Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-08
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SECOND SESSION.

CONGRESSIONAL. ANaLlsis-sENArEs
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asla,ied himself in ~ usual manner Of aFeiy. eN-
selarss OF Information. AID brve characteristics excel
l-atly mated with unusual .trsiy sHd cander am
truth thu, bespcsk tbs attention ant respect %! all parties
in the Senate.
lie BEGAN hy exposing fle FIRST tafir &c Nr. Noep
RsRy's argument. that the proposed 10 BE-
ralsed ltwrny sevea Riions Is some TN millions eit
than is pew needed.
by the ofTi>ial record he showed thai wltls Mr.
NuopueaY was n tic head Of the Treasury. during
III. last Eve wears (frm 1886 10 si jhe annual eA
leadisure had averaged above twenty e.gh nllns Of
sl afs. whr tie income firm eustans only eroaared
,e.t with aaothef, alau; fourteen millions - ila
without The surplus with winch the set ooi, taey e'o
not have 90, alenr.
Being asked here by Mr. CAlnorn why he had che
sen that particular period. Mr.. replied tbs, he
csass the National ank that alleged cause o hllaons
c all srts1 then exse, otperi bocanFe u US 5f
lsrsd which cnmpie reform at the currency had
teen promised us, andtecause It WIS tine when sd
speculation knocked IN the h' ed: HAT, there
had been time when eeouonis WIS rtaet.calt Il
necessary. or wlsa the g1fcTnntat. ~ wise tsiHs
should have reeted every sal and sudGfd der = Tfe
roles.' that eafaiuly the time. YET thc annual "a
pendures then not onY iaf atefc N.at Ae SeHai
now estimates. hat ahavc hat ,slmalp, and tt#-
While they were having iafzo claims unsettled, ia
in debt. and spending gUod Ioand surplus Will winch
they SIT out
From them what did We (the Nblgs) inherit \ IL
venue rapidly deellnnr. ruined credit People aHI
States. a, home and aansad general dtppsspn Il
every brauch Of rrodnctlen; enFN ireasN5 and sa
abundance oi neihug. except cajus urn IS. aNfa'aF
under their Administration. and spoutd III as to s. 'tb
and pay.
Ii, without The cneuribranees lhc} have en'ael ~
ON us, with debt and Il IrAate claims 10 pay, III
which they would pay. with Tie land sal, al ihcf eun
mand, they w,le obliged Ia tNpend twenty eight na=
lions. how can The gentleman nov say that seventeen al
eighteen enalah2
Mr.. 5. pro-c>a9d - show that Nj NoouurRf's es
If tha
leading articles were entirely truncuus.
Cordage (tarrcd) had BEEN stated by lin as pay
l5oper cent. Now. the actual market vaue &
cents and tho intended dniy etnls ct as per out
Who wcrn the manufacturers Il eb corporations.
such the Senator SAID these nie i 10 Heae
,' Nothing of the sort; but individual m5zts # uos'
modest establishments pains-tabiuR Job i,,as men.
who rose before the sun. and wohed as i5e eb9 81
most skifal operatives in their own r8re walks
Cottoas, the Senator had stated. ra4l edu.y ii l5h
per cent. Now, this woad bo So. II snch j." pr'rd
goods the Senator mentioned 8af# .. e,dld aH' at
ger be brought into market aga. #sr own. " ~
port such, and send tbcm even "a lie Chincs whle.
On the contrary, nothing ht 81 the rfre 4 ~ e,uls 8
imported; and there bina sfc ha dUf % ftr e,ut
On that value, they really even = t-s uaa,y.
mol abogc 80 per cent,
PYperis next. On ib.s there jga specific d5'y Of .
