The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-28

lion fcr National Bank and, Under thai standard
then prevailed against the overlapping Influence Of
General jackson, This new measure wol vi NOT ss-
tisfy them and their apathy during he last election
was due TO their uncertainty a TO the prospect u
Bank and the want Of common purpose 20 unite
them He alluded also to the professions Of econo-
nv and retrenchment under which the Wings had
into poweri and he called for vigorous effort
to carry out their professions, ana eihe eur l.-
ment OF expenditures.
Mr.. HUDSON of Massachusetts then took The
floor and spoke for than an hour, I'LL the adj
TOURNAMENT without finishing. lie presented very
solid, plan, practical argument M favor o prJee-
tive Tariff, directing most of his remarks 10 reply to
the two speeches Of Mr. Rhett lie denied that gem
temans dogma Of the ncumpatibiiy Of revenue
with protection; and, with various eNpia al ions from
Mr.. Rhett he proceeded, by the aid Of many illusra
tive statistical facts u argue that the hi hest protec
lion and the most productive revenue were perfcC tly
compatible He denied also the assertion that pro-
lection ofmanulacturers effected BY taxing other
classes for their benefit. On the contrary according
to statistics Of manufactures from 1916 to 1882, 1t
appeared that under the high duties hen enforced,
the prices of large numbers of articles steadily d.
minished to one balf and less. Nor were manutac
urers as had been asserted the only class TO be
protected. Commerce was largely protected. 20
was agriculture. He showed how heavily arge
class OF agricultural products, such cheese wheat
potatoes butter, lard, rice, indigo cotton and WOODS
were now protectedby planters almost prohibt1ry,-
duties quite essential to the home production OF some
of these articles.
iie dened also that the protection sought tir anu-
tic ur,s was the benell Of capt Isis Fhe large
we ilthy eslab lsim were now independent Of pro-
eciipn, and wuu.d b. proiled BY reduction 81 luies
which should sweep away smaller and poorer fnanu1
lecturers, and thus raise prices A protective thrilf
for he good Of he poor laborrs, the Fl srs Of
lie adacpnt and distant sections he c.,meici tien,
and all interests OF all sections al Ike. Tie rej CT, llo
aea which had been presented, Iha, New r1ng mid,
ma particularly Massachusetts, tljne in rested
4 protection of domestic lniusry, He htwcI thIt
Pennsylvania, and all the non producing and gram
rowing sections OF the country were much more
l1rgely interested in such tarh. The slruc n
If manufactures would drive II large surplus liboT-
M ,ou alton into the cultivation OF the SON
quenty producing gut N agricultural products and
rrdocurn the dmind for themv
NJ bUDSON gave way 10 a motion Of Mr.. y ad
adourn, It ten MINUTES before ia eel IA IN be eX
ressed his d. sire finish IN few mlnutt but yiti,
ID 10 the general wish for an Immediate adj uininput
Before a,journing, the Speaker laii brtre Tie
House various conn unca,ions Iom the Departments
Of War, the Navy the Treasury, &c, RELAXING 10 ex
,endtu in those Departments. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
The House then adjourned, at seven minutes before
three clock.