Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-17

Mr. Mangum followed in expression of his views.
and declared, that, if Inc could give his sanction d.
recty TO this bill, he should consider himself as fall
styling all the principles on which lie had acted
through life.
Mr.. Forsyth explained why he should vote
against the indefinite postponement of the bill Hc
considered it, i'll some respects, better than the
tariff of 1928. But even after this bill should he
law he should still continue to strive IN
avert the evils ofthe system, and should STRUGGLE
against it to the last.
Mr. King took similar ground-declorcd his
unaltcrable hostility to the system. But tho cues
ton was, shall have this bill or the tariff of
1928? and he rather preferred the present, and
should vote accordingly.
Mr. Uaync said he had but one more word IN
say before the final question was taken From the
beginning of the session up to the present moment
he had, with the most perfect good faith, voted for
every proposition and used his utmost efforts to Of
feet such modification of the tariff as should re-
move existing difficulties and do equal Justice To nil
parts of the country. The bill had been put into
the form which the tariff majority in both Houses
had thought proper to give it, and it now only re-
NAMED FOR him. ut this last stage of its progress TO
record his sentiments in relation to it, He had ox
amincd its provisions carefully. He was perEectlv
satisfied that it did not propose to effect reduct;on
In inc revenue, OF more than from three to four
millions of dollars, and of this nearly the whole a
mount was on uppi detected articles. SO far il ng.
gravated the injustice and inequality of which The
south had so loudly compl .ined This bill recop.
zcs the protecting system-t has been arranged
OF the interests ofthe manufacturers, and was now
openly supported by the tariff party on the ground
that tins protection was adequate to tue object.
and it had been openly avowed that, if il
should, IN any case, prove otherwise, fur
Their protection was to be hereafter extended
The duties retained by this bn were most unrea'
sonable and extraordinarily per cont. upon wool
lens, upwards of 100 per cent. upon cottons and
iron, and still higher upon salt and sugar while
tlcles OF luxury, only because they did not come in
to competition with domestic manufactures. were
to be admitted duty free: He regarded this bill as
hxng the system upon the country forever beyond
hope OF future relief. He should, therefore, vote
Tor Its indefinite postponement, and if the bill was
to pass, he would leave the responsibility of mea.
sure fraught with such fatal consequences to
others. ~
The vote was then taken the motion for inde
finite postponement, and lost.
YEAs-Mcssrs. Bell, Bib, Hayne, Holmes. Man
gum Miller, Moore, Naudain, Pondexter, Rob.
bins' Rugges, Tazewell, Troup, Tyler and Wagga
man-15. So"
NAYs-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Chambers. CLAY.
Dallas, Dickerson, Dudly, Ellis Ewing, Foot.
Forsyth, Frelinglluyscn, Grundy Hendricks, Hill,
Johnston, Kane, King, Knight, Marcy, Robinson.
seymour. Sisbee, Smith, Sprague, Upton, Tom
| iinson, Webster, White and Wilkins-3O
The remaining amendment was then concurred
IN SO that the bill only awaits the signature of
the President TO become a law.