Its cost is about = sa thai 10 l,.y ssou -
per cent. instead Of the l3o wh,hiba Seallaf caa
But this IS a mere tax Grrrfeuue. i1 who fast4 In
this country any 81 tAesc maae}ed corporations iof
whose bensai, We are todd. THESE protective dunes are
iadl
Uiritnr Pcircomce neNt l. costs nom % 10 "A
cents, and is aidedhy tIelgu bounty ut5 tne. The
duty Is a cents, OF about 30 per eent instead o die -
oiihe scnaior's estimate
Bottles. lie puercded To show. werc uar.h - the
gross, and taxed 81. making 3 instead o e ~ ior
cent q the Senator. lie went 10 lIhe manner t.
show that salt paid cents CA ec,i # G,m = Ia
90 SO that the duty would be om b lois. usl,ad I'll
90 per cent
Sugar vae to ray E! eeu,s and Is worth lr.m Is Ia
so that 1t vii te al s9me u Il - pd 'e' lus %
# 40 to GO.
Mr. S proceeded. IA lllc maan,r. To- SLOW tla, c,l
ton hagsln, woaId pay from = to 30, wo9Ipus "a
hou, 10. ron from 81 10 -, coal - IL =. nolJs,s
Il, nail rods IS, and carpets about % per cfnl
1t would. he sad. appear ou examining the eSpendi=
lures OF The lasi FIVE Yeas. dat tc revenue um i'm
pofations had not annually produced etitlu tlrleco
and third millions OF Nitat tlc late Administration an
nually spent
BGtthe Senator had discovered. IN The practice OF
other nations. new principle, heard Is these
nations themselves For this he had gene To Eoatsh
and Greek examples: tho Greeks taxed com - per
cent Of which the amount no doubt was lla they made
II pay as much as il would hear.
As to the English example, deee Ae }rluso il iiam
his own fact. that IN imp5st OFFS lGj0Oaa ENGLAND
collects 9o.Ooo,00l? Thst IS 80 pd cent. Bat add
lior that is the tax 10 per cent fr caeay aud
II will make 36 per cent Instead ii -.
rs to the corn laws lut which ibc Senator made an
other proof fJr his Theory HEY would have served him
almost equally well fr any other. Fef tic aA eo,s as
all the world knows by sliding scate. which Is Wy
high, when prices low. and fails 10 notaiu4 when
( they arc high, tnyesing the whole informed ale
ground.
Our space. however. ceases. aud we can accompany
The Senator further in his very Sound aad sensible
speech Our effort has Only been not ~ give a cue'v
imperfect idea Of what could report IEa rest, en-
nracIng some very sold remarks GA many uenapt
points We hone to fully presented osowAeu. If Ne
cannot just give it ourselves.
THrRspAY.July =, lss2.
The question the tariff bill was renewed. at lhc a.
ineadment TO cotton bac.ug.
On this Mr. CRlrrEspES took the floor. entering uith
minuteness into details Of their duties, prices and all
other such dull but useful things, pity that
like him sioad ever, IN this work day world. have Ia
speak upon. 1t was chopplng wuad with Damascus
! blade.
He showed that the dg;y q five cents would be al
must thlrtythree aud thrd per cent the prices AT
Louisville; and surely tlat as 1T point At winch
to fix the valuation the place Of foreign Production.
The like facts he made apparent 10 bale rope
"a hemp had always been Jrsily claimed as uailotal
inieesia ing necessary 10 national strength. navy
could not be maintained unless You can command 4
home supply Of It, In what form could production OF
II be kept upl Only in that II allowing It IrR,si.
cotton aegag, ID which alunh almost il CONSUMED.
and Of which iartstt tsye-;hirds Of con
sumption Withdraw the advantage OF Supplying tins
and there is end OF the cultivation in this county,
An efort was now maklrg by the Government To gye
the supply Of crdage ar the nayy but the issue Of this
Cannot be forrseen.
Recurring 10 the old duty on baggiag, lie begged it
might be remarked that at the time when this MAS laid
Chat Of the compromse) foreign hempWas the sole rival
Of this domestic article. But since so nrN cont