Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-30

/ Of peace, aud fore seeing the ruinous enees Of a
sudden reduction Of duties, says; 81 recommend,
also, a more effeetual safeguard aud encourage
nlent to our growing manufactures, that the add''
tonal duties imports, which to expire at the
! end oi one year after peace with Great Britain,
, I've prolonged to the ehd OF three years alter that
| event"
In February. ISIS, IA the special Message, cont
| municntng To CONGRESS the treaty of Client, MI
Madison saws: "lhcre Is no subject which can
enter with greater force uOO merit into the debera
tons 81 Congress, than consideration OF the means
TO preserve and promote tbs manufactures which
have sprung into existence, and attained an unpa.
raleled maturity throughout the United States, du'
ring the period OF the European wars. This source
OF national independence and wealth, anNously
\ recommend to the prompt and constant guardian.
| ship OF Congress"
Here, again, VIC see the zeal and devotion OF Pre-
sIdent Madison to the cause OF domestic industry
lie pronounces domestic manufactures "a source of
| national Independence and wealth." and cautiously
recommends them TO the prompt and eonstan,
guardianship Of Congress" as subject which en-
ters with the greatest force and merit into their
deliberations"
Once more. MIR Madison, in his Message, De
cembcr, lsi5, introduces the subject OF Protection
and gives us the following Argument upon the sub.
jet; "ln adjusting the duties ON imports 10 the
subject Of revenue, the influence OF the tariff on
manufactures will necessarily present itself for con-
sideration. However wise the theory may bc, which
leaves TO the gaci,y and interest OF individuals the
apprcation oi their industry and resources there
IN this as IN other cases. exceptions to the general
RUE. Besides, the condition which the theory itself
implies, of reciprocal adoption by other nations,
experience teaches that so many circumstances must
occur IN introducing ard maturing manufacturing
establishments, especially 81 the more complicated
kinds. that country may remain long without
them, though Sithccn'ly advanced. and IN some
| specs even pcculnry huci iOr clrtyins them on
with success. Undcr circumstances giving rover.
'ni impulse 10 manufacturing industry, II has made
among MS n progress and eNh bited efficiency,
when lnS'hy The belief, TINT with protection not
more Than is due to the en'erprsins Citizens, whose
interests are now nj STAKE, It Will become OF an car
" DAY, not only safe against occasional competition
! from ABROAD out n source oil domestic wealth, and
even OF external convenience In selecting the
ora"ehes more espeeai'y enuUec 10 public patron
age, preference - obviously claimed Ivy such rs
VIII relieve the United ates from doptn-
1enee on 'oreisn Supphes' even SUBJECT to casual
'"u'eS' 'or arces necessary Tor the public defence,
OF oon1ce'oo WIN tue pecunary wants ct 'nHrv-
uuN'S' TX WI. oe an addiuonAi recommendation ot
| u"uO"" HN""A'tures' "htte tho m'teriHs Tor
u'" Ne extensively ura"n rom our agriculture,
! S'u N"nseiuth"y mpir' ara ensure 10 tina great
u"V' OF nationa Pr"Sne'ty Sio indci endence. an
,1u'. t,e"eUl ~h'n cannot '' 20 oe rewarded
| A'e'e VIC nave 'I'i aIu Gear Argument uFoH the
'u'po'''nt SNhJeet OF d sc''mnains cu'ies-an ar
Iu''o' "" G n,'louNteu'y 'ohilou'ed IN some ue
80 80 va I'tu OF $40 "hchis allowed by al! TO
'0 a az" TOT pro ecVon'
| ~ ms '''"'' 'e' us pause Tor the present. We
ane'"y seen 'na the hfS' iatiii act wasN tar
| Wi P"oIeouon; as wei as Tor revenue and that
| - "as paSsou oY tne very men Who had come fresh
80, ''o CIV "H'on tatneu the constitution.
80 W 81" ,n'' NOV oNy ~en''al Warrington,
! oN' VII e"erSoh u'sel upon congress the 'mpor-
lance anu necessity o. encouraging our own manu-
iac'ures' ne latter lays It down as rule Of Sc
10" oV "hlch Ihe peop would DE endearct 10 the
p'no.I.os OF INC constitution, ihai manufactures be
pro'e''Iu nav lac declares mat oy Protecting du
uesahI p,oho!tons lie would render manufactures
permanent
As u mas sometimes been said that Mr. J'ferson
was not IN favor OF protecting domestic m'nulIc-
| lures we Will give one extract more. What
uI'o ,quotSu from Mr. Jeh r'on, mas been taken
'O'" MS omen. communications, ont VIC will make
""c quotation from ms private correspondence In
ms .e'ter 10 benlamn Austin, dated January h.
Iolo, Immediately before the Tariff of tina, year
"aS aIoptCu' ahu when public attention was alive
70 ua' Snhlcet, he expresses his views fully and
ee%,Y' ne ndmts, mat, when he wrote his Notes
"n Nirs'h'a' ms opinions were somewhat different;
ntl' says ne tine grand inquiry now Is, shall
" MAKE our own comforts, or 90 without them at
~ nv. l',e'Sh hatohf lie, therefore, who Is
~" against domestic manufactures, must Ice for
.o"-1l"- US e'her u uei endencc upon foreign
"luo, OF 10 ne coined IN SKINS, and 10 live IN dens
a"u caves am not one OF these Experience
rccsss,, -, 49,, ,l, ute now as ne
| II - tNet'' ',So - :" "ut COMFORT.
-; 80 'e t'yNs -. W.T. JEFFERSON ana taken
- -, ''' as ,'41SSIs's' 'hetc CAh ot no
| w ~ - w." ue suelec' OF ms OPINIONS
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=. C, -. VIC IeS,ieu = o,'' ire Journals
- 80 Hnu '''s ota'e iapetS' snow mat these
ter,si',' " I.vsosu "a oy o''n branches OF the
- - - nl1e s,a,ev' ,I loimer NUMBER
% 40, 60. II P, 49, act VI Tue fi'st congress- was
tho A., ;,sale ri .''r N's 80 usno"n',eo ny
! al, ,,,,;o-, 90, - ~ ~ p'SsEu h - ana
lesisls,io, - VI. u'"s OF 9inls annual
IN bisost N.,s7rs ~ ,-oe " ~. ,-toh,
shown. saws thet "Consress b,.,ere,,.i',, 49,
their attention to the announcement Of n,nu1,c.
lures" And well m.cn, he s1v that Cono,sss had
teneatsdly encouraged manufactures
In 1898, a committee, to whom was referred ne.
,ition from sundry PRINTER, in Pbil,5olrbi, ,rosj
mat "a eompe,ent supply of this necessary article
tpaperJ will, IN oil probability, he furnished from
domestic mLnuiac:ories. Ia the opinion of the
Committee, II will not he eTpedicnt to reduce The
eIs.ng duties on imported printing paper; but 1t
APPEARS to the Committee, highly proper that the
aruce OF rags; suitable for the paper mandatory,
! should be exempted from all duty Importation"
Here - crect recognition OF the doctrine Of
iroecuon' ihouGh Tuoung paper was scarce, they
were opposed 10 reducing the duty, trusting tina;
our own paper mills would soon furnish with 4
supply ma 10 encourage ihs manUilc,ure, they re.
commend mat rags suitable for this manufacture bc
exempted from all duty.
In the year following, VIZ: l7af n Committee Of
the House, TO whom were referred sundry pe,itions
asking for additional duties % several imported ar
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