Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-19

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That the autbori,y NJ ,L i
should be vindicatcd, all ought to ,grcc Nv
inc fraudulent importer, after an cxnosuro NJ h;
raul ny most strange Treasury construction of
tho law, ODadc understand, however moi h, th,
present Secretary cludcs all punishment aud !.
only required to pay those very duties which he
was originally bound for, but which he d;shoncs,Iv
sought to evadc. Other measures, with a view TO
a iurth"r reduction of the revenue may be adont
cd In some instances, there might be an NM,
mchtation OF duties for that parposc. Twill men
Ton the article of foreign distilled spirits limo
c'hcr country upon earth is there much of tho
foreign article imported as in this. The duties
ought TO be doubled and tho revenue thereby fur
'hcr reduced from S600,00 to a million Tho
puohc morals, tho grain growing country, tho
,ruit raising, and the cane. planting country would
DC all benefited by rendering tho duty probibitorv
! have not proposed tho measure b.cnuso !, no,
maps ought to originate in the other House.
ino' inc measure which have proposed NAV bo
SuoPteu' without interfering with the plan of the
secretary OF tho Treasury for the payment of tho
public debt by tho 4th of March next will ,ou,
proceed to show. The Secretary estimates that
inc receipts OF the present year, after meeting all
o'hcr Just engagements, will leave surplus of II
r applicable to the payment of the principal
OF the debt. With this sum, 8 millions which no
proposes to derive from the sale of the bank stock
ana millions which he would anticipate from the
revenue OF the next year. he suggests that the
w, M" , Oh inc debt remaining may be discharged
by the time indicated. The Ia millions, l under
stand, (although on this subject the report is not
perfectly explicitly are receipts anticipated this year
from duties which accrued last year. If this DO
'ho oecretary's meaning it s evident that he wants
no part OF the duties which may accrue during the
current year to execute his plan But if his mean.
ing be- That the fourteen millions will be composed
In part OF duties dccruing and payable within tho
present year, then the measure proposed might
prevent the payment of the whole Of the remnant
OF the debt by tho exact day which has been stated
Ii however, the entire Seven millions, cmbra ced
by the resolution on your table, were substracted
from the fourteen, it would still leave him seven
millions, besides the bank stock, to be applied to
the debt, and that, of itself, would be three mil
hons more than can be properly applied to the OBJ
Ject' In the course of this year, have already
cndeavored to shew.
camo here, sir most anxiously desiring that
an arrangement o. the public Revenue slduld DO
made, which, without sacrificing any of the great
interests OF the country, would reconcile and sat
isty all its parts. thought perceived in the class
of objects not produced within the country, n
held on which we could all enter, i'm true and gem
uine spirit OF compromise and harmony, and agree
upon an amicahe adjustment. Why should il not be
done! Why should those who are opposed to the
American System demand of its friends an uncon-
ditonal surrender? Our common object should be
so to reduce the public revenue as to relieve tho
burthens OF the people, if indeed the people of this
country can be truly said to be burthcned. Tho
Government must have certain amount of reve-
nue., and that amount must be collected from tho
imports. Is 1T material to the consumer, where
ever situated, whether the collection be made upon
ii lew OF many OBJECTS, PROVIDED whatever be tho
mode, the amount of his contribution to the pub
lie eXchequcr remains the same? If the assess
meht can be made on objects which will greatly
benefit large portions of the Union, without injury
to him, why should he object to the selection of
those objects? Yes sir, came here, in a spirit of
warm attachment to all parts of our beloved coun-
try, with lively solicudc to restore and preserve
It's harmony, and with firm determination to pour
oil and balm into existing wounds, rather than
further to laccrate them. For tho truth and
sincerity Of these declarations, / appeal to HIM
whom none can deceive. l expected to be met
by corresponding dispositions, and hoped that our
deliberations guided by fraternal sentiments and
feelings, would terminate in dtfusing contentment
and satisfaction throughout the land And that
such may be the spirit presiding them, and
such their issue, I:yet most fcrvcntly hope.
When Mr.. Clay took his scat
MIR I1AYNE He did not rise he said to enter
al this time into the discussion of the quest ion Perbaps
he sion!d not, at any time he disposed follow the
gentleman through the wide field which he had occupied
He certainly had intention now: he rose merely to
make motion, and should, i'll the iewest words possi-
BILE, state the which had induced ham TO do
The question presented by the resolution Mr. HAYxE
said, was only of deep interest to- the whole
county, but he was persuaded was, by far. the
important that could command the attention OF Congress
during the present The period so long and so
anXousy Looked for and desired had at engIh arrived
Tine public debt was paid for gentlemen all sides
had agreed To consider it, aud the question
y arose, what adjustment Of the tariff of duties was TO
affairs Upwards Of 100000 dollars per a,nr near
y one nail the aDont OF the debt, Will
(wiien the debt is paid) cease be charge upon tho
country, and to this extent at least, The people have
right to expect immediate reduction of their burdens
but what does the resolution row before propose.
mat duties 20 the amount of only six millions
should be taken off and that the reduction shall be
ciuSvey con imed articles which do enter into
competition with similar articles produced hope
other words Sir, that articles of universal consumption,
anH III relation To- which, every class of the people, and
every portion OF the county, contribute equality should
he relieved entirely from all TAXATION while the high du>
ties on the protected articles remained untouched.
IN word that the bands oftbat mammoth system of IN
justice and oppression, (he offence but he
spoke as he !ot) remain unreaxed-a system
winch was ielt and acknowledged in quarter of the
country as boon and bounty and III another in
suPpohabie bUrden-a system winch lin the languages
oil The senator from Kentucky,l If it had ''scaiteIed
rich fruits" over any potion of the land, had visited
others with its consuming
Ii could not be denied that question here pre-
sen!e1 was, whether the protecting system was be
wholly nnouched and 10 be Tivetted The
beyond all hope Of relief? And, this aspect of tho
question: he must solenny declare that he considered
as one involving the prosperity he could say pregnant
with the future desinies of this country; for however
this system may have operated elrwlere was the deep
and settled conviction Of those ne
1t had nctei upon them blight and pestilcnce,
blasting The fafest field on which tie eye Of had
rested
The gentlemen on Kentucky had intin,aied that no
had hoped that his proposition might have presented
common ground on which all parties might have met,
but how was II possible for gniicmen suppose that
we should meet ON ground which involved concession
whatever TO views, but which proposed maintain
the protecting system in all its unn,igatei Iigor
zgravdting instead OF diminishing the ineuuality and
justice of which strongly and so Justly complained
The gentleman had, indeed said that propTiey Of
some reduction might, perhaps, hereafter considered;
not now however, when the debt about be paid, g.