Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-09


| In his message Of December s, 1915. he renew
the manifestation oil his warm solieitude for The ma
nufacturing interest with peculiar force. lie Their
draws the true line OF policy, nssociaung revenue
and protection together. and making one the Incl
dent OF the other. lie says:
"Ia adjusting duties and imports to the object Of
venue, tho Influence o. The taua ON manuias,nres will nc
the theory nay be- which leaves the sssaei,y and
findvusls the application OF their industry and resonr
general rule Besides the condition. which theory It
self nrlcs Of reciprocal adoption by other nations en
concur Introducing and maturing manufacturing esab
shmenis especially Of the more eo%paea'sn sndi ma c
eienty advanced sndi some respects particularly lifted
stances ewing = powerful Impulse 10 manufacturing
Industry, II has made among US a progress aud en-.
protection than Is due to the cn,crprising
citizens whose Interests are now at stake vii, become
early day not only safe asonal compeons
from sbro sd but Of domestic wealth. and even OF
ALLY eniited tho public patronage. preference Is
obviously claimed by such will relieve the United States
susl failures for artiees necessary Jor e p.e defence
Or eonneeied ehh the primary 'ea"f' Of H'ar."
mghtfurnish additional evidence Of the constant
and abiding care, with which this coed man watch
ed over the interests OF domestic industry. l am
strongly tempted to do for the reason, tina, the
argument falls from his lips with force and per-
suasion, exceeding that Of any living man, and in
hnitely beyond any thing which could be furnished
by the humble individual who now addresses the
committee. l must, however, hasten IN, barely ad
ding that Mr. Madison. IN signing and approving the
tariff Law Of 1916, carried out in action. what he
repeatedly recommended in words.
l will detain the committee but with one evidence
OF the opinions Of MIR Monroe, the successor Of Mr.
Madison. That, however, is very full and saiisiac
tory. 1t is an extract from his inaugural address:
"onr manufactures viii likewise require the systematic
ali the raw msiers the rui Of our own soil and indas,Ty
We ought NO, 70 depend In the des,se We have done on
Tcnuent the sudden event OF unsought and
peeied cannot fail TO plunge us In the most serious Difficult
our manS"eSTes ssoSi he So@cstic and it, SS"sSes
In tina; instead OF exhaustng, may DO in foreign
every other branch OF industry. Equally important is to
provide home markets for our raw materials by ex'
markets"
| shall pass over the administration, OF MIR Adams
and Mr. Van Buren,. The first is still an actor on
the stage Of public life. His opinions the tariff
question are too well known to need any recapitu.
lation. His communications TO Congress. while Pre-.
sident, recommended the manufacturing interest, in
the strongest terms, TO legislative patronage. Mr.
Van Buren, as will be seen presently, while a mem
Der OF Congress, attesied by his votes that not
merely revenue tariff, with Determinations, but
that protective torif was both constitutional and
expedient.
The opinions Of Gen Jackson, however, are OF
too much consequence 10 be omitted. Before his
election 10 the Presidency he had expressed him
self decidedly in favor Of nu,urng and protecting,
by legislation, the great interests of the country.
shall have occasion to refer to the expression Of his
views before his election, in another part OF my
marks. But while in Office, no Chief Magistrate
ever employed stronger language, or presented a
more irrefutable argument IN favor OF the power 10
protect, than did President Jackson. l call atten-
ton TO n single extract from his second annual mes
sage, dated December 9Th, 1880. 1t is as follows
"Tho power 10 impose duties imports originally be.
onged to the several staa. The right 10 adjust those
duties with view 70 the encouragement OF domestic
branches Of industry completely Identical with thai
power, that is dihe alt 10 suppose the existence Of the
one without the other The States have delegated their
whole authority imports the General Government
without limitation restriction, saving the very ncoas-
derabe reservation relating 10 their inspection laws This
authority having thus entrsy passed from the saes
right TO CT 'reise for the purpose Of protection does
the General Government. II must be extinct Our politics
ped OF the right foster their own Industry ani
terac the most selfish aud destructive policy which nigh
this Indispensable power, thus surrendered by th
states must be within The scope Of the authority on h'
| subject expressly delegated 10 Congress"
To this array Of Presidential authority could
easily add that OF the various distinguished mer
| who have, at different periods, presided over the
finance department. But time will not suffice.
must also content myself with u hasty ard incom-
| pie'e examination OF the action Of Congress-
| Between 1879 and 1916, our statute book show
succession Of enactments, having for their object
| the same end-the collection Of duty and the en-.
couragement Of manufactures. IL does not appear
from the journal, or the debates, that any consti.
