Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-14

inc feeling in this HnGss that lie b was 10 oec"s VIZ
law of the land. The measure was CT 81 'iu. id
ance Ina, il necessary that the country s''u"
know and understand what it was That ,ty shniu u
wei! advised Of is olrc<; that this sudden Ie5isa;tn
on cursons involving The greatest ano 'EoSt WEE u"
,.-cs,s nr The country should MT 60 tnh upon Inc
! p.c,is like clap of thunder on u summer day
What, he world ask, was 10 be the effect upon Inc
county Of silIy making the report II would be 10
create panic !rfn one END OF III" country 10 .hs
What the state ut tse county at lhS lime from
| Maine to Georgia. What The condition I'll NE
finances and the currency: What was the interest," P"a
on money in all the COMMERCIAL States: From hieen l"
twenty, and e:cn thirty PER cent per anmh"' t'""i
thr new States H. n!,fst"o' IL was Sliii h'geF' y!
ready panic had been created out 81 llr peculiar posi-
ton Of thu finances and currency Of lhr c"!nry' anu
what wn,d bc thu effect of this Iennrt put 10 lhc'Hs
the p,n;r: The bill proposed to reduce Inc taTh zen
Der cen, il six 1unths all Imported articles; and one
half OF the excess twenty per cent nj The Phu ~
the six following months; and the other hall an me Jill"
September. ISIS (Which was more Than ha Oh 'is pre-
sen, drs On many ri the most important protected ar
lcIes0 in rI.:rrn months from tins llnIe-a reduction
which would otherwise he made in I've years ard
! huiE
alr A. Mann rose to question Of order and asked it,
The question -; co:l.!tinen IL was III eFoeI 10 ~ III
! 10 regular debate
proceed few mn:!eals longer lie wished I" make an
appeal ri TIE nrn'ets OF THIS li"Usr. ne
wished to appeal TO the Representatives ul The State "'
Pennsylvania; ard he did for the purpose OF ascrr-
tanning whether This was not, party mra-urr
| iSalu AIT l. y iNIle Il Is nol bul dPiN"i ~
IL. Representatives from r SIa'e"f Pennsy rar'a and
ask l,ri if they ready TO sanction the doctrines
Contained in this bali and rsprrt appeal tn the t!rre'
srnIaiivts :n! ih" Slate 0; New York, an" 'ria TO
them 10 say whlhsr the cli!zcEs o! The Stat" al New
! York in Gavrr cf This system Sir cannot hrirye
it, knu" there many gentlemen members ni 'iis
!Iausc. i'll ay"s Of it; butt so lar as know rr IS.
su red thai The orily of The People c! The SLATE ci
! New York viii not sustain IT, ~
appea To the repIc s"ativcs irons The State OF Ohio
and al Tie sTniug"wng States OF the west L" say
they have interest in this question: Is mere gen
;I.na here lrnY representing The views OF his ciss'
,uirnts who will say that he willing /" place The whole
Industry of tie country tbs same foundation us THO
industry Of ,i'r nations Of Europe placed: NJ" cir,
! believe sic! h!ny.
! onncal 10 the REPRESENTATIVES Of New England, in
whole and not in part. appeal To The representatives,
from Connecticut IN PARTICULAR as forming portion OF
the Administrator party here, TO say whether ey cure
gro home H. their with this report IN their
,:ail,s and tell them, lhs Is Cur doctrine: we VII
stand or f. ty IT," Sir, they would not be sustained
for ,nnnrnr; say, Gnd "hrn aprca! 10 the repre-
srn.a,ivts Of New England kn"w there Is diversity
Of opinion amongst trn. but say there is difference
amongst Irm his point that Is In say, that tins sud
drG aud rrr00rdiTary reduction at MsS tmf, and utGsr
these CIRCUMSTANCES without any shadow ot plea Tor IT.
will never BE- sustained. There is plea; irr what sayS
the Secretary OF the Treasury lie says l.! the
viii be shoil during thu p!rscn! year. he Srcrria
~ says and m surely good authority, that the revenue
after She appropriations which uiay be expected 10 lake
effect bcrr SIS: Of December nexi, will he about
three iu;I!"ns short What know about the
revenue o.: 1-3o' Who knows what We shall receive
from custnn,s from the public lands: Who can tell
what IS ~ Lar in yea! from IS liiie NC n'ai can
| say with certainty.
