Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-06

large Atlantic Cities and that their prospects for the
next winter terrible. The price of mechanical ia
Dor is much cheaper in Europe than in this country
and therefore, if you impose no higher rate oil guy
upon the made. up article than upon the maieriai OF
which 1t IS composed, you must destroy lhe'f oos
nees Impose the same rate of duty upon iole.sn
cloth and upon ready made clothng-upon fofe'gn
lea Their and upon boots and shoes-and your taors au
shoe aker have incidental protection whateVer-
And why? Because, Notwithstanding your duty tne'r
labor comes into equal and direct competition with the
uper labor Of icre countries, and we shall oe sup
Piled with ready.made clothing and with boots and
shoes from abroad, al lower prices than they can "
possibility be afforded al home. mi ght greatly exieno
this list Of mechanics, by cdvertng TO matters, saddiers
and other iradcsmen; but forhear Whatever, then,
may be your duty upon the articles which these me-
chnncs work MP, you must discriminate ny imposing
higher duty upon The article when prepared for use
by the foreign mechanic, you must deprive our own
mechanics Of employment Such result would be de-
pccatcd by every Senator upon this floor The pressa'
bill makes the necessary discrimination.
| shall not dwell upon the distress which woulc
be produced ghout my own State among The la
boring classes who haye heretofore found employment
at our numerous furnaces and FORCES and in our coal
mines From their habits Of life, they are in great
degree unified for other empoyments and even ii
this the case, there is no demand tor their
labor in any other pursuit My heart sickens at the
prospect Of misery and distress which will visit them
nd their families throughout the approaching winter,
if no bill should pass. But have heretofore ndvered
TO this subject al large and shall not farther pur-
sue it at the present.
have thus hastily sketched side Of the picture
and now let me hasten TO the other admit, most
cheefully that the bill is extravagant in the proec.
ton which affords, and in some instances, is alto
gether prohbitury. 1t is bill OF which do not ap
prove and for which would not VOTE were not for
The present unparalleled condition of the existing law,
tIar haIp tly hmm
that il might be modified and amended by the Senate
in such manner 10 render IT more acceptable but
IN this have been utle rly disappointed No reduction
of duties, whatever has been made upon any OF the
protected articles, with the exception OF lron-an ar
l,cle in which Pennsylvania is deeply nerested-and
one cent per square yard cotton bagging. The
duties upon hammered, rolled, and pig iron, have been
reduced considerably below the standard ct the act
of 1899 but Of this do not complain. ] do not
desire that any manufacture Of Pennsylvania should
be protected by prohibitory duty. All ask u.s.,
that such incidental protection may be afforded as
will enable the manufacturer TO live. ask more,
Notwithstanding the annual value of iron and lis
man II clures alone, produced in that State, has
been estimated, by those who Understand the sub
ec, at more than twenty lone millions OF dollars
"A greater amount than the whole value OF cotton
produced in any State Of this Union. No Senator
can suppose that would patiently witness the sacrifice
of such vast interest in my native State. The duty
on iron bars is far rcm being prolIbitory that IN
1880 when it nearly the same asst would be under
the present bill, it alone yielded 10 the Treasury more
than millions Of dollars venture to predict mat
bar iron under this BILL SHOULD il become law will
weld greater amount Of revenue in fair proportion,
Than any other article in the whole catalogue SIR,
most of the other great interests Of the country have
received as great and many OF them greater prorc-
ton than was afforded them under the act 1892 H.,
therefore, ere to look al this bill in sectional point
Of view or presented 10 me in any other aspect
than as means of saving the country from impending
Distress should certainly vote against lis engoss
men
When came 10 Congress at the commencement Of
the present session, confess entertained better nd
brighter hopes thought that the propitious moment
had arrived for settling the tariff question upon a
permanent basis ! hoped that such scale OF duties
could have been agreed upon considering the press
ing demand for revenue, as would have anolded SUI
6cirnt incidental protection TO our Leading branches
of manufacture, and proved satisfactory 10 the whole
country | was prepared 10 60 as far as possibly
could 10 satisfy the wishes Of my friends IN The Souih
and believed that they were also DESTROYS OF meeting
me half way, and compromising this vexed question
| was disposed 10 yield much believing that less in
ciden tal protection uld be sufficient for the manu.
facturers when they knew it was 10 be permanent
This spirit of Cancellation was that winch gave ofth 10
our institutions, and this alone can preserve them In
such spirit, ! advised valued friend IN the House
MIR. Ingersol to introduce bill restoring me duties
as they Stood in 1889 This bill wond scarcely have
produced sufficient to supply the wants Of the
Treasury; and il would have reduced all the duties un
der The act Of 1882 in equal proportion regretted 10
find that this measure Of Cancellation received no sup
mort from my Southern political friends with whom it
has ever bee my pride and pleasure TO act in harmony
Even prnpc son 10 restore the duties 10 what they
were in 1910 met with similar fate And such was my
anxiety to manifest my friendly disposition the sub
iect that would have voted yesterday for similar
proposition introduced by the Senator from Virginia.
rMr Riyes1 although | knew it then came too late,
had it not contained the ito ne) odious tax upon Tea
aid coffee If the present exravsgant bill should be
forced upon the country, feel conscious that have
done everything that could 10 avert it, in the only
manner possble-by most earnestly and sincerely en-
deayoripr 10 unite nur political friends in favor of q
moderate and conciliaory measure. would upon
tho nrpsen as upon almost every other OCCASION have
acted upon The principles of General Jackson-a man
nearly as much distinguished for sagacty and states
battle That ilustrious old man. having the subject of
the view and reduction Of the Tariff of 1882 distinctly
in yiew the following language, in his annual mes
save Of December in that year:
1hc soundest ma1ins Of public policy and the principles MP
ON which Republican institutions are FOUNDED
pop adaptation To the expenditures and they also
III expenditure shall be limited 10 whnt ny an eco
nrmico administration shall be consistent with the simplicity
If ,hs Government and necessary efficient pubic service
that the protection afforded ny existing Jaws To any mah
nj The national should exceed what may he ne
supply NJ fes Of mdnutaetare esse"idi to the na"o"ai m
d,peudenee aud scfay in time n ear"
In several Of his previous messages TO Congress- ne
uyows similar principles, in terms still stronger ano
in one of them he cites the authority Of Jefferson
Madison, and Monroe, in their support This Is my
creed upon the subject OF The farm, ana am oo'n
wiling and anxious 10 carry il out fairly into practice
/ am willing to unite with my political friends from
The North, the South, the East and the West in re.
ducng the expenditures Of the Government to The
lowest point, consistently with the national honor ana
The national safety. would not impose one dollar Of
duties on foreign imports beyond what may be neces
sarv TO meet such an economical expenditure. In ad
using these duties, however, shall never abandon
The principle of discrimination in favor Of such branches
of home industry as may he necessary to secure sup
l of those articles of manufacture essential 10 the
national independence and safety in time OF war
And this, more especially, after such manufactures
have already been established al immense expense, on
the faith Of your laws. would save them iroH' SINK
inc into rnn by rate Of discrimination necessary 10
preserve them repeat that this is my creed ana
has always heretofore been the creed of The fathers OF