Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-30

hides OF the United States. ard the articles nanufsctur
ed from them, met by ohbioDs, heavy du les,
in all quarters of the globe
FOURTH SECTION
That from and after the 3l.t day cf December, in
the YEAR, the amount levi or foreign tonnage.
for light money!, shor cease, and de mine in favor
OF the ships of such ions shalt grant The like,
equivalent favor, TO the merchant ships Of the U.
States"
The object of this section il TO gain some little
lief Tor navigating interest In foreign ports. The
amount now p'il bv foreigner. fer i:eh money!,
that To say, Tribute TO our ght.houses, il about
$1,000 per amman Such sum is no object TO the
Treasury Of the United States; vet, il is something
shir- Tor who.e ben. fit the abSon OF this
small tax j. intended Nominally, il is relief 20 TO
regBers; in reality, 10 our navigators The To-
regners be relieved here. until the >pond-
ing relief is secured abroad; ard our shipping is
huIush.
FIFTH SECTION.
That, from and after the 3l-t day Of December, i'm
the year -, the duties row payable on tonnage, pass
ports, and c'earances and the alton Of i'm
ported articles. shall cease md determine"
The amonuto! these lule taxes and duties is about
$3.50 900 per annum. The Treasury will have no oc.
cason for that sum si.er The extnyui hment Of the
public debt, and being LEFT in the ;cckos OF the ship
and merchants will be felt as an advantage by
them, while is not missed lo.s, by the Govern
ment
SIXTH SECTION
That, frtm and after the 81. day of December
next, the duty payable the importation of alum
salt, coarse ground, shall and deiermne and
hom and after the day, all laws authorizing al
loNahces 10 n>llHg vessels, hOun the
tation of rickled f.h, 'ha be, and the hereby
are, repealed"
This section stands outs clear exception to the pc.
cuar policy OF the hllthat of obtaining by
treaty stipulation. The section proposes speedy
peal OF the duty this cIpion OF salt, and by ope
ration of law ALONE The reasons Tor this exception,
are first, in the prime necessity and universally of
the OF the article; secondly in the small obc il
would present for negotiation, the number of pow
from which we get salt being above a dozen, which
would render abolition nv negotiation tedious and dIato
ry, and Tie amount of duty relnquished each too in
considerable TO affect her policy, lie the aggregate
to nsn great; h'rdty in the necessity of repeating tie
fishing bountes an allowances. which are depsnde u,
upon the duty this d. scripticn OF foreign salt and
must stand or fall with hat duty.
have now hni-h-d Mr.. President, the expedition OF
Tie a'ures and principles Of my BILL but Justice TO my
plan and 10 myself will permit me stop here The
plan is new; and whatever is has the prejuJces
OF time and age to encounter, and tie fears OF tmidy
enemies the reasons which may give, and which are
the fruit OF much research and meditation, may satisfy
sc'ne and convert them into friends.
IL certainly presents the Tariff Question under ne
point oil view TO the American p, ople
That question has heretofore rested upon two great
principle
I. Projection;
RETALIATION.
Under the first principle we sought home supply of
articles essential our general inJepepJence and IN
our safety in time of
Under The second principle retalate upon other
nations the evils OF their own policy in png duties
upon our productions
II is not 10 be dissembed that the Tariff policv nm
both principles, has powerfully appe aed to the sympa-
thies and the a'roIim OF the American people and
while kept within easonabie limit. bad the general ap
probation OF all quarters Of the Union; North South
West and Centre. The Tariff policy has been in force
III these States forty years and has only excited dscon
tent wi hin the last 10 10 years and since il has
been pushed beyond its own prneipes. The results
afe increased duties al home and abroaI import. bur
lhened and exports burthened-ihe candle lit at boil!
ends.
Under the plan which propose, III. Tariff ques.
tion will present itself TO the people in this point Of
view
l. Protccton to every essential branch of industry.
= Retaliation as an alternative, where equivalents
are refused
B. Reciprocity of benefits, instead Of re ciprocity of
4 The abolition Of twelve millions of duties. at
home, OF imports.
D. The abolition of an equal amount of duties, a
bread, on exports.
g. Determination between the articles which wise
policy requires or does not require, 20 be made home
and between The nations which grant, refuse, us G.
quivalcn's.
7. Increased imrorta,ions Of gold and silver
D. Increased value Of The internal trade with Mex
The results Of the plan, according to this view
OF ITS advantages would be overwlmng in IFS favor
Let Us verify these results, and justify these views
IN me brst place, under the protecting principle
which contains duties will remain on foreign articles
rivals oil our own industry TO the amodnt Of about ten
millions oil dollars The support OF the Government;
VIII require this sum- and the rsi'ing OF this will
give protection 10 our domestic industry; il will give
rs an Incident TO the collection of revenue and TO thi,
here vii! be no objection in any part OF. the Union
In The second place. shall terminate the I'M
profitable contest which carrying on with
foreign na'ion'---a contest in which the only question
Is, which shall do most harm to the commerce of the
other,and substitute for il a benr fetal rivalry i'm the
walks OF Tree trade. based upon the unfettereJ ex-
haoee oil surplu. productions, to the amount Of forty
millions at the start to increase annually with the ra-
lId growth and expansion OF these young, athletic
States
In the third place, the abolition of twelve million,
d. duties VIII be the repeal OF sixteen millions of tax
es counting the merchants profit at 33 3 per cent
ana this repeal will be felt in every family in the pur
,hase oil US accessories, its comforts and il. Injuries
Linen Tor the persons ih- table, and the bed would he
'ne hlrd cheaper. Coffee would he cents cheap.
rr IN The pounds tca third. Wines and Silks ons-
bird; and so OF all The articles enumerated in the Bill
Every amily would save third or upwards of it,
annual store account every state would retain; within
rs Hints, M proportion of these sixteen million and all
me shame and mischief of plotting and combining and
Vrang'ing here, about the divion Of SO much spoiI
would be avoided.
In the fourth and fifth places the principle of cquiy
llents would gain abolition of duties on our pro.
'uclons IN foreign ports, equal TO the abolition made
here upon foreign productions. We would buy cheaper
ma sell higher Instead of paying the value and i'm
'oine instances ten times the value, of our products
Tor the privilege OF selling them in foreign market. |
VIC would get these foreign duties reduced to reason
iOe amount Our productions chiefly dutied in TO-
reign countries not for protection but for revenue; and
NE experience OF all nations, and especially Of G. Br-
am proves that revenue is productive proportion TO
Us holefauon and fairness; smuggling and non CON
sumption always disappointing the calculations of short
sighted cupdity in the imposition Of enormous duties
but these VIII be arguments for Our Ministers abroad
which they will handle with more ability than can pre-