Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-27


II seeas, praying an increase of duty on faelg,
sfRals
Also, uemori,l OF u committee of hr American
SIX Society, asking the patronage of Congress II
j the publication aud gfaluituus circulation Of The
/ Journal ct sud soclrty.
In presenting this memorial, Mr.. CLAY said
"hle AN mp viii remark that. IN NV oriplon
ihetc is hardy u production 10 which this cnunns
IL Engaged which ~ nso,e important To be duly NJ
'enfd =" II lhiS time llian that at srlk. AZ aRti-
'eoni'l hodotl II Is apptoptlmc to all puts oil The
country, A. d among the causes winch have oeen
siohfd the nneNampled stale Il distress fium wlnel
no portion OF this vide nnffy IL exempt Nhlel,
has increased, Is increasing. and wish to Cod
could see any hope OF lis end--at least among the
latfgn causes oi thls remarkable state ri Distress
nnqurStiouahly that of purchasing 80 much abroad
81, we must make inole al home, and hiing ,ess
nom abroad, II Nc would remove thu causes oil dis.
res aud It's remark Is applicable our own rto=
auctions IA every loim If agriculture well rs II
Ilhfleallnn Aud, 10 reemd 10 silk itseli. look at e
laeis fat sfsen years rns. the annual amount III
II brought into tins country has been 800 900 aud
on year II ROSE Ia 500 ooo 600 aud this 81 500.
ooo Is l"t an article winch II any thing - iot tho
adofnmcnI aud luxury nj man, sk IL that Article.
Slf no cooeuy ran long "nlsand, Tor Which the
ahhh InIous exceed the eSporss by sonr sac, 900.
ooo 81 500 GOO. 900. Aud. II was not absolutely
Pe"tiiess, my irrnds aud myself had any power
II the direction # tins Government. | would 10
motta" lr"rase duty equal Ito the maximum winch
~
his lmrotl 81 ale 800 ZOO IN silk. | would Ia, tins
dniy on slk aud with u view ~ pant. 10 prrvent a
ia e'1o"S 'Netss al revenue, would Distribute ihe
annual proceeds Of the sales of the public lands 10
TIE states as turf own properly. 20 which they mr
already enled aud let his uud assist ia, m 10 H.
qhldae leir Debts aud 10 foster those pieat inter
t~is which are lasty dear 10 hem, f,l there
nov freedom ifom debt. | ~ould impose tins dni,
IN SILK and on othri luxuies aud II tie land. are
net necessary 10 the support 81 tbs Government,
would distribute the proceeds # the lands among
llie STATES Win ale eutuled Ia Them. But we. ui a,
least an, uat IN The condition To- do What have
snger.led, and therefore cannot do othefn Use than
tn ,sh NAT this memorial bf referred 10 the Comut-
tee on Ma ufleintrs and printed
MI. CALHOUN sa'd Use to make no opro-
snlan 10 the moilnn, bnl Ia make il lew rrhntks
connected With lhost topics winch are now ui olda
mi oitance AID hupe that rot much more ol lhis
session vii = IS before we slall ~ deeply utp
thai subject. The courlfy is now nj - punl N
which II has became oi Ian mafr interest dian ever.
SIN, ilef N foto liom the Senator ION krntur-
ky Is To the causes 81 distress and. II | an, not ma.
tken, they are The very opposite IT what have been
assigned Sni tie old condemned sss.am ~ run
nns III ry,ry biaueh, aud especially IL tie manu-
taetntn 9, agricultural, and commercial interests
Tie distress when Ice asetlbes 10 The lnfotlnou ol
slia conr's from other tausfs. We shlp onr crrdtt,
aud buua IN sopds. ! would havn tie vary revere
oi What the Srator has indicated rs the tue pohey.
aud hope lor an ealS lputtunipy oi pointing tut
that policy, AID that al cary day We shall look
deep INTO The sui j'ct.
NJ CLAY. This Is y little uuusua. To e,g ,er
IN discussion on thus su jet thus before the un,c.
SIR, have proposed OF Suggested u revival OF the
tatlll further ihan lie cnlnpnmisr allows Not in
H., slipht' 81 degree. In.eiely proposed duty on
u an article al luxury, rnltrly consistent with
,he cum "ninise. ST., Whit wtst IhatI proposed !
II WIS Nl"l's lhat tito maximum duty OF the com
pfonlise- thai -, 90 per --sh, uld be lmpos.d
~ silk, wlneh Is IN no way inco"i.-',blc with tie
com roniise.
Aud row can this in ure the manufactures of cot
tan, sin pbuldlue, aus tlang else winch are nov
nralY proslfai.d The woollrn manuncturtr nj
the North Is almost entirely stopped, aud that Of
non li,et IS aineng the mos largulshing. How can
the dnIy On tins luxury ailrci either The manulae
tnre~ aeueun,e olthe county viii benefit
lhen Iot II will directly AID tie manufacture Of
silk aud II raw silk l. produced with success, be
ZONES III nbIsct for Importation, vand II may aid
greatly ~ removing thai ruInous exctss III the bal
nc Of uade which viii crush all, unless The
Pc pie con use In their oWntelcf.
a the Siafr dtb'si ST. | Should like to know
by what ~ the suij"et OF State debts - 50 he.
qneutit dragged iIu tins Senate aud The Staies
are here chdtd aud Ceustled ~ II under super
vsion. VIM gives Us jurisdiction over them =
BY "hal autiotis have We Tire right 10 say Penn.
syiyauIi or Illinois, of any other Suhr, YOU air cx-
uasagan1; you lave got inio debt aud we will
leave you ~ ger ont as You can Whrnce is tins
right " ho male II Tie duty e the Fejrrll Go
!
10 d.bil Bun those dcbts have bcea contracted.
AM, n the Senator ft1n South Cuollna sass, ono ell
ieet ni II has been Ia enlarge onr imports, because
/ the m, arising from the State bonds has been
thrown into tie channel of commerce. Bun it will
be no Ion er 81, Ion thai very means viii now be-
come an obstruction to Commerce. But those debts
eNlst, and, men of hobor aud no -esfy those who
o"r them uust pa, tlem; and rnst no man here
will be 50 destitute # honor aud probty sa,
Iliey ought 10 he nj. They have been con-
tlat.ird. aud our States lave received the benefit !
/ and r,Ist aud brirve thai not "A State in tbls
mon " he los TO honor aad good iath 10
pay such debts THE debts rxIst, aud III the worst
lofms because the iotelgner is against not
befs of Ilu- Gonieirdcy, on whom there Is Iuielgn
debt, and consequently ipteign Influence.
And what Is 10 be done The States have here
proposed nothii 9, IN either bwuch ot Congress
Bun we know The existence Of these debts, and the
distress which prevails IN these different communI-
ties; aud Know thai taxdtinn Will be- necessity.
Some onhe States, right or wong, have contracted
debts extent which The people cannot beat; and
+ II we ave uol destitute al all those feelings which
uu ght to btlong paenl Government, and whlt h,
~ such, should cherish We ought deeply 10 Hn.-
paihze with all these sulftrings.
Well. aud What suggestion did make Was II
to assume these debts No. si,; no. sir. But we
are IN possession of important fInd, winch, oftighI
| belongs 10 the STATES. The Sfalts have power
Of imposing dutcs imports for The purpose oi r.
llcylng themselves. Aud what was my suggestion
The debts exist, aud must be paid, principal aud u
trrrst: aud my suggestion WIS, that We should give
~ what belongs to States, OF, at least, do what
/ We can Tor them, by imposing duties On articles
pntely OF luxury, aud give the States their pro
pcny The proceeds If the nt!ic lands. which wond