Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-14

ceived from the President? Did he not
know that majority OF the friends OF the
Administration were opposed 20 the
Tariff lie wished to put the system %
a permanent foundation for nine OF ten
years. that the manufacturer may go to
bis pillow at night without a fear that the
system would BE- overthrow before morn
ing II he should have been able to con
vert set OF politicians. who had hereto
fore been steadily opposed TO the Protec
tive System, into high Tariff men, he
should rejoice that he had been so success.
fu in making proseiytcs He maintained
that the act Of 1924 resorted to The policy
of making Tariff without regard to re-
venue He. (Nr c. wished to be clear
ly understood as to the points which he
had relied on for the protection of the in
dnstry of the country. He had named,
lst prohibition -2dly. the imposition OF
nigh duties without regard to the amount
of revenue 3dIy, limitation Of the re
venue afiording protection as far as he
conld-and 4ihly by encoura ging the
manufacturers by letting in articles tree OF
duty. He might have added 9Th mode
by regulating sales by auction, an impor
tant object which the manufacturers mad
solicited Congress TO accomplish, bu,
which had not been done
lie expressed his willingness to have
he effect Of his bill derided by the opln
IONS Of the manufacturers themselves, a
la &c number Of whom are nov assembled
IN Washington, and whose almost unani
nous voice would he in favor nf his bill
lie referred 10 correspondence 10 prove
that the bill before the House would be
rnInous to their interests. y hle the bill be
fore the Senate would remove all fear OF
ruin. In reference TO irou, he reminded
the Senator from Massachusetts, that by
a new process called cCking. iron would
soon be manufactured in thls country at
as low rate "a IN England. His whole oh
lection 10 the argument OF the Senator
VAS, thar he bounded forward to 1912
aad undertook to prophecy what would be-
The state of thIngs at that period He
would as soon rely or the forecast OF the
Senator from Massachusetts, as on any
member of the Senate, or of the communl
| iy; but he could not believe that The SEQ
| ttor could see results which would be
found to be depended on SO many contln-
srncies. An American statesman wall
look abroad upon all The interests oflhe
Country. and would comprehend in one
view all its condition. He was insensibs
90 fear as any one, and therefore tn. i'm
| "a atom that this measure WAS Introduced
under the Influence Of panic, could no,
affect him. Bat he could not be insensi
bic TO the charge which had taken place IL
The situation OF things. even since the CON
| mencement of the ses ion AT that tim
South Carolina stood al ne, but since then
Virginia had sent Commissioner, or a
Minister. TO South Carolina, TO induce
her TO delay her operations of hostility II
South Carolina should accede TO her re
quest. will not Virginia go with her in her
ulieiior measures, IN case her grievances
should not be redressed? Civil war NIGH
he the result. lie was not willing to apply
the sword to reduce the South to ohedI
ence Not that circumstances might "a
rise, which would render it necessary 20
resort TO force. But in reference TO a
Foreign power, there was alHsy, leluc
lance TO engage n ar uutli every effogt
at negociation had f,ticd, aud. If there was
this nnwlIIngneSs to engage In Foreig
war, how much mere reluctance onght
there TO be TO Engage IN var at home,
Ia a contest III which nc who commands
IN chef might not be wllliag to stop until
he should have placed himself on throne
IL did not fear any mise obstruction ofthe
pI dge confined ~ tie Bill, and he hepeG
mat The manufacture would 20 and pros
per. confident that tn, abandonment OF
,fa.. a
ing to more favorable times for renewal
of a more efficient Fariff
He saw no difficulty 10 putting an est
mate on the value Of cotton. Congress,
lays down the principal, aud ii will remain
Tor the Secretary II the Treasury, undel
the direction of the President, to carry
The law into effect The rule is prescrih
ed and he could not anticipate any cliff
cody in acting upon it. He went some
what at large into statements and argu
ments 10 sultain his posi- ion in referenc,
10 cotton la the worst form of construct
ION which could be put on the law by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, the Cotton in
terest would enjoya sufficient protector
until the year 1871. He showed wha
would be his own construction, wheel
would leave that intefet IN a still BETTE
condition. Ii would be competent, howe
tos Congress, who would again be in ses
sion before this law could go into effect
TO correct any errors which might be made
Ia reference TO the powers OF the Secreta
~ to cause proper appraisement to be
made, he qnoted from the Act OF 1882; bu,
repeated that any difficulty in this matter
conlu be obsiated by Congress at its next
session. He referred to the reduction.
which would be effected by this bill in the
article of Silks, and IN other items. Blu
even if the reduction should be down to
the revenue point, there was reservation
to augment or diminish the revenue as
circumstances might require He STATE d
that the last series of gradations in 154l
would leave The duties on woollens at So
per cent There were, he said, two class