Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-07
New Series--No. 9.


hrst section, he said IL would be found he.
low, According TO this section. he aid
4 would be perceived that il was proposrd
TO come down TO the revenue standard A.
the end oflistlc more than nine years ana
half, giving a protection 10 our own
manufactures. which he hoped would be
adequate. during the intermediate time.
Mr.. U recspitaiated The provisions Of the
sections, and showed by various ilustra-
uons how they would operate.
Mr. Y. then proceeded 20 read and
comment upon the second section Of the
o'i', as reci,ed below. II would be recol-
Iected, he said, that at the last session Of
congress, with the view 20 make a conces-
sion to the southern section Of the country
low priced wooleus. those supposed to en-
ter the consumption ofslaves aud the poor
est classes Of persons, were taken out Of
the general class Of duties on woollens.
and the duty on them reduced to Eve Der
cent, IL would be also recollected that st
that time the gentlemen from the south
had said that this concession was or NO
consequence, and that they did not care
Tor It. and he believed that they did NOT
now consider ito any greater Importance.
A., therefore Il bad failed OF the purpose
Tor which It was taken out Of the common
class, ne thought Il ought 10 be brought
back again. and placed by the side Of the
other descriptions Of wooilens, aud made
subject to the same reduction Of dutv an
proposed by this section.
Having next read through the third see.
zion Of tho bill, Mr.. G. said that. after the
expiration OF term Of years, this section
laid down rule by which the duties vera
70 he reduced 10 the revenue standard
which had been so long and 90 earnestlv
commended for. Until otherwise directed.
and 10 default Of provisions being made
Tor the wants Of the government in f64a.
rule was then provided for the rate Of
duties thereafter, congress being in tho
mean time authorized 10 adopt any other
rule which the exigencis Of the country.
or It's financial Condition. might require:
That 10 to say, If. instead Of the duty Of 40
per cent proposed, Is or IL per cent Of
daty was sufficient. or IS per cent, should
be found necessary, to produce revenue
to deiray the expenses OF an economical
administration OF the government. there
was nothing to prevent either or thoss
rates, or any other, from being Fixed upon
whilst the rate Of 30 per cent. was miro
duccd to guard against any failure on ths
part Of congress to make the requisite pro-
This iec'ion Of the bill. Mr.. G. said
contained also another clause. suggested
oy that spirit Of harmony and Cancellation
which nc prayed might preside over the
Councils Of the union at this trying moment
II provided (what those persons who are
engaged 10 manufactures have 90 long re-
CURED for their security that duties shall
De paid 10 ready money land We shall got
RID Of the whole Of that credit system into
which an inroad was made. in regard 70
woollens. by the act Of the last session.
This section further contained q provis-
sion that nothing 10 any part of this act
should be construed to interfere with the
lreest exercise Of the power Of congress 10
lay any amount Of duties, in the event of
war breaking out between this country
and any foreign power.
Mr.. G. having then read the fourth see.
ton Of the bill, said that one or the consid.
erations strongly urged for . reduction Of
the tarlh at this time was, that the govern.
mcnt was likely to be placed in dilemma
by having an OVERLOOKING revenue: and
his apprehension was the ground Of an !
attempt totally to change tie protective
policy Of the country. The section which
he had read. Mr. G. said, was an effort
to guard against this evil. by relieving al
together from duty aportion OF the arti-
cles Of import now subject to it. Some Of
these, he said. would, under the present
rate OF duty upon them produce a consid-
cradle revenue; the article OF silks alone
would probably yield half million Of dol
lars per annam. II it were possible 70
pacity present dissentions, and let things
take their course. he believed that no dif.
ficuity need be sppfehended. III. said he.
the bill which thus body passed At the last
session OF congress, and has again passed
at this session, shall pass the other house.
aud become law. and the gradual reduc-
ton Of duties should take place which Z
contemplated by the first section ofthis
bill. we shall have settled two fif not fhresJ
Of the great questions which have agitated
his country, that OF the tariff Of the NIB
&c lands, and, will add, OF Internal I'M. }
also. For, IL there should sin !
be surplus revenue, that surplus rniqht
se applied, until the year ls42 to the com.
pletion of The works of internal improve
nent already commenced: and after is42,
reliance for al funds for purposes Of in
lefnai improvement should be placed upon
tho operation ofthe land bill to which he
had already referred
Il was not his object, Mr.. G. said, in
referring to that measure in connection
with that which he was about to propose,
10 consider them as united ia their fate.
being DESTROYS, partial as he might be to
both, that each should s'and or fall upon
lts own intrinsic merits. IL this section Of
The bill. adding to he number OF free ar.
ticles, should become law. along With the
reduction OF duties proposed BY the first
'eciion OIL the bill, il was by no means sure
hat we should have any surplus revenue
t all. He had been astonished indeed at
he process Of reasoning by which the se-
.retary Of the treasury had arrived ~ fhe