Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-19
aBsINEgN CF4AE'8 S69alEl4'EE.
IN SENATE, WEDNESDAY,, JAN II, 1851.
prnliC"rION On DUTIES.

CLAY ON Monday las, O'i"" ING spcciai
Greer oil lhc 0'y, was '%ken up 'or c"hsiue
ration.
RESOLVED, Yha, The existing duties ur-
on articles Imported from i're,gA Counui $,
AID not coming INTO competition "Nh S'mli0r
articles made o. produced WITHIN the United
States, ought to he forthwith abolished, except
tue duties upon wires and silks and that th"s"
ought to b. reduced AID that the Commit
tee on Finance be instructed to report bill
accordingly.
The resolution having bncn read, Mr., CLAY
rose anI addressed the Senate in substance
as follows;
I.haye few ob,crvation~, Sir President.
and only a few &, gi,au!i, tn the Senate on The
measure row hclor. you; IN dcinct which hav,
10 ask all your !rlui.-cncc | am cet;ino old:
I feel but too srr.iblv and uuat.c:edly tho
effects of aparoa;biro arc; and ! have hecn.
for some ye.rs. very lille m the habit of adj
dressing dclbcratiye assemblies. | am told
that have been the ease tho most inwill nc
cause, if have been uf cXciti0r eXprctations
the evidence OF which is around us. regret
n-tor. however tho subject on which am to
speak in az her hands. lairht bctreatcd to IRA
tity or TO reward the presence and attcnt ON
now given in ..inc. have nothing hut plain
unvarnshed and unambi,ouJ exposition to
make
Il forms M mart of nv present purpose,
r.
established prIicy Of protection. Strong in the
convictions, and dcculy seated IN tho affections
of II large minority OF The Pcopl, of the United
States. il stands self.yin,>icatcd in the general
prosperity, in the ri h fruits which it has seat
tered over In, land. in the experience of al
prosperous and uovcrfai nations present and
mast aud now. IN that rf our own. Nor do
think II necessary TO discus. Tim, pol,cv on
this rrsoInti,n. O,h,r p,o;}amcn NAV tkink
IF:,rertl, md may cho9sn 10 nru,c and as
sail t. if they do | have no doubt iha,. in all
ncrtsoctha Senate. members more CONNIE. en-,
Than ! am. viii b, ,cadv tn defend and sur
nort #. NV object now.is 70 Limit mysoir 10 q
rcson,otinn Of c.ri,ja viaycs and ,,rirc;,lcs
Connected ,vi.h Tho rrcscp, financial condition
- tbo - (rn,rv
A consolidation Of the s,n,o Of nur,ic rnvo-
,,n has heroine necessary in consequence of
the near onproaeh Of the entire extinction Of
the Duhlic d,b,; and | concnr with Won. ST.. IN
hoIicvirr that 40 season coulI to riorn ,rnr3-
nri,tn tSon ,bn nras,nt session or C,rorc 6 +,
nnnJaoxor to ,ool!c . so,,sr,c,o,v adjustment Of
,bo ToriIT Tbc nu}Lc toh. cbir A.. arose ONT
81 tr,o io,o war ius,lv lc,on,;notaI IN. second
oo,ta+ f,- Na,I,nal JrI,pcrSrrc, An no,
oor',n,orI,, ca|l.I tho g;nl;;ng f,nl oct w,,
no'..ol H., C,onrr,ss noor fCiann wear, oro pro.
ip,;J;no f,r ;,s ra;r,hnrsomant Tia, oct u.os
rrons,oJ and nronosnd Inv = friend Of yours and
uI,o,o rrott,.t,ro 'loaIh yuos rot q Ios,
vel, - b;i r,iiye Site. Of which no was
nnn ~ ;,s b,i.rh,ost o-,,,non,s - bnt 70 tho
W., Mi,oI 49,. -, no oasoo;.t ,I IN tbo ioris,ot;To
, onGn cnr,L;ncI moro ox,e.Ss;vc ami uscf
;mr,"n,;on ,,;rh mora 6rmrces If ;nJ,,mort
nrJ Lio,Irtes of manner ,hor J;.l Tho ,omaoIc
NJ. T,.,,I And whom in tho r-;r,o ~
&c -, ,La L.oo,,,+i,,o &c ~ ~ ,,;. D.: