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

Sere IL notorious fact, that there 10 an orxsnixsd
mtj'ity IN this House. whose settled practice Il 10 to
scout from these walls every proposition looking TO
wodhcs ion Of the restrictive syste a.; thereby y,,u
ally refusing to large portion Of the American PEG.
pie. the constitutional right OF exposing 10 public vie W
he grievances under which they labor.
Sr, have uniformly opposed every thing of thi.
sort as being Poscripv- in principle, cul to
the American People, and unbecoIniuy the dig nifty OF
hs Hou-e am not afraid to submit any question to
their candid AMI impartial judgment, when shall have
been fully and deliberately set before them, by the de-
bates Ia this ,mbly and am, FORE none the
opposed TO refusing this bill second reading, because
am against it's principles and its objects | am for
giving every question fair hearing, whether for OF
again me.
MIR. Speaker, the part have borne among the p.o.
pie repre- sent, aud those OF the eutire ate from
which come, has be- similar that of nv l.ayue
&c n.ral Blai) who last addressed u. Like him.
ought to aay The iervii excitement which preva,ir
on my return among them They had seen and fel,
with tn, sen.ioity OF enlightened reemen that th-
rish were Invaded by unjust a,ion and the
nsuited by your refusal 10 hear slr repres
Sir, trl in my bosom that there wa. annie pro.
vocaton for all this But, like the selves was de.
voted TO the Union and i,s harmonious preservation
exhoted TO mo Ter alton, fbrbvaranc-, and reliance
on tn justice OF their Northern md Wrstern be
aiuueu TO the modhca ions oil the tariff at the close
oil the last session, as aHording evidence Of that s-
uce But sir, respect for th-ir ence and nv
own sei-respect, would no p,rmit disguise IN.
iact, mat all thoe mojihc atoms that the
duty, were but adding 10 the effective strength and
hxed character OF the systs Of which they compaio
ru. Wtl', cir what was the result. Oar peopl, ar.
even now locking with anxious expec alton To thi.
body, Tor the r.aliz ,ou OF these predc,io,s Wbsn
therefore, the bill introduced Yesterday by the bono,
able Chairman, (Mr M,llry) was presented I die
.entsd frcm he v,ws of my hon sra5io coil .ayues
Generals Blair and rucke) and Others in this tia,
"hs, they desired to suppress the scus.ion OF thi.
question, with the view Of avoiding the sxc.mrn.
growing Out Of 1t, am decidedly in favor Of p'ayog
out toe game-oi meeting the question fully aud bold
V-of discussing II calmly aud delibe faeiy and a,c r.
arising whether nv assurances to my con 'ttueus are
20 ne reanzed trust, therefore, thst the gentleman
from Georgia (Alr Thomp,oD) will withdraw his opuo.
'i''on to the second reading of his bill LIT IN. r.
port and bill he referred and printed and after lin. for
eNa''na'ion' let them come up for discussion. Sir,
"i vote at any time for taking mp and deciin. IN.
'a'e oil thi' matter The people OF South C.r,ns ara
I" great DOUBT and petPIexi,y this c IN ~ have
oeen assured that relief from their uocousti. u.io,,
our mems would be progressive but it, On the contrary
our course is 20 be re roaclive by increa.n, in,.s
OF DIMINISHING their grievances. desire to know il
w oruer tha' we may get ahoit relieving ours.ve,
from them, "peceaby il can forcib " il we mus
me excessive duty hsret fore evied on foreign salt
constitutes, in the domestic manufacturer The mos,
10 :ous aud u'j habe monoooI we have ever been
called on to endure. 1t is article necessary 70 thu
'oo'""Piob OF every NV ng cresiure-the poor as w
as me rich are compiled to have IL p.ri.h and We
lew wealthy manufacturers OF IL, are protected in
mixing w. ny du'y OF two or three hun redper cent,
coected chiefly from the poor. The average cost Of
impoTfet salt die' ii nin- cents the hu.hs
ana am informed by an honorable gentleman fon
'HS'n,a coming from salt di.,ric', that It can be
maze mere Tor eight cent?. Ga what principle han
original cosi'
Sir, have learne from high authority, that the
manufacturers Of SALT where il does no. cost more than
10 10 cents to make IL, have teen known TO sell H. a,
their own doors, a, from rs 100 cents per busbr
auu ma, IA they proceeded nto the surrounding conn
uy, "- price was increa'ed to 25 to 81 so un II
their article began to meet the competi,on nj fori
SAIL; and then h%y would reduce the price in proner
ton TO The competition. until they came down TO 60
cenS, snh ihi%, to), after carrying il more than 100
u tinn int
georral qn's'io'; this will he more appro rate VIII
ne suhJ ct shall come up, after the bill and renoI,
shall have be ell referred and orin,eI and rn,;,
di-mi.s il $3.50
MIR Spe ,ker an honorable gentleman from Virginia.
