Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-16


nom Kentucky appeared to have taken up an impress
son OH this subject, which directly tie reverse Of
the actual su. Of the facts Thu gentleman seemed
TO suppose that largo proportion Of the amount of
Foods imported for drawback foreign account.
The rovcrsr Is the truth. by far the larger portion
vi our whole imports for tho consumption of ths,
couafy and those intended for re-exportations are
imported almost entirely by own mcrchants.--
when foreign merchants ship those FOODS which ore
Tue usual subject OF our drawback system thoy ship
'hoin direct u the ports who're they intend finally to
SEND thoin without entering our ports at all. But
when our own merchants import for drawback IL rs
usually with view 10 re-export the cargoes TO the
" est indies and South America. The bill operates
on American merchants almost exclusively, and It's
object Is to benefit them, and not foreigners. 1t
LAKES, ~ TACT, the ports of the United States free
poris ad It's operation will be to enable the foreign
merchants TO find here all those miscellaneous kinds
of merchandise which requisite 10 make up an
assorted cargo The retaining OF the two and half
per cent oil duties operate INJURY the carry
ing trahe-a trade which no wise nation will tax for
tcvenue. Great Britain has in her colonial domin-
S near our own frontier, free ports, which she has
opcicd Tor the very purpose of rivalling In this
trade; end the result of this wise measure, on their
p%ri, Is that British merchants are enabled to save
almost the whole OF the freight. UaLcr such state
OF thin3a our obvious policy is 10 free trade from
over jaacklc. Our trade To South America is in
creaslng every hour ana has already 30 far advanced
as to constitute ons-thrd OF whole exports
Under this state things, we ought to encourage it
oy every nouns in our power Mr. L. concluded by
crate On Amercan and not foreign mercantile IN
tcrcs.s.
Mr. Buchanan said, it was his intention TO vote in
favor OF the bill. and lie wished in few words to
stat" his r9aeons 1t IS true, the gentleman from
Kentucky Mr.. Wickli.irl has stated that the pas
age ~ this hll VIII diminish annual revenue from
$4,000 10 100000. The Guceton. then, Is win
the ohcc; sought TO D. accomplished moro than i'll
deinniy the country FOR this loss of revenue, He
| thought it would.
The bii! rests upon worry simple principle. Great
brlain Is struggling 20 obtain the carrying trade of
tho void She La est ub;i.led free ports through
ont her extensive dom,Its in which her n;cr, ,lnnts
may deposit foreign merchandise without the payment
oil any transit duty. The wise principle ,pon which
she acts, Is, to harden her foreign trade tln as
possible. 1t passes FREQ through her donlino,Is 10
foreign countries.
Tic question then then n, Shall tho American
n!crchant DC placed rpon the sau,e footing: Great
brtun Is our great rival for the carrying trade; and
nn1ht wo not 10 cnsbe ncrchsnts to struggle a.
@aist tina powerful competition with flc ad-
va!'taScs which her merchants possess? Our laws
impose transit duty of2 lie per cent upon the existing
rate oil duty, OH ell foreign merchandise imported into
the On"d Stats, TO be transported foreign coun-
erice. This operates a. Il Discriminating duty in fnyo.
nj The English and against the American merchant.
All other nsrnccs being equal it would in eff
feet he premium to that amount enable the for
ciTn merchant to unIersell our merchant in foreign
markets. Tho simple question then is, Shall We
protect our foreign commerce b. aiorinq il the same
advantages with The foreign commerce Of Great Fri
tain?
At tho last session OF Congress, .Tr d. snid no had
oxerted all his feeble abilities prouce the passage
OF law for the protection of agriculture and manu-
features lie considered cominerca equally entitled
to our favor. IL protection equally part of the
great American system. the duty Which he felt he
owed totnc commerce and tic mercantile interest of
the country, would suffer linn to vote against this
BILL vas calculated to build up our foreign trade
and enable merchants enter into fair co.npe-
tition with the merchants the other commercial no
tons fthc world.
The yeas aud naycs weso uicn taken, rnd stood US
follows:
! Noas--lj3. Nays-oD.
80 the bill WIS PASSED. aud sent to the Senate for
/ coHca-rcncc.
i o." CJ ROBERT w. CARTER, OF l.c cDuu.y of Rich.
niHu fiS ccn declared, by number of fre1laderS :,
candidate o The Senatorial Disiric; composed tic ~
iriDes "l'am, Stafford, King Geo:se, Wtmorciad, Hc-
mnld, and isncdsicr.
NhEEIED-O On Thursday evening rust, " the ncr Mr.
krrn-. air. WILLIAM WAISs Miss Many WLIKs both o;
iiljs D:t:.
L Gu u ay evening tho s inst, in Washington, city, by IT.,
Er" G. 'TovI & WILI,>I BERxARD OF Chesterfield Co1u,v
30 Miss Max Ans LEwi,, 81 this city.
In ,a71is, State of Ohio, Tuesday al n.i by the
b'r !Gmc 'o JoLy TIEsroS HIcr, ISL formerly OF this
cir {" fs ANx, daughter OF tho late lion j. a. Mcdowell
lu,b o. that place.
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