Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-11


Tie Compromise Act, he would now invite attention
ana We should thon see whether the latter was wcT
thy OF all that had been said uti In 1881 the Thea
Chief Magistrate OF the United States announced &
congress m his message at the opening of the ses
son IN December, that the puddle debt MAS near'l
paid, and that when the redemption was comp etc,
the amount of The revenue would be more than Wa,
/ necessary for the expenses Ci GOvetnment--m0rt
money wou.d como iutn the Treasury than the Go
| re~nment needed. Ho therefore rec -nngnted NJ
adjustment Of tho revenue, to ,d1p It to these ne
circumstances. What followed The necessity o
/ reducing the moons seemed obvious. In the sam,
message, or in The following one. in which The sub
leot ives again referred 10, the President spoke 81
the proprieiy OF extending protection TO certain
branches oi home manufacture which were needed
Tor the national independence and pco,c- ton. Ac
cordins TO the recommendation OF the President
Congress proceeded TO deliberate and finally as the
result OF their deliberations, passed the OF July
1882, which YOU vii observe was to 10 INFO opera,
ton on the Sd day OF March. 1888. What was the
object, and hat the method Of that act Its 90,
icc was apparent on its face, and the method
Of accomplishing u. Dare MIR :. say that its object
was two-ioid Yes, he would say 80, because
such WAS obviously the fact; and TO this fact VIC
must refer for what afterwards occurred, and for the
so called compromise act itself The evident pol
cy OF the act, then believed 10 be the true policy OF
the nation, was first TO protect TO certain extent
the manufactures OF this country, and secondly, 10
diminish the total amount OF revenue 20 what was
required for the expenses OF the Government. Ard
how did the act proceed in order TO eirectuate It's
policy IL proceeded wisely with reference to the
end IN view. ltTetalned existing duties on articles
which competed with our own manufactures: that
was for protection; Il then took of red ucGd the
duties on articles which DID not compete; some
were made free, others were put at low rate OF
duty.
Mr. 5. had been no party 10 the act, not being
then member. lie had hsi nothing to 90 with It.
DE did no; speak from any knowledge or rccol.ec-
ton oths own. He spoke from the legislative
history, open equally 10 al, anu clear upon MS face
IL was maHvestly IN accordance nth the Message
THE President, inwhch Message gentlemen would
md, as he had already SAID, n Inc OF discrimination
drawn between articles VIII Gu ln;ertsred with our
manufactures and articles which did not, for the
purpOse Ut protection. Then the whole policy OF
that Congress Of 1882 was TO reduce duties TO an
amount equal to the demands Of the Government,
Oy takihg them of from class oiarlices which did
not Interfere with our own manufactures. Did that
Congress takeu up the whole list Of Imported l.u
c.ss, and examine simply which vi them, in mere
hScal view, or IN ponto convenience, was The best
suited 10 Je2r this imposition Of duty Not at aiI.
Did Iney mean, Tor example, TO discriminate he
tween articles OF luxury and articles Of necessity
Certainly no. The act took OF or lowered the iu.
" on silks and wines and lett tue duty salt. No;
It's single object ~ leaving certain urt.sIes free a.
TO reduce the revenue, leaving the whole Of /. upon
articles which irte -ter,d with our oduce or manu-.
features. Mr. s. did no; intend row 70 say whether
tins was right or wrong, but only that such the
fact. BY the act Of July, 1882, then, Congress
hNe4 " hat amount Of revenue should Ue granted as
adequate 10 meet the indispensable wants Of the
Government. Il anticipated those wants lust rs
truly as Congress could now anticipate VIVA. would
probably be tho income OF any gwen yen, BJ.h
points were adlus.ed-ths amount necessary for IN
economical. administration Of the Goverumeu., ana
how 1t was 10 be raised. The revenue gwen by
that act was understood 10 be the amount.
Then, said Mr. S, after this history, lie; US CONS
to the compromss act II found this lsw OF l-52 on
the statute book, bu; uII yet IN actual operation
IL was 20 take effect on the 81 OF March. What
was the object o! the proceedings OF the % OF March,
1888; tina, Is, the compromise aci! To settle, 10y a
compromise II you please, tho controversy which
had ARISEN 1t was not 10 settle the revenue: not 10
dscIte where il should come from, or how much !.
should be. For fit had been, what ought Congress
TO have dnncl One %! tNo things. either suffer the
high duties TO stand as they were fixed by the aw
OF 1882, or when they took them of, give on ate.
qUlte equivalent upon other articles reduced or
made free by the act OF IUly, 1884, so rs TO keep
up the measure O. revenue. But did they DO 50!
W'hou, intending to rel ct on any pnrtv,
say, LIST. That, respected revenue and eI-
peudIturc II was act Of has.y egis.et on.
What was II passed turl Its very name indicates.
Was 1t to hG q rsyenuel !. wss no.. To regulate
permanently the ta..tf Of this country Il not.
il was passed 10 settle a dispute which had arisen
and had now come TO a crisis. On the Sd o, March,
1888, the act Of July, 1889, begin it, opera
ton. MIR :. cared not who wss the master spisI.
who devised the measure, or what the motives
which Cd 10 its adoption AMI he would not now s.y
whether he should have voted 20 the Dill. or against
u: nor should he express opinion N re alton 20
the &C; further than repeat hat 90 far rs revl-
nue. vas concerned, It was an act oi has,y legs,s-
ton: the law DID not refer 10 the thing 20 be acted
on, but referred 10 something else. lie cared nl;,
however, what Were the motives Of those who passed
II: If J. had answered the purpose Tor which J. was
In!ent-d, he wss glad j. had don. -. But 10 pro-
coed, on the - Of March, 1888, Congress passed
what had been iamiaar,y designated as the " force
bill" IL was pac2d IN the Ell ION Of the laws lit
tie after the compromise aci, one act Intervening.
That bill was on rs passage, and that j, would
pass there vas no doubt, and what lg might rro.
1ucs no mrn COZ very precisely say. He TO
whom IT. execution was 10 ys committed Vas not
a man 70 Es., % MD career be was no tai way
man; he ven: 'cr T. ) middle measures. Tn-re zHt
have been many Who tho EH they were friendly %
.Gs 20 -g % rr1e-iIo1, might So. Zee some mis-
-.,.rgs ~hsr tazv saw o.. sword Of the iw placed
r re ---- ~ .-.. man .. ;1e head u the military
60 NJ --s Lr:s- S.l'ss; they mf-G. very natural
I've .-.. .-s-- o, IS eff nt ro,h on pub &c &C
:--. az ,1 ---7-0. 5fia-sg.lgss InliIc.:Cd 50 as
~ 20 -Tl-as % Us 7sngesr-s. Aad his feeling
r. ~. ssose.a.y have opsuteu on those who were
51p5.s- 10 tie ,hsn Adm nirrlt1n and who lisrIst.
e. Pes Ie1t jackson. They would feel some fear on
sasI0g 90 great G mag a power and popularity
indeed, these TWO words are no: here the samel
IaItci 10 one man, aud st. further extended and
by ihe support Of O.. VINO approved
he proc amalon and the 10 c. uI..-Oi all who de-
issrCd the triumph Of the avs.
Thus, isom various feelings and considerations,
nen might have conCuucd IN the passage Of the com.
promising law Of the 2i March, 1888. They wish.
t % aft Jrd an escape from GIRLS II ,ley chose
so doing TO 90 further and 90 give 70 South Caro-
ina the point Of honor, Mr. s. mad no objection noyy
% make 20 30; he would not reclaim the concession /
But when gentlemen came 10 speak Of the ul. az 10
Is effect Permanently upon the national revenue /