Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-03

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enough 10 carry it into effect if so disposed wha,
hubbub would then be raised, Sc
Mr. Chandler made few remarks. 10 she,v the
Inconsistency OF opposing the hill because a draw
PACK was Proposeh TO be allowed OH an article
manufactured III this country from foreign mate.
rias.
MIR. Smith alluded TO the state of things in the
year 1884 Al that time an excise existed on
"nis@ey' ioai sugar. &c. and Congress thought
proper todraw back excise OH these articles and
allowed three cents on the expo, taon of every
pound OF loaf sugar. The duty on brown sugar
was then one and half cents. The conseoue1ce
was, the expectation OF loaf sugar increas ed to
great extent In 1878 new law was passed on
the subject (of which Mr.. ). read the second sec.
ton, guarding agains, frauds on the revenue Sc)
and 'e trade TO Cuba became SO extensive tha,
more sugar was imported than could be consumed
/ IN tie country. What was 10 be done, A draw
back on foreign sugars was allowed and soon the.
country was cleared of its superfluty, and a mar.
Re' opened Tor the sugars OF Louisiana. Where
was ticre any diiierence in the sugar, i'm its raw
anu rchncd state, except the difference that re-
suited from the industry employed. The fact was
steam was now used i'll refining sugar, and a state
oil perfection had been arrived at greatly beneti.
c!ai, and enabling us to compete successfully with
foreigners. The gentleman from Missouri was n.
| fraid OF his constituents lie need not he He
recoiected That last session, he had cxerted himself
! TO procure, and did procure duties to be laid on
iead and shot. Where was the sympathy OF the
gentleman, then, for the citizens OF The limited
| States! He heard nothing OF it, II was the same.
100, with regard to wool and iron. The gentleman
complained oil the one cent profit, lac calls il:
ou' 'hore was no profit in the se il was only
giving back the one cent which you have takon
from the pockets OF the refiner, more Than he
Ought TO have pail Their. was , injury TO the m
sumner. MIR. ). then again alluded to the s. Amer
icah markets, and stated tlat our merchants had
discovered a market there unknown 10 f,reirn.rs
!, we were not careful. however, we should be
driven from this market; for foreigners would find
II cut. He alluded TO Tie Tariff law OF the last
session; our merchants felt its effects severely.
and we were bound 10 assist them by opepinr nayv
branches oil trade where the surplus products and
manufactures OF the country might be disposed Of
lie combatted the idea that, ecause the trade in
iehheo sugar was increasing, should do moth
ing TO help 10 increase it still more, and denied
WAT IL was the part OF a statesman TO pursue such
line OF conduct.
Mr.. Johnston, of Lou. did not attribute SO much
Importance to this bill, as some gentlemen who
, nau spoken he principle of allowing draw
PACK on the expectation OF articles equal 10 the Gu
~ ON the importation a plain one and essen
udi 10 the navigation and commerce Of the coun-
'ry' and the principle had been extended to arti-
cies which had undergone some modification bv
manufacture And, if the effect is 10 diversity our
LABOR and increase the navigation, there can be no
ojection unless it operates injuriously upon some
other interest. At present the export Of refined
sugar does not interfere with any other branch of
NOUS ~. It's very limited, not exceeding S27-
ooo; and not likely to be very greatly increased,
whlie duty Is necessary pro ect re TIN ed sugar
IN the home market. Mr.. J. said, he presumed
the details OF the bill had been attended 10 bv the
COMMITTEE, and that they had allowed what in
their judgment was fair equivalent in drs wbac,l
or The duty on the sugar lie could not enter in.
TO minute calculation. If more was given. than
had been paid, it is bounty which il is not the
intention oil Congress TO allow If less il one
rates inJurlousiy to the manufacturer. But, Mr..
!. saii, uere was another view of this subject
which had been advered TO, and which it became
nun 10 nouce' i! had been said by the advocates
LII
material, II would accord with the principIcs nj
protection oil domestic industry, 10 make the re-
hned sugar, both for home consumption and for
export, from that mate aI. Mr.. J. said il was tr,,e
mat, at this 'momen;, did not make sugar eou,l
20 The consumption; and, Therefore, il was not now
necessary 10 guard the domestic article But the
period was approaching when we should be fully
suppiedi and when it was found that the countrv
coulu iurnish the raw material, he presumed the
gentlemen on their own principles would nro-
'ect the domestic article, by withholding the
drawback on foreign sugar refined. He believed
lla' IN hYe years the production would equal the
consumption; and, ii the export of refined sugar
should then be an object of any value it woulj he
proper to give the preference to our own material
ne therefore, proposed TO limit the act to ) wears
III ms time the experiment will be fairly tried
ana he capacity OF The country TO supply the de-
mand will be fully ascertained BY that time we
shaii sec what is the operation of the act whe. |
,ner the drawback is too large-whcther under il
u'e "due iiicfeased--and whether il sof any i'm
In that time, too, it would be ascertaned how far
'he domestic article could be employed in refining
sugar, and TO what process it might be necessary
70 SUBJECT the article to prepare il for The purpose
snaii then come prepared to act wisely on the
subject, with view 10 all the interests of The
country. lie said the State of Louisiana had NOT
the slightest interest in the passage of this bill AZ
tIs uine' and he doubted if this foreign trade in
teined sugar would ever be of much value But
IN years the experiment would be made
Hir j. then moved 10 amend the bill by addipg a
pFoviso That IL should expire at the end of wears
Mt McLane said, he should not have addressed
the Senate, had il not been for the amendment
~ Suo'nt,eo by Inc gentleman from Louisiana At
e hrst blush, that amendment carried the princi
pie OF protection farther than he could po and
was III hls opinion, bad in principle The princi-
pie on which all the measures Of Congress- were
Dased, gave protection 10 domestic instead OF for.
eiSh industry. The object Of the bill was 10 ex.
Ienn 10 The refining OF sugar, what was conceived
10 De proper drawback: that was the actual price
PAID lot the foreign material, and no more If
exported Then 1t was entitled to this benefit
WY was this done' 10 benefit navigation and
SoinmeTcc-to promote the CARRYING trade and ia
give an advantage to our merchants At least euu,l
10 ina. OF foreigners. Not so il the amendment
preVai'cd. ii 1t did prevail, our sugar makers
"ouin De compelled to use the domestic material,
and thus be burihened with three cents aIdition,i
duty, or give up their business This was an oh.
lection to the use OF domestic sugar-and an OH
ecuon so great, that the refiner never would use
IT, The rehner would always select the 6rv su-
Gar' as oeng The best and the proper material and 5
me erect Of the amendment would be 10 place
hD IN a situation worse than that in which ho
was now placed He did not look upon the bill as {
protective, but designed for the benefit of The
carrying trade. The amendment was, in his
opinion, radically wrong.
MIR. Benton said, the amendment was perfecuv I
the effects Of any propossd a
measure dubious, IL was usual 10 ii duration IN i
Is existence, that The Legislature may act ,pan o