Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-27
TWEYTY.sIxTH CoNGREss---2d SESSION

Where he lay when he ioundered down.
TWENTY.SIXTH CONGRESs---2d SESSION.
SPEECH OF MIR. WISE-[CoSrlSuEp.l
proceed to the third and last reason for voting 70!
this bill-to preren premature rersion ofMe Compro
mise Act and the laying Of duties at all for the purpose
ofdistriJuting the reusnue from public lands.
Gentlemen ask why discuss this reason no,c
answer because see no,o a disposition to agitae the
subject in order to prepare public sentiment for the @
fure.
This branch of my subiec. is by far he most impor
tant, and, Sir, ! wish 10 discuss It in detail.
say see disposition 10 prepare the way for
future tari. an; distribution; and il extra session
is 10 be csed that atuFe is not lar distant. Sir
the signs-:hcv in number not quite twelVe-they
do not ill W he Zodac-Leo and Scorpio missing:
but have cut q the twelve signs Tor the almanac
of the coming year.
ls The iirst sign is the Tariff bill of the last session
the fourteen sections which added in the Senate
to bill which orig mated IN this House ostensbly to
preyent frauds upon the Under this specnus
title "To prevent frauds upon the revenue, fourteen
sections were introduced and added by MIR. Wright,
the Chairman of the Finance COMMITTEE in the Senate,
TO tax sached and unbeached linens silks and corsted
goods chiefly free articles, from TO 80 per cent-in
many exceeding the rate expressly limited by the
Compromise Act, and involving protection directly 10
Kentucky 6againg. Yet gentlemen then told us, "Oh,
we have no idea of violating the Compromise" and
some Wings and Southern gentlemen voted for that
bill-as they are aiding measures now-"God forgive
them," because they knew not what they did!
3D. The second sign is, the great Tobacco Convention
which held lately in this city which, under the
guise of retaliation for French burdens upon Maryland
Kite foot was another Tariff movement TO increase du
ties for purpose OF rerenus.
Sd. The third sign was the reference Of the bill al
ready mentioned passed by the Senate last session.
apain this session TO the Committee Manufactures in
stead Of referring it to the Committee of Ways and
Means when the test question has always been hereto
fore question of reference-those who advocated a
proteesips Tariff always going for referring 10 hanmfac
lures and those who went for receaue Tariff only, al
ways going for referring Ways and Means And this
bill to prevent frauds on the revenue, which is
again reported, though without the fourteen sections,
is itself an odious Tariff Of protection BY its unnecessa
ry and hard restrictions upon trade in all foreign ar
cles and it's almost prohbitory provisions against the
introduction of foreign articles at the custom house. 1t
is a custom house protective Tariff.
4th The fourth sign 10, another bill to tax certain
unprotected articles already reported by the Committee
on Manufactures, and now on the table.
5th The fifth sign is, the resolutions offered by the
gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr Green)
9th The notice given by the gentleman from New
York. (r Barnard,) to offer his resolutions amend
ment in case his motion to strike out the enacting
clause Of this bill succeeds.
9TH. The amendment intended TO be offered by the
gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr. Stnnly)
Sth The speeches in both Houses of Congress, par.
ticuarly those in this House, of the gentleman from
New York, (Mr. BaynardD Of the gentleman from
Naine (hr. Evans) of the gentleman from Tennessee
(Mr Belly of South Carolina, (Mr. Thompson,) of
Georgia, (Mr. Nsbet,) and of the gentleman from
Kentucky, (Mr Pope.) The last genteman's Speech
Sir, was more open and plainly Ineligible than
any. He contended, in the first place, that you will
have a large deficiency in The Treasury. In the next
place, he assumed that you will be compelled 10 resort
TO large Of duties IMPORTS that the
promise was compact; that the protective principle
was not abandoned by IT. that the tariff burden
upon the South; that Arkansas pays more than Vir
c., o..
ton TO populations; and he insisted that the whole
South will eventually be the advocates Of protective
duties. So far the gentleman was consistent, but
in the next breath he magnited the necessity for ex-
penditurcs upon splendid internal Improvements, and
went still further for emptying the Treasury already
requiring the increase of duties to supply its i'm
mense deficiency contended for by him. by distributing
the proceeds Of The public lands supply the large de-
feiencies the Treasures Of the sererat States Yes,
Sir he summed up the whole scheme of distributing
deficiency of the Treasury here to supply deficiencies Of
toentysiz Treasures eisaehere Did you hear Of
distributing deficiency to supply defcieneiess The
meaning Of this paradox s-the raising Of the tariff d.
rsetly 10 pay State debts indirectly Have we not an
odd way Of getting at the meaning OF measures: Who
would ever have thought of thus defining that odd
pbrase-"distributing deficiency to supply dehcen-
ces, l will show you directly Sir, that any duties,
upon articles procetioe duties they be not Tor
the purpose of federal rerennc Who will submit TO
yrotertre Tariff to pay State debtSe In this way, Sir,
the General Government will not only be paying the
cost of State internal improvements and common
schools but all their municipal expenses. Thus 1t will
be LAYING duties mposs and excuses not to pay It's ora
debts and provide for the defence, but carry
into effect actually the powers which expressly re-
served TO the States. Who will bear this new and I'M
proved latitudnaranism, going far beyond any abso-
lutte Federalism ever before heard OF: But Sir, am
only showing the signs The speech of the gentleman.
from Kentucky (hr. Pope) very ingenaously exposes
the whole scheme. En- peds Hsreuicm.
9th. The resolution offered by the gentleman from
Vermont, tMr Everett enquire Of The Secretary OF
the Treasury concerning the rate of duties articles
taxed less .ka 20 per cent; &C. the beginning OF
the Cd chaptcr ot This tariff movement objected TO
the Introduction ofths resolution, and must now apo
logize to the gentleman (Mr. Everep for having done
So TWAS trou, no nnkind feeling to that gentleman
personally, assure him, for esteem him as highly as
any gentleman this floor Bot was unwilling, Sir,
TO encourage any gentemans attempt to procure ma
terals with which to agitate this tariff question And
the gentemans resolution went little beyond the
other which had been offered in looking many art-
cles which belong to the protected class. did not
wish them disturbed.
10th. The second paragraph of the second chapter
of this movement, and the last sign have observed,
Sir is small statute lying your table, reported by
the Committee on Manufactures, which shall for bre
y;ty call-the pin bill Yes, Sir, the pin JM. 1t is
little hedge hog or porcupne BILL which am afraid to
handle.
THere Mr. Tillinghast and said, " 1t is hard for
the pentlenan to kick against the prcks!
AZ. WISE ask the Clerk TO read that bill. 1.-THE
Clerk read it, Sir, do not know whether our pm
have learned TO put up their pins nicely
L,ou, TINT you NAV take n DaDer of French