Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-13
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Remarks of .lIr. TAzEwELL, in The Senate of The
United States March 22d on The reference Of he re-
solutions Of Mr.. Cdy and Others, on The subject o.
Me Tariff
Mr. TAzEwELL said, that in effect there were three
distinct propositions under consideration, and it was
necessary To compare these with each other. before
any correct opinion could he formed as to the pro-
prety of adopting either 1t that the Sena-
tor from New York, Mr.. Marcy had not yet pre-
sented his scheme i'll form, but as he had read his
resolutions in his place. and had announced his pur-
pose of offering them substitute for the amend
ment proposed by the Senator from Pennsylvania,
MR. Wilkins,) if the latter should he rejected the
Senate was also compelled to consider this project
IN deciding upon the propriey of adopting either of
1he others.
Comparing these three schemes according TO the
grammaran's mode, he would say, that that of the
Senator from Pennsylvania in the positive de
gree and was simply bad; that of the Senator from
Kentucky, MIR. Cay,) was in the comparative, and
was worse; and that Of the Senator from New York.
was I'm the superlatve, and the worst of all.
Or, If gentlemen please to reverse this comparison
nc would say that the New York proiet positive
lively bad, the Kentucky projct comparatively
better, and that of Pennsylvania was the best of all
OF them although, for himself he must saw that bad
was the best. Therefore, if ho was bound to take
one OF these bitter potions he should be compelled to
take the last that which the least disagreed
BILE.
All these several plans propose reduce the
amount OF the future revenue of the L. States, and
the question was how much? TO this question the
OF the ordinary eXpcnces of the Governments so MS
to leave no surplus in the Treasury, become here
alter, the subject of scuilc and scramble and this
ne announces in the terms of his amendment itself
without qualification reserve. The Senator from
Kentucky said the same thing in his argument but
ne does not express il in his resolution; aud he qua
bhed the declaration made by him, by saying after
wards, thar his scheme Of reduction would be limit
ed by that of protection. Give him adequate pro-
lection for manufactures, and he announced dis
uncty, his perfect willingness TO reduce the amount
oil The revenue to any point which TIE most mode
rate would propose. To his own strong Ian
guage in that case, he would not be "outbraggd" by
any one. But adequate protection he must and
would retain, ii the preservation of any protection
should bring more revenue into the Treasury than
the ordinary expenses of the Government required
1t is obvious then, that the expressed and unquali-
ned proposition of the Senator from Pennsylvania
is better than this
So far as they regard the revenue derivabo Fl om
what are called the duties on unprotected articles
both the Senators from Pennsy lvania aud Kentuc-
Ky, concur in proposing the total abolition of all
these duties, except those imposed wines and silks
In this respect, then, their schemes similar. But
that OF the Senator from New York, differs from
each Of them in this: he, although in favor of di-
mnuton of the duties imposed upon some of these
unprotected articles, is for retaining all the duties
imposed upon others, which he called luXuries.-
His reason too, for this, deserves some notice. He
tells the Senate that if they repeal the taxes which
hre now imposed upon articles consumed by the rich
only, the tariff policy will become more oCious than
itnow Is. Therefore, for the purpose of preserving
the American System i'm good odour with the peo-
pie, they retain the duties upon Injuries and
continue the burthenS unnecessarily imposed upon
the rich lest the poor, (Ibeg pardon of the gentle
man from Pennsylvania, who has told us there were |
no poor IN this country) lest the wealthy, Ito
his phrase) should complain more loudly than they |
now began TO do of the grievous mposiIions upon
their comforts and necessaries. The Senator from
New York Is unwilling, then, TO reduce the revenue
even TO the extent proposed by the Senator from
Kentucky.
The Senator, with his accustomed frankness, told
the Senate that the revenue, if reduced TO the full
extent of his scheme, 10y aboshng all the duties
imposed upon all the unprotected articles, would STILL
he feared, amount TO at least Is millions three mil
lions moro than the Treasury report he
quslte TO satisfy the utmost wants of the governments
But he could not agree to reduce more present.
because he should then be compelled TO diminish
the necessary protection required for the support of
his favore system, which he not disposed now
to do. The Senator from N. York proposes, how
ever, to retain large portion of these duties,
which both the other Senators are willing 10 ABOLISH
and this with distinct knowledge, that such a pro-
position must necessarily augment the amount of re-
venue, and so increase the quantum of the surplus
"spoil," TO DC hereafter distributed in form or
other.
OF all the evils (said nIr. r.. which, in his iudg-
Fncn was most TO be deprecated in this country, was
the accumulation Of SURPRISES in the Treasury. Its
effect must be, either transform This government
into monster of wanon and boaed extravaganza
to generate new fcuds and differences between
the States rs TO the mode of distributing it. Either
result would he equally destructive Of the union of
the States, and the liberties of the people. For one,
therefore he should support that scheme of fl
nance, which promised TO produce little posi-
BILE beyond the actual cxigences Of the government;
and in orr present condition, the public debt being
discharged, he would prefer deficit to an ex-
cess Of revenue.
The striking difference which he had stated, was
neither the sole or the least dssmilitude between the
three several projects he then examining said
Mr., r. They differ from each other even more in
the manner than in the measure Of reduction. The
Senator from Pennsylvania, while agreeing with the
two other Senator's in his determination OF prescrv-
ing unimpaircd the actual protection to manufactures
is, nevertheless, willing TO commute it for other
equivalents ofas much potency fthese shall be cons
dered as morcacccpablc. He announces three differ
cnt plans, tile payment IN cash Of the duties mpos
ed upon foreign articles which enter into competition
with our domestic manufactures; a scheme of ware.
housing such imported articles, aud new mode of
Osceraining their value, by oppasemcnts to be made
ut the place Of importation. And lie tells the Sc
nate, that whatever Of protection the adoption of ali
or any Of the different schemes may be considered
as worth, that amount lie is willing to deduct from
the amount Of the present dut.s for encouragement