New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-08
SPEECH OF SILAs WRIGHT
NJ NJ .',s .ss Final Passage Of the Tariff Bill.
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M M ,hs ,h,, Final Passage Of the Tariff Bill
IN sgNATE..... Saturday, August q.
Mr.. WRIGHT said he rose, make speech, but
declare that he about 10 record his favor Of this
bla declaration which paired him TO know, would car
ry disappointment and sorrow 10 the minds OF many O bis
most pecied and esteemed eDd both in and oht of this
ball Il had beeu bis habit had been his pleasure and
describe the reluctance under wc he found himself
compelled separate from then. Yet, alter the ma
and anxious reflection, he mad TIE concu1ion
lha. his duty for this because
sumed that this bill must pass in TIE form il bears.
that Revenue Law pass AT the present session lhe
was correct III hs aSsnmpon then he could nat avoid the
conc uSnnS he had anDounced and he did ppoe there
SINGLE member of either House Congress sup
passed FOR that, ,hs bill be rejected upon this
any attempt be made, this session. to pass Re
venue bill. The alternative Dresehed then, this bill
was Ibis M should pass bad ard loaded with defects
as be believed 10 be, rather than nt should pass
collateral consideration had greatly ,oui)led him in as
senng TO this conclusion His first seryicen Congress was
as member OF the Committee Manufactures Of the
House of Representatives curing the session of 827 and
1923, when he assisted to form and Tor the Tariff bill
of 1923 which has Deen so extensively deronried "the
bill ol abonralois" He was then who y without eYpe.
rrnce legislation Of this class and character; bu his e3
perience from that ncion had Taught him truth Of Tie
aiage, thn, mems evil deeds follow ihemp He became
very convinced that he had committed yrea; error
That occasion, and It possible lie about to comni,
another as great m)w 1t grieved Linn know and feel
judgement e highly respected and whose good opn.
ions most valuable 10 him, would look upon his pro.
wholly dissiniar The Tariff OF 1920 ay5wediy passed
for projections and il considerations of rtvenue had any
object OF protection There was complain, of want at
he Treasury; aedgcd necessity for Increased reve-
nues and no bensh upon the public credit so far as his
recollection served him. Not now bnt precisely The re.
in all The respects The treasury is empy and al.
daily the public creditors turned away from
without payment This very Congress has increased and
daily increasing the public expenditures and thus Great
ing the necessity for increased and the public
credit sinking bn sunken; that lsals al hgh in.
and long time cannot be negotiated abroad
upon the declared that have not revenues 10
meet the payment Of the public liabilities.
These changes OF circumstances constituted in his mind
the highest necessity for revenue laws and forced upon
him, under the solemn OF public Duty the course
OF acou which he proposed 10 pursue. lie could ask of
the friends who should differ from him. believe him 10
be still in error, was that they would believe him 10 be gov
He owed il 10 those renis well as himself, make
therrfmark which was, that the consequences o his action
evil should be visited upon himself and upon himself
alone rs no reRd here or tiSewhe.e had ntcrered To
bring him 10 The conclusion he hal pronounced Many
sions, he valued highly Than his own had kindly at,
tempted 20 convince hio tat he in 10
nrge him 10 givc iie vote.
After what had been said and wcl said by the honora
bc Senator from Pennsylv Mr.. Ruchananl upon the
subject c distribution, and the condition Of the Treasury
and Of the pubic cfedl as con .ccled with the passage of
te biz he should be required but brey to aIud 10 iIose
topics, nj hough upon them rested Lis was known
the Senate that he had entertained deep feeling against
the policy oil distribution in any form, purpose
aid il certainly powerful and leading inducemen
with him for this b that effect was TO be to ar
begged 10 be believed the ssertion that speaking OF
distribution with the ankness and pdi.ness which this oc
required he did not design 10 utter word which
Should the feelings of Single individual Oh any side
of the House He knew there many honestly and
opposed to w 1t was his eno upon ali ocea anr
award others that credit fer sincerity and purity of
any felt the heavy responsibility resting upon him too
cnsbly entertain unknd eelGgs give uterance to
unknd words towards any one.
