Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-11

tons OF moral revolution in those parts Of the IT, States
which might be considered the strong holds of the VI
In the history of the tariff the late session of Con-
gresS favorable evidences returning reason were TO be
sceh All present knew that majority of the late Con
gress aud OF their constituents were for pote citing the
manufactures IL was usually supposed that the efforts
OF southern ineinbers had been altogether fruiiless
How dad that matter sands We did not gain what we
desired, what we hoped 10 obtain hereafter. Yet the
southern hbour was not lost. What did the int rested i'm
The iefa policy want, aud what did they accomplish
"r' r. meant those whose pecuuiaIy aud political utter
ess were identified with the maintenance of the tariff
doctrines Early in The session Of Congress there was lair
deVelopemeht made Of their scheme was TO make the
necessary d"nuion OF The public revenue, by the reduc
hon OF the duties the unprotected articles o,Iv On
ns ground the grcd, champion took his stand (Atr Clay
ihe legislatures OF the Tariff States instructed ther Sc ma
tors and Representatives maintain it, The pubic io,r
naIs devoted 10 the cause ,eened with ESSAYS TO
ua' any oher course was ruin 10 the American System
Mr. Clay pressed the subject upon the Senate, until he
was compelled to know that the determination of
h't body TO modify the duties upon protected articles
he bill oil the committee OF manufactures was .hen su
tered TO lie quietly on the taeand tina, scheme filled
The next was to appropriate Immediately the proceeds of
he pnhhc lands among the States creating the necessity
or conung TO collect greater duties in proportion TO the
sums mus 10 he distracted from the public treasury That
scheme also aed the bill for that object althouob n,s
sea through the Senate failed in the House of Rcpresen
tavcs by this time the Secretary of the Treasury had
presented TO the Honse of Representatives. his bill of COM
promise: such bill be expected from an inre-
d and Instructed public officer, who believed i'm the pro-
echve policy and had supported in Congress the acts of
1924 and 1928 1t was acceptable neither to the South
erh members nor TO the protectionists and was modified
Jutousy IN The committee of manufactures of the House
OF Representatives, in bin reparted bv Mr. Adams
las modified bill was assaulted BY the hirh tariff marty
ana various amendments proposed by Mr. Davis of Mas
s'chnSeUs 1t was said that Mr. Adams had been burnt
IN egy by his constituents Tor abandoning the nrotec
1--WE policy Mr. Forsyth did not know thai such was the
ac' certain il was, that Mr.. Adams deserted his own bill
@ ''FoC1,eu me amendments OF his higher toned col
leagne These amendments did not succeed The bin
o INC committee manufactures, not substantially chang
Cd YET inurousy modified, sent To the Senate The
t,nr
dihcaon OF that first developed TWAS TO reduce still far
er 'he duties on unprotected articles, and make cor
responding increase the duties OF some the protected
ooens, cotton baggng, and sugar. were the particular
~ iaVoured objects of their After vain effort IN
restore the minimum principle in the arrangement Of the
~ on "oohehs, uey succeeded I'm inducing the Senate
TO increase the duties woolens to 81 from so per cent
TO- restore the old duties upon bagging and sugar
me dues on unprotected articles further diminish
ed by almost unanimous vote I'm that form the hin was
returned to the House of Representatives The House
agreed al once TO the amendments reducing and rejected
hoSe increasing duties Committees of conference were
appointed aud the last project was defeated by the
meh OF The conerees 10 take the bill as it came the Sc
cod une from the representatives of the peopc On the
discussion o the report OF the conIeees, Mr. CLAY de-
nouhced the arrangement a sacrifice of the wool.
leE interest OF the East; an unwarranabe surren-
Ger OF me interests OF Kentucky and OF Louisiana rs
one with which he would never be satisfied Mr.
clay ana Mr. Webster united in rcprohang i'm strong
terms the conduct of Mr.. Dickerson and Mr. wilkins
members OF The committee of conference who the Senate
were emphacal!y Informed represented the iron interest
IN pennsylvania and New Jersey II is true MIR CLAW
after the Senate adopted the report, claimed with his ac-
cSoneu adoltnes on the passage of the BILL the credit
OF success and that his newspaper advocates sung notes of
tlu'nph on the great victory he had achieved The mo-
i've could be easily understood Ii not the first time
mat the vanquiShcd claimed the onours of victory IL
was obvious from this short sketch of what occurred that
Ion'ern efforts IN Congress had been useless IN
ad not been accomplished but something had been done
" nat haH been done, Mr.. Forsyth proceeded TO show
ne year is2s was the epoch Of tariff extravaganza In
the interval of the three years il has been lon
ground Taking the nett duties of 1880, the ground Of
calculation, there was reduction made by the act of Nav
$780, estimated NJ 60 tca o0o