Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-02
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EXTRACT FROM Mr. DAVIS (of Mass. }
SPEECH,
IN the House Of Representatpes-May 4.

la the House Of RepresentGtiues-Nay4.
What is the Free Trade System as il is
| called by a misnoiner, for it has been more up.
propriarely deDominsted the fetch and carry
| s,slem" Its aims are high, and its scope IS
broad, il have rightly understood the gende.
man from South Carolina. lie does not com
plain that the South are not lefl al liberty
to raise as much cotton, rice, and tobacco
as they please nor does he complain that
they are not ut liberty to send II where
they please, and sell u 10 whom or when
they please, No, SIR, the laws Of the conntry
leave them as free and untrHmmellrG as the
air, on all these poinis-bn this Is not enough !:
and they complain OF wrong aud injury. nay.
threaten Us with resentment because they have
no, the entire market OF the United States to
sell the goods which are received 10 pay for
these commodities. They complain OF the
compe llon of American industry. because II
supplies portion OF our wants with manulac-
lured articles, and takes up part OF the de
mand. They would have The whole 10 them-
selves. The planters would apply to their own
benefit the entire resources Of ;hu country, by
compelling us TO buy the goods they would
furnish To US, instead IF orkng for ourselves.
The, give preference TO English labor, and
would nave US work with axes and spades from
ton, tobacco aud rice interests A. the expense
of the rest of the nation, to make nine mil
lions of people bow down 10 three millions,
10 constrain US Is 10 give up the market 10
them and run ourselves. that they may Try an
IDLE experiment to seee II They cannot obtain a
larger price for cotton. God has given them n
monopoly of these articles, sn lar at least as II
respects US +; but win tins they are not content
and insist on n monopoly Of The market through.
out the United States and because We resist
this grasping disposition, We have been called
by the gentlemen from South Carolina des-
pots, avarcious, grinding monopoisis, as ner-
ciless and unreenting as the cannibal, who
turns deaf ear 10 the cries oilntancy TOR mer
CIV. Yes, sir, the gentleman mas loaded us with
these hard. unkInd eplthets, aud has reite-
rated them in many forms in the course OF his
remarks.
Sir, declare in the sincerity Of my heart,
that feel deep pain and anguish, when hear
such language on this door, because its ienden'
CIV is 10 excite deep feelings of resentment IN
the injured parry, and to promote sectional
hostility. Ii pains the no less TO be obliged 10
notice IL; but, sir, If could pass by such Ian.
eusge 10 silence-if could ii here without
rrpeilIng il, should be unworthy ofrepresent-
ing the people who sent me here, aud unwor>
Inv the state 10 which belong II gentlemen
will provoke US by an attack, for one shall DOT
refuse TO meet it; ifthey will assaiI us with
caIumnious epilhets and Comparisons. let them
no, finch when the mirror Is held TO them.
selves IN what say, ho~eyer. | have 40
personal ansIon, sor namber many Southern
gentlemen gu this iooi among my most esteem
ed ecauain,auces. Nlne millions ofdespo,s aud
monopoiisis more cruel than any iyrant thai
ever tisgraced throne, becaass less mercissss