Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-15
AIR. WEBsTER's RESOLUTIONS.


IN ,he Senate on Wednesday, pursuant to no
nee givea, Mr. WEBSTER laid on the table the
El,oyins resolutions, which, on motion OF Mr..
n,llas. we're ordered to be printed:
B,solved, That the annual revenues of the
cnuntry ought not to b. allowed to exceed Just
estimate of the wants Of the Government; and
that q, SION as il shall be a,certained, with rea.
sop,ble certainty, that the rates of duties on I'm
pnts as established by the act Of July. 1882, will
,ield an excess over those wants, provision ought
"a be made for their reduc ton; anu that, in MAX
inc this reduction, Just regard should be had to
the various interests and opinions OF different
uarts Of the country, SD as most efectuaiiy to
preserve the integrity aud harmony OF the Union.
aud To provide for the common defence aud pro-
mote the general welfare Of the whole.
But, whereas II is certain that the dImlnutlOn
Of the rates OF duties would increase, Instead OF
reducing, the aggregate amount Of revenue ON
such artclGs-and whereas. IN regard TO such ar
tlces u, il has been the policy OF the country to
protect, a slight reduction on Que might produce
essential injury anl even distress 10 large class
c. Of the comnunltv. while another might bear
a larger reduction Without any such consequent
Ces-and whereas, also, there are many articles
the dates ON which nigh, be reduced. or altoge
Their abolished, withnut producing any other ct
feet than the reduction of revenue: Therefore,
Res, ICED, That, 10 reducing the rates Of du-
tie, Imposed on Imports by the Act 0l the ii
OF Jaly aforesaid, u Is not wise or ]udiclnu, to
proceed by way ui an equal reduction PER ceatGm
on all articles, but that as well the amount as
the time Of reduction ought to b. fixed. in res
pect to the several articles distinctly, havi1g due
regard, IN each case, TO the questions whether
the proposed reduction aiil agtct revenue alone,
or how tar Il will operate iajalously on those TO-
nestle manufacture, hI,her,o protected; especial
ly such as are essential IN time Of var, and such
also as have been es'Ab ,shed on the faith Of ex.
Nung laws; and, above all, hnw Tar such propn-
sed reduction @iil affect the rates OF wages aud
the earnings OF American manual labor.
Eesoiret, That it i, unni>e and iuudcinus,
IN regulating imp1stS, to adopt plan, hitherto
equally unknown IN the history of this Govern.
ment, and 10 the practice ot all enlightened ma.
tons, which shall. either Immediately or Pros
pectNey, reject al discrimination on articles to
De taxed, whether they be articles Of necessity,
oro' luxury, OF general cunsump'ion, o, of H.
m'trd consumption; and whether they be, or be
not such as are manufactured aud produced at
none; and which shall coniine all duties TO one
eqnh rate per csniun on all articles.
hSsotred, That since the people of the Unit.
ed States have deprived the Stale Government,
o. Az power OF fostering manufa cture., however
"'''Peo'ao,e IN peace or IN var. or however i'm
p''nht to Nlt'ona Independence. BY CONNER
ca, 'rsu't il"",, or by Ia lns duties On Imports,
a"H nave Transferred the whole authority to make
sn'' regulation. and To lay such duties, TO the
congress OF the United States, Congress cannot
surrender or aba"dnn such power, eompa,ibly
win ~ constitutional duty; and therefore
"'''!'ed' That no Law ought 20 he passed on
,ne '"pjec, ut lnposts, containing any s,ipula
"''' fNP'r,' or implied. Of giving any pledge or
~>'a'anee, direct or indirect, which shall tend to
,s''i'n congress from the full exercise, at all
VINES hereafter. If all it, constitutions, powers.
-''ns reasonable protection to American In.
y C"un'er'a'lms the policy Of Foreign ma
"'s' ana maintaining the substantial Independ.
enc OF the United States.