The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-04-27

ply, or would be worthy Of the pulling ,heoIogi-
cal controversies OF the middle ages.
The American system, Mr.. President, now SO
much derided, Why know not, unless il be be-
cause 1t be American. has advanced this country
IN the arts and in prosperity, at least half CEN
fury. | believed, and still believe it, eminently
advantageous 10 all parts OF the Union, and inju-
rlous really to none. In its origia it denounc-
ed because II was alleged that ii would dry up all
the sources OF our revenue from imports. Who
ever will take the trouble to examine the early de-
bates upon the subject, will find that to have been
the prominent and strong ground OF opposition.
The prediction beiog falshed, It's opponents chang
ed their position, and charged il WITH being tho
parent of The late great surplus in the pub
lie revenue. That surplus was In fact chiefly pro-
duced BY the operation of the land system, and if
the land bill which introduced some year, ago
had been passed "a bill by the bye 10 which the
Senator from South Carolina opposed.) we
should have avoi ed all perplexity in the disposal
of that surplus, because there would have been
none.
No one Mr.. President, in the commencement
of the protective policy ever supposed that il was
10 be perpetual. We hoped and believed that
temporary protection extended 10 infant man
uiactu.es would bring them up and enable them
TO Withstand competition with those of Europe.
We thought, as the Use French Minisler did, sho,
when urged by British Minister TO consent to
the equal introduction into the two countries Of
their respective productions replied that free trade
might be very well Tor county whose msnulae-
lures had reached perfection, but not entirely
adapted TO country which wished TO build up its
manufactures If the protective policy were en-
tirely TO cease ia lc42, it would have existed 26
wears from 1916, Is from 1924, quite as long
as, at either of those periods, its friends supposed
might be necessary. But il does not cease then,
and sincerely hope tina, the provisions contained
in the Compromise Act for its benefit beyond that
period. will be found sufficient tor the preserva-
lion OF all our interesting manufactures. For one,
am wiling 10 adhere 10, aud abide by, the Com
promise in all its provisions, present AID prospect
tive. il lis fair operation is undistnrbed.
Tho Senate well knows that have been con-
stsnt!y in favor of strict and faithful adherence
to the Compromise Act. ! have watched aud de-
ended 1t on all occasions. desire 10 see it faith
fully aud involably maintained. The Senator,
too trem South Carolina, alleging that the South
were the weaker party has hitherto united with
me ia sustaining it. Nevertheless, he has LETT ns
as he tells in his Edgsfeld letter because he
apprehended that our pfInci pies would lead Us to
the revival OF a high tariff. How stands the mat
ter with the other party2 II is known thai the
present Chief Mag lstra'e voted for the bill Of 1923,
after, as has been asserted. having advised such a
coucoc,ion Of To ensure its defeat and having
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it would be defeated On thai occasion a late dis
tinguished Senator fro Virginia is reported to
have said that he had deceived them once, and
that was his fault, but if he deceived Them
again ii would be theirs, The present chairman,
IN the Senate Of the Committee on Finance, was
member Of the Committee on Manufactures in
The Ii. Of R. which prepared that bill OF 1928, and
We all know that both he and other leading
beers of the Administration party have again and
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bound By the Compromise Ac, than BY any urdin-
AIRY act Of legislation II will also be recolected
that at the very last annual session test vote on
my motion given in respect TO the Conprom-
Use Act. when every political friend hal have,
except the venerable Senator from Tennessee.
who for particular reasons voted against Us but
who assured at the tins that he had 70 nteR-
ton Of disturbing substantially The acl voted for
adherence TO ii and every friend of the Admins
tration, with one or two exceptions, voted against
it Here Mr. President are the ayes and noes.
On motion of Mr. Clay 10 recommit the bill,
with instructions "to strike out Of the bill all srti-
Giles which al present pay duty equal to twenty
per cent. ad valotem, or upwards, as embraced by
the act of the I'd March, 1883, commonly called
the compromise act" it was detGmined in tho
negative.
Those who voted in the affirmative are: Messrs.
Bayard, Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Cfiten-
den, DAVIS, Ewing of Ohio. Hendricks, Kent.
Knight, NJ akean, Moore, Morris, Prentiss Pres
ton Robbins, Southland. Spence, Swift, Upton,
Tomlin-on, Wall, Webster-24
Those who voted in the negative Messrs.
Benton. Brown Cuthbsrt, Ewisg Of Illinois, Full
ton, Hubbard King of Alabama. King of Geor-
sia, Linn, Lyon. Manon. Nicholas, Niles. Nor
veil, Page, Parker Ryes Robinson, Ruggles, Sc
vier, Strange, TaIlmsdge, Walker, White, Wright
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Thus we perceive that the Senator from South
Carolina, has left US, who have shown disposi.
ton to maintain inviolably the compromise act,
on which he has often pref,ssed to believe that
the security of the South depended, and has gone
to the other party which has exhibited direct
contrary disposition TO regard it, And Hhs can
doubt that, II 1t were necessary to She party IN
power to secure their places. they would revive
the tariff much higher thaa it ever has been !?
have never desired, sir. to force sny opiRions
of my own upon the people OF this ceantry. con-
ttary 10 their will. Ii they are unacceptable, at
any time. 10 the country, thesrtulfy acquiesce.
With respect to internal improvements, that other
part of the American system. which the Senates
says he left us from apprehension Of its being
revived the state OF the country is greatly altered
since the power was first asserted aud exercised.
la my own State, and within tew years. we have
completed and put in progress most of the inn
provements which are desirable there Aud, in
all the States large and liberal appropriations Of
Their means, and great advances in their va
rious works have been made. When the land
bill was under consideration, stated that its pas-
sage would fully satisfy every reasonable sxpecta.
ton of the several States in respect 10 means 10
be drawn from the General Government, in re.
gard 10 internal improvements. Since that PERIOD
measure has been adapted, nearly equivalent Ia
the passage of tho land bill, by which sbout $50.
100000 have heea placed in tbs power of the