The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-16

son. This may be also The gentleman NAV hold
these opinions IN light estimation but that does not
alter the fact. The opinions Of The Distinguished
statesmen TO whom have alluded are upon record
and the gentleman cannot nullify or expupge Them
They are written down by the pen OF history, and
whatever may be the course Of things hereafter
there they will stand. The gentleman intima,ed
that 1t was improper to refer to such opinions In this
way. They were referred TO by him In no spirit OF
disrespect 10 the gentlemen who entertained such
opinions, for he respected them all, although proba-
ply some OF them might have changed their views
bul when gentlemen coming from the same quarter
OF the Union and the state rise and ayow opin-
ions directly opposite, and charge upon members
from other sections of the Union, the Introduction
and support Of system which they say operates I'M
Justly, which is system Of oppression and fraud,
Is u inappropriate for the latter allude To the opin
ions coming from the same section Of the country
as those who prefer such chargesl Suppose they
are right Should il not rather lead TO orbearance
III their minds towards u.s. that the system originated
with them and not with us7
But sir, the auson to these opinions is correct and
proper IN another point Of view. The gentleman from
South Carolina who last spoke declared, with all appa-
rent seriousness, and with his usual ardor that the
principle Of protective tariff recognized UNI
til the year 1920, when il applied to the article Of
iron. Now not proper for me TO show that this
great principle had been discussed earlier period
alluded TO these opinions only as regarded the sub
Ject oil the tariff but also that Of internal improv
And, in addition to the have mentioned give
the name OF another distinguished gentleman from
South Carolina who advocated internal improvements
and who advocated, amongst others, that which has
been denounced being worst Of all of them-the
Cumberland road bill. | allude TO George McDufie,
who, with oil the powers of his great mind, advocated
appropriations for that work and for others This very
Cumberland road originated in the Administration OF
Mr. Jefferson and received the sanction Of his sigma
ture.
viii now advert briefly TO extracts from Messages oil
the several Presidents of the United States beginning
with the Message Of George Washington, 10 the year
l796. He saws:
"Congress have repeatedly, and not without success,
directed their attention TO the encouragement of do
nestle manufactures The object is of great
sequence not to insure continuance of their efforts in
every way which shall appear eligible"
This Continued Mr.. b. is the opinion expressed by
that great man far back the year 1896; and yet
the gentleman from South Carolina tells that the
principle Of protection net recognised until the
year $40. @ ."
WE'LL sir. what fnrtherl In the year 1906, at a time
when there was large amount OF money flowing into
the Treasury, MIR. Jefferson, speaking Of the in
which the surplus should be disposed Of, asks
"shall we suppress the impos, and give that advan.
tage to foreign over domestic manufactures q
Again in the year 1909, Mr. Jefferson holds the fol.
lowing language and call the particular attention OF
my Southern friends to this extract
"The situation into which we have been forced has
impeed US to apply portion Of our industry and capital
to internal manufactures and improvements. The ex-
tent Of this conviction is daily increasing, and little
doubt remains that the formed and form
ing WILL under the auspices Of cheaper materials and
subsistence the freedom Of labor from taxation with us,
and Of protecting duties and prohibitions, become per.
nanent," M.
And vet the gentleman from South Carolina had
rnalf IF ctpIa
that it never recognised by this Government I'M
I'll the year 1870, when it was applied Orion.
President Madison, in the year 1909, says:
Z" II will be worthy Of their just and providen,
care make such further alterations the laws
will more especially foster and protect the several
branches of manufactures which have been recently
instituted or extended by the laudabe exertons Of
our citizens" #@
Thus it appears CONTINUED Mr. b. that this sys-
tenn now denounced in the broades terms by the two
gentlemen from South Carona-and / notice this
merely by way of defence-this very principle,
say, has been recognised from the establishment of
the Constitution of the United States; has been re-
commended and from time to time pressed on the
consideration Of Congress by the distinguished Cit
zens of the South who have presided over the desi-
MES of this country. This, in connection with the
fact stated the other day by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, (Mr Biddle) that the preamble of the
second act passed under the Constitution declares il
TO be necessary for the support of Government and
for the encouragement and protection Of manufac-
lures that duties be laid shows most clearly what
have been the opinions of statesmen from the
Southern portion Of this Confederacy Yet gentle
men rise up on this floor again and again, and de-
nounce the system as having originated with
section OF the Union and founded in oppression and
fraud.
The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Pick
ensl talked about effort 10 burn this principle Of
projection into the Constitution. To burn il into the
Constitution! No, sir. Ii is more deeply fixed in
that instrument. II was engrafied by men who
framed that Constitution, and they give you their
opinions 10 the preamble of the act TO which have
alluded
But, sir, the matter does not rest here. So far
back as the year 1905 it was favorte and popular
topic in the Souh-in the Old Dominion il was So
You will find that the subject of protection to manu-
features popular subject at Fourth of July
celebrations, and at other public meetings in the
State Of Virginia.
Amongst other things of a patriotic nature,
find the following extract from an address issued at
Richmond, Virginia, in 1903, and signed by VIM.
Fl. Cabell, w. Writ, VIM. Fonchee, sen. Peyton
Randolph, and Thomas Richie: .. ...
"Perhaps it is no wild suppositon to conceive that
even if the present attacks upon trade should blow
over Congress may adopt the policy Of encouraging our
manufactures by rather higher duties on imported arti
cles of Europe, To keep ourselves from being alto
gether dependent Europe for our clothing, Congress
may adopt this course if they should discover from
perience of the intermediate time, that have really
the inclination and the spirit to cothe ourselves
Thus (Mr B. continued) in the year 1903 was the
sentiment promulgated 10 The people Of Virginia, BY
committee OF citizens formed to take into consi-
Iteration this identical subjects and amongst the
number, was the venerable editor of the Richmond
Enquirer who now, believe, is not so much devoted
to the American system But will not treSpass
further in alluson TO this part Of the subject. said
before, that my remarks on this point were not made
with view to re-agi'ae The question OF tariff,
Mr.. DRoMGooLE here rose and explained that the
opinions which the gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Mr. Briggs,) had indicated were not the opinions
Of the people OF Virginia.
Mr.. BRIeGs continued have not stated this to be
the opinion Of Virginia at this day have spoken Of
past iimes--of thai period when gentlemen, coming