Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-10

meesage, thAt.
10 encourage the domestic Manufactured OF puch ar-
ces as are tia 10 the inde fence aud
OF the country, and especially those which indis
pen'able 10 time OF war. are both exp.den aud
euulonal. Can any be more essential peace ar
IMAM sal lei not az necessary that the soldier should
have his sslt and rsous a. coat and mu,keR have
no d'sPo'iion to 90 into an argument upon the ques-
lion, whe Tier tn. duty upon salt should be
or diani.ntd. have only I, say, that believe a
| removable gree OF encouragement should be given
tn manufactures OF salt ~ The Government to enable
them TO stand aus foreign compe on render this
coun ry ndepend nj 81 foreign nAons, aud
wha, OF duty should be laid
la ion upon -usjecI consider important have
the faes which know, from view Of the ,epori,
tans OF subscribe to the dociuns, that because
article /. i0di.p'n aud enters into the daily
consumption OF every family, that for this the
Government should give encour az rm-n ut to h
American -nterprize, that attempt. increase the
tce at home. |, appears to tho the more essentially
necessary an article |. to the people, the
should be take that su, ply such article should
always be had without being dep .pd- al upon for
nations. LIE, ~, said Mr NJ have the report of h.
Committee printed, that we may have info alton upon
ms MAYER, ana mat any future egitlaon upon il may
Mr.. Chit Of kentucky. wi'hou. renewing his
opposi'ion OF yesterday to the bill (Which oppo-i ion
produced question OF rejectiuu) and with a vie " to
terminate a debate which must be useless and with
an unders andng that the sui should not be called
up again a'he present session CT Congress moved 10
lay the hill on the tale
Mr. nj CREEPY, OF Pennsylvania, hi -Hy stated the
rea ons why, III ugh he had been uniformly oppos ID
tothe reduction oil the du'y upon SAL he should vote
70 get rid Of the bill either by rejection or by LAYING Il
upon the table. He believed that the ,soo of the
bill would be an useless consumption of time, be-
Gauss there was probability OF arriving at
In ne law at the present session. There remained
now but about twcn,yihree business DAYS of the ses
sion ard a vast number OF bills (.ome OF them impor.
taoD yet remain to be ac'ed upon
Mr. Thompson Of g -orgia, obi -cted 10 anv cour,e
with regard to this BILL which should leave il on a..
SUI Ject Tor consider, ton. The ,use had be- a..
sured 6y he gentleman from Virginia, as i, had been
VRst HAu AZ hu th. Maj.
on Manufactures, that he did wish sny lee station
upen The sube at the present session. WAY then
Nir l. asked, wac the suit ect Introduce here a, alp
For what purpose: IL IL certainly not to waste tn
small remnant o! time hanging on our hanI. said
he, when all sides Of The House seem disnosed IN
oH'oa"h ie IL mrst he to give moral effect to the
prop ,on in the BILL to have the report printed and
spr over the country aud for what purpose! Whv
SIR, TO force upon il hay can, an increase Of this
sn'y. He regretted TO hear OF the motion TO Law he
OIL on ths fabl'; because mt 10 a on
oil that sort woul sive something OF character TO IN.
venera p opoon Of the Committee on Msou.ac,ures
In the ,uc ri'y OF his heat, he said, he wished his
propo ION 10 pass oil without being the eau o. a,
'nciea'e Of The present excitement, in the Sou her
country. IL gentlemen disposed to force the m,a
sure upon W., however. said Mr.. let th~m do il at
once-hnng up the qnes ion and de eide upon IT, III the
Committee on Manufactures do not think prop,r 70
withdraw tho proposition, let the bill 10 on wi hon
delay 10 a fnsl decision.
MIR Haynes OF Georgia, said, if he believed that Tho
present discussion of this bill would lead to further
reduction of the duty SALT he should not object to il:
but believing that the consideration of the bill now
would lead TO nothing but further consumption or lime
IN debate, ne moved the Previous Question
The motion for :ho previous question was not
ed by majority, the ayes being rs, the noes 80.
Mr. Sterigere of Pennsylvania, then moved to Law
the bill on the table.
The motion declared not to be now in order
Ine question OF rejection having been renewed by Mr.
Ihompsons objection the second reading of the hin
Mr. Blair OF South Carolina, said he hoped the hill
reported by the Committee on Manufactures for repeal-
ing the act passed at the last session reducing the duty
n alt tanithor h. 4 III
entertained by the House in any shape whatever The
great excitement of the South and of that
State which he had the honor, in part to represent
was wei known u Congress and TO the American pee
pie The popular Indignation in South Carolina against
what he and the people Of that State considered the I'M
curious and unconstitutional legislation OF Congress les
Peciay IN relation TO the Tariff almost universal
and was with difficulty they had bean restrained from
adopting measures for their relief and for the re
dress OF their own wrongs-nnch pains had to be taken
to defeat the call of Convention. To what results
such measures would have led he would not now en-
quire even ii 1t possible ascertain them: thev
were at least alarming and the contemplation OF them
disagreeabe. And after what had been done here at
me close OF the last session he had thought the call OF
onvennen, or any action Lohdteuer, the part of
south Carolina, unnecessary, premature and hazarou,
re hai' therefore, discouraged every thing of this kind
tie had opposed the call OF a Convention, and he he
eved his colleagues would bear him in the asscr-
ton, that he had contributed very much 10 the defeat
oil that measure He claimed merit for this and be-
lieved he would not subject himself 10 any impualon
oil vanity in making the declaration, because if the
he adj
wee ne had given TO his constituents during the last
summer and Fall He had told the peopIe AT home that
things mere were rapidly changing for the better A.
mong many other evidences OF this change he had nd
vereh, both verbally and in the newspapers 10 the re
auction OF the duty salt But if instead OF a,lyanc
ing sun farther to correct the evil of which the south
compaIns-if instead OF going with the reformation
OF the arl System, recede, and undo the little we
have already DONE he should be ashamed 10 meet hi.
constituents He should, with pain and conrition have
10 acknowledge that with the best intentions, he had
gwen them, perhaps, wrong advice: That he had been
deceived hlnse and had, nnocently, held out to them
deluslVe hopes and allacious expectations He how
ever was not disposed to argue the at this time
tie took for granted the House would reject tbi, hill
by an overwhelming majority. He therefore. boned
argument against it unnecessary Besides hi.
feelings, in relation TO this subject were too strong IN
authorize Tim 10 the hazard Cat this momenD of saw
ing what might be regarded ndecorous Candour
however, required, and imperative duty to his con
suents, TO himself, and TO the House enioned il pon
him TO declare most emphaticoliy, that ii this PROPOSE
ton should succeed, the time for argument DiI hare
passed d,Cdv
Mr. Huntington Of Connecticut, said that the onlv
wish OF the Committee on Manufactures, he believed
was mat this subject should be placed in situation 10
be examined with view TO future consideration To
do this the committee had taken extraordinary course
out had presented report stating their vie VS. of H. ac
companled by bill u. without examining either the
memorial Of the manufacturers or the re ort of tho
committee, the House should decide to reject the bil
II would certainly be unusual proceeding 10 saw the
ieast oil IT, lie hoped therefore,, that the motion for
rejection would not prevail With a view to enable tho
House TO look into this memorial from most respecta
Die class OF men largely engaged in the of
sait' ana 10 peruse the report he moved TO postpone
weeks. ~ Wv
Mr. Wilde Of Georgia. made a few