Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-22

The friends of tile " .9mertcal Sy$teni," as it is
cmphaticay stled, will by the annexed sketch o.
the proceedings of Saturday, last that they have ba
slight ground for hope. Let The seolpes "a Sleeps
clothing who prate SO much about judicious tariH
read the following, and blush at their assoclates-
We have here full length portrait Of judicous
tariff, and Just such we are likely to obtain
while Jacksoa and Southern influence prevail in our
councils.
THE TARIFF
The Tariff Bill passed to inid reading, in the House
of Representatives debate embracing us whole merits
has commenced the question ct its passage Mr. itan
dolp opened it, followed by Mr. Mitchell of S. caolna
Mr. Baes of Missouri and Mr. Pearce OF Rhsde Island
The two last gentlemen voted in favour of its being read
the third time, and infer from this circumstance and
their presen, opposition, that the bill though passed to
Third reading by majority OF ~, will be finally rejected
The House then proceeded to the order of the day. VIZ
the consideration of private bills. On motion OF Mr. Nal
ary the private business was postponed, ana me lar
Bill came up for consideration. The motion pending was
that of Mr. Randolph that the bill be indefinitely post
poned
Mr. Alexander now resumed the oor and after passing
compliment the speech OF Mr. MDuihe, Observed ta
as that gentleman had purposely omitted the Constitution
question, which involved in the Tariff SYSTEM he
should direct his remarks, on the present occaso to ta
branch Of the subject exclusively. Mr. A. then went INTO
regular discussion OF the alleged constitutional right OF
Congress lay duties for the encouragement and proec
tion Of manufactures, which right he senu9usy denied
MIR. Hamilton took the or, and delivered speech IN
opposition the justice and policy OF the Bill the cose.
quences Of which, the Southern States, he represented
be of the kind He abstaned from any d.
rect threat but advered to the subject of taxation as hav
ing produced the separation of this country from Great
Britain, and the danger of calculating too far on the SUD-
mission of those who believed themselves to be free.
NJ. Tucker of South Carolina having, at length, after
repeated efforts succeeded obtaining the floor advert
ed to the proaced debate upon the BILL the ateness Of
the season. the improbaby of any change Of votes,
Eva attr Dfh his
moving the Precious qnestOp-amountlg to areJection o.
l the bill
This motion was not slstained-The House now adj ourn
, ed.--
I'll Part of Yesterdays Debate.
t Mr.. McDUFFIE took the floor, and occupied i
during the rest of the sitting of the House, in gen
era Speech in opposition to the Tariff Bill, taking
j. up the several arguments which had been urged il
support oft and contending that no species of man
ulactures had been, or could be carried on, in Thu
country. cheapy as in England owing to the dit
ference in the price of labur and the value of thu
capital insisting that all duties whether for encour
agement, or for protection, operated as tax on tn
IS consumer; that commerce the true source q
the prosperity both of England and of the Unite
States with this difference, that manufactures wer
the basis of their commerce, and agriculture OF ours
No nation had ever been enriched by the RESTRICTIVE
= system but, on the contrary, had iourshed mos
under the principles of free trade. The duties an
protection of our manufactures, and not for the
: destruction. The bull bore oppressively on tn
N Southern States, against the spirit OF the Coz
d. sitution and tended to the destruction of liberty
He concluded a very animated speech by compa
ing the bill to the prophet of Chorazan.
IN The parliament of upper Canada with the sanctio
" of the Lit. Governor, have authorized the govern
:. ment to borrow f39O,ooo in England, to pay tt
provincial debt.
10 The steamboat Victory arrived at New-Y0l
from Albany the 10th inst. with $50 passenge
including those of the Chief Justice Marshall. wh
ed had sustained some injury and put into Poughkee
in sic to repair
ed We learn that Gen. Macomb has been nominate
to the Senate of the United States Major Gen
:. raj, in place of General Brown, decd. The pr
=. phes have been sadly disappointed in their evil pr
iu' dictions
aa- The formation of new territorial 'governme
on west of Huron, or the Territory of Michigan,
ne contemplated. Michigan will soon claim admissi
into the Union an independent State. The
crease of this Republic in wealth and population
Unparalleled. In few short years, at least thr
:. )more States will be added to the confedeiacy,
81 chigan, Arkansas and Florida-and west of I
rry two former new territorial governments will nec
for sarly be established. s" we are destined to p
rec gress, until the whole country between this pc
"A and the mouth OF the Columbia Rlver VIII be div
ed into States. and subject to the dominion of civ
zed man.
THE SEASON.
The Baltimore Patriot says.-We are happy
the say, that on examining fruit trees and ca
ac. vegetables in the vicinity of this city, yesterday
ternoon, we found that not the slightest injury
uef been done them by the storm, although they
to been completely covered with snow for more IL
En- twenty-four hours.
Mi hcto Tho rorn
of the spring, says the Baltimore American, vege
inc ton is not by any means as much advanced, in
and forest trees at least at the date last
me- On the 18th of April, last year, the forests W
generally in leafn this vicinity, and the leaf Of
poplar had begun to assume that dark green whic