. Dade had referred. If his proposition
nad been made to the Committed of the House NJ
Deieoa,es' he mad no doubt but that it would have
oeeh ADOPTED by them, and that not an ndi viduaj
Oh the legislature would have disagreed 10 il, If
pe. ih'o 'hiS form, 1t would have a greater mora,
enect on Congress and on the commuoitv
MT. CGbeH said he did not mean TO avovv tho
noc'rine' that Congress had the power to DO anv
'hins they might deem expetiient for tbs rono,.I
welfare but he meant TO say that they had the
power TO make determinations in favor of ra,
rcuiar manufactures. Some of the members nre.
sen, 'hcught that the resolution was synonimous
win The proposition of Mr.. johnson. II sucb i.
DIVERSITY OF opinion existed in that body. would !,
NOT exist elsewhere? He meant to 90 the full
eehSth that Jefferson and Madison had gone nm
NE subject and no farther.
1ho motion TO strike out was rejected eves
y y noes ayes, Messrs Chapman Johnson.
Brown MeCarty, Page, Fry, Thorn, Morgan,
.er) VIM. X. Johnson, Goodwin. Clon,on
Allen, Rutfin, Wyatt, Dade, Armistead. Mar,;n
Carter, and Jones.
The first resolution was then agreed n tho vet.
being IL to 0. W. '-'' 'o'e
Mr.. sharpe moved to amend the second ,sso.
utlon, by inserting the words lin the onin;on oe
MS iegisiature"-He made this motion ont ne
aspect to the opinion Of others. II was re,ec,sd
without division.
), WI chapman johnson remarked, that for the
= ie'1iu'ioh ne should vote most cheerfully, his
mind having been long made upon tina, snh;so.
MS resolution was then adopted. I5 to 6 Ayes
hessrs. Holt, (Speaker) w. r. johnson. Cooi,
yyn, Z. Johnson, Clopton, Allen, Brown RnfSnf
wyatt, Dade, Armistesd, CabeI, Martin Carlo
nd Jones Noes, Messrs. McCarty. Pag. f.
'bom, Morgan, and Sharpe.