Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-06
REMARKS or MIR. CLAIBORNE.


bWj1r htc 6e'petH Of Uooten .Nanufacinrcs.
Mr. CLAIBORNE addressed the Committee TO the fol,
lowing effect He fel, embarrassed whenever he attenpted
address legislative ho!yiiidcncc said To him. sto.
duty urged him procced he che ve, an i,,u'a
u'ch would lead him morning improper for him 10
aud the Committee He looked ON ,his
u.i experiment. Experiments were tia ngcro,,s
things aud should not ne nh"sed ill., but mature deli
hs",ions and in OF great emergency. The prosperity
Of this country does depend condition of the
Wnolen Mauutac:o iesH il did, those Manufactures
would long since have attained maturity II soid
cniy thousand persons interested the passage of this
bill. He said equal number are Interested in its
rcecton aud the OF In, aco, hulL
% The nation would be vitality wounded by passage
Sr this is most unpropiiious To pu tn sen in
ursui, experiments Commerce lang uishes-
Agriculture rs not III better condition branches of in
dustry, this less distressed Ionk
sic, that portion u! country where the planters and frn
direct their attention To the cultivation and to-
!'accoan what is the result of So low, i be
price Of those ARTICLES that the farmers and Planters rcm
ie sale of their crops, but barely use the means
q educate their ehildrcn, and maintain their families
What IS the SITUATION wi the commercial part uf
i'ly? The profits of the merciian unusually small
aud your diminished mporta tio"s tell you the duties
imposed, are at this time as high the trade can bea r.
Aud, this the period TO Top ofh charirr YOUR
National Debtto complete tie forfcations, and pro,cc,
ynnr gallant Navy: VIII you adopt measure which
will inevitably go the suppression of wooden trade
f that trade persisted will lead udS and inn
positions ycu revenue, had, Thought been de
mons.a,sd by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr
fnshamC lie hoped not. 1t became House to reflect
the gradIal discharge of the National Debit and
hing the necessary appropriations for the support of the
Government, dollar would remain unemployed
II, said he, this bill calculated nut down the
xdoen trade fit advanced tile commercial interest, still
would oppose it, And why? II strikes deeply at ,he agri-
cultural interest, the foundation of every other interest
Mr. C.. here made several observations in Illustration OF
the foregoing views And continued He had heard on this
much he believed uec, on the s,hiec
c the Tariff. His views of tie subject brought him these
conclusions: lst all duties imported articles,
ec downrght, aud positive deduction f,om p,ice
the wheat the tobacco, cotton, exchanged abroad
such imported articles 2dy. Al duties imported cles
used III this country, fail, directly indirectly the
agricultural in,erestthe foundation of all other interests
In 1924 The American mind nearly equally divided
the policy of the law regulating the duties imported
'ft!ces by compromise 1t has been SaId the system
brought about Which exists. For his part, Mr.. c.
said he would recee much rather than advame single
peg. He founded oppSston TO protecting duties on the
letter of the Constitution The Constitution gave us the
Of laying duties but i, wisely defined The purposes
rhici authorized do; these rAfposes
20 pay the debts, provide for the defence of the country
ana promote the general welfare lie founded his upposi-
ZION the letter of the CONSTITUTIONS II his book
Il taught him what to o what beaihcd
ardent aspiration tha like immovable rock the
of tine it might stand and receive the homag
renewing generations He had heard The words Spiit
iie Constitution. What IL? aid where could ne find
IL II vapoar unsutsratjn feeting vapnr. It en-
Tered haIis, aud attached itself the more re
sought to escape the closer it cntwnod around us
insinuating like mercury, and cunning like ambitions
fled grasp, and de.ici our c6mprchension VIVA,
II, and where, said ie find it? Lucky THOUGHT
-riS visionary, underlined and uuycsgairci discretion Tic
enerd into view Of the classes OF society whom the
bill would opeTache considered il tax opera ting prn-
cpaiy on the poorer class When he called lay
duties articles oi primary necessity he looked the PEG
T'c This rsht-it was sympahy--it feeling, n
ci the wcrld should deprive him lie
IL SAIL its influence, ana would approach the imposition
Il: taxes, aDd the appropriation oil public money, with
cautious anxiety Ii debts be paid-the country
8" i've deended-he general welfare advanced; noe the IN
'eset OF III" manufacturers, 10 the detrmeni of the
a-IcuturSts-he would advance tine hub, and boldly
Jay duties make appropriations. But, when gentlemen
vent on to protecting duties, he could travel with
llrll. lie shord against the bill.