(Mr D'hdriig. IN opposing the other day, second
ceadng Il bill introduced by my friend AMI coil.
(Mr. Davis TO r-pe, the 18th section Of the Judiciary
Act said hs regarded III. bill as being equally mnor
an'' as proposition tn repeal the Union and h.,ef r.
ne could not consent to its secoT reafiAg Sir will
not say mai the ~ presented yesterday by the gent
irom Vermont, (Mr. 'liary9 is equivalent % pro
position TO repent the Union-but when we con.id.,
the strong xcite deep sense of ancon,i,u,;o
oppression which p'rvads the entire SIub and take
III conn-xon with the effort on the part Of IN gen ie
man NJ Mallafy) TO ex'end that oppression, it is
omehng ve'y like IL. BIT differing from the gentle
man t'om Virginia as to the proper course on such ry
ns OCCASIONS desire to meet and TO look in IN face
'he Peope speak through repre- s-nativss on III.
ioor AMI hing too sacred for their ex ,mna,;o,
therefore enirrat the House. and particularly ,he
southern por'idn. to with raw all obi cton to thu Sc
CONF reahne, and to abstain from u.iDg this Huber al
P'p ~ ""'"hc". ny winch they have sfsen he al
unkinliy scou'g"d We shall then see gbe:bsr in
cad OF the duty going down 10 cts provided bv the
law 1880, Il be hx ID =, u.s. hereby an earnest given
ina we are 10 exF-ct Gill further imposon, Shouli
'uch ." th' ci'- can bu fear, that in the future hs
Tory OF THIS county. an in it, influences on the M
ny and perpsiuity o. our Unon tbs sun of five cent,
on salt may be equally important with three cents on
- "
when MIR. NuckoIIs concluded, thu Speaker an
n unced that The allotted hour hal expired
Az. Car'on, OF North Carolina ov-d to 4u,ppnl the
RUE That tn consie'sio) OF tn subject IN ght 20 on
bntthe House refused to su.prnf the rule
IN Spr"k-r laid hetors tn H,vse a letter from the
Secretary o. WIZ, relAt to a survey Of the wabash
hv-r; which wa lAil on the ,a'Ia.
hr SPEAKER also laid before the Hou,e latter from
the Secretary Of tn Treasury tran ning the return.
o. ne Banks in the atric, Of Colnmb, .how,g ,bai,
the table. ~ "
JAMES MONROE.
'r hi'I Tor The relief Jams Monroe w,s read ,bs
th'rd time; and The question ing 81 W i, pas,
Mr. Chiffon called fpr The Y-is and M, IN the
que uon' and they w,te ordered by the House Being
tax ~. they tool as follow
fEAS-Messrs. Arnold, Bailey. John s. Barbour.
hartley Bates, Beekman, Bell Brown, BnchanAn
tutnan, Cambreeng, Campbell, CTilds Coleman
oonhIct conner Coulter, Crockett, Creighton Croche
ron Crowninshled, Davenport, John Davis Deberry
Jenny, DE wit, Dickinson Doldridge Duncan
Dwight. Eager, EarlI, g. Evans j. Evans Edward Fv.
ereu Horace Everett, Finch, Forward, Gilmore Cor.
don, Green, Grenneli, Gmrey, Hawkins UemnbiIl
finds Hodges, Holland, Howard, Hughes InrersolI
IRWIN, 'rvin' Jarvis, Johns Richard NJ. Johnson Ken
non; Lent Mdllary, Martindale, Martin, McCreery
hcDulhe, Mercer, Miller, Mitchell MoneU Nor,o0
Nuckols, Overon, Pearce, Pettis Ramsay. RandoInh
keed, Kencher Richardson, Rose, Russell John Scott
Wiilian u shepard. Shields, Semmes Sill Anbross
spencer Richard Spencer Sterigere Stephens Strong
sutherland Taafcrro, Taylor. Test, Tracy, Yaraun,