The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-01-14

how much workingnan ought TO live on, and
will give him no more. Tariff or no tariff depend
on it they will conlrve to supply themselves with
labor at their own prices; and no portion Of the
extra profits they may reap, will ever he given 10
their workmen. For the truth of these remarks,
we appeal TO the universal experience of opera
tives, PrOri9ence Herald.
REMARKS of Mr. RHErT, of South Carolina,
in the House Of Representatives, Monday Dec.
%, 1911, on the amendment of Mr. AruERToS,
Of n, H. to strike out the words "com,nttes
on Manufactures and insert ''commitec en-
Ways and Means" in the Resolution Of Mr. FL
MORE, of n. Y. "to refer so much of the Pres-
dents Message as relates 10 tariff, the Commit
tee on Manufactures
Mr. RHErr said the observation had been made
that he had stated he did not understand how u
tariff for revenue could be laid comparhly with IA
iar' for protection lie had said this in distinct
bearing on the proposition before them, and that if
a du, Tor protection was Incompatible with strict
tariff for revenue, and if The ohlec, Of the House
was 10 lay duty for revenue, it wou!d appear that
the message should 20 to the COMMITTEE of WAYS
anC Means; but #, on the contrary, the two were
compatible, it might, without any great violation Of
proprcty, be sent TO the Committee on Manunc-
ures. lie had thrown out this one reason, which
he thought should govern the House in sending it
to the Committee of Ways aud Means. Gentlemen
who had examined this proposition, hid discussed
it in the usual way with those who were unable to
meet an argument; they had resoicd TO simple de-
nuncmlion The gentleman from Maryland, Mr.
SELLERS had said it was ridiculous, and some
other member that it wns absurd; yet none Of
| them had met the proposition and endcavored TO
show, either by facts or reasoning that II was un-
icualle. He (Ml R) believed it 10 be strictly
true. There were those who commended that gov
eminent has the power in iisefcl laying protect
| i've dl,y on the ground Of providing "ior the gen
eral well.rc," aGd others who claimed this rs an
| incident 10 the power Of protecting commerce; but
the ground That had been taken in Justification Of
protective duties by all who had preceded him,ex-
cep; two gentlemen, was thu, the power Of laying
duties for protection was incidentally included in
Iaying duties for revenue. The gentlemen from
New York llr iINSl and New Jersey mr. RAN
sum, am lJyuo4Ji ',jh' di-,,vor No'''' rrors's.
discriminating between protect on and prohibition.
They held that while you cannot lay Il duty of rev.
enue that produces prohibition, You may lay a du-
IL which produces protection. Here he read ex-
tracts from their reported speeches.l 1t was adj
mted by them, if the duty was pushed up TO pro-
hibon, it wonId destroy revenue Suppose you
prohibit importation one-hnll, 0ne-,hird, or One-
fourth, he asked. was not thus revenue destroyed
in that ratio, Therefore, taking the gcntlenlen's
proposition that prohibition did necessarily destroy
evenue, aud that duty proposing it was incom-
patlbl. with revenue, their reasoning that pro,ec-
lion and revenue were compatible was false. Why
did not practical gentlemen 20 into details and facts
: to test the truth Of their principc' !lo would ako
The proposition Of the gentleman, [Mr LINN and
, go through the process Of protection and prohibi
non.
The gentleman had supposed that # a tax was
laid on IRON Of !; 100, O00 the foreign manufacturer
could not stand it, Why' Because Government
would in this manner make the price ofihc conlod-
it's so high that he could not bring i, here and sell
it, aud The domestic producer would he enabled to
undelseII HIM Prohibition did not at once 60 into
effect; it was only gradually that entire prohib
ton accomplished its object. He eXen pifed this
principle by in,iancing the article Of ironon which
II duty of 50 per cen, were laid, the mnnufac-
turcrs OF this country would not he able at once 10
u produce the domestic article in sufficient quantities;
y at first, they might not produce more than one
quarter of the supply and would increase gradual
'. " until they prodnccd enough for the demand,
: when the sale Of foreign iron would cease, aid
u revenue entirely cease; aud he asked gentlemen
il, when entire prohibition produced destruction.
the destruction was not IN proportion 10 the degree
ofprUh5itiOn! Gentlemen need not call the part pro-
l., lection aud the whole prohibitions it was prohibit
o the moment they begun protection, they placed
y lever by which the foreign article must be worked
!. out of our markets. Villa. was prohibition! To
= keep out the foreign article; and, If they kept out
l., one. fourth or one. half of it, il was rohhllicn--
- Protection was prohibition, and prohibition WIS
q protection. Let gentlemen meet the proposition
:, boldly ard fairly, but rot come here with The
hun6uggcrv tina, tariff for revenue is Inconsistent
- with tariff for protection; ilthey went for tariff
- ,,rlo ,bn pr
d the .general welfare lie, them do so; it was tho
Is old ground. This high national question should
! I've argued, not with mere words, rot against facts
p but on the broad principles Of the Constitution. Tho
gentleman from Kentucky MIR MARSHALL this
ia morning had claimed from the commercial power;
o The power To regulate commerce, which was one
n department Of industry power over every de-
rartment Was MT his (Nlr Ms argument that
.e il was becoming for us 10 become dependent on
is any foreign nation? He (Nlr R) would like TO
: hear by what sor, Of sophstry it could he shown
p. that we were subject TO foreign nations, and they
: no, TO US: but that was his argument, and he
,v would have this country entirely selisupplicd IN
n other words would make it new specimen CT the
~ Chinese Empire. According 10 the theory OF
certain gtRllcmenas soon ms We shall get INTO that
10 predicanent the other nations Of the world would
ts turn on US and cut us 10 pieces Tor drawing Il"
in ourselves an Independent power. Did not the gen.
n temun from Kentucky know that. under the very
,o clause Of regulating commerce." the power had
o. been assumed TO interfere with our slaves, and
=. hinder us from carr ing them from one por, TO an
20 other, This was striking commentary on the
,o ooseness of his construction Of this power. The
90 mower twas given by the States to Congress 10
I, '.reuula,c commerce." 10 secure communication
10 between different parts Of this country, and not to
n, strike down the commerce Of the country.
If Another ground taken BY tn. gentleman iom