Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-01


:Hfnsc'rcs. Whether it be we'll calculated for that
purpose. you will Judge when you have read it. For
my part am convinced that it will no such
end bat it touches upon matters which it is very ne
ccsa7y ilr rs 10 understand something about and the
observations which shall think It necess=ar nv to sub
,oii 10 the speech, will trust. have tendency to
spread nhroa;i In England, something like correct
tiHi!s relative 10 tins subject, which By meang o.
i't't2 Importance especially when We take in con
'?:xiin with the gen rel policy and ucror views Of
Inc rulers OF the United State. VIII nov insert the
speech, WHICH Is III the usual lunblei manner OF .,
'nsTf "i' vhcn have !onc thet, shall proceed 20 my
comments have marked several passages with tia
hc Characters Ill order TO no them out 10 the par
tictar attention OF my readers.
't necessary st0e, that, wirn ts Cc.v,,o. was
fist male, the , g., tine ws. ,oy United States was
to impose other duties articles imported fr tho c,.,u,
l,s r,i. aid ~. go; ; ne a.s On t,c wool
They lower, ard goods still; such CON,
led The 9;oc.sp Of ii nl t s.. ' 1s, w's, sS
Convention renewed char OF policy tncn commenced
AMI WHEN this cou'ry t"y "a e,pide tine dctr!nes on
ite coa,,rsrcq eoSe lie was 10 md t, SAFE hat, in
teen, or he purpose ~ rcyc;uc, the Government tel
States hl3 IN vieyx those articles which form the .rn, an
nrsl''ilao.es CT tbs E;ngo:a. Tho aooaf hard
care, aud o, raised to between THIRTY oysI 2iy per
cent. ani other articles OF the Character we're included in
the tagi' Ahoh tie timo, te U:tci states passed
n;o'' 'ccaSoe 'r'ic co'; violation ilN riIci
PIE ans! -: the s'Paa'ions at the Convention of 1871.
ra!ocd To one rnh al our n"'fnt1'es They imrased
:toi'ai duty OF wAt Is cab" raj ir,', plates by
ne process OF rolling Instead Of a on Htttaod IF iaasas,
i te increase u,clsionsi m;:y The =.
re n'ofe 81 c'.ns, and Without reference quality
ann description OF uH article ms tax net with rer"ns'ra,.
'e par, of the Government of C;7s; ai and w, ay,
just IN the fnarcaa Executive say, IT,, thcr: the re-
nohs'i5nce we'll t'n'c and Inconsistent with the spirit aud
provisions NJ te Convention, which o, rtfyra-e
In any improved process Of manu.tu fl would
most ,.ia'r AMI 'eudcal that the american Government
should thus couerVaa expeditions a. economical
vas ,.alefc Ahous the "as made and lad
hei, e Senate and fo Representatives. vroSr,:i no
term OF 'eil years file (Mr Huskn) ,s cher 81 with the
| ,'.nri
po,drs between the Goerunnnts n ,!c " the
invention he took two objections The iir, that the
duties .asea ought apply tic instead
quality Of the article and the s;oud was, that,
Increased duties placed uron articles ceg lnanf
of ENGLAND this opposition spirit OF tire treat
which had been entered into; and tat il tho ,!r 1897, when
was sought to impose duties still eAtravsElnt,
determined only by the casting of Prcdcnt He Mr.
t''isSisson did not consider that this countr! org;
nlo FIR anp,er years but ra,y should h.
Of such dissolved by e;t.r ,:,rty Ivy gy;ng
twelve months notice This C..yenon was renewed in
August last upo, this principles tina, period the lne-
rcan Congress bad added other duties particularly ,on poo
hnrdca', and cotton ani 81 great Qs to
amount oto to PTotb'fon and the year before tir
proposition iof an increase cc;ed by majority in
1877 it carried by great minority But thunderstorm that
hoc he" '("'"ff upon sich subjects IT the IniHi States
locked upon the increase highly prsni 10 Their
certain was that every country looked question with
reference to u9 own particular interests, and oil that principle
he did not complain oi tho Uuited States h that principle
also it TINT oug, look as 10
conn"rac tia, tnelEz in others lie hosa who
aavt."led sys.en o; Pn''o. Tefare' bot if "" did not
mrartliy and justly comla Tie par,
VINO we're dealing with ns in fn:Ter and j,e Nei,cs
silence when perceived attempts niuc destroy
The People Of tho United States deceived them
selves ts"v supposed that we Ii nric ,u,if
9 se'nss. e9cr under the Convention; b, was
ever open as 10 P "u to that Convention ~
redress could rot Ike Obtained" If could terminate tia
sy;en ofconnarrin hostility which Trglaad the TIN,
10 BEGIN, but the first to krs't The p..nrral exports Of
america to9aceo, rice coiio' and uptot.e,
ic'red IN 's country, bar merely this country
for md With those articles difficult
ce.taIy pr tive two re and viii, 01 rnec TO co ro
tn
safely stated that W.: 70 India the
with respect 10 cotton that we had given with respect indigo
sfoud the of the Eastern world the rival OF
;e cotton ~ tho Western world The indigo of Iutla
merry conl,cI very quality hut it now brought
larger rrre than that fom any other quarter The article of
obacco woIi he easy procure from South .neicd, and
tho eorIe o tina; country would Articles OF our
manufacture, without loading them with exonant duties 1t
would therefore, 10 question least considerations
whether ought NOT 20 look to nercs, nth reference
protection against system which too plainly indicates wish
to ercitc british c"rcS from tie United States That
such system Wof nc unsuccessful, he believed because
o9 and ingenuity would find ont channel by which,
II mi ef'0'ft, in some otte7 "ay such articles would be
n,rofucPd was, however, his wish that such channel
might IL opened, because would painful feelings
feelings Which mg be- attended by Inconvenience if not by
oTser yet srrh would be, he believed, tire inevitable
lie believed TINT this ar owed its existence the opinion
that world promote National objects ecoee ing prr-
P'e 1t wa not matter OF surprise that party should prevail
IN country where 'e supreme executive power object
ct copston no. twice in but erery tov yfo,
tie observed that tetc measures were ge"oy brought
forward ~ the period Of ese eiccGo with reference the
erci'rsnt of the !coplc I'e had stated his decided i'm
prcss;on that the interests Of the United States would greatly
rrcJudccd h. the they pursue: he could
proven 10 OJa dtia OF the histOfyo the growth
ard progress of the commercial intercourse between the
countries the tcrnaton the last contest
me treaty ia which ne bad referred But without going
deiaii OF the benefits oh countries had derived from their
al intercourse, was only necessary III order the
most peiudced man Of TIC advantages that resulted
Tree and intercourse nuiions,
tire progress Of he uae single article In 1915
f year after the ear" tire quantity OF imported
TIC United Staie This country sixty .cions pounds
~ 1876 vas oynrs millions of pounds there having
large Importation the previous year, owing ownees of
the stock in 49, TIC quantity imported yeigh millions
OF pounds and IN 1913, sixty five millions of pounds. He would
81 bthp yyotIi
tie House. dat lGi8 years ago, the quantity imported
Fas sxyh7e millions of pounds and, IN 1927, the quantity
vas hpirc' and millions Of pounds. Yet
'net Na'a had noN adopted this Tariff, which would put
out OF tine poker Of rc1 britain exchange manufacturers
for f'eir raw material i 9yd clearly I've Impossible this
country, under tcer circumstances, iPor such quantity
rs l'imton NJ pounds from the United States, which formed
''j-;2h- Ct tie whole amount Of imported
county, Ii A'ecr pursued this limo Of POLICY the dsv
Toah~ core when her trade with This country which now