The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-08-28
MR.. MeDuHF b, s1EtcH

grounds some of the novisioHs Of tn|s act were
adopted --what, in point of facfs tfe true char
acter OF the act Of 1916 so far as can be consid-
cred in the light of a protective fstem' and the
ProvIso which is usually called .ne n'nimum
clause; and to that cali the spe.;a,, atennon OF
the Senate, for it has been subiec ~ more 'nisaP-
prehension than amy Of the proy5ots ., this act
This minimum clause assumed tbss ~ aht manu-
iactures Of cottons costing less tlhn - Genus per
square yard, should be deemod q pave cost 20
cents; and duty of 20 per csntIS was to be
Levied on that assumed value. Fh;s was sPe,
G'hc duty in disguise, of 25 cea,s s square yard
Ron all cotton goods costing less c 20 Gents
square yard. Since the srreoIS VI u @ tns non
fsxss senator was deEvereH, I.hss tooSe1 into
tional Inte1hgt - s., s. S letter ad.
dressed to Mr.. Lowndes by a M. IEBr;eps. 4 man
afacturer of Massachusetts in vhidh he states that
duty OF cents was wholly iyadeqtate to give
the necessary protection and L. veat into a cal
culation to show that asduty of |8 cents a square
yard would be equal to an nd EyaIorem duty Of
something over 80 per cent. | ahos discovered
in an essay published by that sane genslemau, this
iact, Whlch regard as lmportatt: he stated that
General Smith, Of Maryland, WHO was at that time
the representative Of the mercaltiie interest and
VINO supported the principles oitres trade during
ms wnoie hie mad SAID III his phce that the actual
cost OF the coarse cotton manutctnres then made
In England was about "a As cefs the square ward
Thus 1t appears that tho assum$ value of cotton
manufactures IN the act OF 16f@responded with
4 the actual cost ut that time in Great Britain
| l am aware there was a coakeI and Himsy fabric
then imported from the East, hdies, called hum
hums which cost abroad less thsts25 cents square
ya"d R", alsn ta sisSis6 .e o;s,ee.s
OF the mtn.mnm clause of the led Of 1916, was to
exclude this article; for there was then a univer-
sal opinion prevalent among stasesen Of all parties,
that the East India trade, which operated as a
| Of l..l ,
ought to be discouraged = 'N#
Now Mr.. President, what were the principles
embodied in the act of 1S167 Did it involve the
lprluciPes OF permanent and iscyeasiny tariff OF
IProtection4 or permanent and decreasing tar
It tor revenue Beyond all question, it was ol
the latter character and it coneusively appears
upon the face Of the act itself, which provides a
temporary protection of 25 per cent on cotton and
wollen manufactures, for three years, to be- ther
reduced to 20 per cent. -,
Ihe honorable senator, Mr.. Choate, in ex
pounding the tariff of l7S9 has given Us the com
meutary without the text. Ndw. sir, have Civ
en- you the text of the act of 1916 and shall pro
ceed to give you the commentary. To show yo,
seoa. es5 1s ds'ass saSss ss s% IS;
remarks OF the mosteminent statesb6en who wer.
engaged in its discussion x
Mr.. Webster proposed that the DUTY on cotton
and woollen manufacturers should commence at 81
per cent and come down to 90 ar the expiratio,
OF four years, by two successive 5gradations Mr.
Clay proposed that the duty should begin at 81
per cent. and that it should be reduced to 20 il
SIX years. by three gradatons Upon this the fol
loving conversation took place;
Ak. LoWndcs remarked that ..he rejoiced to sex
gentlemen tho had manifested the strongest friend
ship for the manufacturing interest, the advocate
ola proposition which would 10 prospect produc
a return to correct 7,rinciplss." .5 & ss-..
What said Mr.. Calhoun Whom suppose tn
honorable senator from Massachusetts means 'whe,
he says South Carolina is the a4,hor ofthe protec
tive system. In opposition to Mr.. Claws amend
ment he said "He hoped the amendment woul,
not prevail; He believed theNdode proposed b,
the original mofton was correctSS al that the pei
manent duty OF 20 per cent. waE ample protec
tion." -
have now given an exposition of the system O
lolo-that protective system which the HONORABLE
senator from Massachusetts has solemnly declare,
was fatal to the commerce of the country and com
PEELED Massachusetts to abandon navigation AM
commerce, and embark against her will in the bus
mess OF producing manufactures II If the honor
able senator considers the act Of 1916 the orgi
OF the protective system, will he be kind enoug
to introduce revenue bill providing the same rat
OF al valorem duties? The bill Ihave introduce
IS founded upon the basis of that'act--the rate
duties it provides being, with few exceptions
| y
orable senator from Massachusetts cay of this bi
of mine 2 Why, sir, with the aotInf 1916 starin
him in the face, and Proposition of Mr.. Madiso
before him, made in 1889. to impose only dut
of per cent on all imports. he isipeased to cbai
-a.~-:- .---,..,s;top M
OF one who assumes the right'tS assign to ever
man his place, and give to everything its name, a
"stuPendous novelty" thing without exam
pie In Legislation, Withdrawing sss.dM arotectio
.ohateocr," and consgning the manufacturers I
final and eternal perdition. And yet it gives q
much protection the act OF ieie, which the ott
er senator from Massachusetts says destroyed com
merce, and from six to ten times 'ds much as tn
act OF 1883, which the senator himself [Mr. Che
ateI said was then amply sufficient In what, then
does this stupendous novelty consist Z Not,
seems in the rate Of duties, but in their unforn,i
ty. h'',. . m#'D 20 iTF
l A horizontal tariff! an absolute water level il
equal violation Of the laws of hydrostatics and o
the protective system Such SYSTEM, in the opin
ion of the honorable senator. would instantly caus
the water wheel Of every factory to stand as stool
still as the current of standing pool,
Such, Mr.. President, is the profound and phi
llosophical reasoning of the senas from Massa
chusetts, from the historical pr6ptsss OF the pro
tectiye system mn Tn the year fe3H - ts -s..-'