Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-11
22d Congress-9d Session.
INTERESTING DEBATE.

hutles on imports as passed ny the liouSe VI hep
resentatives, { substantially Mr.. Clay's scheme
of compromise, came up for considerations anf
on its passage, an interesting debate took place,
of which we make the subjoined abridgoment
Mr.. ROBBINS spoke at some length, in opposi-
ton to the bill. lie objected To the idea which
seemed to pe,vade the bill that the protective poll
cy of the country was an evil an evil 10 he de-
| precaed and only to be tolerated for moment, 10
prevent Greater evil. THIS policy was now pa-
| ced in the situation of State criminal condemned
10 die, but allowed short time 10 prepare himself
| for death since die he must--his doom being fixed
and reversible. He took view Of the true char
accr of the rcconrces of the country, and the ohli
cations which true policy imposed on rs to cherish
| ana protect them. With the correct path 50 dis
| tinctly marked before us, he expressed his great
as,onishment that Congress should be unwilling 10
pursue it; that there should always appear fcluc
lance to adopt measures looking to the deveiope-
ment and uiicious direction of these resources, md
a readiness to resclnd them where they had oeen
adopted.
In reference to WIN, had been said rs to the
preservation of the principle OF prote, ion by tins
bill, he asked what was the use of pres rttns the
principle Of protection if protection itself 10 be
abandoned lie deprecated this bin rs suicidal
IL It's effects upon the great interests aud the gene
fbl prosperity ofthe country. What Great Britain,
| with her thousand ships, AMI her Wellington ar
MICS, could not accomplish, was given to her by
! dis single act ofour own 1t had been said that
his bill was necessary To preserve the Union, and
Lat without il the Union would be dissolved but
he questioned the correctness of this view and the
policy Of adopting this measure in the present atti
Jude of South Carolina.
Mr. CALHOUN ,hen said that although he Oh
| rctcd to many of the details OF this blll he should
vote for it, He thought the time too long, the de
scent the duties too slow, and the home valu-
alton as exceptionablc but all these are counter
vailed by the general spirit and principle of the
! bill He stated lh1t ne did not regard the bill as
containing any pl,ghted pledge ; but as measure
| adopted to meet peculiar state of things. He be
| Iicved that no attempt would be nude 10 disturb
the arrangement ofths bill. and If it was that II
would be repealed with Indignation. lie further
believed, us far this bin IS concerned, peace VIII
be gwen to the land but he must say, with deep
re,ret HAT there is another oil winch bal orgtna
eel in thiS body, and JUS, been returned with the
san,iion of the Other Iiousc. which would disturb
| that peace J. would not not do itimmedHtey but
! il was precedent er the mast dangerous charnc-
ter He believed that this bill was a repeal of the
Constitute. and " 81 help me God = SAID he
would rather have that instrument repealed on
must inevitably tend to eons ii laon. 1t would no.
Il. aca,ic,ceJ m 1t would be resented, not by force,
bnt by long course Of public opposition which
1 would never cease until the bill shall be cXpunged
with disgrace from the statute book The verdict
ot CONGRESS- was against Son,h Carolina but there
was an appeal which would lie II the people. The
proat Republican party WOud again be rallied ana
united as il was ia 1898, and by il, force this
evil will be corrected or else the Liberties OF this
country are gone for eyer. lie relolced that one
subject of controversy was settled and put to rest,
but he deeply regretted that another should be O.
pened which presented different ISSUE, and one Of
a most formidable character.
(Nr. Freiiag iagscu then stated the reasons why
he should vote for the bill and was followed by
Mr. DaAgs, ON the other side, who declared that lis
Immediate effect would be to reduce the value q
II. property vested in manufactures-and express
cd nm npprfhens ION that in consequence Of the has
ty manner III which the bill had been prepared, i
,as loose IN its structure, and had too few guard;
IN il, &c Sc Mr.. Ering and Mr.. C{1W0a, botl
of whom are friendly to the protective system
succeeded showing the reasons why they Should
support this bill as peacc-o ifering TO the Sou,i
Mr.. " bster made few obseryations,I in reply Il
the Sen i,ors from New Jersey and Delaware, con
GUIDING with III remark that he considered this
bill as an abandonment Of the essence Of the pro
tective principl Some further explanatory re
marks were ma ls by Mossrs SjlsJee, F1elingduV
SCI. and Ciayioa, ana the debate closed as fol
lows
Mr.. FORSYTH said it was evident from th
discussion that this was very bad bill, and satIs
fed nobody. He expressed his conviction tina
public opinion is correcting and almost correct cd
on the subject the Tariff, and that the time Is
coming when this question will be put on It's prope
footing. He stated that this bill IS the same witt
the Tariff of 1892 with the exception of the hlgi
duty or woollens which was conceded last year a
IA boon from the gentlemen from Pennsylvania
(AIr. WILKINS, } an1 from New Jersey, (Alr. Dr.
KERsoN, J and for which they were then serionsl I
reprehcnded by those who now take the opposite
ground He thought it extraordinary that gentle
men on the other side had come SO near together a
they had
In reference to the enforcing bill and thH rcmaik
made by the Senator from South Carolina, he sai'
that he was glad 10 hear from hun that this OH
was to be discussed in the South hereafter, instead
of,hc Tariff He rejoiced at this, and would nee
the contest with pleasure for 1t would be one which
could be settled by the canons of the press, ant
not the cannons of artillery when, instead OF stee
bayonets, steel pens might be the weapons, and tn
cartouche box would be laid aside for the ballot box
On the question of protection the bill provided pro
lection for nine Yeas, and then afterwards tor pro
lection of 30 per cent. The amount is nothing l
the bin prot .cts toa small amount, it admits IN
power 10 protect to large amount.
Mr. SPRAGUE replied to what had fallen IRON
the last SPEAKER and expressed his regret t'at th
gentleman f,om Georgia should make ms sPeec'
run conn,er to his vote. lie repeated what he hA'
Formerly said that this concession from 'h