The honorable from Massachusetts, Mr. Choale
in he q had
beauIfed policy distribution Wei
Of protection in manner TO which he could not il he
would suitably reply it his object 10 reply TO tba,
fervid and imaginative speech
lie must however his friends who did no reside
sections Of the country where the policy of protection is
advocated, and who 10 vote against this hil hecnuse
emhodes that principle 10 consider, for moment,
of The declarations e that Senator in regard distribution
distinct tits significant II was that the friends OF pro-
lection were by natural consequence, and matter oI
necessity also friends Of distribution Could any sentiment
plain and natural, or be clearly evincive OF
the expedency o! roofing out upon the first possible
age of this bill will do that while yet the policy tse is
settled and established Reject this bl and distribution
treasury will remain empty our appropriation for The pub
lie service will be unpaid and the public credit will receive
further and fatal wound And still the Senator tells
the friends of protection are the natural and neces
sary friends OF dsrbuliontha is say, ihey wish TO
tariff; and what policy can prevent that necessity so GER
tany and make il so surely perpetual as that of dlstrbu
ton Establish that policy and our short experience has
already proved hait will confne itself 10 the land
Already il is proposed 10 carry beyond all the
the cred, o the country; and by the interest
and principal o debt TO present occasion for high tax
e which will be endless Oncc settle that fearful system
part established policy in the administration Of ,
Government and the calls for taxation the Of duties
upon imports, will only be limited by the wants of this Gov
ernmen, for expenditure added the combined wants OF
the Governments OF all the States which do, or hereai
ter NAV compose this extended confederacy Would
his friends admit that the arrest of such policy offered
rducemenl 10 'ole or Gul even as DAD as hat be-
fore the Senate
This was consideration addressing itself to tie whole
naton were those OF an adequate supply OF means to
bes the efficient prosecution of he public service in all
branches und the speedy and ehecual OF the
been so paay and fully stated and forciby pressed by the
honorable Senator from Pennsylvania Mr. Buchanan
that he would not further remark upon them
So far as might be proper, in reference 10 this BILL 10
turn his attention the whee country the Stale which
he had the honor in part TO represent here while he bad
interests, and very defective in almost all essential parcu-
lars be thought he most cogent reasons for It's passage
because such seemed TO him papaby to exist for
the passage OF bill before the adjournment OF
Congress OF the three great interests OF that Staeagr
cultural commercial and manuiacturng-,he last he sup
posed 10 be much the in the capital invested
aud The persons employed That interest," might be directly
ai,ed settled conviction that in The duties
much TOO high the true benefit OF the manufacturers enga
ged the branches potected they coud
not be permanent and would be calculated 10 raise ar
cia interests to be disappointed and perhaps pros'raed by
future legislation His Impression was, thai the duties upon
iron were very far from fair rate Tor revenue duties
Intended 10 afford incidental protection Those upon the
woolens and cotons thought much TOO high and most
unequal as lalh. 700 nea.S upoA e i bau n
and cheaper wouens Other duties upon less essential inter-
e>is were still uneasonabiy high such as that upon
glassware while all these duties well that upon plain
and common SILKS were his judgement, much above
wise revenue standard
Upon the agricultural interest this bill must operate, IN
the main, and burden; upon the very few art-
cles agricultural production where proecion nigh, be
afforded, il given extent any thng Ike equality
in The proportion 10 that which is gwen 10 te manuac
urcd article The duties respectively imposed upon WOO!
woolens presen, striking instance OF ths inequality
The coarse wool admitted al mere nominal duty oil
per while the cloth manufactured iren Is TO pay
40 per cent.
TO the commercial ineres, these duies direct bur
den and the excessive fixed by this bill cannot fail TO
do