Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-08-19

iodSt TIC ScUcTdl spun VI iha' nv ""'N ~
carried out in the legislation of Congress;
but he now saw tina, the whole tarlifques-
ton must be met in all rs length and
breadth.
Mr.. p. now referred 10 speech Of Mr..
Gushing, in which he had spoken of The
dogmas Of the South, and had said that if
they were to be insisted on, tho North must
throw herself into the arms OF the great
West. where there we're no dogmas in the
way. Mr.. p. Insisted that this was an in
suit 10 the Wcst-implying that she had
no principles, aud was on The shamblcs.
ready 10 be bought by any who would bid
high enough. Was this TO be the ground
OF action! fso, he wished TO know it,
The South was prepared for any issue gen.
tlemcn thought proper to press.
Mr.. 7. declared that he was not unircnd-
~ 10 the interests Of the North no was ac-
tualed by no naan jealousy of Northern
wealth aud prosperity: he knew they were
wealthy; that the Northern and Middle
States were able TO buy out the South; &; but
80 far from viewing this with an evil eye,
he rcjoiccd and lriumphed il il as an Amcrl-
can. cIookei forward with qualification
aud pride 10 The time when she would be
able 10 compete with Great Britain in every
market Of the world. Bnt when the North
asked an unnatural and unconstitutional
protection from The Federal Government,
he should always oppose the demand
Give him just revenue bill, and the South
would never complain. lie desired TO raise
IN
the vested rights Of the North. Let the
hill be confined bona fde 10 revenue, and
he had no objection so 10 modify II as TO
give incidental protection TO Northern inter-
csts he was rather in favor oft. but if u
bill was TO lay taxes chiefly for the purpose
of protection, then he should at once take
The opposite extreme. and insist on raising
the revenue solely from articles The growth
and manufacture Of foreign Countries
This. however. was not hi, desire; he pre-
ferred fair average.
Mr. Irwin here inquired whether M'. =.
was willing 10 discriminate in duties 81 Is
&c afford protection within ~ per cent!
Dir. P. replied that he was, provided the
rsvenuc 10 be raised was such as would
meet only the economical wants of the
.tiovernment. He would discriminate on
soh,e articles. lie was not for Publishing
the absRsc; principle for which he cnr'en:;
-.s aspfatIrSc; bewSnid ssiis.=
raise fhree-IourIhsOE fhG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
auicles which competed with our own pro-
ducts ard manufactures, and leave all the
articies free which The manufacturers used,
hn considered them as asking for what
was unfair. To a just medium course he
was willing TO agree; but he would not go
for any duty beyond 20 per cent. the lin
il of the compromise.
Ifgcntlcmcn asked him wliattax he cor
sdcrcd in itself the most equal, his reply
would be an income tax; that he thought
the wisest and most just, but he knew that
in the circumstances Of this country such q
fax was not to be looked for. The gen
tlcman from Vermont (Nlr. Evcrctt) had
iu,imarcd that the manufactures did not
want high ,arill, provided they could cX-
clulc auction sales. This was The source
which flooded the country with the surplus
manufactures Of Europe; and, a> rene
dv, the gentleman had proposed lax upon
auctions In that measure, Mr.. /. woush
join him heart and hand; he was prepared
TO divide the duty. putting leu per cent Oh
aucliuns and ten per cent. on goods lnPpr'
ted. Mr.. +. was utterly opposed to The
auction system. rs going 10 bring down our
own manufacturers To a level with The
wrctchcd operatives ot European WORK
,hops. But he doubted if The ccnllemans
uIan could be carried into effect; he ohJcc-
led To the home valuation, asst makes di-
,lcs lower nj some points than III others.
thereby causin. the whole importation OF
the country TO take place at those roln's.
Under such system the taxes would not
be uniform, and The Constitution must be
sacrificed. The gentleman had drawn
glowing picture OF the future, anu hau
warned the cotton growers ui the South OF
,bc dancer Of losing the home market IN
i, consequence olihc competition of South
America, Egypt, and The East lndes. But
! Mr.. =. had not forgotten that the same aP-
peal the same warning, had been pressed
upon them in lS2S, 30 aud '32. Gentle
men scsmcd TO consider their nelshbors OF
the South as in utter darkness, aud wholly
uniformed as 10 their own interests. He
would slate one fact. In lS2S. 100000
bags ol cotton were raised aud sold a, rom
seven TO nine cent, pound, while III lo3J,
two millions of bags were raised, which
averaged twelve cents. This very year.
Mr.. p. had sold for ten cents aud quarter.
Did this look like guuing the market! No.
All the South asked was for Tree trade and
an opcn market. Give her these, and she
never would ask for bounty or protection.
One half the people Of Europe had not yet
begun 10 cousumc cotton, aud Two thirds
Of all the cotton goods manufactured in
England were consumed in the island IL
self. Now. i; onc-haf the European pop
ula,ion consumed two millions OF bags,
what would be the Stale Of The markc,
when not only the other half Of Europe, but
NIL South Amcrica and the East Indies
came to use cotton manufactures! All
the South asked, he repeateGi', was free
trade TO all the world. lie rejoiccd IN the
consumption Of our own home manuiac-
lures, aud hoped the day would come
when they would be shipped 10 all the