Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-16

Mr.. Barney observed that the honorable gentleman
from Kentucky appeared to have taken up an impress
e!oh on this subject WHICH was directly the reverse
the actual state of the facts. The gentleman seemed
10 suppose that large proportion of tho amount OF
GOODS imported Tor drawback, foreign account.
The reverse Is the truth. BY the larger portion
oi our whole imports for the consumption of the
country and those intended for re-exportatios are
imported almost entirely by our own merchants.-
when foreign merchants ship those goods which are
the usual subject OF our drawback system they ship
them direct to the ports where they intend finally to
SEM them, without entering our ports at ALL But
when our own merchants import for drawback, it is
usually with view to re-export the cargoes to the
w est Indies and South America. The bill operates
on American merchants almost exclusively, and its
oDJect is To benefit them, and not foreigners. 1t
makes, III fact, the ports of the United States free
ports, and its operation will be to enable the foreion
merchants to find here Nil those miscellaneous kinds
vi merchandise, which are requisite to make up an
assorted cargo The retaining of the two and a half
per cent OF duties operate injury to the carry
ing trade-a trade which wise nation will tax for
revenue Great Britain has In her colonial domin-
Ions, near frontier, free ports which she has
opened ior the very purpose of rvalling in this
trade and the result OF this wise measure on their
part, Is, that British merchants are enabled to save
almost the whole of the freight. Under such state
o things, our obvious policy is to free our trade from
every slucklc Our trade to South America is in
creasng every hour, and has already far advanced
as to constitute one-third of whole exports
Under this state Of things ought to encourage it
oy every means In our power. Mr. 3. concluded by
again insisting that the operation of the bill would OPP
crate Oh American, ind not on foreign mercantile in
tcrcsts.
Mr.. Buchanan said, it was his intention to vote in
favor OF the bill, and he wished, in few words to
state his REASONS. Tt is true as the gentleman from
Kentucky. MIR. Wickliffe1 has stated that the pas
sage OF tins bill will diminish annual revenue from
5000 to SlG0 600. The question. then is will
the OBJECT sought to be accomplished more than in
deniiiiy the country for this loss OF rcvcaueo He
thought it would.
The bill rests upon very simple principle. Great
brllam is struggling to obtain the carrying trade of
the world. She has established free ports through
ONT E2f extensive domnlOns, iii which her merchants
may deposit foreign merchandise without the payment
oil any transit duty. The wise principle upon which
she acts IS TO burden her foreign trade as little as
possible. 1t passes free through her domnions to
foreign countries.
- The question then then is, Shall the Amerc an
merchant be placed upon the footing? Great
britan IS great rival for the carrying trade and
o'ght we not to enable our merchants to struggle n
lsHl!st this powerful competition with the sumo ud-
vantlgcs which her mcrcllants possess? Our laws
impose transit duty Of per cent upon the existing
rate OF duty, all foreign merchandise imported into
tnc United States, to be transported to foreign
trleF This operates discriminating duty in favor
or the Engllsh and against the American merchant.
All oer circumstances being equal, would in eff
iccf be premium to that amount to enable the for
eign merchant to undersell our merchant in foreign
hdrAets. Inc simple question then is, Shall We
protect our foreign commerce by aording If the same
advantages with the foreign commerce Of Great Bri-
tain?
At the last session OF Congress- .Ur. D. said he had
cIored all his feeble abilities to promote the pasa @
OF law for the protection agriculture and manu-
iactures he considered commerce equally entitled
to our favor Its protection equally part the
great american system. The duty which he felt he
owed to the and the mercantile interest of
the country would not suffer him to vote against this
bill. II calculated 70 build up foreign trade
and enable merchants enter into fair cornpe-
tica with the merchants of the other commercial ma
tons of the world.
The yeas and hayes then taken, and stood as |
follows:
Icas-i53. Nays-2a.
So the bill was PASSED and sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
% Col. ROBERT ~. CARTER OF the county of Rich, |
inond, has been declared, bv number of the ceolders
candidate tor the Senatorial District composed of the counties
irnce lillian, Stafford, King George Wesnorcland Rich
inoni, and Ialncastcr !
ii ARRIED-On Thursday cvcning last by the Rev Mr. !
hcclS Mr. Wfi;tiN WAIVE to Miss MARY WEEKS, both OF
this city. -
On Tuesday evening tho h inst in Washington city, by the
Rev. g. Brown Mr. WlI,a Bgns lRn of Chesterfield Countv
TO Miss MARY ANS LEWIS, of this city
In Columbus Stale OfOhio Tuesday, tho I'd inst
Key james Iogc, JoN WINSTON PnCE, ESQ formerly of this
cy, 10 Miss Ann, daughter of the uto Hon. J. A. Mcdowell
both OF thnt place
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