Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-05

raj Government He then went into a v;.,. =
the history Of this system to shew. that tws,,.
or thirteen years ago, there was no opno,;,;,'
raised against the power OF Congress to prots,,
domestic industry. The opposition on ,nps,;,s
tonaI grounds had subsequent, grown up n.
then stated, that 10 his opinion no State tund
practically construe the Constitution, as 10 nn,r
~ the laws of the United States, wihou, nlnna
ing the country intD all the ml.eries Of auarc'e
H. SAID that he adhered 10 the doctrines of k..
ablest. wi.est. and pure.t e American s,,,ss
men-James Madison -wha still lives. and >.
sides IN Virginia the doctrines which wprs ~
vanced by'hin in 1899 The answer of tb,, de-
tinguishsd man to the resolutions OF the o,bs,
States, and his addresses to the People. eFe,,sd
a Sudden revolution Of public opinion The Pen
ole rallied around him-the alien and sfdi,,o,
Laws we're repeaIed-and the usurpations Of ,ba
General Government were arrested. lie Nov
ed the government as federative in its origin. !,
it. character, and in its operation. and under ,bs
clause of the Constitution which gives to Con
srrs. power to pass all laws tocary into ta,c, II,
granted powers, they could pass all neces,ar,hw,
He hoped that the effect of this bill would rom
cliate all classes and all sections of the Union
He did not arrosate any merit for the pa>.,,e
of this bill. H. had cherished this system a,
favorte child, and he still cluus to il, and
should still cling to il. Who had been reDroach.
ed? H. had come to the child and found il !,
the hands of the Phi!is'ines. who were de,irOl,
to DESTROY it. He wished TO save and cherish,
and to find for il better and safer nurses He hd
not wish to employ the sword, but to effect HI,
object BY concession and Cancellation. He wish.
ed to see the system placed on securer basis, I,
plant it in the bosoms and affections Of the p,o.
Pile. TIE gentleman from Pennsylvania, uho
had learned his views of the system from the Sc.
nator from South Carolina, bad spoken o! hinn
the pilot WHO was directing the vessel Ifi,ue
so. he would ask If she had been secured by
faithful crew. If all had been faithful, he be.
lieved there would have been no danger nos ,,
sailing the system. He assaled no one: he mere.
y defended himself against the reproaches Of
others,
Another motive with him was to preserve he
Union. H. feared he saw hands uplited to de.
stroy the system-he saw the Uninn endangered
and, in spite OF all peril which might assall him.
self, he had determined to stand forward au
attempt thp rescue.
H. felt himself panied exceedingly 10 BEN.
obliged to separate on this question from valued
friends. especially frum hi friend from MASSACRE.
setts, whom he had always respected, and whom
lie still! respected. lie then replied to the argu,
Inent founded on the idea that the protective
Principle had been abandoned BY this bill. He
admitted that protection bad been better secured
by former bills, but there was no surrender by
this He considered revenue as the frs! object
and prote ction as the second. As to the reluc
ton of the revenue, he was Of opinion that tlsr.
MAS an error in the calculations OF gentemen
He thought that in the article OF silks alone her:
would be a considerable reduction. The pro
lection TO the mechanic arts was only reduced b.
the whole operation of the bill to 26 per cent,
and he did not know that there would be an!
Just ground for complaint, as some Of the me
chanic arts now enjoy only IS per cent
The argument Of the Senator from New York
was against the bill. but he was happy to hndhh
vote was to be for it. II bis argument broDgG :
other minds to the same conclusion to which
had brought his, the bill would not be in any dl'
ger. He would say, save the country-savs n'
Cuon-and save the American System.
After few words from Mr.. SMITH and W.
WRIGHr,in which the latter said he had so m'll
confidence in the peops,as to believe there would
not be a worse Congress than this.
Mr.. CLAY made short rejonder, IN Hhi',
he reminded the gentleman from New f@'"
the words of a much greater man than any me-"
Der Of Congress-. Confidence is plant
a slow growth" which may be accelerated orr.
tarded by circumstances The gentleman 'ho'A
not Guido him in prepossessions OF confidence
the people.
The question was then taken, and decided"
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Bell, Bibb, Black. Cabo''
Chambers. CLAW. Clayton. Ewing Foot. F"T'N'
Frelinghuysen, Grundy, Hui. Ilome.. J"no,'a'
King, Mangum, Miller, Moore, NaudaIn. p"''
dexter, Rives. Robinson. Sprague, 1oHIH"'
Tyler. Waggaman, White, Wright-99
NAYS--Messrs. Benton. Buckoer. Dlil'
Dickersun, Dudley, Hendricks, Knight rev
tIss. Robbins, Rusglrs, Se, monr, S'Is0ee ,O'|
Upton, Webster, Wilkins-l6.
So the bill was finally PASSED.