Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05

peat, because the sentiment has left lndei,be i'm
preston my mind,) that the North cannot repu
date this contract, after having pocketed millions
upon millions under it. MIR. Clay himself, whaieve
he may do now, could not then submit 10 the degrading
anticipation. In the speech which ushered siir Com
promise act before the world he said:
"nt II the should be carried by the common
of both parties, shall have all security History VII faithful,
ansaction-naar under what circumstances
bill was p1ssed that it pacyng thai was a
oil poured from the vessel OF the Union TO restore pace aud
harmony 10 The country When all this known what Con
rrsswhat Legislature would mar The guaranty? What
who entitled TO the character American statesman uc
stand hs pare in either House Of Congress- AMI disturb IN
Jeofu u peace and amhy!"
Mr. Chairman, know not how this billcan escape
the stern and whitening rebuke contained IN these
tracts, but by the denial that it does revive The pro
iecve system, SO distinctly and solennly renowned
by The Compromise. True, it is not expressly revived
in terms the faee of the bill. Its advocates, like
those who originally established it, are sagacious
thus TO label lis nnconsttuonaty on ito front. Like
them, they hide its protective character from judicial
detection. Sill, Sir, man can doubt tie fact who
will look either at the origin Of the bill, she evide nce
which il was prepared, or the rate of dudes i. esa
blshes. propose &c examine and test in all these
particulars.
In the first place. il prepared and reported by
the Committee on .IanufdctureS, and not by the Com
mi,tee of Ways and Means 1t il the peculiar bust
ness Of the latter committee 10 look after the cond
ton OF the Treasury and 10 see that It kept in con-
di,ion 10 meet all The appropriations made by law but
the Committee Manufactures, its very name i'm.
ports has such duties assigned TO it. It's whole
structure for long series Of years. evnces purpose
connected with the revenues Of the country Look al
the constitution of the present committee. Massachu
srts has one Vermont one, n York one, n Jersey
Penn. one, and even little Rhode Island one; whilst
there only three from the whoe Union besides.
Now, Sir, why this amazing dspropoTton in favor Of the
Northern States: Evidently because they manu-.
od dpltt nj
The committee The States OF Mary land, Virginia, the
Carolinas, Georgin, and Alabama agricultural
States, and therefore were supplied only with two
members; whilst the whole Ees-all the ten twelve
States lying the majestic mississippi and its noble
irbu;aries- had only one member of the committee
No one here, hope, will be ungracous TO sup
pose that the Speaker constituted such a commit
trc with the slightest reference to The raising of
nue. M, sir the Speaker could have had any
such purpose. But the tariff party Of this House,
watchtul of such things, looked over the commit
tees after their appointment and found, in the sruc
tuTe Of that on Manufactures one more favorable to
their views than the Committee Of Ways and Means
BY the closest concert OF action, they wrested the
Presidents message from the Committee of Ways and
Means, 10 whom il rightuy belonged, and transferred
il to the Committee on Manufactures. So much for
the geogrc phical structure of the committee. now
ask upon whose and what sort of evidence was this
Bill prepared: Was it on the oral or written statements
of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the wants and con-
don of the Treasury for years 10 Gomez No,
Sir; heard not u word from him. Was any wit.
called statements received the subject: Not
one Even the report of the majority Of the committee
gances bat slightly the subject OF revenue, bare
" saying enough about it to save even n decent
appearance SIR, the information which this
bill was prepared derived wholly from the ma
nufacurers-several of them the same persons who
were here in ISIS. The majority OF the commit.
Tee have complained of the House on the subject of
testimony. now complain Of them. The House re-
fused to give them the power Of sending for witnesses
they determined they would have them without send
ing after them. The House refused TO give them
power TO qualify witnesses in the they deter
mined TO take their testimony without oath Nay,
more the House amended their application, by say
ing that none but dsinteres,ed witnesses should he
examined and then laid their proposition so amrnd-
ed, on the table. In the face Of this solemn deci.
sion of the House, made by ayes and noes, the ma.
ior,y of the committee determined they would cxa-
mine witnesses directly interested in the case-mfn
whose daily bread annual profits on their capital de
pended on the answers which they were to give. Was
ANYTHING like this ever heard of in the proceedings Of
any Of the courts OF this country-to receive testimony
from those directly interested: Sir, was never before
heard Of in any investigation where truth was tn he OBJ
tanned or Justice to be administered. Let not lie
tod-as was on former occasion, when had no op.
portunity to repyat none can know The facts as wen
~ the manufacturers themselves True; and 1t often
happens that no one knows some material fact SO we'll
you would never examine either Of them TO prove such
fact in his own favor. &c. in criminal cases, none know
the facts ms well the cu pr HIMSELF but yet you never
examine him on trial for his Justification But
90 beyond these anaogics, and maintain that this
country filled with persons who have discontinued
or retired from manufacturing establishments, who
are otherwise formed and impartial on all the
subjects within the range of our Investigations. so Tar
from having called on such as these, not single per.
son whose statement received is now recollecied
who was not deeply and directly interested
Here then, two important facts-that SIX out oil
nine of the committee from manufacturing States
and Tie testimony which the bill was constructed,
furnished BY Interested manufacturers who have volun
tarily left their homes and travelled great distances Tor
that purpose alone And from both o! them, ncr that
tho protection of manufactures The controlling con
sdcraon in the preparation oiths bill. But, Sir, will
now look into the bill itself for intrinsic evidence Of
The fact We have the evidence of Mr. Clay himself,
that "nll that WINS settled in 1916, 1924, and 1872 was
lint protection should be afforded By high duties, with
ont regard to revenue" Now test this bill By that OF
1919 and see what vast number OF articles are now 10
nav the same duty as in 1923, nearly the same as
moi to change the protectics character Of the duty
will present you with the following list of compa-
rative dnes ,,,
October, 1929. Present bill.
CIoihs and cas.imeres 3l Is cent ~ cts 81 yard
various mnIna
other wnocn manufactures, same 30 Co.
F!annes and hai2cs, ~ 81 S"u' ~ =,
Clothes ready MADE, ~ pefceh,. ~ pri IN
Brown sugar. Us. pr =, h.
Lead, pig w. - I
Crr.age, tlrrcd w. ~"
Copper. rods and bots no. q A.
Iron, les and Chains . 10.
Iron, anchors ao'
Iron, nails q a Nv do
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