Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-27


The following extracts will show some the votes
of MIR. Calhoun, and the spirit in which they were
given. So far the extracts relate TO the proceed
ings of the House, they taken from the printed
Journal. So far they relate to the debates, from
the National lntcllgencer
DurY ON SUGAR.
House IF Representatives., March %, lSlO
Mr. Smith gave way to Mr.. HUger, who wished TO
reduce the duty of four per h. brown sugar; be-
eving that no protection was necessary TO encourage Tue
manufacture of that article by which large fortunes were
making, and which unnecessary 10 encourage
by taxing the community for that purpose: Mr. H. then
moved TO strike the proposed duty of JoW cents with
the view if successful, of filling the blank with ftcO and
hoD cents"
Mr. Robertson, the member from Louisiana, OPP
posed this motion. In the course of his remarks, he
said
The duty laid the article for the purpose of
revenue, ID cents per pound, aud the noIion now
made would leave entirely destitute OF projections and
,chy, said he should This article form s0ddry exception
the policy adopted ards other branches OF industry.
and atone be excluded from that general protection eN
tended To erery other species OF manufacture =
MIR. LoicndeS made few remarks on the same side
He argued that the manufacture of sugar demanded
enlargement strongly any other and that lac
thought The duty proposed by the bill was even too low
being very small increase the specific duty and
necessary for the purpose OF revenue as lor the
protection of the article
Mr. SheGcy said he was in favor of the motion He
objected 10 a high duty being laid (Or the purpose ~ RE
VENUE because would press too heavily on the poorer
classes. Sugar had become article OF necessity ana
used almost much by the poor by the rich
taxing the poor, therefore, TO impose heavy du'y on
it, us to The necessity Of protecting the article the M
of the culture for several years sufficient ar
gument was profitable, and needed projections
Seli-interes he said, eagleeyed, and would pursue
only what productive Of profit" sc.
"Mr CALHOUN made few remarks against the mo
ton He dwelt the great importance of the article.
and the eXpediency of ENCOURAGING ITS production an
lQ,r country, by ,ohich supplies 'oouid be so
much eeLi0in and he enforced particularly the ne
cessity Of ENcoU those articles at home,
for which depended on the West I6I:94s 10 hlch
the trade PrecarOus that proclamation from the
Governor OF island might any moment cut II OIL &c
In the of this debate,
Mr. CASTOR spoke short time in opposition TO the
proposed duty g IL cents aud earnestly ENTREArED
the House to consider those unfortunate unDIdnydctuT
ing States, which were burthened on the hand TO
courage the manufactures of the East, and taxed the
other TO protect the products OF tho South
1t scarcely be necessary to point ont, that
while ideas of reUenuc and protection, lin the limited
sense and reatce justice between different parts of
the Union, entered into the views which others took
of this question, the views of MIR. Calhoun regarded
only the bTOddeSt possible grounds OF the most tTd
indtSty-reGuidtnT system. Many of those who voted
for n high duty sugar, did so, not because they
favored the system, but because they thought it
would tighten the injustice inherent in it, with
gard 10 the North and the South. Mr.. Forsyth, for
instance whose course shows him to have been
decided opponent of the system, proposed TO make
the duty sugar, fire cents OF the ground, that if
"proper encouragement" were given TO il, il would
be very extensively cultivated in Georgia; and pro-
testing ''w warmth against the Injustice of taxing
the South to support the manufactures of the east;
and yet denying 10 the South any security for their
manufactures in return"
The motion TO fix the duty at . l-2 cents pre-
vailed in tie House, by vote of So 10 So. -Four
days before the close of the session. the duty (av
ing been brought back from the Senate, raised to
cents was fixed mt HAT point, by vote of 81 to 1S.
DUrY on UNMANUFAcTURED Wool.
The struggle the Tariff, and the test questions,
occurred chiefly while the measure was before the
Committee Of the Uhote the proceedings of which d,
not appear the Journal. ('This, 10y the way, is
subject which provision ought to be made imme-
0IUfpIy. the minnie and DlJIic record
of all proceedings and votes in Committee of the
Whole, being in many respects still stronger than
those of similar record of what takes place in the
llouse.) The journal Affords therefore, but com
paraiivey meagrc supply of those facts which every
one who may give perusul TO this publication will
understand the importance of causing to he rensur~
ed up, and so published that they may be within the
reach OF all who may cause to bring them TO light
for the public good. How else, for example, can
some future Pluarch have the materials for doing
full Justice to the characters of those than Gre
clan or Roman Patriots who may rise up among It's?
/ (Sec MIR. Reynoldss introductory to Mr.. CalhOuns
letter. For the proceedings IN committee, we have
to depend tIie reports given by the newspapers;
and they generally confne themselves stating tlie
number of ayes and noes, without giving the names.
/ The first system question which appears 20 have
arisen az The House, the duty on icooi. Its
character needs no explanation to any one who has
given his attention the views of tie Secretary in
relation to the various articles on which duties were
I to he imposed
CTuesdoy, qprI 2, lsI6J
"The question was then stated on concurring in the
sixth, (amcndncnt reported by the Committee of the
Whoe) which proposed iransposng the article Of
fdcred tCoO from that class OF articles subject duty
of 10 per ccntum AL vaorcm, TO that subject ts duty OF
seven aud half per cent.
And being taken, passed in the affirmative, Yeas 49,
Nays 60"
! Among the nays, was Mr. LocpdcS. IN the Co
unn of yeas, MIR. Cdifotu'S name appears, in com
pany with those of Mr.. Ingham and MIR. Sergeant
DUrY on Corrov GooDs.
This was tile chief battle grounds but it was also
principally fought IN committee. The following cN-
tracts from the National Intellgcncer while tic bill
was before the committee, will serve as introduc
ton to those which come after, from the House
Journal.
"rhc committee proceeded 10 take up the bill TO regulate
THE TAHtFF.
/ " Which having been read through sud taken Up 10y
| sections
"Mr Strong proposed TO amend the bill by striking ont
the clause which imposes duty Of % per cent al valO
on imported woocu and cotton manufactures Of all
descriptions and 10 Substitute provision imposing tax Of
81 I-3 per manufactures OF cotton and % per
cent those of wool
"Tls motion involving tic question 10 what extent do
nesc fabrics shall he encouraged by protecting duties
foreign manufactures,
"Mr Strong supported his motion, and tic eXpedicncy
Of making the duty tie imported articles higher than
was proposed by the bill after whom,
"Mr. LocndeS aud replied TO Mr. s. on The ques
ton OF extending the duty; taking clear and comprohen
sve view OF the subject Of protecting duties generally
supporting the system proposed by the bill and stating
the motives which induced tic Committee Of Ways and
Means report smaller duty tic articles named dsn