Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-28


government, and entered into oil its c.rincrciai
gua,ions. connected wah those subjects produc-
+ ton manufacture OF which it was designed TO
favor. Whrn, therefore, with this knowledge, they
formed constitution, granting 60 Congress .; genc-
raj AMI unqua hed sInver 10 freguatct comusrrcc,
it must have bcen understood tint the power uiighi
be used L" cherish and foster tho domestic industry
aud msnnaciafes 81 the States, as it had beea else
!. where and every whcro used And If il had beea
intended, tn exclude from the general grant of the
power 10 Regulate commerce., the right to exercise
1t tor the common and familiar purpose Of cncoura-
ging domestic Industry aud manufactures, that
.lusion would most certainly. IN sorne way, have
been expressed. -
!, qhat the constitution of the United States was so
understood and interpreted by many OF It's ilstrous
trainers aud ihrit contemporaries, is fact demon
strabc by uncquivocal evidence. IL would swell h,
argument unnecessarily on this point, TO off,r at
length the authorities that might BE- addoccd sup
tpo-t OF IT. brief abstract of tho opinions of
of the most distinguished is all that viii DC utemp-
ted. ' SO -
Afcr tho adoption OF tic federal e,nsti,ai,h, the
frst Congress met in April 1859 Lathe than any
other, the Important subject Of revenue claimed al
tention. The debates which have boon preserved,
shed much light tie views OF nptional policy, "a
expressed by the members of thai enlightened as
sembiy
On the third day OF the session. tho tiouse being
in committee OF the whole-,Mr. Madison, after n
few observations the great subject of 6nance and
the deficiencies in the federal treasury, suggested
4 the necessity of immediately adopting measure
object IN view, he produced resolve, specifying
certain articles, upon which an impcst was proposed
to be laid =. -
| Ga the next day tho House being still in commit
tee on the state of the Cuion, Mr.. Madison said,
that with respect 10 the resolve before the commit
tee, hrs design was TO have proposed temporary
system. lie, however, perceived gcntlt Tneu. were
much divided. lie conceived that very powerriI
noivcs existed, TO induce the adoption nf lon hat
should come into inlmetlipe operations, sc. lie re-
R,arkcd that of the articles proposed had re,
ference 10 tic encouragement of our own maaulacs
lures
| This resolution of Mr. Madison was subsequent
~ wrhd avn as constituting temporary system on,
y and he then moved, that II is the opinion of this
comm'tice, that conimittcc of the house ought TO
be appoint ed In prrpafe draf OF bill to regulate
the.c5lccion of duties on inpasts and it'll
IN tho United States The ,iiotion was adopted,
aud after sumo discussion, duties were imposed r,on
variety of articles, among them Jainaica spr-
its, wines, sugars, coffee beer candles cheese shoes
unwsought s,ecl, &c This article saws the repnr-
ter, Caused long and interesting debate il beng
contcndcd on the hand, proper to encora ga the
growing manufactures of hal article; and opposed
on the other, agriculture and all mscian
&c arts, in which steel tools. &c were necessary
Mr.. Gilman, from New IIampshirc, moved TO
have the article of hemp struck out of the enumcra-
ton t-
'Mr. Hartley observed that there appcored 10 him
an Inconsistency IN The proceeding The business.
The committee fas just resolved. that duty should
be lald on cables and cordage, and that il was now
proposed to lax the principal material of that manu-
iictTc. II The object was 10 project the lnanufac-
lures of the country, it absurd To discourage
the importation OF materials, essential to those
manufactures II was, indeed, of import ancc TO en-
courage American productions but was it OF higher
Importance than ship building, 1t was the policy q
all acturng countries, to encourage the npor
tation of the material. 70 lay duty on henp
would be giving fatal blow to the manufacture Of
cordage.'
! Mr. Moore, from Virginia, conceived il not only
the interest Of the State he represented but Of ev.
cry part OF America, TO encourage the raising Of
hemp ---l|s- - -
Mr. Hester observed, that the hcmp of this sea-
son was already so~n THAT the farmer would not
profit by my encouragement this year He did not
therefore wish to render the duty heavy at prcset
II might be proper in year or two to increase it
Mr.. White opposed the motion for striking out the
article, and wus rather for filing it up with larger
sum- lie moved that the blank be filed up with II
cents
MIR. Lawrcncc imagined, that the article of hemp
was not raised at present in sufficient quantities 10
wurrunt any extraordinary duties, which might in
the end operate prohibition. If the duty on
hemp was higher than corSage, it would be the
interest of the merchant to import the latter TO the
Encouragement Of the manufacture here
'Ar. Scott, from Pennsy lvania, observed, tIat
commerce and agriculture were insepsreb bly, connec-
led, and that nothing commercial ought to be adopt
Cd which would niure arriculIure on which !, 50
essentially depended. He disapproved Of The i'm
moderate zeal in favor offaanu.acturesP r'
MT. Boudinot moved for so cents The question
on that sum was taken end carried (See AIneri-
cand Museum for l7o9--ppA 4i8, 423-vol. 5.I
The deliberations Of Congress on this subject re
suited in the passage Of law, entitled AN net for
laying duty on goods, wares ond nlcrchandises I'M
ported into the United States; the prearsble of whch
as folows:-- f-.t-
'Wbercas 1t Is necessary for the support ,,f gov
ernment for the discharge of the dcbts oftl,e Uni
ted States, and the Encoun4GEMENT and PRO-.
TEOTION IF DOMESTIC NaSUvAcrUnEs, that du-t
Ties be laid on goods, and nierchaiid;ses iIn-
ported Boii incIed, &C.
IL will not escape observation, that tbs act was
not only saRcfpned but PROJECTED by men who hal
aided in the formation Ut tic Federal constitution g.
II 10 mark its conncxion with the memorable
event that preceded II, was approved by President
Washington, the 4;h' July. -I70J.
'rho ifRmoderatc zeal in favor Of manufacturer
not to be confined 10 tho present day, but to
have entered INTO the profound md enlightened de-
Hberaiipns Of the EIlLers Of the constitution. upon
next 10 the first act that is 70 be fund upon
tue s'osufc boob of tho patiop. Tho conclustop de
ddcibIc from circumstances Ike those canno, be re-
eiefol