WHY is this bill broug,! forward at this riue' There
! is no surplus We do not expect there will tie
any The crd Of tie year. know not what effect The
bill inlcndrd have | nope that, next to pass
ing it, the cjcct is send it out to tie country To
destroy The cnncrIGe already so much impaired. 1t
strikes the interests If the whole country lis effect
will be TO weaken the bonds of confidence and credit
viii any g,rr,aan, Il do not mean "t lbe com.
miilec( -bu! i'll any gentleman Of the Administration
party from prnsy lyana, Connecticut New Hampshire,
New Jersey, any other State who may know more OF
this matter than DO say that he will sustain it, aud that
he believe be- for the interest Of the country that
the bill should be brought forward ut this time: This
may light lalGr tr, sr, you are tamptrng With
the rrrnl uteTcaS of The country. You pIrpnse 10 throw
open your ports all the world you propose free trade
The side, but you ask nothing on The other
Would you expE more cotton or more tobacco, II ile
duty were taken of tomorrow: Who takes your pro.
duce? Great Britain takes great portion ui Ii: The
continent of Europe takes sumo, but only those aicies
which cannot hc done without.
What are the duties in Great Britain agricultural
products; will state few Of them. Sailed bt CT ia
cents per H.; bacon cents per 10 -
The Speaker here animated 10 Mr. l.. that the merits
of The bill not open 10 discussion.
Mr. Lawrence inquired if would Ue in order tn move
that The bill Le rejected, and under liia motion 10 pIo
/ coed with his remarks
The Speaker said it would not no@ he in ORDER that
tie non would have been IN orGrr II /; had been sub
riilied previous 20 the cond reading ni ;ts bill.
Mr. L. said lie wuad be Tie last in the House To
,rau$grcss the rules Of he llonsr and that liz would uc
therefore, continue his TriIial KS.
Mr. ln.crso inquired If it was in order 10 move The
indefinite pastpoieu.Gt Gi The Jill.
The Speaker said he uirUn would be in order, and
that it would lay open to discussion lie Whole ncfiIs OF
the bill
The Speaker said that the motion TO commit would
take precreuce Of tie melton for indefinite pos r"t-
me n but the Of the question would sill be
open to discussion.
Mr.. Law rr.ce said lie wished merely TO show this
House effect would be produced hy The passage ot
Ibis bill. tie was cnu;n"ralinE L." oi The E;sIsh du
ties AI:ericau arcIes-"m unmianutactured tobacco,
e. cents per pound fractured tobacco" dollars
pr, rrand; coas, &2 s. e5 per ton; on srriace,
canues 10 CENTS per pound; Oh ai!"w Candles j cents
pc: pound.
MIR l.. procce ded: could, sir 60 with catalogue
of those articles which Interfere with the interests Of
Grsa! Britain and Of The Continent Their DUTIES. in
effect ar. proiibinry upon all such articles Now, if
the duties are oil taken Off will you export any
than you nov: No, SIR, not OF single articir un.
less il is done BY treaty. We have treaties Of this
kind that know OF. flcw is II with cution: appTe
heud, that lc cnon.growrrs have supposed that hey
held Command uf HE market Of Great Britain and the
| Continent o. Europe. | wish TO inform them that ii is
great tnIsakr; that these countries importing cot
ton from other parts Of the world besides The United
States, ana that 10 great extent. In India, they
| increasing Tie qnaEly well as the quality q! their
cnon During tie last year, double The quantity 0! cat
Ion imported into England from lmda, more than
was Imported the previous year. at the present time,
they importing cotton from Egypt Persia, Brazil
| and other places where it was grown.
Mr. Vrnderpccl here rose and called for the Orders Of
| the Day; WHICH motion iosl-Ayts &c, noes ~
Mr.. Mckay here raised The question whether, under
the lu3d Rule the hill did not require commitment
The Speaker decided that far as lie ahls 10 nrn
opinion from lie very hasy consideration lie had g
10 the subject he should decide that the bill u
committed
| long definite followed in which Mcssrs Mercer,
Mann. Reed, Thomas, Cas.rhIe!eug. lngcls" iinun,
| Fand,rpceI, Sutherland: aud Tuucey look part.
The Smoker then assrrsd bis rcusuns WHY lie WIS