Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-21
TWENTY-SEVENTU CONGRESS.
FRrpAr, DEcEhssR, IL, IsiI.
The Senate uid not cit to ,ay
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

sden's Messsgol rs relates TO the tariff bs referees
to the COMMITTEE on Manufactures.
| Which resol It'cn MIR. ArHGRTON had move,
| TO amend by striking out the words "Comn,tce on
Manufactures" and inser,n. the words &c amn,,t,e,
| of Ways and Means"
AID the pending question was on the amend
menL
Mr.. JONES, OF Virginia, who was entitled to the
door, addressed the House at some length i'm favor
| of the amendment.
Mr. J. examined into the duties Of the Committee
OF Ways and Means, a, prescribed by the rules
contcndng tNat the bare enumeration Of those duties
show, at the hrsi glance, that the whole subject OF
revenue, the whole suhie,, oi finances was intended
TO be committed TO Their chlrc.
IL thus were proposition TO lay tariff for pro-
lection, he was not prepared to say that Its drec-
ton 10 the COMMITTEE on Manufactures would no;
I've the proper one. But did any gentleman IN this
House ask the imposition Of duties io- the purpose
OF protecting domestic manufactured The idea was
disclsIsned on all hands. Was such the recomm-n-
drion OF the President oi the United S'atcs1 he
(Ar. J) had only to appeal to the history OF the
past pol',c, life OF the President 10 hnd the mos,
amps rriutaton OF such position. Was that a
toir contraction IN be place spn the cotnmunici.
ton o' TIE Pses den! THIS would lead him (Nr
~ necessarily 20 look into the communication itsc e
and, Ia order 20 understand that commu cor
rectly, II Tust bc tken IN AL it, true and proper
bearings. They mus: not only ook to the paragraph
which related 10 the QUESTION of the tariff but they
must take u IN cJLnsNon with the suti.ets with
which that su ives wa- connected.
by examination, they wor 4 be enabled TO sec the
inducements VIII Oh operated or :he mint Of The Pee
sIdent 10 esus ths SInicc; before me House TIE
Pres:je"! was giving Intormlton 10 Congress las /,
was MS duty 10 dOl ~ ic.LtIod TO tie c1ni,rnn OF
the Treasury. lie was cong on tn snow the Ic
sources Of the Government !Or the year. and 10
show is liabilities 10. tbs sam. period II this CON-
n1Si'n u was tia; the sui JecI Of tie tariff h,c teer
introduced by the PrcsJGni; and Mic J waulI cal
the attention OF the House - that pascuIar branch
! Of the subject
Mr.. J. here read from the Message the s,.tern.n
of receipts and expenditures, when he inc d.nls n
commented upon "a great .oSsnn--as IIus;r-,ios
the vast difference be ween precepi and example
ms commentary upon the lectures heretofore read
nv the Whi.s on the subject OF economy and re.
1 form"
These ard other passages Mr.. J. read msin'y, h,
said, for me purpose Of rcpers the Inf, renee tins
/ the object O. the Pee IN his communication
/ we> profession 10 tNne t'r manufacturers The PIE
siuen', Mr.. a. cpn;endet, never, throughout these
points OF the Message lbs sigh; Of the ~oId rc-s
me-, his clearly showing he lieci 10 ge 20 moose
dU;cs ios the pUri csc o. rtrcnCc alone.
Nj confessed hc Gli not very clearly unst,:,-d
whI, ~as N eucei oy lee President IN that u ,.t
at The NCsSsce ~ wh'ch h. said $50 li.n IA. Goy-
ernneni may ce iIs' tisi IN 50 DISCRIMINATING by
re'"Tenc" - Other considerations o domestic pui-y
conncc:ci with our 'nui,ctnres." 1.-THE PresileD,
tneant TO assert The uyuI1h tat Congress POSSESS.
ed the constitutional power ~ iay d:s-tim.n. ing
duties S'h view 70 project domestic MANUFACTURES
tntil &c GlTrrei WIN MN 1910 ana thr r,a.
son. whicii aPpC Ell - him soUni and ;ncontro
verilOie hat ~ the ptrci.e point vice Cnnp a.,
prot"cIcn commenced, rsverue CEASED The vcrv Oh
ice to- hch protecting duties YER ilnr u ed US IN
exclude from the country tie col,m ~ is On Inch
the Gutes ard, and ON Wish revt.urt p-,d,J.
while du.leS ed Tor revenue for revenue a one
The Effect ut the one WAS to Crpnpje coGinetce 20
raise revenue 10 REP ca! h TIE Treasury. The eff
fec, of the cihs- was c,r.s'ny 20 cripple i rot TO
Destroy, both tie Commerce and revenue OF the
country.
