Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. u. STATES
HETOnT ON MANUFACTURED
~, VIEWS OF THE MINORITY

".
HEFORT on yLdyNUFAC TURES
~. :, VIEWS OF THE MINORITY
o:eh submitted the following report
minority OF the Comui,tee on Mspufae,ur,. 10
winch was referred much of the Pre.dent, me.,sss
=. os W me 'aiiHoi duties on imports, and 80 much
whoIs Pse's manulsc!ures not concurring 10 the
"oe mat'er or manner OF the report pref,. red bv
the sjority, beg leave submit their vie wa in ,.na
rate report '"' ~ assPa-
With the President we fully concur in III. oo,0,o,
na mere Is great cause for in III
acai operation OF the tariff, provng, as IL concIus;v
w does, that the injuries to our commercial ;n,sr.
90 confidently predicted by m opponents have not
with the President we also concur In IN, eon,,,.
lonsy OF an adjustment OF impost duties with q vie w
w' P.oeeeuon OF our own agriculture and manufac-
tnre' II would be difficult to frame more direct con-
vncing and conclusive argum nj on that point thar 10
presented 10 the message. ''"A 20
That the present tariffs defective in some of i,s de
s' We nave the concurrent testimony Of almost all
VINO have written or spoken upon the subject during
US and since it's last modi6 cation In his
sage TO Congress at the opening of Dcsmh.r ...;or
In 1928, President Adams remarked.
The tariff OF the last session was, in is detail. M,
70 the great interests OF the Union; not even
ne interest which 1t was specially intended to sub
serve. is object was to balance the burdens ON n,
i've INDUSTRY imposed by the operation of foreign law.
no, 20 sggravSe the burdens of section of the
onlon ny the relief afforded another To the great
principle sanctioned 10 that act one of those ueon which
no constitution itself framed hope and trust IN
authorities OF the Union will adhere Sut n anv -,
snS duties imposed by the act only relieve the manu-
rer oy aggravating the burdens Of the planter LEI
catetui rcvisal OF its provisions bv ,bs
praeuca experience OF its eect. be IN rstaI
,.mov 'cn impair, protection to native Industry, and
Their" ' "eP'ess'on OIL ano
during the progress of the bill in Congress, di,,in
susned riend oil domestic industry from Vermont vain
attempted to amend IL, ard de ciared that ",be
sc'ure OF the coarse fabric (wooen.0 IL ruipsd a,
Sns' as we are about to realise what the friend,
o, .ne american policy have foretoId that Amsr;c.n
Skin, industry, and enterprise could accomnI;sh -
ske mem suoservient to some faac.d benefit w. Of
Ter mem up asssacr6ce to our enemies."
n Hiend oil the prote citing system fran Mas.,ch,
se"s observed He was himself wooi.sr,wer and
was firmly of the belle that the hill was n,s, d
10 That class Of men; tina, put the knife 70 the
Jusuar vein OF every sheep in the country and Ina, M
eHects would be equally destructive TO Tho ints,.s, -,
the manu- acturersn " ' '"'e'es's VI
, miend 10 the protecting policy from Maine, speak
to us why It's that those very maput,curer. and h;
agents who poured into the House peti,iors bssa.h
lug 'ha' we would sustain their sinking establishments.
now come here with remonstrances con;uring me- ~,
ave them from the tender mercies of This peasu,.
shows too, why the bill is condemned bv the ia
,,enas oi domestic manufactures. and, among maoy
veteran Niles and Carey" '''
Is said that the proposed duty on coarse wool,
Sn,h we now import from the Mediterranean and
sumers." anu 'i'o Gun
p" While this stinted measure of protection is TIM.
ed on other articles" r'Nr0'
ms Dill tends to Cypress our navigation, and TO
destroy the markets for some of our produ lions.
building" e eAPenseS OF SNIP
ionial policy of Great Bri,on'' Ne ''' Gu
Every manufacture in Maine which this ,n..s,r.
reaches, Injuries and des rows" ''"'o
ms oi'' In It's effects cooperaes with British ne
s"r mar favor, the Introduction of iron and hemp
'or ,nelr vessels; this taxes the m for ours -r
III the question could be Dronosed 10 H. D-..;-,
ra,naneht, they would pass this bill Tor us by acca
aion and should we, of ihis committee adopt il in il,
we deseryed nr,usn statesman might well say that
We IT. ueI s pension from his royal master"
me authority of Mr.. Adams and his cabinet anti;
c,pated by the discussion of the present tariff before
congress- might be added that of almost every GanJ
oil me protecting policy in the United States
on nus point, therefore, the President concurs with
,rnne M ADAMS and his cabinet, with the manufac-
'ureTs themselves, and with all intelligent men
, we concur with the President i'm the oninon ,b,,
nose VINO dare not attempt to improve the tariff and
It's imperections, do injustice 10 the American
people, and to their Representatives The neonle yih
their Representatives to do right; nor will tbeT n;
ger II sufficient excuse that they feared TO do oooS los,
evn might come Such plea will not be deemed verv
CONSISTENT win any valuable creed of political fab ~
code OF good morals. Evil will never come ont of 800
ne Representative who does right need not fear =,
meet ms constituents. He only need fear and rebe
.,kng right seeing the evils of existing sys
Nn, anu showing II TO be injurious and unjust in soma
vi s us'aiS, snail, when called account before bis
constituents say, in his defence, feared to f,,,st mn,
IN mn IL y
zoe should do ,oro1e ~ ~ ''S"',fest
we iencitate the country that such is not the cha
idIter Oh the President his message He advance
oouiy 10 his point He does not fear 10 do rgbt as
ne may DO wrong Fortified by honesty of purpose and
patriotic devotion, he has full confidence that The neoni
sustain MN In all his efforts o'reform abuses and
correct errors In our various systems of law and admin
isTduon' lie does but Justice TO the American naon.
wheh ne says My confidence is entite that 10 secrs
such modiilcations OF the tariff the general ineres
understood ~ ''e'' S"ouio DE
win the President we think it probable that tbe 70.
uuceu price oil produce, raw materials manufactured
aruces' and lands, is attributable in some decree to
.euucuon In the supply of the precious metals That
the products OF the mines in Spanisb Amer;c, -
Deen less within the last twenty wears than they 49,
III me twenty preceding, will not, presume no doub,
Gu 90 lar from diminishing the demand for the nrecou.
metals IL mas increased with the increase of civilized no
pe'auoh, ana The extension OF commerce. II was
ueIeiore natural that their value should increase
undoubtedly the establishment of extensive vaonwf
tories IN america and the improvements in m,chinery
nave tenued 10 reduce the general price of
@ "ue'esi pu me same cause, had il operated sepa-
"a woud, IN ms country, have increased the price
o' iands ana agricultural products Has such been a.
result! No; lands and agricultural products bava IL
c,iheu IN price almost much as manufactured ar,;
ces' The cause of this decline is not orr tariff ~ -
so,e.g deeper and more pervading" 1t is diff
e. 70 account LOT II In any other way than as the ef.
iect OF an appreciation of gold and silver "
we are aware that money seems IN h. sbrrJ.. :;
pur commercial cities, and that il can be borrowed a.
10" rate oil interest This is not the effect of am In
:redScu supply oil The precious metals but of saona
VI ,raue ana business So low the products of
Ioiherce, OF manufactures, and of Agriculture tba,
zen men tnd no inducements TO vest their can't j.;
reese pursuits Money, therefore, accumuIates ,non
elr hands' and they are willing to lend il out well 40
-eu, upon moderate interest But were a general
war In Europe, or any change in the affairs o1 5a,;
Or Onr ,IS....