Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-09

= ne corn and the rye OF the Middle and yYeste,,
states, would not pay the price of transportation
~ MARKET unless II assumed the form of wbiskev
horasts may regret that so much of this article l.
used; for one, sincerely do: bu: if anv Kind NJ
spirits must be used. it is better to encourage our
own farmers than the foreign producers of the aj.
CIV Hhiskey Is, IN every respect, a better arti
.ie tnan me vile truck called Spanish brandy: and
IL IL Dc made the interest of our merchants to in.
uooase us use In foreign countries, il must soon
gain The preference
Inns Is no time to cripple the farmer. Our n.
rect trade with the British Colonies is de,trovsd
". w mus lose one of our best markets for 3ionr
ne FARMER may again be called upon to agree NOT
" sen MS iiour TO British Colonial purchasers nm
iess their Government will suffer il TO be carried j.;
american vessels. If the interest of the countrv
should require this sacrifice the farmer will ,g.;
o' wiling 10 make 1t, provided you act upon the
principle of Washington, and first place your ad-
versary IN the wrong The merchants ought NOT
AZ nis .iiie 10 wish for so tring an advantage when
Is calculated SO essentially 10 injure the grain
growing States M b'"'"
II the time should ever come when the mercan-
we interest snail need support, shall be found ito
friend. know the Importance of n commsrci.,
marine; know it is the foundation of onr NJ.
ana snail always be willing to give il a fair sun
port unless Their demand is, as ! believe il TO he
upon 'hs present occasion, unreasonable and i'm.
proper. N 10
MIR. % said he had discharged his duty. he fear
GU "Ih0u' ehsct He apprehended, from the
So ."a concentrate force Of the mercantile in
'esest In this House, the bill would pass.
MI Livingston said that he had abs,ained fror,
taxing any part in the discussion of this bill when
I! was In COMMITTEE OF the Whole because he
.no"sn' uie arguments IN its favor had been stated
~ cieaFeT anu aeier manner than be was capabe
~ pieSe".'hS thein: But now neT ground was
taken against The bill, and an attempt bas be.r
made IRA ft,a. :
against me commercial; and the merchants of the
United States had been represented as astin, H.
passage OF The bill from M regard 10 the trpe ad
vantage o! the country, but as acuated nv na,,rv
consideration OF personal interest, to urge wba,
they knew TO be incompatible with tha, adv,n.,,e
N!o ne believe that such was the tendency of the
measure now before the House, although he re-
presented commercial district of the country. he
shouiu oppose II without hesitation But If tbj,
o'ii was 10 reality one which went to array the
commercial against the agricultural interest i,
must ioFn' com! 'eie anomaly in egisa,ion Those
interests never were, could be- Lermanentlv
opposed 10 each other. They might, under pccu
iiar circumstances, seem 10 clash for time but on
the great scale, they were in truth one and the
same Whatever advanced The one tended 10 adj
vance the other: nor did the present bill constitute
any exception 10 this general fact
HlI. L. mere went into a statement of the case
from winch The petition of the merchants had
arisen Du as we have TWICE reported all the facts.
and most OF The arguments adduced we do not feel
uo""u TO repeat them very particularly. After
showing why it was desirable tina, small c,sts
should De employed in preference to large. he
gave general account OF the South American
trade, snewlnG Why assorted cargoes were requisite
20 sun the markets here. If large cargo of any
article was brought there, it remained for months
uhso'a' because there were no large towns on the
coast 10 receive and consume it The trade 10 those
-,
countries was BEST designated as Pudding trade.
The market was soon gluited and therefore li,,Ie
OF one kind of article and a ljttIe or ano,lar -,
be provided to meet the wants of the inbab;,an,s
Hence arose the inference, that the encouragement
oil that Trade was beneficial to the agricultural in
'efes', because many OF their products were re-
CURED 10 make up these cargoes. Bu, if the ed-
MISSION OF spirits III small casks should be desed,
me eneet would be preference OF the direct trade
between Spain and those markets the whole trade
you'd be lest to his country; and while the ,ner-
chant lost his double voyage the a-.iru;uris, lost
his share in fitting out all the carroes y bjcb wen,
10 these Southern States
lie denied that the present question was one OF
whiskey IS. brandy II was no such thing. Eo-
allowing the manufacture of domestic spirits TO be
ever 80 profitable, the argument came 10 this
point: either tie manufacturers of whisley could
undersell the Spanish article in those markets ,r
they could noi 1T not, then their article would be
excluded; but VI they could, then whskey would
siill be purchased, though the brandy should on
there in casks OF every size. How did the hin
Keep whiSkey Out of the Spanish States? II would
60 there just as freely, if the bill did pass az If il
did nos; nay more freely because this, as well as
other products OF the agricultural interest, mus.
enter Inio the assorted cargoes OF which he had
spoken And should the bill be denied. and the
American merchant be kept out of market. would
mat keep others out? BY no means; the ner-
chants OF other countries would only drive the
trade with tehfold activity and zeal
III had been said by gentleman representing a
large commercial town, Mr.. Barney, that SIAN
ish brandy, If marked as such, would not be admits
ted IN the South American ports; his own inforA
nation on that point Of different kind, and
it led him to conclude that, whether tina. article
was or was not prohibited by law j, was at all g.
vents an article OF open commerce Mr.. i. here
adveried TO the habits OF the South Americans.
and the obstinacy in which they perseve,e ed in anv
practice IN which they bad once INDUCED Being
accust oned to use the brandy brought in these
small Casks, they would not use or buy any other
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had said that
the law, al u already stood, permitted our mer-
chants TO take out this kind of liquor in casks OF
ninety gallons. This was true, but such adven
ture wonld produce loss TO the merchant Of from
ten TO fifteen per cent Those large casks cou,J
moi be transported over The mountains nor could
the liquor when arrived in = South American por,.
be transferred TO small casks there because there
were no slaves 10 make the casks Of, nor co,,d
slaves be carried out, because their introduction
was prohibited. The gentleman, willie he insisted
/ that this was contest Of commerce against apri-
culture, bad nevertheless, kindly taken commerce
under bis protection, and had expressed eiea. soli-
ciiIde lest the should suffer by tie p,aci;ce
OF smuggling TIE gentleman might spare him
self much OF Ibis anxiety. The inducements TO