BI; II on the o'he. hand, the Pes d y, mem, 10
advanc- The opinion that incIrenra. prc,eci,gn 70
domestic manufactures might res from Liscr,1lio,
arg cu'Ies sid really FOX TIE pUrpcge Cf revenue
then the question was presented IN VI oily a differ
ent pom; or view, and IN one ccr;iniy .ess oniec.
uonab'e. In no view that he (Nr j. had been
able to take 81 his SUBJECT, I'D he been Al Die IN per
ceive any sufficient reason why It should be taken
IRON tie C"mn,:Gcs Of Ways and Mems.
hr HUN | ioi whose rennlki a bet..r outline
would be gwen Sui fer Ia. tiisU.. experienced ty
he Reporter IN henfInsl remarked thrr, from tn
hrst commencement OF this debate, he k.d Cep--c,.
ted 4; Lecsuss Z seemed TO HIN TIA: the Gentlemen
were unnecessarily anticipating subject which
mus, sroner or later, up for the acton of the
House al the present session.
lie was member Of the Committee on Mann
iactures, placed lh@Er 10y TIE will Of the SPEAKER
Were he (Nlr H. - consult mercy his own enss.
ne would oe desIrous that tbs SUBJECT (cnba rassns
ana perpleNIns ~ rs character II uucoukct l'y
Sss) should b- referred TO the Committee Of WAYS
and Means. But, fom the course which this -e.
bate had taken, re could not hot understand that
gentlemen ~efs DESTROYS IT drawing out OF Ills foor
an expression o. opinion as 10 tie fact whether there
was any constitutional power right in this House
or this Government 10 protect tie lnbOr-yes the
free and the slave abor-of this county, as contra
distinguished asains' tie pluper labor uf kurope
1t there was any motive or object IN the debate
which had sp'uHg up, was TO lciI on EXPRESSION
OF opInlIn on this point.
He had had no idea Of entering into the arsu
msnt, and shout not have done so but that some
o1s'va''onS had Ueen made by the gentleman from
Virgin Mr. Jonesl which he MIR II could not
suffer 10 pass without remark. lie had rcneated
iy year after year, G.sje IT.. dec aration here that
so tar as regarded hrssll-and ne spoke the senti.
mems Of a c9nsLItI-iicy trsy agricultural parity
coHIus'c al, END 'rtIy uang featuring, and one Of
the most wealthy CONSTITUENCIES m his State-the-c
was 40 j'spos''icr 20 drive this subject of the tariff
TO any tH,ent lat ary patriotic gentleman rom the
Son'a wood rot assent 10. tie had sad Ii,is much
" hen the subject Ct ttC tariff was held I'd rs the
stfiE1g horse Tighten men from their pr1pri.,y
that here WIS 40 desre 90 the part Of te Nyr'h
20 dTI'c Tie protection OF manufactures 10 an eR ent
of snsiye 70 eH,I.n'cned and p trIo:c gentleman
tom he SDu'h ar'ing under the compromise act
tie stood precisely upon the same ground ro- suj
ne pcIc'-o 'lIl''ls eCns,I'ucnts S'ood SO uDgn
Tia: grpu.j. .|GEsy SOMETIMES became thing,-
u mt emen talk q abou' protect on-and they TAX
Ell JboUt revenue. Gentlemen got up hese and
enis'si INTO an elihOr1te argument ~ re lt on TO
pro'etupn on th" sda and revenue or The other
NJ the same time !. wouj be found tlltt those verv
gentlemen, whsn the sat down by their own # -
sides and talked upon the subject, as Amercsn CT
'z'ns, ANXIOUS "a p'O'ect the iibor-ycs the labor
slave aHi ifee-ot his country, agains he egisi
rOn OF other countries, and aga rs. the cnmmerc al
reguiioTS and resic ions Of o her countries would
not dff.r. And his principal object in ri,,ns md
been 70 ask gentlemen on all Sues Of the House
tain or AMI tar II, whether coming from the north
Or the south Of AlsOn and xnn'. line 70 pu, aside
rom Their cpnrmp the charm ol protection ON
the one hand, end revenue the Other nd IL come
up Ike sensible and patriotic mcr, like Americans TO
The question Of The protection Of American industry
3 lyc or ifcc-from the north or the sou uf Mason
ID Gon'5 line Against the legislation, the orIeTs IN
council, end the restrictive Iegula ions Of foreign
countries. That va. vhl, he asked. lie asked
gentlemen 70 do this IN a spirit Of compromIse-in n
spirit Of patriotism as American cit zsns, without
reference 10 geographical divisions.
Mir RANDOLPH next obtained the A5o-. but
gave way for a npmsn, to
Mr. MASON O: OHIO, who inquired If IL was
now IN order 70 move an amendment to the rcsolu-
toni
The SPEAKER sid it was not in order, an
amendment nov pending.
Mr. RANDOLPH said, that, being one of the
Commute IN Manufactures and representing
people largely Interested IN the subject; he would
crave the indulgence NJ The House fOr a few mo-
mcn.s. He rtjoiccd that the debate had sprung 40
thus early IN the session. II would arouse the
country TO the importance q the SUBJECT ard awake
from their fatal siumh8's the numerous class Of c-
1ens whose interests were at stake; for they had
been s.umbsring on tho very brink OF destruction, rs
n all we're safe nf all vas lost.
Mr. r. was also happy TINT this debate had not
assumed political Cist. The South, Of ali pirtes,