Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-18

great objects Discrimin atng duties were Ioy.,l ,
gradually increased ON ships, hats shoes boots ron
dy-nade clothng, aud other necessary nrtcl.s r. -,
hbton. rN "s d pro-
On the subject of manufactures, and the rigLt to
eneIisn and encourage them, he hardly knew how To-
express his feelings or his "reminiscences There Ind
o '1i,; vi 'o.e go much diversity Of opinion, such n
s srg up OF parties, such umalgamaton OF
oo'uch' poiiticans, such pulling and hauling in
every way, that he felt ready 10 CIV ont
WIN Maj. Oftaherty in the play. tina, he did no.
Hp" III which s'de he belonged The old, stea-
republicans OF former days. the patent ones of later
DAYS guilds, and half strainers arc nil
mingled up together and prescn, most singular AMI
iaugiablc group. Mr.. Minor said he rsn,anhar,i
per Of WIEN domestic manufactures all the eyacE i;
rsnn In 1907, when tho Leopard a+,acked our sim ,i
,he'o United states Aiming State il gave ,,ons
e, To mt course OF action which though 10 most
nJans 10 Great Britain. Her lures were her vital
mtse,t aud these must I've put down. We had no other
way 70 40 hn by turning manufacturers ourselves To
heard IN every house Every one Was dressed in Winn;
1a, no. :" o'"adelo' was shnnned and the
s%n' Move aud presented to the patriotic Governor co'ton
the whole Of which, his friend Vie Idnor Of the Fn";,.
then before him. sr Rchc lsut his patriotic zen To- .
private families was not considered enough Compames wiz,
State 9 & ," "oH Re c 40 be f" cs, mary
,,os :," an o ond sserhes, created large Commiiers
S'oou"o subscription; aud IN their energetic address
20 Inc i"hc proposed tina, Congress should lend beIn;ps
that time land or oh, c ,n n@rs a;
% ., r'me,Iun hnnseia worthy friend pa,rio, ic ore
lever was too high last long u subsidized aud IN, ,
~,'" ehs"sa 81, It's all in good uanufac,u-
ny At the close OF The war, in 1876 the first ia
n a% was got up wholly and en'hey for protection II
sy So,s na yoIsh for solely on ha The SOUTH
h"r support and couh,cnancc. MIR iovndcs Thlis Bar
TO sanction This policy They agreed with the Jefferson
NssoIs, NlonTnc whose opinions ought be respected
eromd that no made mrs P%~ a,n by NE tate, on the
tspl.,ar
AL OF any legislative regulation Surely POWER could be 60
exercised ON any su,'ec IA to have sauary eon,roul
State 1t could be wadr good and he was NO.,
zens of the State " ~ '"''
MIR. Rves of Prince George regretted that tho
Iariit policy had been introduced into the debate
winch he thought, had properly, nothing 10 do wi n
he question AT issue He considered tho oucston
whether thcro should be euch Committee ono 81.
icglslntivc pediency--whcthor sppIc utions far
manufacturing charters, had best be referred TO a
Standing or 10 n ), lcct Committee As TO Tho i,a,
ence upon public opinion as connected vub 49,,
Iatin Inscribed 10 tho existence of the Committee
On m"huiactutcS, nc considered it nothing. IL was
not necessary for him declare his orpo.fIio, r., ,L
system oil Protecting duties, did lie bellows Ihnt
principle at all involved in the present question Uo
shoulu vote 10 retain tic COMMITTED, merely as
means OF c%pcdtng the business OF the House, bv
distributing 1t among greater number of Stnndin,,
committees, but as willing render any lcuislativ,,
tacliy 10 tho encouragement of manufacfurcs-
Under the Iarh policy, The North received the cx-
ted nj
ton to paper from Mr.. McDufis, which c.tabI.beJ
the TACT ny minute invcsiigatIo~ thot % millions
were annually drained from the Southern States.
under the Tariff of 1893
1t this truc-if such wero tho cTnc,s of liz
IarH upon Virginia, lie would afford every facilit,r
TO incorporate companies, and bring her into n pott
e,PaIloh OF me benefits 1t was to defeat the very
policy winch wa. objectionable to him. az 70 tb5,
gentleman from Mecklenburg, (Mr GoodeA that bo
would afford facilities to induce Virginia 10 eno,gc
IN manufactures 1t had been said, upon AUTHORITY.
inf -
mann employed, made S750-and if So ne vonII
encourage our citizens TO embark in a business ca
much more profitable than agriculture In the same
proportion hat profits were made inf tho ssn,h
would profits decrease TO the North Ho boI;..a
that Virginia neither had nor would oiyc nm Lor
opposition to the Tariff. ~ ~
Mr., Wilson of Cumberland. signiaed his wish =,
nn.nu M resolution by limiting its effect to Com
in'tee OF mGnacureSbut the Char mi mfr od ,b,t
tne motion " ruld be more appropriate a(,cr tho 90
oluiion was adopted. ~ ''7
Some explanations ensucd between Mr.. Rivos -,
campbell and Mr. Goodc, The giet of which we dii
outstanding. "i
Mr. Goodc replied to these views rho ,,.,,,.,.,,
was mat The south contributed twenty-five n,llions
|" me north, and since he south vns cnr,,oIIoJ g.,
:. n.'.ou'c TINS much the gen lrmah from Prince
nc"fgc tMr. Rivcs) would add TO the nunbcr or
thosc VINO already subsstcd on the spols ~ arr;c,J
tne; but ne gentleman did not perceive that this
wouIo not follow os conseqHence-he did not per
Federal
,ncpt' the manufacturers were intended 10 have ncer
lam per rentoge on their capital and that Is soon no
!1s was diminished by the participation of Vlrpipio
my "ouid 60 To Congress for another and bioher
tariff, with the argument that profits - orc ~ nsIeI
aucquatp This consequence was proved bv tho ri.
10Y OF inc country. At the tariff Of 1870. s,oO0o
GOV were invested IN manufacimcs--in 1929 40 eco
Ouo How came this difference, II wos Ito ,oi;.,,
OF C'ngr"sS to divert capital from nprct l,u,e ma
the consequence was that the profits of manuf,ctur
n@ were reduced from comprtiion until the mann
CTS n"d plausible grounds TO ask for further in
crca.c ofdutics. Whenever Conrre.s nnes,J W.
tonh y had the ci'ct hat political Economists fore.
su"-oi divertlug moro capital from agriculture To
manufacture, and Of strengthening the hands of tho
man iacturcrs for demanding fresh CONCESSIONS Nv
" SAID he had seen II asserted in the ncwspancrs
that the tara policy had received The suppori ocovc
Ty administration from that If General Wnshirptop.
an examination OF documents led him to n different
conclusion IL true that every odninistro,i
had congratulated the country upon the prosperity Of
the manufacturing interest among The rost In, - IJ
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