Litchfield enquirer., 1833-02-21

he course az many wears, taking The bill Of !
asst July az the beginning. He believed that
/ bill might be brought into the House which
would satisfy the. North. and 10 some meas
lre meet the demands of the most reasona-
bile part of the South. II the present policy
Of the country could be settled and secured,
and the duties gradually reduced SO as to save
the manufacturers he was not ready to say
that he would not support such bill; but
then il would be a sine qua non with him, that
such a bill should come into the House, and
so be sustained here, as to afford the fulIest
assurance that the Tariff should not be again
agitated. 1t must come from the Sonth and be
sustained by Southern votes; and without
this assurance, he would not take such a bill,
come from where it might. He would not
wish to see such hill from Northern gentle-
men, and forced upon the South for then
we should sec next session Just what we see
now, II renew ed and more determined attack
on the Tariff
The compulsory and silent compromise of
last session had taught him to beware Of such
attempts. Let the South. oppressed as she
says she is, Though he did not believe 1t, }
come forward with bill of very gradual re-
duction, Of some ten years or more, and leav-
ing at that time a very clear protection in
cash dates of twcnty five per cent; and he
would very seriously think OF such scheme.
But while the South hold to their present de-
Termination. 10 put down all protection, he
would not attempt to meet them at all. HIS
constituents would not yield q hairs breadth.
If we must have war or a total abandonment
of our present policy, let war come. Mr.. f..
said, here he would take his stand, and see
how the people would bear him out. 1t is in
vain (said Mr.. ED to go on with this disioint-
ed Bill. He appealed 10 the South, If they
supposed the Representatives Of ihe North
could thus, session after session, suffer a poll
CIV to be insidiously attacked without any
hope or even promise of compromises
| South Carolina has sworn we shall have no
peace While we have Tariff of even Incl
| dental protection. Mr.. IL. said, he was ready
to swear, for one. that the present policy
should never be abandoned. peace or war !;
and he would do nothing nnti! he saw a re-
turning sense Of justice In the South, and a
pledge that they would arrange a Tariff that
should protect the industry Of the country,
and leave the matter finally and fully settled.
MIR. Speightof North Carolina moved that
the committee rise and report the bill. He
assured them that it was not his wish, or the
wish Of those from whence he came, to ruin
the manufacturing interest. He was aware
that large capital was embarked, and did not
would be happy to make it the law of the
land, to defer the reduction of duties 10 such
a way as, while it insured gradual reduction,
would not be injurious to any interest. All
the people Of South Carolina wished was to
settle the question. They had no feelings of
revenge to crafty. He complained that,
from the moment the question came before
the House, instead ola frank and candid con-
sideration, it was met with trade of abuse
against South Carolina. II was not, he said,
South Carolina alone that asked the repeal Of
the Tariff but the whole country had de-
manded it through their President. The
question should have been met without re-
gard TO South Carolina, or any part Of The
country, or any party. Would the gentle
man from Connecticut Mr.. Ellsworth) agree
TO refer the whole bill to select committee
for a gradual reduction Of duties? If he
would, he tIr. S.) would go hand and heart
withhin. and he would pledge his honor that
that measure wonld satisfy his part Of the
He hoped the gentleman would
submit to his plan.
Mr.. Russell after stating that he had no idea
his motion would lead to long discussion.
withdrew it.
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