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

80 ~ can scarcely be doubted thur tho speed
.. my rends horses would be soon brought mn IN ,,
highest standard defy foreign consI,eiap' Bn
a Moaa spPy the p"tective principle not only to Ie
example,, shoall be psoside ii, the at Tin strict cu
y 70 cs,f miiinuii, canses that when n.tiy, ,o,e
md held TO haveruu the four vhire abe E'uSy n,n,
r ANAL run the hl distance Under Mis- Gyis
ssssaas & ass ssss aas
sosss 0a is sis Fsseis breed ssss E = %
carefully consulting the racing shas of sin.
Instance os record of of this train oil race horses
pre- ssuue yet iffhere be any b, II; ,h ue
high otec,ion and domestic competition they would
hSy "i IN the short period of y-six years, to exceed
ni iofsiSn competitors, much the iron masters of
Pennsylvania exceed those of England and Wales,
@ @a,nsaasiy in mil road iron, which, if am correctly in,
bu proceed to consider another srgauent relative To
and low prices, advanced by the senator fm
he He afiirms very confidently that the
certain descriptions of cotton goods can now produce
@ a sel hem cheaper than they be sold in hanoes.
@r ana YET That the admission Uf the foreign fabrics under
re!rne duty would totally prostrate the oncs,;c es
mnnSnments ISM engaged In producing similar articles And
YET me honorable senator confidently affirms that if
"reat brtain should be blind admit these Lowell
nauact'res under system OF hee trade, it would in
Like manner, PROSTATE the factories of Manchester Now
this argument has the double of being uitc impair
snu Oh working both ways recolicct to have
rers n o, %nsn was % boy Of county in which the
@e stated and npsn s Ven SG eonitfsd ar.en. hi i
the honorabte senator has induced think this hydro
static phenomenon may not have been eer 8
story cerfhnly goes farther prove that free trade
is systom of mutual destruction, than any tlng have
sver heard except memorable battle between cee-
irish chvalry, from which have extracted brief and
graphic account of this extraordinary and eventf combat
for the information Of the Senate.
In the year says this work, "there in the
.owh o Kilkenny two extraordinary cats remarkable for
he power OF destruction Each ofthem gone through
cnreer OF victorious contests, and had failed de-
ana deVor his adversary. But it hud happened
at uey had never been brought into contnct PROMPT
ca ny that benevolent spirit of partsansp which never
fails to bring two ncighborng bullies together the GOOD
people OF Kilkenny Published anil proclaimed that ON n
certain day pitched battle would take place between
,hess two illustrious champions. On the appointed dav
ic Irish people assembled from great distances to witness
me contest ns the people of ancient Greece assembled to
Wess vn tne Olympic gnmcs When the fatal hour arrived,
4nr aue proclamation by the hcmlds. the combu,nns
We're thrown into the ring; and after fighting for five NOR
IA, minutes amidst the intense excitement Of the srrumd
vesge behind And while die sneeia1rs soo Ss m,s
H, Mh as9nsment @ au irshnn from Cork lenped The
ns,s' ana exclaimed with air of triumph there now
did you not see how that done Paddy O'RuHery is
no true son OF Arin il they did not each other up"
MT PRESIDENT beg Senators consider that this Is no
n''sninS matter. 1t points high moral and awful
warning to the world. 1t fully confirms the argument Of
oholn3e senator ron Massachusetts; and if all
nuuos OF tue earth should rshly establish mutual free
Trade who knows at what they might experience
the dismal fate OF the two Kilkenny cata.
Ou the 3lst, Mr.. McDuie continued his remarks nc
follows: ..-.. ~ "
Mr.. Presidents In the remarks had the honor to sub
INIT yesterday, attempted show that the historical re-
view OF the protective SYSTEM to which our attention wo
by the senators from Massachusetts, as well as
o pniosophical analysis OF prices abroad and home
Gemohsiae concuslvely that manufacturers are fur
ther behind their foreign competitors mt This nonct on
less capable OF maintaining competition with them than
AT any former period And especially that since l8 l6 the
price OF domestic manufactures has been steadily rising as
with the price Of rival foreiga muctures-
the protective duties, short intervals under the solemn
duties We're 10 sss vs 6 ta The.
In resnmig the discussion propose to notice very briefly
some of the arguments of other But FIRST the
from Mr. Ri>aa ybo ,,yin
fined his argument the constitutional power OF Congress
TO impose protective duties. He contends that the power
TO regulate commerce with foreign nations" involves
the right to protect domestic manufactures by restric
lions upon TINT commerce. If the honorable senator
lad looked INTO the popular discussions which gave rise
the convention at Annapolis he would have that the
great object of calling that convention was to regulate
commerce. not with view to promote domestic
acures at the expense of that commerce, but promote
encourage and defend it, by calculated defend
it, by measures calculated promote that object The
power to regulate commerce, upon any rational principle
OF interpretation is power to protect commerce. much
80 if the word "proect" had been used instead of the
word regulate" challenge the senator from Virginia 70
produce instance in the debates of the convention of
member of that body avowing that the protection of do
estic manufactures of the objects for which the
power to regulate commerce conferred upon Congress
every senator well knows that the ma purpose OF confer
ring this power to regulate hlnnonize
conflicting regulations of the States which cou only be
done by common authority twas to give uniioi1;y
Sr y sys9 % 1t SSnmSrcal %a a Indeed Mr. ps
was the leading obe of the trainers of the constitution to
encourage and extend, it foreign commerce. The
er great interests. What, then, be perfectly
and than for Congress the special and
exclusive guardian appointed by the constitution pre-
serve and no,trisl foreign commerce. to offer it
fcc to another interest committed its charge!
But the Senator from Virginia has attempted to
sustain his argument by the authority Of great
names, and among others that of Mr.. Jefferson
1t is true, Mr. Jefferson at one time believed in
the efficacy OF commercial restrictions, a means
OF vndicating commercial rights against the
injustice and violence of foreign powers But
this system Of hostile restrictions, like the embar-
go, was a substitute for war. 1t was recommend
ed and adopted a war measure. Experience
proved It's total neflicacy, and it has been aban-
doned by the whole country. 1t has no bearing
mt al on the question of protecting domestic ma
nufactures. During, or soon after, the late war.
Mr. Jefferson exnrrsscL "ialn 20 ...""u-
tactures Ronrish-a wish in which every patriot
must concur But he said not word about ex-
tortng contributions from all other classes to in
crease the profits Of the manufacturers But in
1925 in n letter TO Mr. Giles. he did speak unc-
quivocaly on that point and l shall quote n sim
gle sentence. which il a conclusive answer to tho