Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-27

@ou: hen oe ay ,eyi.ea. The OF process ofcmoargo
and uonintercourse, which led nothing ruin and
MOI caon and which he had thought experience deter
mined us forever to abamdon, would then be renewed.
The evil by that time would begin TO itself. The
people would no longer endure GOvernn,emt whose
measures hostiletO IL. il interests The former rsa-
trictve measures wouldh have prouced violent
had they enforced the leakage in those tin rs
that saved the cask You cannot transform into power
looms and spinning jenncS people whose genius habits
an'i interests prompt them u na:i tin,c pursuits
The dmcct tendency of this policy Il sever til e
Union Whether the line of separation would be draw
between the North an! the SUuth the East and the
West he did not know bit severed the Union would G,
As certain as tenti shon! the present policy of the Gov
cfnnen, in relation commerce and manufactures be
pushed any further.
MIR. Macon said that TIE constitutions he beg-cd mar
don FOR a!udug it, required that all mpos,s other
eNacsions should be equal. The spitit that provision
would be violated by this bill, if adopted without the
amcuoment proposed, &c.
Mr. Smith of Md. advocated the amendment, The
gentleman from Maine he said, deserved credit for his
masnanimity IN p.oposims it. 1t was not proposition
which would To- popular with the constituents that
,,emau bill pass present form Easpor,
would become the commercial depot in the county
The whole Canada trade would in that sort AS "A
commercial man, lac did believe in the correctness of
the position Of the gentleman om Louisiana at all the
gsain growing States would profit 10y the Canada trade in
meay the samr degree With New lotk and New England.
~ are na:cly said Mr. = placed in the power
Great Britain. How bc cxtrica,e,i was the
question: lie contemplated with dread the evils which
How upon tine country from the system, of s,i,
t,cti,e measures
! Mr. Sanford said with Great Britain nd its de-
penteacies consisted Of hrce IA m branches
the trade with Great Baiiii the trade by sea- with her
coionicS aud the inland trade with the Canadas The frs,
was regulate" by treaties toe second under dis
eSS"" "'e u''fd was wholly disconnected with either
Gentlemen say that the restrictions tho hill will nre.S
unrn"iy upon the deen; States, and that, therefore
violates the constitution tell ticm of co 50 a, her.
",s are not uniform, case which has been oupbt
! before Congress, and which has been spurnedat
lie aiited Ia the grcv"s and
l" which the people Of the Canada frontier submitted in
'h' collection OF ad valnrem duties They were made To
pay duties estimated upon the value OF the commodities
IN the Canada ""' kc whereby ey paid thirty per cent,
more iiian the people on the board.
The ameiimeut offered by Mr.. Holmes was a1onc1 IN,
the nlloxin, vote. - -
lEAs--Mcssrs Barton, Benton. Berricn Branch. Cham
oers' tyta Cobb hckerson, Eaton. Harrison. Havne
Holiness johnson of KY johnson of La. King AfcKin,ev
Macon Randolph, Reed Ridsley, Rowan, Ruegles Sis
bee, Smith of Md Smith OFFS. c. razewcl Thomas Vbc
Wiley Williams, Woodhury-32
NAYS AeSsrs. Bateman, Bell, Edwards, Ucndgicks
Zane, Knight Marks, Noble Robbins Sanford, sey mour
Van Buren-I2.
On motion of Mr.. Holmes, the following amendments
we're ais" agreed to- 10 insert in the 18Th line, Upper and
ti,c word ''vesse'' .'boat or other craft"
Mr. Cobb cd add the las ntr,eut so, ou,.
wagon, cart sleigh"
MIR. Holmes said the words could not be introduced
tee' as they would not accoid with provisions of the
section. 80
MI Harrison hoped the interlicton would be made IN
extend 10 land carriage
MIR. Holmes had 10 objection bat the omond,ro,, .
bill III 'e
The question REQUIRED ON MI Smiths motion 20 s,rlo
cut the whole bill after the cuac,ius clause
Hir Eaton moved an ADJOURNMENT
Mn 'bt!s caIed for the ayes and noes on Tie mo
given. ''' was
lnAs-NIessrs Benton, Derren, Branch, Chandler,
Gayt"n, Cobb, Eaton Hayne, King, Me inlcy Macon,
Randolph Reed, Eidgelv Rowan smith of Ma Sn,ith NJ
,. =. 'azcwc'', Van iuren, White, Wlliams-22
NAYS -MesSrs. Barton, Batemau, Bell, Chambers
Iase Dichcrson, Edwards Harrison, Hendricks Holmes
J""'.stn" Of Lou Knight, Marks, Noble Robbins Rnggos
sanford SeymoaF, Silsbce, Thomas. Wiley Woodbu
The chair voting in the Affirmative
The Senate then adjourned.