Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-27

chusetts. He paid high tribute to the patriot
Ism and purity Of that gentleman, and said that
he felt deep and lasting regret that he had now
to differ with him. He was happy. however, to
fiud himself connected with bis Trend from
Maine, with whom he had acted in Abe ilnal all
iustment OF the Missouri question. lie suggest.
ed that if the Senator from Massachusetts could
not make sumo appeal to future Congress Tor
forbearance, ne must be opposed TO all compro'
mise. lie fepudiated any share in bringing the
existing evils on the country, and declared t'a'
when he saw the torch applied to tavor'te sys
ten, he would rush to save ii, and to restore Sc
curity and peace. The honorable member had
seen nothing within the last six months. calculat
ed TO shew that the Tariff was not in danger
Had that gentleman not witnessed the results o.
the recent elections! Had he not heard the Mes
sage which had been received from the President
Did he not know that majority OF the friends o
the Administration were opposed to the Tariff
He wished to put the system on permanent
foundation for nine ur ten years. that the manu-
fac,urer may 60 to his pillow at night withou
fear that the system would be overthrown DE
fore morning.
If he should have been able to convert Sc
of politicians, who had heretofore been steadily
opposed to the Protective System, into high la
riff men. he should rejoice that he had been ST
successful in making proselytes, He maintain
ed that the act of 1924 resorled to the policy o
making Tariff without regard to revenue. He
(Mr. C wished to be clearly understood as t;
the points which he had relied on for the protec
tion of the industry of the country. lie hat
named, LIST, prohibitions -2ily, the imposition o
hsh duties without regard to the amount of re
venue -3dly, a limitation Of the revenue
alfording protection as far as he could
aud Ably, by encouraging the manufacturers by
letting in articles free Of duty. He might have
added 9Th mode. by regulating safes by auc
ton, an important object which the manufac,u
rers had solicited Congress to accomplish, Du
which had not yet been done
lie expressed his willingness to have the fec
Of his bill to be decided by the opinions OF tn,
manufacturers themselves, a large number o.
| whom are now assembled in Washington. anC
whose almost unanimous voice would be II
favor of his bill. He referred to corrospon
dence to prove that the bill before the House
would be ruinous 10 their interests, while the bill
before the Senate would renove all fear of ruin
In reference To iron, he reminded the Senator
from Massachusetts. thar, by a new process cali
ed cOking, iron would soon be manufactured il
tins couutrv at as low rate as in England Iii.
whole objection to the argument Of tine Senator
was, that he bounded for" ard to 1912. and un
Uertook to prophesy ahat would be the state o
thing, at that period He would as soon rel, or
the forecast Of the Senator from Massachusetts.
as on any member Of tie Senate, nr of tie com
munitp; but he could not believe that tn Seia
tor COuid see results which would be tound 10 be
dependent on So many contingencies. An Anne.
ritan statesman will look abroad upon all the IN.
teresIs Ut the country. and would comprehend
in one view all IT'S condition. He was as insen
slble to fear as any one, and therefore the impu
tati"n that this measure was introduced under
the influence 1T panic. could not affect BIN
But he could not be lnsensIble t. tie change
which had taken place IN the situation of things,
even since the commencement OF the session.
Al that time South Carolina stood alune; bat.
since then. Virginia had sent Commissioners or
Minister, 10 South Carolina, to induce her to
delay her operations Of hostility II Snuth Ca.
r0lina should accede to her request, will not Fr-
GINA 90 with her in her Interior measures, in case
her grievances should not be redresSed? Civil
war might be the result. He was not willing to
apply the sword 10 reduce the Sout, TO obedience.
Not that circumstances mi sht not arise, which
would render it necessary to resort to force
But in reference to Foreign power, there was
always a reluctance to engage IN war, until eve
~ effort al negotiation had failed: and. if there
was This unwillIngness to engage in Foreign war;
how much more reluctance ought there TO be to
engage in a war at home, in a contest in which
he who commands in chief might not be willing TO
stop until he should have placed himself on a
throne. He did not fear any misconstruction of
the pledge contained in the Bill; and he hoped
that the manufacturers would go on and prosper.
confident that the Abandonment of protection was
never intended, and looking to more favorable
times for a renewal Of more Efficient Tariff
He saw no difficulty in putting an estimate on
the value of cotton. Congress lays down the
principle. and it will remain for the Secretary of
the Treasury, under the direction OF the Pr-s-
dent, to carry the law into effect. The rule is
prescribed, and he could not anticipate anv dif-
fculty in acting upon it. H. went somewhat at
large into statements aud arguments to sustain
his position in reference to cotton. In the worst
form OF construction which could he put on the
law bv the Secretary Of the Treasury, the Cot
ton interest would enioy a sufficient nruipct,nn