Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-14

~ ard on a full survey OF the whole county
nO' ,,be,her rishtfully or wrongfully, the Tarlf
Wa" Ia. in imminent danger. If it should ever
|nre,eryed during this session, il must fall a
next session. BY what circumstances, ant
'Hsongh what causes, has arisen the necessity foI
~, a1,nps in the policy Of our country, viii
",' r.,end now Ia elucidate Others there are
~ nav differ from the impressions which my
%'J Ia; received upon this point. Owing, how
~.. IN VARIETY OF concurrent causes, the la
m =, il now exists. is in imminent danger, anu
= ,bs system can be preserved beyond the next
nm n must be by some means not now with
:, ,he reach Of human sagacity. The fall Ut that
- iii. would be productive OF consequences
,,n,,,ous indeed. When look to the variety
,,.,e,,, which are inrolyed, tn the number oi
;,E,;,lu,ls interested, the amount OF capital IN
,o.,.L the value of the buildings erected, and
Nv uhcIe arrangement Of the business for the
,..osscuiinn Of the various branches Ut the manu-.
i,,,yr,uy art which have sprung up under the
erin" care of this Government, l cannot con-
,,mrl,te any evil equal to the sudden overthrow
# all those interests. History can produce no
.,,.llsl 10 the extent of the mischief which
I'D no produced bv such disaster. The re-
"a.I cf the Edict Of Nantes itself was nothing
= romuarison with it. That condemned to ex-
10 and brought to ruin great number OF per-
.o,s The most respeC table portion OF the po-
'nr,,;on Of France we're condemned to exile aud
rr';n by tina, measure. But in my opinion, sir,
,Is .Iaden repeal Of the Tariff policy would
r,I,, ruin aud destruction on the whole People
f. Ms Country There is evil, in my opini-
IN. equal to The consequences which would re-
.pIt from such catastrophe.
49,. r,,lnin h1,h m n n
,;,v Jni,.e the people of this great country Tn
The one hand, it is -ald bS those who are opposed
~ the Tariff, that it uujGsiiy taxes portion of
the nerple aud paralyLes th"ir industry; that 1t
!. 20 be perpetual operation; that there Is to De
ro end 10 the system; which, right or wrong, Is
10 10 be urged to their Inevitable rum. And
WHAT. the Just complaint. on the other hand "i
those who support the Tariff? 1t is, that the
ppl,ryol the Government is vacilla'ing and un-
certain, AMI that there Is no stability M our le-
o,.r,t;on. Brlore one set OF houUkS are fairly
nc,n,d, i, becomes necessary to close them aud
IN or,n n new set. Before a law can be tested
BY expenment. another is passed. Before the
present law has gone into operation, beiorei Is
VET nine months old. passed a. IL was under cir
,gm,,ance, of Extraordinary dehuera''un' the
EuIr Of nine months labor, before we know ~
thin. uflt, experim,n'al effects, aud even before
II commence, it, operations, We are required 10
rrpeailr. On Que side we are urg'd ,nrepea! II
system uhich Is traushi With rum: On the o.hcr
side. the ctcck nuw imposed en- enterprZe, aud
the state Of alarm in which the public smind has
beea throNn. renders all prudent men deslrous.
luusmc ahead little way. tn adopt state OF
thlus,, OH the stability of which they may have
reason to count. Snlh Is the state OF ieellns on
the one side and cA the OF er. | an anxious
to 6nd nlt ,oue prIucipi, OF mutnl accommo-
daunn TO satisfy. a. t,r rs practicable, both par
ues-to III, rease The siabIty ut legis!atiUn; and
al sone distant dav-hut not too distant, when
We take iato view the magnitude q! the interests
winch are iusoi,ei-,o bClng down the rate oil
duties 10 that revenue standard Tor Whit our op.
ponent, have - Ion. c1Htcnd,d
The basis I'm whi,h Wish to found this modi.
hya,ion, is one ui time; and the several parts ui
the blil Ia witch am abuut to call tae attention
of the Scua,e, are founded on this basis. pro-
pose to give protection tn our manufactured arti-
,es, adequate protection, for length Of time,
which, compared with the leosth of human life,
very iong, but which Is short. IN proportion tn
the legitimate discretion Of every wise aud pa.
rental system oil mountaineering the sta
dlal reduction, on one side; and on the other.
propl,ina to reduce the rate of duties to that re-
,enue standard toe Nh,h the opponents of tie
system have 80 long c0uteudrl. will now pro
coed 10 lay the provisions If this bill before the
SraaJe, With view TO d'aY their attention to tho
true character Of the bill.
Mr. {. then proceeded 10 read the first sec
ton OF TIE bli, 10 the words in which 1t will be
found Abny". According to this sec ton, he said
II "o4ta be perceived that 1t vas proposed tt
co''' down To the revenue standard AT the end 81
lr'i' nHrr Than nine wears and d half, giving
protection tn our own manufactures. when he
nopHd would be adequate, during the intermcdi
ale llmr. Mr. {. recap,luaed the provision:
% re sections. amd showed by various iilu,tra
tons bow they would operate.
Mr I. tisn proceeded 10 read and comment
npOa the second section Of the bill, as re,ited
a,ovc. Ii wolid b. recolerted he said. that al
NE last Se>sinn Of Congress with the view Il
make a concession TO the Southern section uf the
coantry, low pri,ed woollens, those supposed IL
enter into the consumption OF slave, aud the poor
er classes q! persons, were taken cat 0t the gene
tai class OF duties On woollens, and the duy OF
them redaced to five per cent. II would be ais,
retoiiected tina, at that time the gentlemen Iron