Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-15

! tion would involve them He would not dispute
about terms. IL would not, in court oi justice,
be maintained that the public faith was p'ehgeu
for the protect tim of manufacturers; but mere
were other PIECES which men of honor are Dound
BY, besides those oil which the law can take cog
niZance.
! Ii we excite, in our Neighbour, reasonable ex-
pee tatiun which induces him To take particular
course of business, we are IN hoh"r O"ond 10 re-
deem the pledge thus tacitly given. Can any
man doubt iaat large portion OF our citizens De
leved that the system would be PERMANENT!
The whole country expected it. The security
against any change of the system proposed BY the
bill, was in the character Of the bill, as com.
promise between two conflicting parties. 1t the
bill should be taken by common consent, as We
hope it will be-,he history Of the revenue VIII
be a guaranty of lis permanencp. The clrcum-
stances under which it was passed will be known
and recOrded-and 40 one will disturb system
which was adopted with a view 20 give peace
and tranquility to the country.
The descending grada,ions by which he pro-
posed to arrive at the minimum ct duties, must
be gradual. lie never would consent to any pre-.
cip,iate operation to bring distress and ruin ON
the community.
Nov, said Mr.. C, viewing it in this light, Ii
appeared that there were eight years and half,
time, which would be an eff lent protection. the
remaining duties would be Withdrawn by BIZ
ennlaI reduction. The protective principle must
be said to be. in some measure, relinquished at
the end of eight years and half. THIS period
could not appear unreasonable, and lie thought
that no n- n3rr q! the SrBa,e, or any portion OF
the coun;fy, ought to make The slish:es objection.
II now remained for him I'd consider the other
Obiec tiun-the want OF guarantee to there being
an Interior continuance OF the duties imposed BY
the bill, on the expiration OF the term which 1t
prescribcs. The hest guarantees would be found
IN the circumstances under which the measure
would be passed IF il was passed by common
consent; if 1t vas passed with the assent OF
purtiOn-a considerable portion Of those who
had directly hI,hertn supported this So stem, and
bv considerable portion IT those VIVA opposed II
III they declared heir satisfaction with The mea-
sure, he had 10 doub the rate of duties guaran
teed, would he con'inu ii after the expiration
ufthe term, IL the cUuutrycOntinued at peace.
And. at te end of the term when the ex
perlme,t would have been made Of the efli-
ciency of the mode OF protection fixed by tie
bill, while the constitutional question had
been suffered TO lie dormant, if war should ren.
der it necessary. protection might be carried up
| to prohibitions white, IL the country should re-
main at peace, aud this measure 60 into fuli OPP
Grafton, the duties would be gradually lowered
down to the revenue standard, which had been
so earnestly wished for.
But suppose that he was wrong in all these
views, for there were no guarantees, in one sense
of the term, of human infallib,lny. Suppose
different state OF things in the South-that tin,
Senate. from causes which he should not dwell
upon now, but which were obvious to ever, re.
hecting man IN this country-causes which had
F.. nh In
operate. Suppose, for moment, that there
should be majority in the Senate in favor of the
Southern views, and that they should repeal the
whole system at once, what guarantee would we
have that the repeating of the law would not DE
strov those great interests which it is SD import
ant to preserve? What guarantee would you
have that the thunders OF those powerful manu-.
fac turers would not be directed against your ca
pitol because of this abandonment of their inter.
ests. and because you had given them no prorec.
ton against foreign legislation! SIR. said MIR.
c., il you carry your measure OF repeal without
| the consent, at least, Of portion OF those who
are interested in the preservation Oi manufactures
YOU have no security. no guarantee, certainty,
that any protection will be continued But il
the measure should be carried by the common
consent of both parties, we shall have all securI.
~: history will faithfully record the Transaction;
| 1arrate under What circumstances me Dl!l was
passed; that it Was paciiying measure; that It
WAS q, oil poured from the vessel of the Union 10
restore peace and harmony To the country. -
! When all this vas known. what Congress, what
| legislature. would mar the guarantee? What
man VINO is entitled tn deserve the chara cter of
an Amrrcan statesnan, would stand up in his
place in either House nl Congress and disturb this
treaty OF peace and amlty?
Sir, saui Mr. c., mlI! not say that it may not
be disturbed. All that | saw Is, that here is all
the reasonable security that can be desired BY
those on the oOe SIDE OF the question, and much
more than ihn,e on tit other would have by any
unfortunate c0ncurrenc" OF circumstances. Such
| a repeal Of the whole system should be brought
about as would be eheeriully acquiesccd 10 by
all parties IN this country. All parties might
dud in this measure some reasons for obi lection.
And what human measure was there which was
free from objectionable qualities? 1t had been
remarked, and justly remarked, BY the great Fa.
Their Of our country himself, that If that great
work which is the charter of our Liberties, and