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that consumption increased 10 peoporsisn to
the reducsioa Of price. The duty eo0poses
. psrt OF the price. if the duty 10 reduced,
the consumption 10 increased, and Of course
the relative amount Of revenue 10 also incress-
ed. This wss probably not the design Of the
Secretary. But he must be permitte ed to ssy,
that the plan that had been else " here pre-.
sen,ed for the reduction Of The Tariff. vas The
moe, srtfuliy devised scheme that could be
Imagined. II assumed certain bass for the
future expenditure or the government which
vss absolutely impossible to az with any
degree OF certainty. tie would proceed TO
the other provisions Of the bill, sfter explain.
ing the ground Of the proposed Discrimination
between the silks OF China and those OF
France. lts object wss 10 encourage our
commerce With that power, which had become
one of the nnost important customers for our
great southern staple. The consumption of
cotton from the South. ia France. had trip.
pied within fourtesa years--snd IL vas gene.
rally understood that without discrimination
in their favor the Low priced slks OF France
could not meet those Of China in the market
by the 5th section Of the proposed bill. il
vas provided that sher the 30tb September.
1912. raw cotton. indigo. quicksilver. opium,
snd . grea, variety Of drugs and small arieles.
used principally in manufactosies, may be i'm
1
The sixth and last section OF the proposed
bill. repesh 90 much Of the act Of l4,h July.
1852, and Of ell other laws, - are inconsistent
with its provisions.
Mr. Clay then went into an elaborate argu.
men'. in defence of the provisions Of his pro.
posed bill, in anticipation OF the objection
which might be urged against il by the
trends OF the protective eystem. lie con-
tended ai length that IL did no, yield the
principle OF protection. bat only propose
forbesrsnee of its exercise. Ile for one xss
willing TO sacrifice every thing To peace and
union. The State Of South Carolina Vas en-.
gagged in making experiments. for the par.
pose OF ascertsin;ng whether she could not
disable the General Government from exc
cutting its Laws within her limits. That State
mus, inevitably fail in those projects u wss
. special pleading business utterly unworthy
of her. u Vas impossible for her citizens,
ingenious as they undoubtedly were, to de-
| wise laws which could not be countervaiied
by the General Government. lf she should
put her threats OF secession from the Union
in execution. what would be her situation'--
She has population Of about half million
OF souls-of what description large part of
this population vas. he wouh not inquire -
For her protection. she must maintain 6eets.
armies, foreign ambassadors, and eli the cx.
pensise establishments Of On indie pendent m.
lion. How are they 10 be msintainedi will
she not be compelled to impose tariff inf.
ni'eiy more onerous upon her eitizens than
the present. What will be the condition Of
great portion Of the property Of that State
which now alone gives efficiency 10 her re.
sources-sna the value Of which is governed
by the price IL bears in the South ~ estern
Ststess II would Immediately lose o grea,
portion Of its value, IL no worse consequences
resulted. The failure Of ths, State in her
present schemes, was inevitable. Hut how
ever misguided and rash her conduct had
been. he was unwilling to disgrace her. He
could not forget that her citizens valian,ly
fought siGe by side with those Of the Other
States, in those battles which had secured the
glory and the independence Of tie nation
Mr.. C. concluded by moving for leave to in.
,roduee the bill modifying the act Of July
18th, 1852. end all other acts imposing du.
ties on imports
The CaAIn stated the question on granting
leave.
Mr.. foRsyru said the avowed object Of The
Senator (Afr. Chy) would undoubtedly meet
With universal appreciation. In hi. opinion.
such proposition could not come more al.
propriately from any source whatever, for we
were Indebted 10 no one so much, for The
universal discord which prevailed throughout
the country on this subject. But 9 few
months since, IL had been in the power of
that Senator 10 have settled this sgiiatipg
question forever. AZ this time, and under
present circumstances, he could not see the
elements OF success. u wss too near the close
OF the session TO take up aB original PROPOSE
ton, OF this character, IN the Senate. In bis
view, IL would be better 10 wait the action ,F
the other House upon the bill now before
them. There we're now but ~ days Iefe Of
the session. ~ the whole OF both Houses
were unanimous in the wish Of passing this
bill. excepting twenty members gifted with
ordinary power OF Isngs, they would have il
IN their power 10 prevent lie becoming = Law
At this session he Fejoiced ct the proposi.
ton which had been made by the senator-
regarding il, as he did. ~ an Offering made
by the manufacturing inieres, upon the altar
u peace and concord. Before he sat down.
he might be permitted 10 cay. that the pro
Jec', ~ whole. did not, in his opinion, 20
far enough, considering that il was brought
forward, afier the sdmissioa Of the Senator.
that his tavosiie system had received ia ire.
medIsble wound. The serpent which has
erept into Our Eden, is now, seeogdinr, TO the
statement of the Senator. exposed IN sil his
native defoimiiy and loalhsomeness. bV the
touch Of the spear % IIhuriel II wss nov ed.
Initied, BY the great champion Of what bed
been called the ADeriesn System, that the
prine'pls u revenue alone, in the imposition
OF duties, vas correct. As TO suia 10 manu-
faeiureTs. no one desired TO see IL. But the
claims OF such - had combined together for
The purpose Of sffse,ing unlawful Durposes.
could no, be recognized. Tfhe eosreetIV un.
dsfssood one Of the sections Of the proposed
bill. u vest 10 Increase The duties on : paF
''eulaF description Of articles, from S e so
per cent. Such proposition could only orr
g'ne'e N The house Of Representative. BE-
hevings ihe5ssose' that the senate. By the
Constitutes. had Ae power FOE increasing du-
ties, end thereby raising sszes. be .hoOH be
compelled to vote sguinsi leave to introduee
the bill.
MT sstTu Sid ho shOald not oppose the
lntFodueiisn Of this bill, though Il ,ns nFo-
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