The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-03-16
TWENTY SECOND CONGRESS
CLOSE OF TIE SESSION
SECOND SESSION

In Senate, Friday, March Tho bill
for modifying the duties on imports, as
passed by the House Of Representatives.
In effect Of Mr.. Clay's billy being under
consideration, and on its passage II
| MIR. RoBBISs spoke at some length in
opposition to the bill, If'e objected to
| the idea which seemed TO pervade the bill
that The protective policy Of the country
was an evil; an evil to be deprecated, and
only to be tolerated for moment TO pre-.
vent greater evil. ~,
Mr.. CApHous then said, that although
he objectedto many Of the details of this
bill, he should vote for it, He thought
the time foo long, The descent Of the Sdu-
ties TOO slow, and the home valuation ais
IexceptionabIe; but all these are counter
vailed by the general spirit and principle
Of the bill. .,.tn = !.
Mr.. f'relinghuysen then made some re-
marks in explanation ard Justification of
the vote he should give. He admitted
that when the bill was originally introduc-
cd, he had strong doubts as to its wisdom,
deemiug it to be a precedent which was
of doubtful, or even dangerous tendency.
Bat the result Of free interchange OF o.
pinions, and of the Knowledge which he
had acquired from the manufacturers of
his own State, had been the removal Of
all these doubts, and conviction that
this measure ought to PASS as peace
offering to the South, ~, 80. AZ.
MIR. Dallas said, that although the SEN
ator from South Carolina had stated Il at
,he South would not view this bin in the
light Of a pledge to abandon the protect
i've system, yet the gentleman who had
opposed the bill had indicated different
opinion, and for Himself he was opposed
to all that kind of legislation. He ex-
pressed his fears that while we are tran
quilizing one part Of the country by this
bill, we may be disturbing the tranquility
Of another part, and thus be only shifting
the scene Of discomfort.
MIR. Ewing succeeded. He declared
lhat the Bill contains nothing which is
more olthe character Of pledge, that is
10 lie found in the resolutions oil the Sen
a.or iroin Massachusetts. s
MIR. Webster stated thai he had not OBJ
jected to prospective legislation, but he
had said that this bill, excepting the first
section, was not prospective legislation.
All our Legislation is prospective. We do
not legisIate for the past
Mr.. Ewing then resumed, and nrg'icd
that the bill gives sufficient protection to
the manufacturers. 1t also saves the
principle Of protection which he never
would have consented to abandon. 1t
leaves free all articles which are necessh-
ry for the manufacturer: He believed
that they who had hitherto opposed the
protective system, would, when they
should cease to view this question through
party medium, be disposed to yield u
moderate protection to domestic industry.
MIR. Mangum then obtained the floor,
and expressed his regret that the sentle-
man from Pchnsy ylvania should have en-
deavored 10 mix poison IN the cup which
had been rendered 10 the South, in order
to isduce her to push il awsy from her.
lie stated that no msn Wished such an
adjustmcht OF the tariff a., by prost ra,ing
|by asuddcn action the great interests ot
one section Of the Union, might produce
the danger Of rc-ac,ion.