Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-18
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agsisS any present alteration 'sftbe Tariff.
! The United States have Tong aiFoe1ka the best
market In the world for the mandfaetp,es of
other Nations Those who havrkn;oyea i,
for yeats with but little inlert.p1 ion vii,
abandon II with reluctance As loAs "a thera
'e,na'hs 'ne remo'est nope ,hntoUt protecting
policy mas be oyerihrown. all The vtfious pro.
duciions Of other countries which come in
competition with our own, will he urped unoo
ms, lei the losses and sacrifices be e,er so great.
II seems to the Committee as most prndent to
avoid every step which may excite the lenst
expectation that this Government will ever
reeede from the stand il has taken Any at.
tempt al this time 10 revise the Tariff, NAV
be misunderstood abroad. II might he snppo
sed as an evidence thar our policy was vel I'm
settled. Ho"eve, erroneous This opinion
might be The eff CTS would ba as iniufious 10 onr
national industry, as il il was well founded.
Nothing should therefore he aueme,ed thar
can, nj home or abroad be considered as giving
ths leas couotenance to the opinion o, bet,eh
that hostile coapg7 will yer be Ell cied. II
shonld also be ke,t in mind thai The d.,ermi.
nation 10 protect III industry of this country
and as far and as iasi as Cncamstanc, womb
allow, It's existed ever since the formation of
our Government IL IL also true. that The Go.
vernment never did Withdraw its support from
any interest which had been extended. unless
lIka our foreign navigation, il had acauiI al
such nigh perfection, that public assistance
was no longer required 10 sustain it, When
this is we'll understood foreign nalIons will
he convieced thai their Efforts against us will
be wholly nnavailing. and eur own citizens
will continue their eXertion with increased
animation.
The Committee are convinced that many who
are engaged in some uf the NEST impor, ant
branches ofmanulariure, entasiain a full belief
thai they are deprived IT the protection inten-
ded to he Afforded by the recent Tariff. in con.
sequence of frequent evasion Fiagrani frauds
are alleged TO have been constantly perpetra.
ted. against which. no adequate remedy Al pre-
sent exists. Charges # tins kind have been
SO often made, AID auth ,riiy SO respectable
that the Committee cannot believe they are
utterly gfoundless. The immense mportat,o ns
OF ioreign goods into some commercial CITIES,
must afford The greatest facilities for illicit
trade. No one Can suppose that these have
escaped he penetrating eye Of cupidity, either
foreign or domestic. The message of the
President, and report of III" Secretary Of the
Treasury, also clearly intimate that the Tariff
is violated The COMMITTEE are convinced
tina the fist Efforts sbo Id he made to ascertain
the full extent of its vioia'ior, and tn, means
by which il was accomplished. To increase
protecting duties, while the officers of Govern
mpnt are .ilt provided with the means OF enfnr
cling them, would be useless. BU Cangrrss
cannot r. fnse to the 'armer ~ manufacturer all
the benefits which have ben solemnly prom,
g. d. The faith and honor uf the Government
cannot permit a lasting Disappointment l.
would he huT:iIiaing 10 our national reputation
10 allow foreign advenn,ers 10 amass fortunes
h,tsfh tnI strl
zens. in consequences were sinking down in
bank uptcy and ruin. On this subject, there
Can he difference of opinibu.
BY man, it is believed that the lat' Srcreta
r of the Treasury gave an erroneous cOnstruc-
ton to the act Of 1923. so far as it relates 10
the duties imposed on woolen goods He re-
IN ed 10 allow the 90 per centum on tive cost
ofthos0 imported from the countries beyond
Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope, or 10
pr Centnm on those from any other place or
c, pirv The Committee have no doubt, but
il was the intention of Congress. that the
! manufacturer Of such G Ids should receive the
benefit Of such additions The correction Of
the error can be ma e Hihout any change
in the prov ions Of the tariff
The alleged evasions of our revenue, aud
protecting laws require an immediate aud
borough investigation. If they are fonnd TO
exist, the most efleclual means should be en-
ployed TO prevent them in future. When this
is done, i, is probable all may be SATISFIED that
higher protecting dui 2, should not be regulr.
ed. Until this is done, ii is impossitl to de
iefmlne how efficient those duties may be-
made 10 operate. The Committee have alrea
DIV proceeded 10 the consideration OF this sub
ject
The report was read, and, on motion, order
ed TO lie on the table.