Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-02

/ his be diminished rather
and "A fatal blow would be aimed at commerce will
countries in winch the products OF our agriculture
| find valuable and now improving markets lie had ano
Their objection the bill stood 1t was supposed
that they had maize little advance towards The rs
blsluent of sound aus, stable prime pies al public po
l,cv. H.. did not mean to throw any od'um upon the
general policy which Ind been pursued; but III h'
Judgment sad interruption had taken place 10 The re-
conce,nent of the public mind which the principle:
Of the Compromise act were calculated to produce. Il
did not seem him that this measure recognised, II
any manner, the expedency Of even keeping. III view
the principles Of tue compromise. 1t went lar beyond
tie rate Of duty which ex.sed under former tariffs =
No, satisfied with oberaing every trace of the Com
promise Of 1892 it went beyond the high tariff of s2S
II the general character OF the measure cond be
Cancelled IL the interests and sound policy OF the coun
try be would be wiling to sacrifice much IN matters o
detail But he confidently brlieved that it would prove
az detrimental Ia those particular Interests which !,
To sscrve, IL would lie adverse To the &C.
nc RI, mi, rests OF the country These the views
he ,n;ettaned; and they not derived from his own
;udomet alone He had sou. e<he lgh, xperiencc,
by consutnr raC.ca men. Unless, then, some nm
,nr,an, change were aroduced-and he had no reason
10 on,icoae any snch-he could not justify himself 10
rive his vote for The II. This being the case and be-
nr himself anxious 10 terminate all doubts and uncer
t,iniy tia, now exist in reference 10 revenue, and,
above ALL To set the public mnd at rest with regard to
the vital question of legality i'll lis collection, he hr
p was dsposcd TO remit much of his partic uar
op;nions fer the sake Of full reconcilemen of the
whole subject He would, therefore, most respectfully
hen leave 10 propose for the Consideration OF the Sc
nate n measure which, in some OF It's features, had
,lrendy been submitted (nodied by hinsel, however)
Ia The consideration OF the other body OF Tins legisla
tnre lie THOUGHT ii would meet the real exgency OF
the case. md supply substantially the wants of Tie
country |; was intended to elnsate the rates Of du-
Ties rs they existed under the Compromise act IN the
wears 1910 and lcIl. This would leave, for the pre-
sent the tariff al the point where 1t stood after Tie &c
.nff ha, cYhn no ~
adournng future consideration and adjustment OF
the reduction OF the remaining SIX tentls which have
been Gro wded into the first months OF the present
wear bv the Compromise act In addition 10 this, he
proposed TO lay duty OF % per cent on me class oil
articles previously Free which subjected to duty
Of 20 per cent by the bill of the last session
of Congress. and, at the time, he deemed it ne
cessary include among dutabe articles, during the
continuance of the present embarrassed condition OF the
public treasury, the articles OF tea and coffee at the
moderate rate of 90 per cent.
His own opinion was that in the present state OF the
country there was no obligation upon Congress, nor
any wish Of the rcops to exempt tea and colre from
their due proportion OF contribution to the pubic ne
cessites He believed these articles were not, IN any
civilized country exempt. They had, in this country,
been main source OF revenue, and exempted from
duty only when there was superabnndance OF reve
nuc-thcy were found 10 he more productive of reve
nue. than any class of manufactures imported from
abroad-except, perhaps, the single article OF silk
derate duty upon tea aud coffee They were no more
necessaries of life than sugar, molasses, SALT hats
shoes, and divers other articles, which, by general
consent, are subjec tcd 10 duty. BY including these
articles, they would secure at once an additional re-
venue of at least three millions Of dollars The average
Importation of them, it would be found by the tables
xed to the report Of the Secretary OF the Urea
surv amounted to fifteen millions Of dollars worth
aaaraliy-the revenue derived from Nhich, at twenty
per cent, would be three millions. The Secretary of
h,.t .iaI l,t
ma to derive from these articles revenue Of four and
hall millions of dollars And he would ask if, under
existing circumstances there anything that should
induce them to reject this fruitful source OF revenue
He thought every gentleman would agree that as
revenue measure, The one he now proposed was prefer
able in all respects, TO the measure under consider
alton and, in regard to its bearings on the interests
of domestic industry he begged leave TO invoke the
high authority OF the Committee on Manufactures OF
The other House. who, in their able report, bear es
nony to the general prosperity CT American manu-
fixtures under the Tariff Of $40 and ISL, and lnd
cate The sudden and large reduction of six tenths Of
the excess above ~ per cent, which has been thrown
Upon the present year, the great grievance from
which they ask to be relieved. He would not dctaln
the Senate with speech He knew not what sentence
his proposition would ieccve ut the hands Of the Sc
nate but he desired, At all events, 10 have tie opinion
Of the Senate expressed upon it,
He hoped that gentlemen on n sides would see in
H. at least proof Of the spirit of Cancellation with
sent condition of the country impfessvely invoked
He was prepared to make large sacrifice of his ndivl
dual opinions the altar of union and harmony IN
the public cause and he had made that sacrifice free.
IL in the proposition he submitted 10 the Senate, which
went much yond the limit that his judment pre-.
fered ls fixed conviction was, that average duty o!
Of -, per centnm the foreign cost Of imported com
odcs (Which he supposed 10 be the fair representative
and equivalent Of ~ per cent duty on home valuation
would b. found. in the end, to make the nearest ap-
urnY the MONT 4 which revenue and prOteC
ton meet: ard tie much feared whatever temporary
MEASURES might be reso!ted to- 10 solid and permanent
adjustment of this great subject would tie arrived AT
until wise spirit OF moderation shall be traasiused from
The calm and practical intelligence OF the people mic
the bosom Of The public councils. He repeated, how.
ever, that the proposition he submitted went much
beyond The limit which he had just indicated ns that
which his own judgment preferred, and winch he be-
Ieved The sober judgment Of Tie country would nll
natey settle down up II. Mr. X. concluded, by sub
n,ttlng his amendment, as follows
fhat from and after the passage of tn act and un
til the further legislation cf Congress on the subject
the duties upon imports shall be levied, collecie
and pad which were levied, collected and PAID the
it Of January ei0, under the provisions Of tho act
approved I'd March, -:, entitled 'An &C; TO modify the
Of the li,h July, 1892 and all other acts imposing
duties imports, and according 10 the same laws
rules, and regulations which tEea existed except thai
tho said duties shall be paid in cash ind proc'dfd far
Tier, That in all wLere specific duties were i'm
posed upon imports prior 10 the passage OF the SAID act
shall be The duty of The Secretary of The Treasury To
ascertain the average Of duty which was collected
upon each of the SAID articles throughout the year 1910
and such average OF duty shall be levied collected
and paid specific duty upon tie importation of said
articles in the same manner as if such respective sPe
ciGc duties severay imposed by this act
'SFc. : int Je ii further enacted, That there shall
be hereafter LEVIED collected, and paid duty Of pei
crntum al yalcrcn on teas and coffee, nn the public
debt shall have been raid; and the articles made sub
jet TO duty Of 20 per cenum al valorem, under tbs
provisions of the act entitled IAN &C, relating 10 dul.c.
ard ravbacks, approved September H. lcil, there
shall hereafter lie levied, collected and paid n duty d
- pr. ccalum I'D vaoren except upon railroad iron
hich shall be sub, to the Of duty bal
bolt iron of sinar manufacture, under the first
ton Of THIS act but nothing herein contained shall be
SO construed 10 deprive any State incorporated
company, which shall have imported railroad iron prio
10 the 81 day Of March next Of the benefits and advan