Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-05

A Mr. Sarchet also makes no very inconsidc-
rabe figure in the common attack upon our sys-
TEN. | do not know the man, but understand
he is an unnaturaized emigrant from the island
| of Guernsey, situated in the channel which di
vides France from England. The principal bu-
sneSs of the Inhabitants is that of driving a
contraband trade with the opposite shores and
Mr.. Sarchet, educated in that school, is, have
been told chiefly engaged in employing his wits
| to elude the operation of our revenue laws, by
| introducing articles at less rates of duty than
they are Justly chargeable with, which he effects
by varying their dcnomna tons, or slightly chan
g,ng their forms. This man. at q former session
| nj the Senate caused to be presented a memo-
| rial signed by some $50 pretended workers in
| iron. or these gentleman made careful in
qulry and examination, and he ascettained that
| there were only about ten of the denomination
| represented; the rest were tavern keepers, port
crs. merchants clerks, hackney oaohmen, &c
have the most respectable authority, in black
and white, for this statement.
Here Gen. Hayne asked, who? and was he
manufacturer Mr.. Clay replied, Col. Murray,
OF New York, q gentleman Of the highest stand
ing for honor, probity, and vcrscity; that he did
not know whether he was manufacturer
not, but the gentleman might take him as
onc.*
Whether Mr.. Sarclfet got up he late petition
presented to the Senate, from the journeymcn
taylors o! Philadelphia, or not, do not know
| But | should not be surprised if it were a move
ment of his, and if we should find that he has
CABBAGED from other classes of society to swell
| out the number of signatures.
To tho facts manufactured by Mr.. Sarchet,
and the theories by Mr.. Gallatin, there was yet
wanting one circumstance to recommend them
to favorable consideration. and that was the
authority of some high name. There was no
difficulty in obtaining one from British rcpos-
tory. The honorable gentleman has cited
speech of my Lord Goderich, addressed to the
British Parliament, in favor of trade and full of
deep regret that old England COULD NOT posi-
bly, conform her practice of rigorous restriction
and exclusion, to her liberal Doctrines of unfct-
tered commerce, SO earnestly recommended to
foreign Powers.
Sir, said Mr.. c.. | know my Lord Goderich
very well, although my acquaintance with him
was PRIOR to his being summoned to the British
House of Peers. We both signed the conven-
ton between the United States and Great Bril-
tain of 1915. He is an honorable man, frank,
possessing business, but ordinary talents, abou,
the stature and complexion OF the honorable
gentleman from South Carolina, few years old
er than he, and every drop of blood running in
MS veins being pure and unauthorized Anglo
Saxon blood. If he were TO live to the age of
Mehusclah, he could not make speech of
such ablIl y and eoqnence as that which the gen.
tleman from South Carolina recently delivered
to the Senate and there would be much more
fitness in my Lord Goderich making quotations
from the speech of the honorable gentleman,
than his quoting, as authority, the theoretical
doctrines Of my Lord Goderich. We are too
much IN the habit of looking abroad not merely
for manufactured articles, but for the sanction
OF high names, to support favorite theories. /
lave seen, and closely observed, the British
Parliament, and without derogating from its
Justly elevated character, | have no hesitation
IN saying, that IN all the attributes OF order dig.
nifty, patriotism, and eloquence, tho American
Congress would not suffer, in the smallest de-
gree, by comparison with it.
dislike this resort to AUTHORITY and especially
FOREIGN and INTERESTED authority for the sup
port OF principles Of public policy. | would
greatly prefer TO meet gentlemen upon the broad
ground OF fact, of experience, and of reason;
but, since they will appeal to British names and
authority, | feel myself compelled to initiate their
pad example @low me to quote from the
speech OF member of the British Parliament
bearing the same family name with my Lord
Goderich, but whether or not relation of his,
20 not Know. The member alluded to was ar
guing against the violation of the treaty of Me.
tnuen-that treaty, not less fatal to the interests
OF Portugal than would be the system of gentle
men to the best interests of Amcrlca--and he
went on to say:
"I ,oas idle for us to endearor to persuade other
nations to JOIN Nth US in adopting the principkes
Of whGt ,oas called free trade' Other nations kne,r
as aoeH as The noble Lord opposite, and those rho
dctcd ichh nm 1rhat aoe meant 6y free trade loas
"0th'ng more or less than, by Of the great adj
manages pe ehyOyed tc get monopoly of all their
mdT6etsJor our dnutactureS, and to preuent then,
one 5 dH,Jr0m eUcr becoming nufacturing nations
when the system of reciprocity and free trade
had been proposed to a French ambassador, his
remark was that the plan was excellent in theory
but to make it fair in practice it would be neces-
Sary TO defer tie attempt to put it in execution for
halt century, until France should be on the same
iootlng with Great Britain, in Marine in manufac
'u'oS' III capital, and the many other peculiar adj
VShtagcs which 1T now enjoyed. The policy that
france acted on, was that of encouraging its
ndtoe manufactures, and it was a soise policy
because II 1t were freely to admit our manu- factores
IL would speedily DO reduced to the rank of an
agricultural nation; and therefore a poor nation,
as all must be that depend exclusively upon agri
culture. America acted too upon the same prn-
cIPIc with France, America legslated for futurity
-legIslatcd for an increasing population. Amer
ica, too' was ProsperIng under this system. In
twenty years, America would be independent of
England for manufactures altogether. .
But since the peace, France, Germany,
america and all tho other countriesof the world,
had proceeded upon tho principle of encouraging
and protecting native manufactures.D
But / have said that the system nominallv
@ahed free trade" so earnestly and. G;Jquently
recommended to orr adoption, is mere revivai
OF The British colonial system, forced upon lis
by Great Britain during the existence Of our
colonial vassalage. The whole system is
fully explained and illustrated in work pub
lshcd as far back as the year 1850, entitled
v Inc trade and navigation of Great Britain
considered by Joshua Gee" with extracts from
which have been furnished by the dilipcnt re-
searches ola friend. 1t Will be seen from these.
that The South Carolina policy now, is identi-
cal with the long cherished policy Of Great Bri-
tam, which remains the same as it was when
thirteen COLONIES Of