! progress and contamination of these measures
against combining the two great purposes.
The act OF April %, 1916, was highly ptotectv.
in its character Take the following items as ex-
amples
"on iron in sheets rolls and hoops e. 30 per hundred
weight AMI In bars bolts when manufactured by roll
and anchors, oil 80 per hundred weight On indigo
nails cents pound; salt % per bushe OF u
pounds, on ses9T 81 20 per th9Hsand on spirits from
glon third proof IS cents; fourth proof 90 cents
ihh proof 60 cents and above h proof rs cents per
gallon shoes and slippers II leather 25 per pair
pound on loaf sugar II cents per pound"
This act also contained discrimination in favor OF
our tonnage and navigation. For example:
ION tea from China shipa vessels Of the Safes
as follows 70 wit: bohea u cents per pound souchong
powder ard gomez, 5Jcous pound; Tyson and young
hyson 80 cents per pound on tea rom other places in
any other than ships and vessels Of the United states
follows, bohea, IL per pound souchons and
other black tei % cents per pound; Tyson and young
hyson &c cents pound; Imperial gunpower and
6S cents per pound"
No one will assert that this measure, Astounding
as il did in commercial restrictions and protecting
duties, can be claimed as sustaining the free trade
policy, for which some gentlemen contend.
This bill passed the House of Representatives on
the SIh of April, 1916, bYa vote Of SO ayes, and
81 noes Among the ayes, find the names of the
following gentlemen, among Others recorded:
p. p. Barbour, James Peasants, Henry St.
George Tucker, John g. Calhoun, VIM. Lowndes,
I Alfred Cu,hberl Wilson Lumpkin, r. NJ. Johnson
Newton Cannon.
| The hill was engrosed in the Senate on the I9,f
| of April, 1916, by vote Of % 10 z. Among The
senators voting in the affirmative, will mention the
| following: Armistead r. Mason, OF Va; Jno. Gill
lard, Of s. Carolina, Charles Tat, ofGeorga, VIM
Barry, OF Kentucky, and George n. Campbell, Of
| Tennessee.
This bill was approved and signed by Mr. Madi-
son on the 27lh April, 1916:
| The present distinguished senator from South
CarolinS, (Mr Calhoun) not only voted for the
measure, bu, advocated its passage in a speech o
| great zeal and power, maintaining tie ground that
tended to manufactures, for the purpose Of pro-
ducng home supply Of articles Necessary TO oui
wants, and Of furnishing the farmer a ready market
for his surplus produce" Ills remarks upon thai
occasion, have been already brought 10 the notice
Of the committee, by gentleman who have preceded
me, and will not occupy further time in advert
ing TO them.
The tariff hill Of 1924, passed the House Of Rep
resentaiives on the 18th of April, ISl2 by a voi,
OF 1O7 TO l02. Among the ayes | find the name
Of Jane Buchanan, the present senator from Penn
syvania, Chas. A. Wiekliffe, the present posimas-
ter geRernl, and Of other distinguished gentleman
from both the great political parties.
In the Senate, the vote was-yeas IS, nays 81
( In the list Of yeas arc the foIlowiog mAETAN VAS
| BUREE, Mahlon Dckerson, Richard NJ. Johnson
Jno. II. Eaton, AEDaEw JACKS n, and THOMAS II
| BENTON.
This &C, raises the duties, on most Of tho article
Of prime necessity, considerably above the tariff 0
1916 and was decidedly more protective.
The tariff Of 1925 called the "oill Of determinations
from the alleged excess Of discrimination in favor o
home product o1s, passed the House Of Repiesen
! tativos, April %, 1928, by vote Of los ayes, o
A -. 49, t.. IL.