Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-09
MIR. HAYNES SPEECH.
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the piote we'd articles
The first objection to,hs scheme is, that it is
proposed by 1t TO take Off only G,00O 900 OF
axes even after the Treasury is to be relieved
from n charge of , OOO ,OO9 by the extinction oil
the public debt. That it. proposes therefore, to
crFhtc an apnua. surplus of So GOO coo beyond
t'c wants or the government, not only without
me smallest necessity, but with the certain Of
'ect oil changing the character OF your govern
"ont ana cortuptirg the peol t.. Why is this sur
h'uS TO be created? Has the gentleman given a
single reason in lis favor; or has he not himself
.eaicd tic condemnation of his own proposition
when he admitted thar no surplus ought to be
created Tor distrbutlorO # 1t is rot to be il some
shopc distributed, Tor what purposes is it to be
Fa'seu Inc next objection to this scheme is
Ihat Il proposes To relieve luXurics from all tax
alton, while the taxes on the nccessarlcs of life
are to remain just as they are; subject to duties
Oh ltom oo TO 100 per cent. 1t is true that the
gentleman, seeing, | prcsume the enorml,y of
tue proposition In ITS original form, now con
sents that some very moderate duty may be
leV'eu on wines and silks. But, sir, should be
glad TO know, in what wines and silks differ
from the numerous other articles which by the
gentleman's scheme, are 10 come i'm duty free
mere is llst OF some of them, and it will be
Tor the Senate and the country TO say how far
vt reasonable or just, that the consumers of
these articles shlil contribute nothing to the
public revenue, while the honest laborinp man
hundred dollars which he eypends on the wool
lens and the flannels, the iron and the sugar
which are indispensable to the health and com
fort of himself and family.
ut Is one of the grandest farces ever attempt
ca 10 be played OIL upon q free people, to see
an attempt made to reduce the taxes on olives
and capers, anchovics and brandy fruits, mace.
cloves, nutmegs, precious stones, alabaster orna
menus corsIas, perumcry, artificial flowers, bill
nara pals b1ttledores and shuttle cocks,
raj beads and gold snuff boxes, silver spec
tacIcs ana ivory headed canes, vclvets and
lace, null muslins and gros de Naples, camcl's
halr Shawis, morocco and prunclla shoes, Fl .c
cambrics, plated chafiug dishes, porcelain AID
emma ulhner and tea sets, gold watches, Cham
paIgn and Burgundy wines, oranges and ONE
apples, embroidery, ivory fans, fine Irish linens,
paFas"iS, centre tables. GIT books, pier looking
glasses We mcclli and mucaroni, Ilallo n ma ble.
mantle ornaments, rouge essences and court
plaster, chcssm2n, sweet scented soap, sill. ock
lngS, gold and silver thimhes, mantel time
pieces, ooh-powder, wax dolls, and hundred
other things used by the rich. We say, it is
one OF the grandest farces ever played off upon
Tree people, that such articles as hose we have
enumerated, should be exempted from taxation:
whilst ron and sugar, woolien cloth and flannel.
ana many ether necesssrics of life, which are
required to render the situation of our working
people comfortable, should continue to be hea-
Why and uncqually burdened"
relieves luXurlcs from taxation, ana lhrowc them
upon the ncccssaTes Of lt.; which burdens the
poor ard cXcmpts the rich; and am told it is
necessary TO protection Whose protection?
Nhy, the wealthy nrnYric'ors OF manufacturing
'tock; men who are realizing enormous divi-
dends, dawn from the pockets of The people.
SIR, no other reason for this distinction has been
or can De given; fer it is acknowledged By
al The world, that luXuries are the proper sub
j cts for taxation, and ought rightfully TO be
taxed higher than the nccessarics of life. But
here The manufacturers intcrposc their claims,
and the claims Of Justice are dsreg arfrd
Again sir, these articles of general consump-
ton; at least among the wealthy; and consumed
equally, too, all the country and yet they
must come in duty free, and the whole revenue OF
the country be levied articles in relation to
which the duties operate most urjustly and I'M
equally; being in truth bounty TO certain portions
OF The people, and a burden upon others; and yet
the Senator tells he had hoped that such propo-
sltIon as this would not only have met the approba-
lloh OF all parties, bmt would have been received
as a concession to the complaints of the South.
how it was possible for the gentleman to have in
GuIged such an expectation am utterly unable to
comprehend. Sir what single concession, the
slightest approach towards it, is made by such
proPositlonH Does it consist in agreeing to take |
oft SIX millions OF taxes, when the demands on the
Treasury are to be reduced to double that amount?
Has the South ever uttered one word of complaint
against The duties which it is proposed to reduce?
No. These imposed for revenue; and
against duties fairly levied for that purpose they
have never complained 1t is against duties, i'm
posed not for revenue, but protection, that
they have been long and so earnest
ly demonstrating; and, to quiet their
disconents the proposition is gravely submitted to
take of all tho revenue duties, and to leave the
protecting duties untouched. Sir, it is not so
much tho amount of this tax, as its inequality and
injustice, which has reused the whole South to
determined opposition. And how is it proposed
to relieve complaints? BY aggravating that
inequality, and extending and perpctuatng that in
justice. Wo tell you that the protecting duties
operate as tax upon us, and bounty upon
the Tariff States We insist that il is n viola
ton of the principles on which our Government
is founded, and reduces US to- a state of colonial
vassalage and this it substantially DOES If we are
not mistaken ia It's operation, and Mr. Grdttans
definition of Il colony is the true ono-'a country
governed in reference to the interests of another"
Sir, five right, this scheme amounts TO no-
Their moro nor less than proposition to relieve
the tariff States from all taxation, and To- throw
the whole burden Of the government upon the
other States--It is admitted that the protection
enjoyed by the former exceeds the
amount of the taxes which they pay, but still they
do pay their equal portion Of duties the unpro-
tructed articles. But when these are taken oil,
they VIII be relieved from taxes altogether. Cen
tlCmCu who now hear me- well remember, that
when the tariff Of 1898 was under discussion
here, a Senator from tariff State rose i'm his
place, and supported the bill on the single ground
that It operated a bounty OF million of dollars
per auuum to the State Inc represented. Lot us as
sumo that calculation to have been correct, and
that the State in question pays half Il million
in taxes on the unprotected articles. When you take
Of the tax and leave the bounty, the bounty will
obviously be increased by Just half million, and
tho state in question will be relieved entirely from
taNation.--Such Is the compromise proposed to the
South. The evils Of which VIC complain are to
be iucrcascd-thc protecting system is 20 b rivct-
ted III the country beyond all hope Of relief; and,