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that act. He could not conceive how SO

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Burke, with the progress OF the caravans
in Upper Asia, the achievements Of the
heroes of Hounslow Heath, aud a variety
of other subjects which appeared TO dance
and gambol through the imaginations OF
some gentlemen. The discussion of the
bill involved mere calculation on the val
us of property, and was no more calculat-
ed TO produce any excitement than COM
mon sum in reduction or substraction. He
could not conceive what there was in the
locality of these manufactures-what
there was in the fact, that that locality
happened TO lie between certain parallels
OF Northern latitude, 10 make gentlemen
delight to say that the question involved
IN the bill was so very serious--that it
was highly dangerous-ln word, that il
was monstrous question. II other gen.
tlemen chose to bring IN bar iron and pig
iron, and variety Of other articles which
seemed familiar to their imaginations, he
could not help it; the Committee on Man
ufaetuSes could not help it it was not
their project, and they were not Justly an
swernbe for objections which did not be-
long to the bill as they reported it. The
manufacturers Of woollen goods had pre-
sented the subject Of the bill in various
memorials laid before the House and the
question was, whether the House was TO
postpone for whole year the consldera-
ton of the subject, because certain gen
lemen, not authorized by their consttu-
ents to do so, had suggested that other
branches Of manufacture were suffering in
the same manner? Was the House to
ylola
tlemen had referred to our great CONNER
cal emporium. Was the House to be told
that that great city did not understand
her own interests? Or would it be pre-
tended that the merchants of New York
were not apprised of the steps which had
been taken in this NATTER Yet although
sixty or seventy hours were sufficient to
take to them the knowledge of our pro-
ceedngs any to bring back the declaration
OF their will, not memorial or remon-
STRANGE had been received from that city
in opposition to this measure. To such a
remonstrance, Mr.. b. said, he should ever
listen with the highest respect, as he was
well aware not only Of the wealth, but the
intelligence which prevailed in that city.
But he could not, for one, believe, that, on
u
York were asleep; and if it was indeed
true, that the interests of commerce would
suffer so materially from the passage Of
this bill, they would have let the House
hear from them long before now. He
spoke of the merchants at large: for he
believed that a better knowledge Of the
principles Of political economy was to be
found throughout the country generally,
than among few importing merchants.
who looked only 10 their own immediate
profit. The effects of such measure
were not to be estimated from any sudden
consequences it might at first occasIon.-
In all progressive systems you must allow
at least twenty years for their practical
Geveiopement anu ir III THAT time, Iney
shall not have injured, but, on the contra
ry benefited the country, their true char
actor is, to be estimated accordingly.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Virginia, was for post.
poning the bill, on the ground Of expedien
cy, and the want Of time to act upon il.
That il was impossible to act upon this Sc.
parate from the other interests--that the
Bill was most obnoxious and unjust, inf
ntely more so than the tax of 1924, under
which the South, &c. were now bleeding
every pore that gentlemen were driving
this business on to the utter ruin Of all 9th
er interests; it was in vain to talk ofconcil
iation, "if this political Colossus which is
to orerShddo,B and reduce portion of us
to beggary is to be persevered in and ad
hercd to" a wretched figure of speech
a Colossus orershddowing it should have
been .overstriding and as to reducing to
beggary, that is coming down from the
hgurative Colossus to plain speech--perse-
rering IN Colossus is totally beyond our
metaphoric conception. at must end in de-
stroying the peace of the Union" There
it is again; dissolve the Union ! Mr.. S.
went on to compliment mr.. Cambreleng on
his wonderful commercial knowledge, and
asked him if talking about woolens for Just
week would not produce speculations to
the amount of many millions He thought
It but fair to let the question rest till next
session, which would have a tendency TO
heal differences, &c. &c.
Mr.. Stevenson, of PENNSYLVANIA, spoke
on the other side. He was one of the com
mittee--was satisfied from the memorials
and facts presented that the woolen inter-
est was languishing and required aid, but
he had voted in the Committee against the
high rate of duties reported by that COM
mittee. He considered it unjust to other
interests, unwise as it respected manufac-
tnrers, and calculated to defea, the Bill.
When the proper time came he should pro-
pose reduction Of these duties.
Mr.. M'Lane said he was an advocate for
the tariff system and opposed to the post
ponement, but was not prepared to vote for
this bill in its present shape, but was pre-
pared to aid in modifying and improving il.
The present motion would defeat the Bill,
and deprive the country of the benefits OF
an adequate protection of this valuable
element apprehended, if the Bill produced