Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-22

I to them, certainly, neeessaries Of life manu-
featured a, home, and places within their
reach, and enables them to acquire, a reason
able share If foreign Injuries; whilst the sys-
TEN of gentlemen promises them necessafies
made IN foreign countries, and which are be
yond their pJwer, and denies TO them luxu
ries. which they would possess no means to
purchase.
The constant complaint of SpHb Carroll.
ma against the tariff, is, that II checks im
portations. and disenables Foreign powers
| from purchasing the agricultural productions
Of the United STATES The effect of the reso
luton will be to Increase ImportahoRs, not
| so much il is true from Great Rtitain as
from other Powers, but not the less sccepta-
BILE on that account Ii is a misfortune that
so large portion Of our foreign commerce
concentrates in one nation, it subjects US too
much to the legislation and policy of that ma
| ton, and exposes US to the influence of her
numerous agents, factors aud merchants
| And il is not among the smallest recommen
dalions of the measure before the Senate,
that its tendency will be TO expand our com
| merce with France, our great revolutionary
ally the land Of our Lafayette. There is
much greater probability, also OF an enlarge
| ment OF the present demand for cotton in
France and Great Britain. France engaged
later in the manufacture Of Gotten, and has
therefore made less prsgress. She has more
over, no colonies producing the article in
| abundance, whose industry she might DC
| ienrted TO encourage
The honorable gentleman from MARYLAND
! General SMITH by his reply TO speech
which. on tse opening of the subject Of thi.
resolution. | had occasion TO make, has rem
| dcrrd necessary that | shnnld take same
notice u his observations The honorable
| gentleman stated that he had been accused
I OF partlalIty to the manufacturing interest,"
| Never Was there more sropndIess. and ma
+ lcous charge pEeie red against caunnist
+, ed man Since his question has been az,
/ tated in the public councils, although have
often heard 1cm him professions Of attach
ment for thus tFsnch oil industry, have ne
yer known any member more uniitrrn, d.,
/ iermined, and unconapromisIng opponent OF
/ them. than he honorable Senator mas inv.
/ Tlably heen Audit. hereafter. The calnmr.t
| should b. repeated, OF his friendship 10 4.
American System. | shall Ia .-7jfy to fo,
nish to hfm, IN ti:- most solemn manrer. nv
| testimony TO his Innocence The honorable
eent!eman supposed bal had advanced to-.
idea that the psrmalent revenue of the con-.
ny should be fixed al elghs.,p millions Of
| collars Certainly | had no intention In NJ
| r0nnce sncb an opinion, nor 80 sny xpre.
SONS. fairly interpreted is,ply IL state
IN The occasion referred TO- that, estlruaiisa
! 'te ordinary revenue of the country At t,,,
live 'l''tons. and the amount Of the dotle,
on b. rnpr tcefed afii"las proposed to h.
r pcai~a Ky tn re.oluiun, At seven m,lhons
| to tatef sum token from the former vnuld
cave eighteen. Bot DID not intimate any
! b. llei that the revenue of the co.ni,, auyh;
Tor the future, f. be y. nanrn,h fixed =,
I hal II aay other precs sum stated th,,t
| aiter having effected 50 great a de,u,t,on
A. nleht pause, cautiously survey the whole
ground aud lehher ,tely datermine upon
ther measures Of reduction some Of wt,.ict.
! Indicated And now say, preserve thu
protective ~ stem, IN iul vigour; give us the
3Foreeds Of the public DOMAIN for Internal
Improvements or Il 81 please, psr,l, for
that object and partly for the removal of fire.
blacks, with theu own consent, from The
{ mated States; and, for one, have no ohiec
ton TO the reduction of The public reyen,,.
fifteen, TO thirteen, or even to nine mil
ilrns OF dollars.
in regard TO the scheme Of The Secretary
If The Treasury for paving off the Who'll. Of
| ne remaining public debt by the fourth day
oi Mach. 1883. includng The three nrrct
tlld TOR that purpose. selling the bank stock (.
have remarked that, with the exception of
The three per cent, there was not more thai,
about four millions Of dollars of the drbl
due and payable within this year; that ~
nee' tins. The Secretary had stated. il ~.
annual report, that The lreasur, would hay.
from the receipts thr year, fourteen a,Iliiops
OF dollar, applicable 10 tn principle OF the
debt; that did not perceive any urgency for
paving al the TIRE per cent. by the pre-
else day suggested. and that there was no
necessity, acc ording TO the plans of the Trea.
sury, assuming them to he expedient and
proper, 10 postpone the repeal OF the duties
on unprotected articles The gentleman from
Maryland imputed to nae Ignorance OF the
act OF the 24h OF April. 1880 according Ia
which. IN his opinion the Secretary wa.
obiiged to purchase the three per cent. On
what g'onnd the Senator supposed | was
tgn0r@a OF that act, he has not stated AL
though, when il passed, was at Ashland. 4
assure him that was not there altogether
uniformed Of vital was passing IN the world
regularly received the Register OF m, ex
cciient friend, (Mr. Ntlcs,) published In Bal
tlmore, the National Intelligoneer and other
papers.
There are two errors to winch gentlemen
are sometimes liable, one is to magniiy the
amount of knowledge which they possess
themselves. and the second is, 10 depreciaie
that which others have acquired And viii
he gentleman from Maryland excuse sle isr